Kandapata, Kamdapata, Kanda-pata, Kāṇḍapaṭa, Kāṇḍapāta: 9 definitions

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Kandapata 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: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

Kāṇḍapaṭa (काण्डपट) means “curtain” which is the symbol of Paṭadhāriṇī: one of the four “Door Goddesses”, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Niṣpannayogāvalī of Mahāpaṇḍita Abhayākara.—Her Colour is blue; her Symbol is the curtain; she has two arms.—The fourth and the last goddess in the series of four deities of the door is called by the name of Paṭadhāriṇī [...] A statuette of this goddess occurs in China under the title of Vitānadharā where vitāna means a curtain.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kandapata in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāṇḍapaṭa (काण्डपट).—a screen surrounding a tent, curtain (Mar. kanāta); उत्क्षिप्तकाण्डपटकान्तरलीयमानः (utkṣiptakāṇḍapaṭakāntaralīyamānaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 5.22; उल्लोचैः काण्डपटकैः अनेकैः पटमण्डपैः (ullocaiḥ kāṇḍapaṭakaiḥ anekaiḥ paṭamaṇḍapaiḥ) Śiva. B. 22.61. ततः स्वमेवागारमानीय काण्डपटपरिक्षिप्ते विविक्तोद्देशे (tataḥ svamevāgāramānīya kāṇḍapaṭaparikṣipte viviktoddeśe) Dk. 'अपटः काण्डपटी स्यात् (apaṭaḥ kāṇḍapaṭī syāt)' इति वैजयन्ती (iti vaijayantī).

Derivable forms: kāṇḍapaṭaḥ (काण्डपटः).

Kāṇḍapaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāṇḍa and paṭa (पट). See also (synonyms): kāṇḍapaṭaka.

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Kāṇḍapāta (काण्डपात).—an arrow's flight, range of an arrow.

Derivable forms: kāṇḍapātaḥ (काण्डपातः).

Kāṇḍapāta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāṇḍa and pāta (पात).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāṇḍapaṭa (काण्डपट).—m.

(-ṭaḥ) An outer tent, a screen surrounding a tent. E. kāṇḍa a stem, &c. and paṭa a cloth; also with kan added kāṇḍapaṭakaḥ.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāṇḍapaṭa (काण्डपट).—m. a curtain, [Daśakumāracarita] 122, 6.

Kāṇḍapaṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāṇḍa and paṭa (पट).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kāṇḍapaṭa (काण्डपट):—[=kāṇḍa-paṭa] [from kāṇḍa] m. an outer tent, screen surrounding a tent, curtain, [Daśakumāra-carita; Kādambarī ii, 121, 14]

2) Kāṇḍapāta (काण्डपात):—[=kāṇḍa-pāta] [from kāṇḍa] m. an arrow’s fall or flight, [Hitopadeśa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāṇḍapaṭa (काण्डपट):—[kāṇḍa-paṭa] (ṭaḥ) 1. m. A tent-screen.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kandapata in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kandapata in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaṃḍapaṭa (ಕಂಡಪಟ):—[noun] = ಕಂಡವಡ [kamdavada].

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Kāṃḍapaṭa (ಕಾಂಡಪಟ):—[noun] any piece of cloth used as a concealing or separating screen or curtain;l a veil.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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