Dukka, Dukkā, Ḍukkā: 5 definitions
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Dukka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Ḍukkā (डुक्का) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named Ḍhakka forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Ākāśacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākārṇava chapter 15. Accordingly, the ākāśacakra refers to one of the three divisions of the dharma-puṭa (‘dharma layer’), situated in the Herukamaṇḍala. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., Ḍukkā] and Vīras are dark blue in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife. Alternatively, the Ḍākinīs have their own marks and motions according to the taste instead of a small drum and a skull staff.
Ḍukkā (डुक्का) (or Ḍukā) is possibly identified with the Ḍakā (or Ḍhakkā) drum which represents one of the objects held in the thirty-eight right hands of Heruka: the main deity positioned in the center of the Lotus in the Sahaja (“innate”) layer of the Herukamaṇḍala: a five-fold maṇḍala that is widely taught in the scriptures belonging to the Saṃvara scriptural tradition.—The ḍakā drum is named ḍukkā and ḍukā in the parallel parts in the Ḍākārṇava (10.46 c) and (29.3 c), respectively. There is also a possibility that this derives from huḍukkā, a kind of drum.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
dukkā (दुक्का).—m The deuce at cards.
dukkā (दुक्का).—m The deuce at cards.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Kannada-English dictionary
Dukka (ದುಕ್ಕ):—[noun] = ದುಃಖ [duhkha].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+18): Dukka-pendalamu, Dukkada, Dukkadi, Dukkadisu, Dukkadiya, Dukkala, Dukkambha, Dukkamdira, Dukkapadu, Tukka-nivaranamarkkam, Tukkacakaram, Tukkaccalla, Tukkai, Tukkaicci, Tukkakan, Tukkakkaran, Tukkakketu, Tukkal, Tukkam, Tukkamillamai.
Full-text (+22): Dukkapadu, Dukka-pendalamu, Tukkanivartti, Manattukkam, Tukkattirayam, Kallattukkam, Pinattukkam, Tukkamillamai, Tukkakkaran, Tukkappaittiyam, Para-tukkatukki, Tukkavitu, Piranatukkam, Poyttukkam, Uttanatukkam, Nirampattukkam, Vilaittukkam, Tukkanatakam, Vicaittukkam, Duka.
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