ShronaKotikarna, ŚroṇaKoṭīkarṇa, Shrona-Kotikarna: 4 definitions

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ShronaKotikarna 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.

The Sanskrit term ŚroṇaKoṭīkarṇa can be transliterated into English as SronaKotikarna or ShronaKotikarna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — ShronaKotikarna in Tibetan Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Śroṇakoṭīkarṇa (श्रोणकोटीकर्ण) is the name of a Śrāvaka mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Śroṇakoṭīkarṇa).

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — ShronaKotikarna in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ŚroṇaKoṭīkarṇa (श्रोणकोटीकर्ण).—(= Pali Soṇa Koṭikaṇṇa), name of an important disciple of Śākyamuni: Mahāvyutpatti 1058 Śroṇa- koṭī°, as [compound] (so also Mironov); Divyāvadāna 3.8, 9, 12 Śroṇaḥ Koṭīkarṇaḥ (°ṇo); 3.26, also 17.9, and colophon 24.8, Koṭīkarṇas, alone; both names separately 4.12 ff., repeat- edly; Śroṇa alone 7.29 ff., repeatedly. See also Śoṇa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śroṇakoṭikarṇa (श्रोणकोटिकर्ण):—[=śroṇa-koṭi-karṇa] [from śroṇa] m. Name of two men, [Buddhist literature]

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ShronaKotikarna in German

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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.

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