Kulaputra, Kula-putra: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Kulaputra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāKulaputra (कुलपुत्र) refers to the “son of a good family”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “When this had been said, the Lord said to the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja: ‘[...] Son of good family, [the Bodhisattva] who gives a gift in such a way, completely gives up the vices of all living beings by insight and knowledge, but he does not abandon any living being by the knowledge of expedient means. In a such a way, son of good family (kulaputra), the generosity of a Bodhisattva with a mind set on giving up becomes like the expanse of the sky’”.
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureKulaputra (कुलपुत्र) refers to the “son of a good family” according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, “Then the Bhagavān addressed Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśvara and the Four Great Kings, ‘Speak, O sons of good family (kulaputra), listen, I have given my empowerment for the benefit, welfare and comfort of all beings’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryKulaputra.—(EI 22; CII 8), literally, ‘high-born’; epithet of a nobleman. See Kulaputraka. (Ep. Ind., Vol. XVIII, p. 156); explained as ‘the chief architect’. Note: kulaputra is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKulaputra (कुलपुत्र).—a nobly-born youth; इह सर्वस्वफलिनः कुलपुत्रमहाद्रुमाः (iha sarvasvaphalinaḥ kulaputramahādrumāḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 4.1.
Derivable forms: kulaputraḥ (कुलपुत्रः).
Kulaputra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kula and putra (पुत्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKulaputra (कुलपुत्र).—m. the son of a respectable family.
Kulaputra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kula and putra (पुत्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKulaputra (कुलपुत्र).—[masculine] son of a noble family.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kulaputra (कुलपुत्र):—[=kula-putra] [from kula] m. a son of a noble family, respectable youth, [Mahābhārata; Mṛcchakaṭikā; Daśakumāra-carita] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] the plant Artemisia indica, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKulaputra (ಕುಲಪುತ್ರ):—[noun] a son who brings esteem to his family; the gem of a family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kulaputrajana, Kulaputraka.
Full-text: Kulaputraka, Kulaputrajana, Kaulaputra, Kulaputri, Kaulaputraka, Prahruta, Pratisyandana, Atitejas, Pratinartaka, Kula, Duhitri, Anta, Kuladuhitri, Amritadeva, Samgiti.
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Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
Part 3: Other Office Bearers of the Government < [Chapter 5 - Political Aspects]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 3 - Why the Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara is so named < [Chapter LII - Elimination of the Triple Poison]
The Viśeṣacinti-brahma-paripṛcchā-sūtra < [Part 3 - Outshining the knowledge of all the Śrāvakas and Pratyekabuddhas]
III.1: Benefits of the presence of the Buddhas < [Part 4 - Being born into the family of the Bodhisattvas, etc.]
The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā (by Dharmachakra Translation Committee)
Chapter 6 < [Appendix - Sanskrit Text]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 4 - The first Kālacakra lineage < [Book 10 - The Kālacakra]
Chapter 6 - Instruction Section < [Book 3 - Early translations of Secret Mantra]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King (A Life of Buddha) (by Samuel Beal)
Varga 15. Turning The Law-Wheel < [Kiouen III]