Kupamanduka


Kupamanduka/ Kupamanduka-nyaya is a Sanskrit language expression. Literally it means; "frog in a well". The phrase is used in relation to a person who foolishly considers his knowledge horizon as the limit of all human knowledge.
Amartya Sen opines that its meaning carries a caution in opposition to insularity. Kupamanduka denotes a propensity to bigotry and intolerance and the inability to be positive, or paranoia. Mohammad Bakri Musa likens it to the Malay language phrase katak di bawah tempurong. The story of the Koopamanduka is often told to children in India and forms a part of many folktales. A similar idiom, :zh:井底之蛙, is also used in Chinese folklore.

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