Dronodana, Droṇodana: 5 definitions
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Dronodana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraDroṇodana (द्रोणोदन) is one of the four sons of king Siṃhahanu, an ancient king of the solar clan (āditagotra or sūryavaṃśa) according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter VI). Accordingly, “King Droṇodana had two sons: 1) T’i p’o ta to (Devadatta), 2) A nan (Ānanda)”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDroṇodana (द्रोणोदन).—name of a brother of Śuddhodana; app. corresponds to Dhautodana, q.v.: Mahāvyutpatti 3601 = Tibetan bre bo (= droṇa) zas; Avadāna-śataka ii.111.7, with Amṛtodana as a leading Śākya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDroṇodana (द्रोणोदन):—[from droṇa] m. Name of a son of Siṃha-hanu and uncle of Buddha, [Lalita-vistara]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Dhautodana, Simhahanu, Shuddha, Amrita, Drona, Shukla, Devadatta, Shuklodana, Ananda, Mahanama.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 2 - The deity of the Bodhi tree (bodhivṛkṣadevatā) < [Chapter VI - The Great Bhikṣu Saṃgha]
Part 8 - Origin of the name Ānanda < [Chapter VI - The Great Bhikṣu Saṃgha]
Story of Devadatta, the victim of profit and honors < [Chapter XXIV - The Virtue of Patience]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 1 - Country of Shi-lo-fu-shi-ti (Shravasti) < [Book VI - Four Countries]
Buddhacarita (by Charles Willemen)
Chapter XIX - The Meeting of Father and Son < [Fascicle Four]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)