Padulla: 1 definition
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Padulla 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: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPadulla, (?) in cpd. padulla-gāhin is perhaps misreading; trsl. “clutching at blown straws (of vain opinion), ” explained by C. as duṭṭhullagāhin; at id. p. S. I, 187 we find duṭṭhullabhāṇin “whose speech is never lewd” (see Psalms of Brethren 399, n. 3). (Page 410)
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Padulla, (?) in cpd. padulla-gāhin is perhaps misreading; trsl. “clutching at blown straws (of vain opinion), ” explained by C. as duṭṭhullagāhin; at id. p. S. I, 187 we find duṭṭhullabhāṇin “whose speech is never lewd” (see Psalms of Brethren 399, n. 3). (Page 410)
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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Full-text: Tirukalmurukal, Dutthulla.
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