Kaundinya

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Kaundinya ( Sanskrit कौण्डिन्य Kauṇḍinya ) is a Brahmin name and means:

  • Kaundinya (Rishi) , seer of Indian mythology, insulted Shiva and was saved from his anger by Vishnu
  • Kaundinya , one of the 24 mythical Buddhas of prehistoric times in Buddhavamsa, see Kondonna
  • Kaundinya (monk) , one of the first disciples of the Buddha Siddhartha Gautama
  • Kaundinya Jayavarman (beginning of the reign 478, † 514), King of Funan


Kaundinya is the family name of:

  • Otto Kaundinya (1900–1940), German handball player and handball trainer