Vajira, Vajir膩: 8 definitions
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Vajira. A senapati of Dappula II. He built Kacchavala vihara for the Pamsukulins. Cv.xlix.80.
2. Vajira. A minister of Sena I. He built for the monks a dwelling house called Vajirasenaka. Cv.i.84.
3. Vajira. A teacher who wrote a commentary to the work of Janghadasaka. Gv.74.
4. Vajira. One of the seven Yakkhas, guardians of Jotiyas palace. He stood at the third gate and had a retinue of three thousand. DhA.iv.209.
5. Vajira. See Vajirakumari.
6. Vajira Theri. The Samyutta Nikaya (S.i.134f) relates that one day, when she was taking her siesta in Adhavana at Savatthi, Mara questioned her as to the origin of being (satta), its creator, its origin, its destiny. Vajira answers that there is no such thing as being, apart from certain conditioned factors, like a chariot, which exists only because of its parts. Mara retires discomfited.
Vajiras verses are often quoted (E.g Kvu. 240, 626; Mil. p.28; Vsm.ii.593) both in the Canon and in later works, but they are not included in the Therigatha, nor do we know anything else about her.
7. Vajira. A city in which reigned twenty six kings, descendants of Deva. The last of them was called Sadhina (Dpv.iii.20). The Mahavamsa Tika (p.128, 130) calls the city Vajiravutti. According to the Buddhavamsa (Bu.xxviii.8), the Buddhas bowl and staff were deposited, after his death, in Vajira.
8. Vajira. Wife of Sakkasenapati, the son of Kassapa V. She built a parivena, which was named after her. Cv.lii.52, 62.
Therav膩da 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
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvajira : (nt.) diamond; a thunder-bolt.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Vajira, 2 (m. & nt.) (cp. Sk. vajra=vajira1) a diamond A. I, 124 (掳没pamacitta)=Pug. 30; Dh. 161; J. IV, 234; Miln. 118, 267, 278; Mhvs 30, 95; KhA 110 (掳sa峁卥h膩ta-k膩ya); DhA. I, 387 (掳panti row of diamonds), 392 sq. (Page 593)
2) Vajira, 1 (cp. Vedic vajira, Indra鈥檚 thunderbolt; Idg. *菙e臐=Sk. vaj, cp. Lat. vegeo to thrive, vigeo鈥簐igour; Av. va贫ra; Oicel. vakr=Ags. wacor=Ger. wacker; also E. wake etc. See also v膩jeti) a thunderbolt; usually with ref. to Sakka鈥檚 (=Indra鈥檚) weapon D. I, 95=M. I, 231 (ayasa); Th. 1, 419; J. I, 134 (vajira-p奴rit膩 viya garuk膩 kucchi 鈥渁s if filled with Sakka鈥檚 thunderbolt. 鈥� Dutoit takes it in meaning vajira2 and translates 鈥渨ith diamonds鈥�); SnA 225 (掳膩vudha the weapon of Sakka).
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryvaj墨ra (啶掂啷�啶�).鈥攎 ( A) A prime minister, a vizier. 2 The queen at chess.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvaj墨ra (啶掂啷�啶�).鈥�m A prime minister. The queen at chess.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVajira (啶掂啶苦ぐ).鈥�(= Pali id.), MIndic for Sanskrit vajra, in meaning diamond (or thunderbolt?), only in verses m.c.: vajirak膩ya Lalitavistara 298.19; vajiras膩ra- 骋补峁囜笉补惫测奴丑补 56.1; 372.8.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryVaj墨ra (啶掂啷�啶�):鈥�(nm) a minister; the queen (in chess); ~[谤别-腻箩补尘补] the Prime/Chief Minister.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVaj墨ra (嗖掂矞喑�嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] the head of the council of ministers of a king or state.
2) [noun] the chief of a cavalry unit in an army.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Ira, Vajira, Vaja, Na.
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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 161 - The Story of Mah膩k膩la Up膩saka < [Chapter 12 - Atta Vagga (Self)]
Verse 204 - The Story of King Pasenadi of Kosala < [Chapter 15 - Sukha Vagga (Happiness)]
A Discourse on Paticcasamuppada (by Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw)
Chapter 11 - Bhikkhuni Vajira < [Part 9]
Dhammapada (translated from the Pali) (by F. Max M眉ller)
Minerals and Metals in Sanskrit literature (by Sulekha Biswas)
9. Some Tentative Interpretations (of the Rasaratna-samuccaya) < [Chapter 9 - The Rasaratna-samuccaya鈥攁 pinnacle in the Indian iatro-chemistry]
8. Ferrous Materials discussed in Rasaratna-samuccaya < [Chapter 9 - The Rasaratna-samuccaya鈥攁 pinnacle in the Indian iatro-chemistry]
Change, Celebration and Practice (by Ajahn Sumedho)
Maha Buddhavamsa鈥擳he Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 5 - The Archery Display < [Chapter 2 - The Performance of the Ploughing Ceremony]
Part 2 - M膩ra鈥檚 Visit to deter the Bodhisatta by feigning Goodwill < [Chapter 6 - The Practice of Severe Austerities]
(5) Fifth P膩ram墨: The Perfection of Energy (v墨riya-p膩ram墨) < [Chapter 6 - On P膩ramit膩]