In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (shaktism)

Kaṭahaka (कटहक) or Kaṭahakatantra refers to one of the twenty-eight Gāruḍatantras, belonging to the Śāktāgama (or Śāktatantra) division of the Āgama tradition. The Śāktāgamas represent the wisdom imparted by Devī to Īśvara and convey the idea that the worship of Śakti is the means to attain liberation. According to the Pratiṣṭhālakṣaṇasamuccaya of Vairocana, the Śāktatantras are divided into to four parts, the Kaṭahaka belonging to the Garuḍa class.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

The son of a female slave of the Bodhisatta when he was a rich treasurer in Benares. For his story, see the Katahaka Jataka.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kaṭāhaka (कटाहक).—A pan, pot.

Derivable forms: kaṭāhakam (कटाहकम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Kaṭāhaka (कटाहक).—m. or nt. (= AMg. kaḍāhaya; Sanskrit kaṭāha), pot, caldron: kaṭāhakā upasthāpitā(ḥ), nom. pl., Divyāvadāna 404.28; °kam, nt., in śleṣma-k° Mahāvyutpatti 9019, and kheṭa-k° 9440, spittoon (both = Tibetan mchil maḥi snod, vessel for spittle); śīrṣa-k° (= Pali sīsa-kaṭāha), lit. head-caldron, i.e. skull, Lalitavistara 306.17.18, °kān (acc. pl.); śroṇi-k°, see s.v. śroṇi-kaṭāha(ka).

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

Kaṭāhaka (कटाहक):—[from kaṭ] n. a pan, caldron, pot, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Katahaka 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Katahaka Jataka, Katahakatantra.

Ends with: Khatakatahaka, Shirshakatahaka, Shleshmakatahaka.

Full-text: Khatakatahaka, Shleshmakatahaka, Shirshakatahaka, Katahaka Jataka, Katahakatantra, Shronikataha, Kalanduka Jataka.

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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)

Jataka 125: Kaṭāhaka-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]

Jataka 127: Kalaṇḍuka-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]

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