Kankha, Kankhā, Kaṅkhā, Kaṅkha, Kamkha: 12 definitions
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Kankha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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)
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines'doubt', may be either an intellectual, critical doubt or an ethically and psychologically detrimental doubt. The latter may either be a persistent negative skepticism or wavering indecision. Only the detrimental doubt (identical with vicikicchā, q.v.) is to be rejected as karmically unwholesome, as it paralyses thinking and hinders the inner development of man. Reasoned, critical doubt in dubious matters is thereby not discouraged.
The 16 doubts enumerated in the Suttas (e.g. M. 2) are the following: "Have I been in the past? Or, have I not been in the past? What have I been in the past? How have I been in the past? From what state into what state did I change in the past? - Shall I be in the future? Or, shall I not be in the future? What shall I be in the future? How shall I be in the future? From what state into what state shall I change in the future? - Am I? Or, am I not? What am I? How am I? Whence has this being come? Whither will it go?"
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
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykaṅkhā : (f.) doubt; uncertainty.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKaṅkhā, (f.) (cp. Sk. kāṅkṣā) 1. doubt, uncertainty S. I, 181; III, 203 (dukkhe k. etc.; cp. Nd2 1); Sn. 541, 1149; °ṃ vinayati Sn. 58, 559, 1025; k. pahīyati Ps. II, 62; combined with vimati: D. I, 105; III, 116; S. IV, 327; V, 161; A. II, 79, 160, 185; DA. I, 274; with vicikicchā: S. IV, 350; Dhs. 425. Defined as = kaṅkhāyanā & kaṅkhāyitatta Nd21; Dhs. 425 (under vicikicchā). 3 doubts enumerated at D. III, 217; 4 in passages with vimati (see above); 7 at Dhs. 1004; 8 at Nd2 1 & Dhs. 1118; 16 at M. I, 8 & Vism. 518.—2. as adj. doubting, doubtful, in akaṅkha one who has overcome all doubt, one who possesses right knowledge (vijjā), in combinations akaṅkha apiha anupaya S. I, 181; akhila a. Sn. 477, 1059; Nd2I; cp. vitiṇṇa° Sn. 514; avitiṇṇa° Sn. 249, 318, 320 (=ajānaṃ); nikkaṅkha S. II, 84 (+nibbicikiccha).—3. expectation SA 183.—On connotation of k. in general see Dhs. trsl. p. 115 n1.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykāṅkhā (कांखा).—m C A naked stalk or stem; the bare culm. 2 fig. A leafless tree or shrub; a meagre lanky person &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkāṅkha (कांख).—f The armpit; a tendril. kākhā vara karaṇēṃ Plead bankruptcy. kākhā vājaviṇēṃ Exult or triumph. kākhēsa māraṇēṃ Take (one) under protection. Make off with. kākhēnta kaḷasā gāṃvānta vaḷasā To go about in quest of a thing which, if you only look about, is very near you.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaṅkha (कङ्ख).—Enjoyment, fruition.
Derivable forms: kaṅkham (कङ्खम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṅkha (कङ्ख).—m.
(-ṅkhaḥ) Enjoyment, fruition. E. kakhi to deride, ac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṅkha (कङ्ख):—n. (perhaps a combination of ka and kha), enjoyment, fruition, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṅkha (कङ्ख):—(ṅkhaḥ) 1. m. Enjoyment.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Kaṃkha (कंख) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kāṅkṣ.
2) Kaṃkhā (कंखा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kāṅkṣā.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Starts with: Kamkharisu, Kankha Revata, Kankha Vitarana Visuddhi, Kankhacchedana, Kankhacchida, Kankhadhamma, Kankhal, Kankhamana, Kankhana, Kankhaniya, Kankhara, Kankhasamangin, Kankhati, Kankhatthaniya, Kankhavitarana, Kankhavitarani, Kankhayana, Kankhayati.
Ends with: Abhikamkha, Abhikamkha, Ahikamkha, Akankha, Nikkankha, Niravakamkha, Parikamkha, Patikankha, Sakankha.
Full-text (+11): Kanksha, Nikkankha, Sceptical Doubt, Skeptical Doubt, Kanksh, Kankhayati, Vitarana, Chida, Kankhacchida, Kankhacchedana, Kankhasamangin, Kankhadhamma, Kankhatthaniya, Vitinna, Vapayati, Kakha, Abbhokasikanga, Vihanati, Vinodeti, Kankshayitata.
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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 141 - The Story of Venerable Bahūbhāṇḍika < [Chapter 10 - Daṇḍa Vagga (Punishment)]
Verse 412 - Renounce both Good and Evil < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Verse 165 - The Story of Cūlakāla Upāsaka < [Chapter 12 - Atta Vagga (Self)]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Biography (15): Kaṅkhā Revata Mahāthera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Part 1 - The Week on the Throne (Pallanka Sattāha) < [Chapter 8 - The Buddha’s stay at the Seven Places]
Part 8 - The Eight Qualities of the Bodhisatta’s Mind Continuum < [Chapter 7 - The Attainment of Buddhahood]
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
Diagram XIV < [Chapter VII - Abhidhamma Categories]
121 Types of Consciousness < [Chapter I - Different Types of Consciousness]
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Chapter 21 - Koyal Vrat < [Part 3 - Kankavati]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 1 - On delusion of faith < [Chapter 3]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the stanza on bahussuta (much learned) < [Commentary on biography of Silent Buddhas (Paccekabuddha)]
Commentary on the Biography of the thera Upāli < [Chapter 1 - Buddhavagga (Buddha section)]