Kujula: 2 definitions
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Kujula means something in Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. 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)
Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)Kujula (कुजुल) [?] (in Chinese: Kiu-tcheou-lo) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with Ārdrā or Ārdrānakṣatra, as mentioned in chapter 18 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.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., Ārdrā] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Kujula] for the sake of protection and prosperity.
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.
India history and geography
Source: academia.edu: The Chronology of Ancient Gandhara and Bactria1) Kujula Kadphises or Kujula Kara Kadphises (1250-1200 BCE).—Historians mistakenly considered Kujula Kadphises and Kujula Kasasa as identical. In reality, they were two different Kushana kings. The critical study of the coins reveals that Kujula Kadphises used old Bactrian script in his coins whereas Kujula Kasasa used Ionian script in his coins.
2) An earlier Kushana King Kujula Kasasa (1275-1250 BCE) issued a series of coins which showed the Indo-Greek king Ermaiou or Hermaios on the obverse with a Greek legend. Evidently, Kujula Kasasa was a feudatory of Indo-Greek King Hermaios.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 4 - Story of the complete gift of the painter Karṇa < [Chapter XIX - The Characteristics of Generosity]
Introduction to third volume < [Introductions]
Taxila < [May 1939]
The Great Buddhist Emperors of Asia (by Shibani Dutta)