Karakanda, Karakandaka, Kara-kanda: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Karakanda 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
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
1. Karakanda, Karakandaka - Son of the head of the third Okkaka dynasty and of his queen Hattha (SnA.ii.352; DA.i.258; Mtu.i.348).
He is also called Karandaka (Mtu.i.352).
2. Karakanda - See Karandu.
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)
Karakaṇḍaka (करकण्डक) refers to one of the five sons of Ikṣvāku Sujāta: an ancient king from the Solar dynasty (sūryavaṃśa) and a descendant of Mahāsaṃmata, according to the Mahāvastu chapter II.32 of the Mahāsaṃghikas (and the Lokottaravāda school). Accordingly, as a Buddhist nun said to Sujāta’s concubine Jentī thus: “[...] your son [viz., Jenta] has no right to his father’s estate, not to speak of that of a king’s. It is those five boys [viz., Karakaṇḍaka], the sons of a noble woman, who have the right to their father’s kingdom and estate”.
Karakaṇḍaka is known as Karakaṇḍu in the Mahābuddhavaṃsa or Maha Buddhavamsa (the great chronicle of Buddhas) Anudīpanī chapter 1, compiled by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Karakaṇḍa (करकण्ड) or Karakaṇḍaka.—(= Pali id., also Karaṇḍu, Karakaṇḍu, etc., Dīghanikāya (Pali) i.92.18, commentary i.258.21), name of a son of King Sujāta Ikṣvāku: Mahāvastu i.348.11 (°ḍaka, v.l. °ḍuka); 352.9 (here Senart Karaṇḍaka, with one ms., a form known in Pali mss.; v.l. Kacakaṇḍaka); also of a later descendant, i.352.11, both °ḍa and °ḍaka.
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]
karakaṇḍa—
(Burmese text): ကရကဏ္ဍမင်းသား။ (တတိယဩက္ကာကမင်း၏သား ၄-ယောက်တို့တွင် ဒုတိယသားဖြစ်၏)။
(Auto-Translation): Prince of the Kya Kanda. (He is the second son among the four sons of King Tatiya Aokkakara.)
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: Sukarakanda, Karandaka, Karakandu, Sujata, Okkaka.
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