Isisinga, Isisiṅga, Isi-singa: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Isisinga 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)
A hermit, the son of the Bodhisatta and a doe. His story is related in the Alambusa Jataka and in the Nalinika Jataka.
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
[Pali to Burmese]
isisiṅga—
(Burmese text): ဣသိသိင်္ဂမည်သော ရသေ့။ ဘုရားလောင်းရသေ့၏ သုက်နှင့် ရောနှောသောဆီးကို သောက်မိသော သမင်မတစ်ကောင်မှ ဖွားမြင်သူဖြစ်သည်။
(Auto-Translation): It is said that the creature is born from drinking the mixed fluid of the divine being and the earth.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Nalinika Jataka, Migasinga, Ekashringa, Nalinika, Rishyashringa, Alambusha, Alambusa Jataka.
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Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
A Discourse on Paticcasamuppada (by Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw)
Lay-Life of India as reflected in Pali Jataka (by Rumki Mondal)
Part 6.2 - Jātaka portrayals on Indian monuments < [Chapter 4 - Place of Jātaka in Art and Culture]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The story of Yaśodharā < [Part 2 - Means of acquiring meditation]
The role of Animals in Buddhism (by Nguyen Thi Kieu Diem)
3.2. Historical background of the Jataka < [Chapter 4 - Animals, Buddha-nature and Jatakas]
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)