Kosiya, Kosiyā: 3 definitions
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Kosiya 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Kosika, Kosiya - A rock near Himava where Narada Kassapa had a hermitage. Ap.ii.381.
2. Kosiya: The wicked wife of the Kosiya Jataka 1.
3. Kosiya, Kosiyagotta: The name of a brahmin clan. In the Pacittiya it is given as one of the lower gottas. (Vin.iv.8; but it is also Sakkas gotta, and is therefore generally regarded as a high one; see e.g., Thag.415; ThagA.i.452).
Katiyanas father was a Kosiyan, but he married a woman of the Katiyana family (ThagA.i.452). The Bhuridatta Jataka (J.vi.181; Mtu.ii.49) mentions a sage Kosiya, who taught Alambayana the Naga spell. The scholiast says he belonged to the Kosiyagotta. The Salikedara Jataka (J.iv.278f) mentions a brahmin of Salindiya, called Kosiyagotta, probably for the same reason.
The Kosiya Jataka (J.i.465f) speaks of a Kosiya brahmani. All these are either addressed or spoken of as Kosiya in their different contexts. The name Kosiya is also used twice in speaking of Sakka - once by the Buddha (D.ii.270), once by Maha Moggallana (M.i.252) - and again by Guttila (J.ii.252) and by Maha Kassapa (Ud.iii.7; UdA.200; DhA.i.429).
4. Kosiyagotta: An arahant. He is mentioned in a list of theras who handed down the Abhidhamma up to the Third Council. DhsA., p.32.
5. Kosiya - See Macchari Kosiya.
6. Kosiya Thera - An arahant. He belonged to a brahmin family in Magadha and was called by his gotta name. He often listened to the preaching of Sariputta and, joining the Order, in due course won arahant ship. He was a gate keeper of Bandhumati and in the time of Vipassi Buddha gave to the Buddha a piece of sugar cane. (Thag.370-4; ThagA.i.431f).
He is probably identical with Ucchukandika of the Apadana. Ap.ii.393.
7. Kosiya - See Nanda Manava.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKosiya, an owl J. II, 353, cp. Np. Kosiyāyana J. I, 496. Biḷārakosika (and °kosiya) J. IV, 69. (Page 230)
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) Kosiya (कोसिय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kauśika.
2) Kosiyā (कोसिया) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kośikā.
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: Kosiya Jataka, Kosiya Vagga, Kosiyagotta, Kosiyara, Kosiyayana.
Ends with: Attukkosiya, Bilarikosiya, Ekakoshiya, Maccharikosiya, Ukkosiya.
Full-text: Koshika, Kaushika, Maccharikosiya, Ucchukhandika, Sakkhara, Kosiya Jataka, Macchari, Sudhabhojana Jataka, Indasamanagotta, Narada, Katiyana, Kesi Vagga, Sakka, Kevatta, Sabhuti.
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 130: Kosiya-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 470: Kosiya-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Jataka 535: Sudhābhojana-jātaka < [Volume 5]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 49 - The Story of Kosiya, the Miserly Rich Man < [Chapter 4 - Puppha Vagga (Flowers)]
Cetasikas (by Nina van Gorkom)
Chapter 19 - Envy, Stinginess, Regret < [Part III - Akusala Cetasikas]
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Gotta (lineage affiliation) < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
Maha Kassapa (by Hellmuth Hecker)
Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
Subjects studied in the Buddhist Period < [Chapter 5 - Subjects studied in the Vedic and Buddhist period]