Matika, Mātika, Mātikā: 5 definitions
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Matika means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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 NamesA portion of the Vinaya Pitaka in its arrangement according to Dhammakkkandhas. DA.i.24.
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).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Matika in India is the name of a plant defined with Artocarpus heterophyllus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Artocarpus philippensis Lam. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Interpr. Rumphius Herbarium Amboinenese (1917)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1789)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Supplementum Plantarum Systematis Vegetabilium Editionis Decimae Tertiae (1782)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Matika, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymātika : (adj.) connected with mother. || mātikā (f.), a water course; a table of contents; the code of Patimokkha.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMātikā, (f.) (*Sk. mātṛkā) 1. a water course Vism. 554 (°âtikkamaka); Mhvs 35, 96; 37, 50; SnA 500 (=sobbha); DhA. II, 141 (its purpose: “ito c’ito ca udakaṃ haritvā attano sassa-kammaṃ sampādenti”); VvA. 301.—2. tabulation, register, tabulated summary, condensed contents, esp. of philosophical parts of the Canonical books in the Abhidhamma; used in Vinaya in place of Abhidhamma Piṭaka; probably the original form of that (later) Piṭaka Vin. I, 119, 337; II, 8 (cp. semantically in similar sense Lat. mātrix=E. matric, i.e. register. In BSk. mātrikā Divy 18, 333) A. I, 117 (Dhamma-dhara, Vinaya-dhara, Mātikā-dhara; here equivalent to Abhidhamma); Vism. 312 (so pañcavasso hutvā dve mātikā paguṇaṃ katvā pavāretvā); SnA 15; KhA 37, 99, 117.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Matika (मतिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Maia.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Matikai, Matikal, Matikam, Matikamaram, Matikampu, Matikanduri, Matikaneruncil, Matikanikkhepa, Matikanti, Matikapitthaka, Matikar, Matikara, Matikarman, Matikata, Matikathal, Matikatthadipani, Matikatthakatha, Matikattu, Matikatu.
Ends with (+6): Amatika, Anantamatika, Bakulamatika, Buddhimatika, Ciramatika, Dashakarmatika, Dvematika, Gramatika, Ihatmatika, Jamatika, Jatamatika, Kavikalpadrumatika, Madhyamatika, Majjhimatika, Mokshadharmatika, Namatika, Nibbematika, Nimmatika, Paramatika, Praudhamanoramatika.
Full-text: Maia, Matikam, Amatika, Vematika, Matikanikkhepa, Vinayadhara, Matrika, Parivarapatha, Nikkhepa, First Buddhist Council, Mahapadesa Sutta, Pitimalla, Dhara, Kushala, Kathavatthu.
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Search found 17 books and stories containing Matika, Mātika, Mātikā; (plurals include: Matikas, Mātikas, Mātikās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Introduction to Dhammasangani (by U Ko Lay)
Division I - Cittuppada Kanda < [Part II - The Dhammasangani]
Division IV - Atthakatha Kanda < [Part II - The Dhammasangani]
Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part I - The Dhammasangani Pali < [Chapter X - Abhidhamma Pitaka]
Part III - Dhatukatha Pali < [Chapter X - Abhidhamma Pitaka]
Part VII - Patthana Pali < [Chapter X - Abhidhamma Pitaka]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 35 - The Story of a Certain Monk < [Chapter 3 - Citta Vagga (Mind)]
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 11 < [Khandaka 1 - The Minor Disciplinary Proceedings]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 4, Chapter 2 < [Khandaka 4 - The Settlement of Disputes among the Fraternity]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 4, Chapter 3 < [Khandaka 4 - The Settlement of Disputes among the Fraternity]
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
Part IV - On The Method And Argument Of The Manual < [Introductory Essay]
Introductory < [Book II - Form]
Chapter XIII - The Group On The Corruptions < [Part I]