Nanti, Nānti, Nán tí, Nan ti: 9 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
難提 [nan ti]—Nandi, "the happy one," name of Viṣṇu, Śiva, and of a Buddhist monk; also said to be a term for stūpa.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
難提 [nan ti]—【Terminology】(Nandi) is another name (別名 [bie ming]) for 塔婆 [ta po] (stupa). Zuting Shiyuan (祖庭事苑 [zu ting shi yuan]) Vol. 1 states: "In Sanskrit (梵云 [fan yun]), [it is called] tapo (塔婆 [ta po]), which means 'square tomb' (方墳 [fang fen]) in Chinese. It is also called caitya (支提 [zhi ti]) or nandi, which means 'destroying evil' (滅惡 [mie e]) [in Chinese]."
【Person's Name】Nandi, the name of a 比丘 [bi qiu] (Bhikshu). It is translated as 喜 [xi] (joy). Ekottara Agama (增一阿含經 [zeng yi a han jing]) Vol. 2 states: "One who endures humiliation while begging for food (乞食耐辱 [qi shi nai ru]) and does not avoid cold or heat (不避寒暑 [bu bi han shu]) is the Bhikshu Nandi (比丘 [bi qiu])." Tanxuan Ji (探玄記 [tan xuan ji]) Vol. 15 states: "(Nandi) here means 喜 [xi] (joy)."
難提—【術語】塔婆之別名。祖庭事苑一曰：「梵云塔婆，此言方墳，或云支提，或云難提，此言滅惡。」
【人名】Nandi，比丘名。譯曰喜。增一阿含經二曰：「乞食耐辱，不避寒暑，所謂難提比丘是。」探玄記十五曰：「難提此云喜。」
[shù yǔ] tǎ pó zhī bié míng. zǔ tíng shì yuàn yī yuē: “fàn yún tǎ pó, cǐ yán fāng fén, huò yún zhī tí, huò yún nán tí, cǐ yán miè è.”
[rén míng]Nandi, bǐ qiū míng. yì yuē xǐ. zēng yī ā hán jīng èr yuē: “qǐ shí nài rǔ, bù bì hán shǔ, suǒ wèi nán tí bǐ qiū shì.” tàn xuán jì shí wǔ yuē: “nán tí cǐ yún xǐ.”
[shu yu] ta po zhi bie ming. zu ting shi yuan yi yue: "fan yun ta po, ci yan fang fen, huo yun zhi ti, huo yun nan ti, ci yan mie e."
[ren ming]Nandi, bi qiu ming. yi yue xi. zeng yi a han jing er yue: "qi shi nai ru, bu bi han shu, suo wei nan ti bi qiu shi." tan xuan ji shi wu yue: "nan ti ci yun xi."
難提 t = 难提 s = nán tí p refers to [proper noun] “Nandi; Nanda”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao] , Concept: Arhat 罗汉 [luo han]; Notes: A disciple of the Buddha (BCSD '難提 [nan ti]', p. 1240; FGDB '難提 [nan ti]') .
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
India history and geography
Nanti (நந்தி) (in Tamil) refers to Nandin in Sanskrit, and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram—an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning Nanti) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
1) Nanti in India is the name of a plant defined with Acalypha fruticosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ricinocarpus fruticosus (Forssk.) Kuntze.
2) Nanti is also identified with Toona ciliata It has the synonym Cedrela australis F. Muell., nom. illeg. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Familiarum Naturalium Regni Vegetabilis Monographicae (1846)
· Adansonia (1861)
· Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae (Mueller) (1858)
· Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine: eCAM (2009)
· Austral. Syst. Bot. Soc. Newsl. (1992)
· The family Euphorbiaceae in India. (2007)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Nanti, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, 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
Tamil dictionary
Nanti (நந்தி) noun < nandi.
1. Bull; இடபம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [idapam. (pingalagandu)]
2. Nandi, chief attendant of Śiva, having a bull’s face; சிவகணநாதராகிய நந்திதேவர். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) நங்கணாதனா நந்தி தவஞ்செய்து [sivagananatharagiya nanthithevar. (sudamaninigandu) nanganathana nanthi thavancheythu] (பெரியபுராணம் வைத்திய மலையகராதி [periyapuranam vaithiya malaiyagarathi] 35).
3. Taurus in the zodiac; இடபராசி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [idaparasi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
4. Śiva; சிவன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) நந்தி மகன் றனை ஞானக்கொழுந்தினை [sivan. (pingalagandu) nanthi magan ranai gnanakkozhunthinai] (திருமந். [thiruman.] 1).
5. Name of some Pallava kings; பல்லவ அரசர் சிலரின் பெயர். [pallava arasar silarin peyar.]
6. Nandidroog, a mountain in Mysore in which the Pālār takes its rise; மைசூர்ச்சீமையில் பாலாற் றின் பிறப்பிடமாகிய நந்திதுர்க்கம் என்னும் வைத்திய மலையகராதி நனை முடி நந்திக்குன்ற நளவெண்பாிபடப்பொழியுந் தெண்ணீர் [maisurchimaiyil palar rin pirappidamagiya nanthithurkkam ennum vaithiya malaiyagarathi nanai mudi nanthikkunra nalipadappozhiyun thennir] (காஞ்சிப்புராணம் நாட். [kanchippuranam nad.] 13).
