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कनकमुनि (kanakamuni)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
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कनक—मुनि
m.
N.
of a Buddha,
Lalit.
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
Kanakamuni, (Tib. gser thub, gold muni), also Kanaka (Mmk 〔130.4〕, prose, Kanakādyais tathāgatair
Laṅk 〔365.5〕, with Krakucchanda and Kāśyapa), Kanakāhvaya (the one named Kanaka, LV 〔281.14〕
〔283.17〕, with the same two others), in Mmk 〔68.27〕 text corruptly Kabakagrani
in Mv Kanakamuni 〔i.294.20〕
〔318.13〕 (in the former with the prefix Bhāna- or Bhāma-, q.v., acc. to text), but otherwise in Mv only Konākamuni (or Koṇ°
Senart usually gives n, but see his Introd. to 〔i p. xiv f.〕
also Konāka-nāmo, nom. sg., 〔ii.300.4〕
〔336.8〕, and Konākasāhvayo 〔ii.401.7〕)
this form occasionally in other texts, Mmk 〔426.9〕 in a confused list also containing the other form (Kanakamuni, Kāśyapa, Krakutsanda, Śikhin, Viśvabhu, Konākamuni!), also Laṅk 〔29.1〕 = 〔142.14〕
Māy 〔227.17〕 (but Kanakamuni Laṅk 〔141.9〕
Māy 〔250.10〕, and Kanaka Laṅk 〔365.5〕)
Konāgamuni Karmav 〔97.1, 5〕 (but Kanakamuni 〔71.21〕
and so v.l. 〔97.1, 5〕
same vs in Pali Therīg. 〔518〕, Koṇāgamana) = Pali Koṇāgamana or Konā° (even in late Pali, Buddhavaṃsa comm. 〔213.14〕, acc. to DPPN, the form Kaṇakāgamana is used in a popular etymology of the name
doubtless Koṇāka or Koṇāga- was original), Aśokan Konākamana, n. of a former Buddha, next but one before Śākyamuni, preceding Kāśyapa and following Krakucchanda, qq.v.
often mentioned with these two, see list of passages s.v. Krakucchanda
mentioned alone, besides some passages cited above, Av 〔ii.34.11〕.