Kalashoka, Kala-asoka, Kālāśoka, Kālāsoka, Kāḷāsoka, Kalia-asoka: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Kālāśoka and Kāḷāsoka can be transliterated into English as Kalasoka or Kalashoka or Kaliasoka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesSon of Susunaga and king of Magadha for twenty eight years. The tenth year of his reign completed one hundred years from the date of the Buddhas death.
During the reign of Kalasoka the Vajjian heresy appeared among the Sangha, and at first the king took the side of the Vajjians. Later, his sister Nanda persuaded him to transfer his patronage to the orthodox monks, and a convocation was held, with his support, at the Valikarama in Vesali, at which the Vajjians were proved in the wrong. (Mhv.iv.7, 8, 9, 31, 38, 39, 42, 63; Dpv.iv.44, 52; v.25, 80, 99; Sp i.33).
Kalasoka had ten sons, who carried on the government after him for twenty two years (Mhv.v.14). He and Pandukabhaya were contemporary kings for many years (Sp.i.72).
The names of his ten sons were: Bhaddasena, Korandavanna, Mangura, Sabbanjaha, Jalika, Ubhaka, Sanjaya, Korabya, Nandivaddhana, and Pancamaka. Mbv. p.98.
There is great difference of opinion as to the identity of Kalasoka. Some hold that he is the same as Kakavanna of the Puranas and Udayin of the Jaina traditions, and that these names are merely other appellations of Udayabhadda of the Pali sources. Kalasoka is credited with having removed the capital of Magadha from Rajagaha to Pataliputta. The whole question of Kalasoka is discussed by Geiger in his Introd. to the Mhv.Trs.xliii.f.
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).
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: The Chronological History of BuddhismKalashoka is another name of Ashoka.—Bindusara I married Subhadrangi and made her his chief queen. Subhadrangi had two sons, Ashoka and Vigatashoka. Bindusara did not like Ashoka because he was a dark-complexioned boy. This is the reason why Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa refer to Ashoka as Kalashoka.
Undoubtedly, all Buddhist traditions indicate that Ashoka, the Great was indeed Kalashoka who lived 100 years after Buddha nirvana. Tibetan sources also mention that Ashoka flourished 100 years after Buddha nirvana. Taranatha mentions that Vigatashoka and Virasena succeeded Ashoka. After Virasena, Nanda and Mahapadma reigned over Magadha. Evidently, Nanda dynasty reigned after Kalashoka. Therefore, only Kalashoka can be identified as Ashoka, the Great.
Divyavadana mistakenly assumes the dynasty of Ashoka and Kunala as Maurya whereas Mahavamsa and Dipavamsa clearly mentions that Kalashoka belonged to the Ikshvaku dynasty.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKālāśoka (कालाशोक):—[from kāla] m. Name of a king (probably Name of the celebrated king Candra-gupta q.v.)
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)1) kālāsoka—
(Burmese text): ကာလာသောကမင်း။မူရင်းကြည့်ပါ။
(Auto-Translation): Black is beautiful. Look at the original.
2) kāḷāsoka—
(Burmese text): ကာဠာသောကမင်း။ ကာလာသောက-လည်းကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): The time has come. The time has also come to see.
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)
Partial matches: Kalia, Ashoka, Kala.
Full-text (+4): Korandavanna, Nandivaddhana, Ubhaka, Sabbanjaha, Mangura, Pancamaka, Jaloka, Jalika, Bhaddasena, Second Buddhist Council, Hushka, Jushka, Ashoka, Pataliputra, Lohakumbha, Mathura, Vesali, Bindusara, Kanishka, Korabya.
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