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Pāli

English

 

Pāli

English

 

Pāli

English

Acariya = Teacher

Ācariya

Teacher

Evam = Thus

Evaṃ

Thus

Pajha = Question

Pañha

Question
Abhinnana = Higher Knowledge

Abhiññā

Higher knowledge

Gahapati = Householder

Gahapati

Householder

Panna = Wisdom

Paññā

Wisdom

Ama = Yes

Āma

Yes

Gilana - Sick

Gilāna

Sick

Piti = Joy, ecstacy

Pīti

Joy, ecstasy

Ahara = Food

Āhāra

Food

Gotrabhu = Change of lineage

Gotrabhū

Change of lineage

Sacca = Truth

Sacca

Truth

Aham = I

Ahaṃ

I

Hattha = Hand

Hattha

Hand

Saddha = Faith, confidence

Saddhā

Faith, Confidence

Attha = Eight

Aṭṭha

Eight

Khanti = Patience, forbearance

Khanti

Patience

Sangha = Monastic Community

Saṅgha

Monastic Community

Bhikkhu = Monk

Bhikkhu

Monk, alms mendicant

Khuddaka = Small

Khuddaka

Small

Sila = Morality

Sīla

Morality

Bhikkhuni = Nun

Bhikkhuṇī

Nun, female bhikkhu

Kilati - Plays

Kīḷati

Plays

Solasa = Sixteen

Soḷasa

Sixteen

Buddha = Enlightened One

Buddha

Enlightened One

Lobha = Greed

Lobha

Greed
Tanha = Craving

Taṇhā

Craving, thirst

Cakkhu = Eye

Cakkhu

Eye

Magga = Path

Magga

Path

Upasaka = Male lay disciple

Upāsaka

Male lay disciple

Dana = Generosity

Dāna

Generosity

Majjhima = Middle

Majjhima

Middle

Upasika = Female lay disciple

Upāsikā

Female lay disciple

Dhamma = Dhamma, phenomenon

Dhamma

Dhamma, phenomenon

Ovada = Exhortation

Ovāda

Exhortation

Upasaka = Male lay disciple

Vassa

Rains Retreat

Digha = Long

Dīgha

Long

Panca = Five

Pañca

Five

Upasika = Female lay disciple

Yāvajīvaṃ

As long as I live

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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