Papanika, Pāpaṇika: 2 definitions
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Papanika means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarypāpaṇika : (m.) a shopkeeper.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPāpaṇika, (adj. n.) (pa+āpaṇa+ika) belonging to a shop, i.e. 1. a shopkeeper A. I, 115 sq.—2. laid out in the shop (of cīvara) Vin. I, 255; Vism. 62 (=āpaṇa-dvāre patitaka). See also Vin. Texts II. 156. (Page 453)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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