Ucchanga, Ucchaṅga, Ucchamga: 4 definitions
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Ucchanga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Uchchhanga.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryucchaṅga : (m.) the lap; the hip.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUcchaṅga, (Sk. utsaṅga, ts › cch like Sk. utsahate › BSk. ucchahate see ussahati) the hip, the lap Vin. I, 225; M. I, 366; A. I, 130 (°pañña); J. I, 5, 308; II, 412; III, 22; IV, 38, 151; Pug. 31; Vism. 279; DhA. II, 72. (Page 127)
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 DictionaryUcchaṅga (उच्छङ्ग) or Ucchaṅkha or Utsaṅga.—(°-), [compound] with -pāda (or -caraṇa), (= Pali ussaṅkha-pāda,) epithet of a mahā- [Page118-b+ 71] puruṣa (especially Buddha), no. 7 of the 32 lakṣaṇa; orig. form, [etymology], and meaning obscure; according to Pali Dīghanikāya (Pali) commentary ii.446.28 ff. it means that the soles of the feet can be seen as they walk, because ‘the ankles are fixed high’; if from utsaṅga, having feet characterized by a ‘lap’ (an up-curve under the foot, making the sole visible?). Tibetan on Mahāvyutpatti 260 says having the ankle-bone (or, joint of the ankle-bone) not visible (so one Chin. version, and Japanese); but Tibetan on Bodhisattvabhūmi 375.14, cited by Wogihara, having feet not uneven; another Chin. gloss (also cited in Mahāvyutpatti 260, and elsewhere, Burnouf infra) refers the epithet to the knees; Gaṇḍavyūha 399.24 glosses suvyak- taparamopaśobhitopari-pādacchavikusumagarbhātireka- prabhāsvarā (not very clear or specific). These northern interpretations make the impression of floundering in a morass of ignorance. See Burnouf, Lotus, 573. Forms: utsaṅga-pāda Mahāvyutpatti 260 (but Mironov ucchaṅkha-); Lalitavistara 106.1; Dharmasaṃgraha 83 (v.l. utsaṅkha-); utsaṅga-caraṇa Bodhisattvabhūmi 375.14; 378.19; 379.9; 381.10; ucchaṅga-pāda Lalitavistara 429.13— 14; ucchaṅkha-pāda, Mironov Mahāvyutpatti (see above); Mahāvastu i.226.16; ii.29.19; 304.19 (the mss. clearly intend this all three times! correct Senart's text); Gaṇḍavyūha 399.24 (note also v.l. utsaṅkha- in Dharmasaṃgraha 83, above). This form ucchaṅkha is closest to the Pali; the very obscurity of its etymology may argue for its originality.
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Ucchaṅga (उच्छङ्ग).—nt. = 2 utsaṅga, q.v.; and see prec.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryUcchaṃga (उच्छंग) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Utsaṅga.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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