Nandivisala, Nandivisāla, Nandivishala: 3 definitions
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Nandivisala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Names1. Nandivisala. The Bodhisatta born as a bull. See the Nandivisala Jataka.
2. Nandivisala. A deva who visits the Buddha and converses with him on the nature of the body and its riddance. S.i.63; cp. ibid.,15.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNāndīviśāla (नान्दीविशाल):—[=nāndī-viśāla] [from nāndī > nānda] m. a proper Name [Pāṇini 6-3, 63], [Kāśikā-vṛtti]
[Sanskrit to German]
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)
Partial matches: Vishala, Nandi, Nanti.
Starts with: Nandivisala Jataka, Nandivisala Sutta.
Full-text: Nandivisala Sutta, Nandivisala Jataka, Sarambha Jataka, Yamaka-patihariya.
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Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 88: Sārambha-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 28: Nandivisāla-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]