Pāli Dictionary

kuṇḍala

approximate

kuṇḍrootasuffixlasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

kuṇḍ1bend; mutilate

general

  • a ring, especially an earring; an ornamental ring

  • SN 3.11

    patirūpako mattikākuṇḍalo'va, loh'aḍḍhamāso'va suvaṇṇachanno, caranti loke parivārachannā, anto asuddhā bahi sobhamānā'ti.

  • Thag 16.4

    passa cittakataṃ rūpaṃ, maṇinā kuṇḍalena ca, aṭṭhiṃ tacena onaddhaṃ, saha vatthehi sobhati.

  • a curl; a coil, twist, or turn (e.g. of hair)

  • MN 91

    uddh'aggalomo kho pana so bhavaṃ gotamo, uddh'aggāni lomāni jātāni nīlāni añjanavaṇṇāni kuṇḍal'āvaṭṭāni dakkhiṇ'āvaṭṭakajātāni, idam'pi tassa bhoto gotamassa mahāpurisassa mahāpurisalakkhaṇaṃ bhavati.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Kuṇḍalā
Person

  • The daughter of the king of Devaputta who, recalling a past life as a dog fed by the novice Tissa, invited him to her palace when they met again and later built him a vihāra where he attained Arahantship.

Kuṇḍala
Personapproximate

  • An Arahant of Sāvatthi who, unable to steady his mind after ordaining, gained insight and attainment by observing craftsmen directing water, straightening arrows, and shaping wheels, having in a past life as a park-keeper offered a coconut to the Buddha Vipassī.

Found an error in the dictionary?