Mundika, Muṇḍika: 3 definitions
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Mundika 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMuṇḍika, (-pabbata) bare (mountain), uncertain T. reading at VvA. 302 for v. l. SS muṇḍa-pabbata (q. v.). (Page 536)
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMuṇḍika (मुण्डिक).—(= muṇḍaka, q.v.), (1) adj., shaveling, contemptuous epithet of Buddhist monks: °kehi śramaṇehi Mahāvastu i.320.4 (prose, no v.l.); (2) subst., a shaven head: muṇḍika-kuṇḍika-kapāla-khaṭvāṅga-dhāraṇaiḥ Lalitavistara 249.9, said of ascetic practices, characterized by wearing…a shaven head (i.e. by shaving the head)…; one ms. (A, the best) muṇḍaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMuṇḍikā (मुण्डिका):—[from muṇḍaka > muṇḍ] f. a species of plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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: Mumdikasa, Mundikalpa, Mundikaputta.
Ends with: Sankhamundika, Sumundika.
Full-text: Mundapabbataka, Sankhamundika, Kundika, Mundaka, Pancamrita, Uggahamana Samana Mandikaputta.
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