Pabhanga, Pabhaṅga: 1 definition
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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPabhaṅga, (fr. pa+bhañj) destruction, breaking up, brittleness Ps. II, 238 (calato pabhaṅgato addhuvato); but id. p. at Nd2 214II and Miln. 418 read “calato pabhaṅguto addhuvato. ” Pabhaṅgu, Pabhaṅguṇa & °gura (adj.) (fr. pa+bhanj, cp. BSk. prabhaṅguṇatā destruction, perishableness MVastu III, 338) brittle, easily destroyed, perishable, frail. (a) pabhaṅgu: S. III, 32; V, 92; A. I, 254, 257 sq.; III, 16; DhsA. 380; Sdhp. 51, 553.—(b) °guṇa: It. 37; J. I, 393 (ittarā addhuvā pabhaṅguno calitā; reading may be pabhaṅguṇā); Dh. 139 (as n.; =pabhaṅgubhāva, pūtibhāva, DhA. III, 71), 148 (=pūtikāya ibid. 111).—(c) °gura Dh. 148 (v. l.); ThA. 95; Sdhp. 562, 605.—See also pabhaṅga. (Page 415)
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Pabhaṅga, (fr. pa+bhañj) destruction, breaking up, brittleness Ps. II, 238 (calato pabhaṅgato addhuvato); but id. p. at Nd2 214II and Miln. 418 read “calato pabhaṅguto addhuvato. ” Pabhaṅgu, Pabhaṅguṇa & °gura (adj.) (fr. pa+bhanj, cp. BSk. prabhaṅguṇatā destruction, perishableness MVastu III, 338) brittle, easily destroyed, perishable, frail. (a) pabhaṅgu: S. III, 32; V, 92; A. I, 254, 257 sq.; III, 16; DhsA. 380; Sdhp. 51, 553.—(b) °guṇa: It. 37; J. I, 393 (ittarā addhuvā pabhaṅguno calitā; reading may be pabhaṅguṇā); Dh. 139 (as n.; =pabhaṅgubhāva, pūtibhāva, DhA. III, 71), 148 (=pūtikāya ibid. 111).—(c) °gura Dh. 148 (v. l.); ThA. 95; Sdhp. 562, 605.—See also pabhaṅga. (Page 415)
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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Ends with: Dhanvamstaridarpabhanga, Durvasodarpabhanga, Pushapabhanga, Pushpabhanga, Samkalpabhamga, Upabhanga.
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