Kesakambala, Keshakambala, Kesa-kambala: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Kesakambala 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)
See Ajita Kesakambala.
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).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Keśakambala (केशकम्बल) is the name of a teacher, according to the Dhammapadaṭṭha (Cf. Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra, chapter 4).—Accordingly, “According to the Dhammapadaṭṭha, wishing to damage the Buddha’s reputation, the heretical scholars went to a young nun of their sect, Ciñca, who pretended to go and spend the nights at the monastery of the Buddha and declare to anyone who wanted to listen that she had shared Gautama’s room. [...] The other versions of this story show considerable differences. Ciñcā Maṇavikā, also called Chaṇḍamanā, the proud, or the Woman with many tongues, is sometimes a heretic nun, disciple of Keśakambala, sometimes a delinquent Buddhist nun. In some sources, she suffers no punishment, in others she falls into hell; in one story, she is condemned to be burned, but the Buddha intercedes for her and she is simply banished. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
kesakambala : (nt.) a blanket made of hair.
Kesakambala refers to: a hair blanket (according to Bdhgh human hair) D. I, 167=A. I, 240, 295=II. 206= Vin. I, 305=M. I, 78=Pug. 55; A. I, 286.
Note: kesakambala is a Pali compound consisting of the words kesa and kambala.
1) kesakambala (ကေသကမ္ဗလ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[kesakambala+ṇa]
[ကေသကမ္ဗလ+ဏ]
2) kesakambala (ကေသကမ္ဗလ) [(pu,na) (ပု၊န)]—
[kesa+kambala]
[ကေသ+ကမ္ဗလ]
[Pali to Burmese]
1) kesakambala—
(Burmese text): ဆံပင်ဖြင့်-ပြုလုပ်အပ်-ရက်အပ်-သော ကမ္ဗလာ။
(Auto-Translation): Hairpiece made with hair.
2) kesakambala—
(Burmese text): ဆံပင်ဖြင့်-ပြုလုပ်အပ်-ရက်အပ်-သော ကမ္ဗလာကို ဆောင်သော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): The one who carries the burden of fate with hair.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Keśakambala (केशकम्बल).—(or °lin), see Ajita.
Keśakambala (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 翅舍欽婆羅 [chì shě qīn pó luó]: “Keśakambala” [Sanskrit school name].
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)
Partial matches (+0): Kambala, Kesakambala, Kesa, Na.
Starts with (+0): Kesakambala Sutta.
Full-text (+3): Ajitakesakambala, Chi she qin po luo, A qi duo chi she qin po luo, Keshacivara, Si xa kham ba la, Kesakambala Sutta, Nadi Sutta, Natthi Sutta, mi 'pham skra'i la ba can, A qi duo, A ky da si xa kham ba la, Ji she jin bei li, Ji she jin bei luo, A fu tuo chi she jin pi luo, Liu shi, A shi duo ji she gan ba luo, A zhi luo chi she gan po luo, A yi tuo chi she xin po luo, Chandamana, PuranaKashyapa.
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Search found 14 books and stories containing Kesakambala, Kesa-kambala, Keśakambala, Kesakambala-na, Kesakambala-ṇa, Keshakambala; (plurals include: Kesakambalas, kambalas, Keśakambalas, nas, ṇas, Keshakambalas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Digha Nikaya (Long Discourses) (by Bhikkhu Sujato)
3.3. The Doctrine of Ajita of the Hair Blanket < [Discourse 2: The Fruits of the Ascetic Life]
1. A Discussion With the King’s Ministers < [Discourse 2: The Fruits of the Ascetic Life]
34. On Subhadda the Wanderer < [Discourse 16: The Great Discourse on the Buddha’s Extinguishment]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 2 - The Sandal-Wood Bowl < [Chapter 24 - The Buddha’s Sixth Vassa at Mount Makula]
Part 1 - Singular Opportunity of Living in an Age when a Buddha appears < [Chapter 2 - Rare Appearance of a Buddha]
Part 1 - Story of King Ajātasattu < [Chapter 37 - Story of King Ajātasattu]
Majjhima Nikaya (Middle Discourses)
Discourse 30: The Shorter Simile of the Heartwood < [Opamma-vagga: The Chapter of Similes]
Discourse 45: The Shorter Discourse on Taking Up Practices < [Cūḷayamaka-vagga: The Lesser Chapter on Pairs]
Discourse 51: With Kandaraka < [Gahapati-vagga: The Chapter on Householders]
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 167 - The Story of a Young Monk < [Chapter 13 - Loka Vagga (World)]
Verse 277-279 - The Story of Five Hundred Monks < [Chapter 20 - Magga Vagga (The Path)]
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 150: Sañjīva-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]