Kotthaka, Koṭṭhaka: 2 definitions
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykoṭṭhaka : (m.) 1. stronghold; 2. a gateway; 3. place for concealment; 4. closet.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Koṭṭhaka, 2 (cp. Sk. koyaṣṭika) the paddy-bird, as rukkha° J. III, 25; II, 163 (v. l. ṭṭ). (Page 228)
2) Koṭṭhaka, 1 (nt.) “a kind of koṭṭha, ” the stronghold over a gateway, used as a store-room for various things, a chamber, treasury, granary Vin. II, 153, 210; for the purpose of keeping water in it Vin. II, 121=142; 220; treasury J. I, 230; II, 168;— store-room J. II, 246; koṭthake pāturahosi appeared at the gateway, i.e. arrived at the mansion Vin. I, 291.;— udaka-k a bath-room, bath cabinet Vin. I, 205 (cp. Bdhgh’s explanation at Vin. Texts II. 57); so also nahāna-k° and piṭṭhi-k°, bath-room behind a hermitage J. III, 71; DhA. II, 19; a gateway, Vin. II, 77; usually in cpd. dvāra-k° “door cavity, ” i.e. room over the gate: gharaṃ satta-dvāra-koṭṭhakapaṭimaṇḍitaṃ “a mansion adorned with seven gateways” J. I, 227=230, 290; VvA. 322. dvāra-koṭṭhakesu āsanāni paṭṭhapenti “they spread mats in the gateways” VvA. 6; esp. with bahi: bahi-dvārakoṭṭhakā nikkhāmetvā “leading him out in front of the gateway” A. IV, 206; °e thiṭa or nisinna standing or sitting in front of the gateway S. I, 77; M. I, 161, 382; A. III, 30.—bala-k. a line of infantry J. I, 179.—koṭṭhaka-kamma or the occupation connected with a storehouse (or bathroom?) is mentioned as an example of a low occupation at Vin. IV, 6; Kern, Toev. s. v. “someone who sweeps away dirt. ” (Page 228)
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.
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Ends with: Aramakotthaka, Balakotthaka, Cittakuta Dvarakotthaka, Dvarakotthaka, Nahanakotthaka, Pubbakotthaka.
Full-text: Ambala, Nahanakotthaka, Kottalam, Attala, Parivena, Dvara-koshthaka, Khetta, Dvara, Pittha, Bala-sutta, Bala, Pubba, Kamma.
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