Kundalakesa, Kundala-kesa, Kundala-kesi, Kuṇḍalakesa, Kundalakesā, Kuṇḍalakesā, Kundalakesī, Kundalakesi, Kuṇḍalakesī: 4 definitions
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Kundalakesa means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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 NamesSee Bhadda Kundalakesi.
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: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykuṇḍalakesa : (adj.) having curled hair.
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) kuṇḍalakesā (ကုဏ္ဍလကေသာ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[kuṇḍala+kesā]
[ကုဏ္ဍလ+ကေသာ]
2) kuṇḍalakesī (ကုဏ္ဍလကေသီ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[kuṇḍala+kesī]
[ကုဏ္ဍလ+ကေသီ]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kesa, Keshi, Keci, Kundala.
Full-text: Kundalakesittheri, Kuntalakeci, Kundalakesittheri Vatthu, Kuntala-keciviruttam, Sattuka, Bhadda Kundalakesa, Kundali, Bhikkhudasika, Kiki, Buddhadhamma, Padumuttara.
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Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Biography (9) Kuṇḍalakesā Therī < [Chapter 44 - Life Histories of Bhikkhunī Arahats]
Biography (20-21): Rāhula and Raṭṭhapāla Mahātheras < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Biography (2) Khemā Therī < [Chapter 44 - Life Histories of Bhikkhunī Arahats]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 102-103 - The Story of Nun Kuṇḍalakesī < [Chapter 8 - Sahassa Vagga (Thousands)]
Reviews < [October – December, 1980]