Matanga
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Matanga may be:
- the name of an elephant in Hindu mythology
- the name of an Boddhisattva, protagonist of the Matanga Jataka
- name of a PratyekabuddhaPratyekabuddhaA Pratyekabuddha or Paccekabuddha , literally "a lone buddha" , "a buddha on their own" or "a private buddha", is one of three types of enlightened beings according to some schools of Buddhism. The other two types are the Śrāvakabuddhas and Samyaksambuddhas...
- name of the author of the BrihaddeshiBrihaddeshiBrihaddeshi is a Classical Sanskrit text on Indian classical music, attributed to Matanga Muni. It is the first text that speaks directly of the raga and distinguishes the classical and the folk . It also introduced sargam notation...
, an early treatise on classical Indian music - an Ocean-Going Tug of the Indian NavyIndian NavyThe Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. The President of India serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff , usually a four-star officer in the rank of Admiral, commands the Navy...
commissioned on April 2, 1983