Khujja: 3 definitions
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Khujja means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykhujja : (adj.) humpbacked (person).
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKhujja, (adj.) (either Sk kubja, of which khujja would be the older form (cp. Walde, Lat. Etym. Wtb. s. v. cubitum), or Sk. kṣudra (?) (so Müller, P. G. p. 52). See also the variant kujja & cp. kuṭṭa2) 1. humpbacked J. V, 426 (+piṭhasappī); DA. I, 148 (in combination with vāmana & kirāta); f. DhA. I, 194, 226.—2. small, inferior, in kh°-rājā a smaller, subordinate king Sdhp. 453. (Page 238)
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Khujja (खुज्ज) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Paryas.
2) Khujja (खुज्ज) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kubja.
2) Khujja has the following synonyms: Khujjaya.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Khujjaka, Khujjanaga, Khujjara, Khujjasobhita, Khujjaya.
Full-text: Paryas, Khujjaya, Kubja, Khuddakaraja, Kujja, Ujuka, Vankaka, Pitha, Khujjasobhita, Kutta.
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Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the Biography of the thera Sumaṅgala < [Chapter 2 - Sīhāsaniyavagga (lion-throne section)]
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 12, Chapter 2 < [Khandaka 12 - On the Council of Vesali]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 547: Vessantara-jātaka < [Volume 6]