Khotan: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Khotan 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
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Khotan (in Chinese: Yu-t'ien; Sanskrit: Kustana or Kusthana [?]) refers to one of the fifty-five kingdoms enumerated in chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective districts.—In Khotan, the following deities are appointed (among others): The Devaputra Durjaya [?]; the Goddesses A-na-kin-cheou and T'o-nan-che-li; The king Pi-cha-men (Vaiśravaṇa).
Khotan (in Chinese: Kia-leou-ho) [Sanskrit: Kustana ?] is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with Kṛttikā or Kṛttikānakṣatra, as mentioned in chapter 18.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Khotan (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 和闐 [hé tián]: “Khotan” [Sanskrit place name].
2) 澳那 [ào nà]: “Khotan” [Sanskrit place name].
3) 谿丹 [xī dān]: “Khotan” [Sanskrit place 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)
Starts with (+0): Khotana, Khotananya, Khotanata.
Full-text (+51): Yu tian, Yu dun, Shi cha nan tuo, Kushtana, Ao na, Bi mo si, Qu dan, Niya, He tian, Niu tou shan, Yu dian, Qu sa da na, Shi luo da mo, Xi dan, Qu sa dan na, Vu dien, Ti yun ban ruo, Chu Shih-hsing, Khuat dan, Vu don.
Relevant text
Search found 33 books and stories containing Khotan; (plurals include: Khotans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
Chapter 24 of the Book of Zambasta < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 5.2 (2022)]
Japanese Explorers in the Footsteps of Xuanzang < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 7.1 (2024)]
Daoxuan and the Medieval Chinese Encounter with Relics and Images < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 5.1 (2022)]
Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Hindu Architecture in Central Asia and Khotan < [Chapter 9 - Hindu Architecture in Serindia]
Hindu Architecture in Tun-Huang region < [Chapter 9 - Hindu Architecture in Serindia]
Hindu Architecture in Kashmir < [Chapter 8 - Hindu Architecture m Border Lands]
Kailash: Journal of Himalayan Studies
Appendix 1 - Synopsis of the Gosrnga Vyakarana Sutra < [A Buddhist Guide to the Power Places of the Kathmandu Valley]
Introduction to the Power Places of the Kathmandu Valley < [A Buddhist Guide to the Power Places of the Kathmandu Valley]
Tibetan Yungdrung (g-Yung-Drung) Monastery at Dolanji < [Volume 8, Number 1-2 (1981)]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Introduction (b): Shih Fa-hian or Faxian (A.D. 400)
Chapter 21 - Country of Cho-kiu-kia (Chakuka? or Yarkiang) < [Book XII - Twenty-two Countries]
Chapter 11 - Country of P’o-lo-hih-mo-pu-lo (Brahmapura) < [Book IV - Fifteen Countries]
Linguistic observations in Tarim Basin oasis towns, 1st millennium CE. < [Volume 80 (2020)]
Review of Oskar von Hinüber's Collected Works on Pāli Buddhism < [Volume 71 (2010)]
Judaeo-Persica II: The Jewish-Persian law report from Ahwaz, A. D. 1020 < [Volume 29 (1964)]