Huhunka, Huhuṅka: 2 definitions
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Huhunka means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
The descriptive name of a brahmin who visited the Buddha at the Ajapalanigrodha seven days after his Enlightenment and asked him questions regarding the true brahmin. The Buddha explained the matter, but made no impression on him (Vin.i.2; see also Ud.i.4; UdA.54; cf. Mtu.iii.325).
Buddhaghosa explains that the brahmin was a ditthamangalika, filled with haughtiness and wrath, and went about uttering the sound hu hum. hence his name.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Huhuṅka, (adj.) (fr. huṃ) saying “huṃ, huṃ, ” i.e. grumbly, rough; °jātika one who has a grumbly nature, said of the brahmins Vin.I, 2; Ud.3 (“proud of his caste” Seidenstūcker). nihuhuṅka (=nis+h.) not grumbly (or proud), gentle Vin.I, 3; Ud.3. Thus also Kern, Toev. I.137; differently Hardy in J.P.T.S. 1901, 42 (“uttering & putting confidence into the word huṃ”) Bdhgh (Vin.I, 362) says: “diṭṭha-maṅgaliko mānavasena kodhavasena ca huhun ti karonto vicarati.” (Page 732)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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