7. A Jaina title; சமணர் பட்டபெயர். கனகநந்தியும் புட்நந்தியும் பவண நந்தியும் [samanar pattapeyar. kanagananthiyum pudnanthiyum pavana nanthiyum] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 859, 6).
8. See நந்திநாகரம். பழமொழிு தறு நாகரநந்தி முதலிபியைப் பயின்றுவலான் [nanthinagaram. pazhu tharu nagarananthi muthalipiyaip payinruvalan] (சிவதருமோத்தரம் சிவஞானதா. [sivatharumotharam sivagnanatha.] 32).
9. A secondary Purāṇa, one of 18 upa-purāṇam, q.v.; ஓர் உபபுராணம். [or upapuranam.]
10. See நந்திக்கிராமம். நந்தியம் பதியிடை நாதன் [nanthikkiramam. nanthiyam pathiyidai nathan] (கம்பராமாயணம் கிளைகண்டு. [kambaramayanam kilaigandu.] 140).
11. See நந்தியாவட்டம். நந்தி நறவ நறும்புன்னாகம் [nanthiyavattam. nanthi narava narumbunnagam] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: குறிஞ்சிப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu: kurinchippattu] 91).
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Nanti (நந்தி) noun
1. Oil-monger; செக்கான். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [sekkan. (pingalagandu)]
2. A kind of drum; பேரிகை. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [perigai. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. Common bastard cedar. See மதகரிவேம்பு. [mathagarivembu.]
4. Indian shrubby copper leaf. See சின்னி⁴. [sinni⁴.]
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Nanti (நந்தி) noun probably from நந்து¹-. [nanthu¹-.] Small, immature pumpkin; நன்றாக விளையாத சிறுபூசனிக் காய். [nanraga vilaiyatha sirupusanig kay.] Nāñ.
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Nānti (நாந்தி) noun < nāndī.
1. An invocatory verse, as in a drama; நாடகமுன்னுரை. [nadagamunnurai.]
2. Prologue; பாயிரம். இது . . . நாந்தி கூறுகின்றது [payiram. ithu . . . nanthi kuruginrathu] (பிரயோகவிவேகம் [pirayogavivegam] 3, உரை [urai]).
3. A Śrāddha ceremony performed to propitiate a class of manes before celebrating any auspicious event; கலி யாணம் முதலிய சுபகாரியங்கள் செய்வதற்குமுன் பிதிரருள் ஒருசாராரைத் திருத்திசெய்ய நடத்தும் சிராத்தவகை. [kali yanam muthaliya supagariyangal seyvatharkumun pithirarul orusararaith thiruthiseyya nadathum sirathavagai.]
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Nānti (நாந்தி) noun Back; முதுகு. [muthugu.] Local usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
難題 [nán tí] [nan ti]—
A problem that is not easy to solve. For example: "As long as we are united, no matter how big a difficult problem it is, it won't defeat us." From Chapter 26 of The Sea of Wickedness (《孽海花 [nie hai hua]》): "Immediately, he sternly ordered the Prince Xian (賢王 [xian wang]) to make sure he persuaded the Emperor (皇帝 [huang di]) and the Empress (皇后 [huang hou]) to be harmonious. Prince Xian (賢王 [xian wang]) received the strict imperial decree (嚴旨 [yan zhi]) and knew it was a difficult problem."
難題：不容易解決的問題。如：「只要團結一致，天大的難題也難不倒我們。」《孽海花》第二六回：「當下就很嚴厲地責成賢王，務勸皇帝同皇后和睦。賢王領了嚴旨，知道是個難題。」
nán tí: bù róng yì jiě jué de wèn tí. rú: “zhǐ yào tuán jié yī zhì, tiān dà de nán tí yě nán bù dào wǒ men.” < niè hǎi huā> dì èr liù huí: “dāng xià jiù hěn yán lì de zé chéng xián wáng, wù quàn huáng dì tóng huáng hòu hé mù. xián wáng lǐng le yán zhǐ, zhī dào shì gè nán tí.”
nan ti: bu rong yi jie jue de wen ti. ru: "zhi yao tuan jie yi zhi, tian da de nan ti ye nan bu dao wo men." < nie hai hua> di er liu hui: "dang xia jiu hen yan li de ze cheng xian wang, wu quan huang di tong huang hou he mu. xian wang ling le yan zhi, zhi dao shi ge nan ti."
難題 t = 难题 s = nán tí p refers to “difficult problem”.
難提 [nán tí] refers to: “Nandi” [name of a Deity].
難提 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] nan đề.
[Korean] 난제 / Nanje.
[Japanese] ナンダイ / ナンデイ.
Chinese language.
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Partial matches (+0): Nan, Ti.
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