Dunduka, Ḍunduka, Duṇḍuka, Ḍuṇḍuka, Dumduka: 8 definitions
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Dunduka 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
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka MaṇḍalaḌuṇḍuka (डुण्डुक) is the name of a Vīra (hero) who, together with the Ḍākinī named Ḍuṇḍukī 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 and Vīras [viz., Ḍuṇḍuka] 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.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryḌunduka (डुन्दुक).—A gallinule.
Derivable forms: ḍundukaḥ (डुन्दुकः).
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Duṇḍuka (दुण्डुक).—a. Dishonest, bad-hearted, fraudulent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryḌunduka (डुन्दुक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A gallinule: see ḍāhuka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ḍunduka (डुन्दुक):—m. = ḍāhuka, a gallinule, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Duṇḍuka (दुण्डुक):—mfn. fraudulent, malicious, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ḍunduka (डुन्दुक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A gallinule.
2) Duṇḍuka (दुण्डुक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Fraudulent.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusḌuṃḍuka (ಡುಂಡುಕ):—
1) [noun] = ಡುಂಡುಭ [dumdubha].
2) [noun] the tree Oroxylum indicum (=Bignonia indica, = Calosanthes indica) of Bignoniaceae family.
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: Dumdukadaga, Dumdukalli, Dumdukara, Dundukalli-elegalli.
Full-text: Dumduke, Dunduki, Akashacakra.
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