Kauṇḍinya, (1) (5270)
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- Kauṇḍinya, (1)
Entry 5270, Page 196, Col. 1 -
(kORqinya, kORqinya)
Kauṇḍinya, (1)¦ original name of Ājñāta-k°, q.v. (so also Pali Koṇḍañña): SP 206.10; 207.7 (Kauṇḍinya- gotra); Divy 480.12; Karmav 161.17; LV 419.4; 421.7; he was the first who knew or understood the Buddha's Law, hence his name Ājñāta-k°, cf. LV 421.1--2 dharmacakraṃ pravartitaṃ, Kauṇḍinyena ca ājñātaṃ; (2) n. of a brahman, seemingly not the same as prec. tho the latter was a brahman in origin: Suv 12.6 ff.; 108.3; 110.1; (3) the family name of Śarabhaṅga, q.v.: Mv iii.370.12; (4) n. of a group of 2000 Buddhas: Mv i.58.10; (5) °nya-gotra, having the family name K., said of (Ājñāta-)K. in SP above, and of 300 former Buddhas, each of whom pre- dicted the next following one, except the last who pre- dicted the Buddha Candana: Mv iii.233.8--9, 13 ff.; 234.5.