Kuticaka, Kuṭīcaka, Kuti-caka: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Kuticaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kutichaka.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Kuṭīcaka (कुटीचक).—The first stage of the sannyāsa order. The kuṭīcaka lives in a hut nearby his village, and his family brings him food.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kuṭīcaka (कुटीचक).—A class of ascetics.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa III. 12. 43.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Kuṭīcaka (कुटीचक).—According to the ancient tradition, ascetics who strive to gain liberation are classified into four classes. They are kuṭīcakas, bahūdakas, haṃsas and paramahaṃsas. Of these, the last represents an extremely ancient ascetic order.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Kuṭīcaka (कुटीचक).—a religious mendicant of a particular order; चतुर्विधाभिक्षवस्ते कुटीचकबहूदकौ । हंसः परमहंसश्च यो यः पश्चात् स उत्तमः (caturvidhābhikṣavaste kuṭīcakabahūdakau | haṃsaḥ paramahaṃsaśca yo yaḥ paścāt sa uttamaḥ) || Mb.; Bhāgavata 3.12.42.
Derivable forms: kuṭīcakaḥ (कुटीचकः).
Kuṭīcaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kuṭī and caka (चक).
Kuṭīcaka (कुटीचक).—m.
(-kaḥ) One who lives at his son’s expense.
Kuṭīcaka (कुटीचक).—[kuṭī-cak + a], m. A class of religious mendicants, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 12, 43.
Kuṭīcaka (कुटीचक):—[=kuṭī-caka] [from kuṭī > kuṭ] m. ‘delighting in staying in the house’, a kind of religious mendicant (who lives at his son’s expense), [Mahābhārata xiii, 6478; Bhāgavata-purāṇa iii, 12, 43.]
Kuṭīcaka (कुटीचक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. One who lives at his son’s expense.
Kuṭīcaka (कुटीचक):—m. eine best. Art Bettler: caturvidhā bhikṣavaste kuṭīcakabahūdakau . haṃsaḥ paramahaṃsaśca yo yaḥ paścātsa uttamaḥ .. [Mahābhārata 13, 6478.] vaikhānasā vālikhilyauḍumbarāḥ pheṇapā vane . nyāse kuṭīcakaḥ ([BURNOUF]: ceux qui ayant tout abandonné, tiennent encore aux devoirs de leur ordre) pūrvaṃ bahvodo haṃsaniṣkriyau .. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 12, 43.] Nach [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 1, 1] bezeichnet das Wort einen Mann, der auf seines Sohnes Kosten lebt. Das Wort zerlegt sich in kuṭī + caka (von kan; vgl. cak) der noch an einer Hütte Gefallen findet. — Vgl. das folg. Wort.
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Kuṭīcaka (कुटीचक):—, [Nīlakaṇṭha] zu [Mahābhārata] : kuṭīcakabahūdakau tridaṇḍinau eko gṛhe vasati aparastīrthānyaṭati; der [Scholiast] zu [Bhāgavatapurāṇa] : kuṭīcakaḥ svāśramakarmapradhānaḥ .
Kuṭīcaka (कुटीचक):—m. Bez. bestimmter Asketen.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Kuṭīcaka (ಕುಟೀಚಕ):—
1) [noun] a mendicant who, after renunciation of his worldly attachments, stays with his son but without involving in any worldly affairs.
2) [noun] a wanderer, finally settled at a place.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
kuṭīcaka (ကုဋီစက) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[kuṭī+caka．kuṭi (ṭī)ca (ra)ka (saṃ)]
[ကုဋီ+စက။ ကုဋိ (ဋီ)စ (ရ)က (သံ)]
[Pali to Burmese]
kuṭīcaka—
(Burmese text): ကုဋိစကပရိဗိုဇ်။ (ကုဋီသင်္ခမ်းကျောင်းငယ်၌ တရားအားထုတ်ကာ နေသော၊ သူ)။
(Auto-Translation): Kutisak Pariboz. (He who teaches the Dharma in a small temple.)
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)
Starts with (+0): Kuticakam, Kuticakan.
Full-text (+0): Kuticakam, Bahudaka, Kutiraka, Paramahamsa, Shaka, Canniyacam, Hamsa, Putrannada, Bahyudaka.
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