Pakhuma: 2 definitions
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Pakhuma 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 Dictionarypakhuma : (nt.) the eyelash.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPakhuma, (Ved. pakṣman, diaeretic form for the contracted form pamha, the latter prepondering in poetry, while pakhuma is mostly found in prose. Similar doublets are sukhuma & saṇha; as regards etym. cp. Av. pasnem eyelid, Gr. pέktw to comb, pόkos fleece, Lat. pecto to comb, pecten comb, Ohg. fahs hair) an eyelash, unsally as adj. : having eyelashes (-°) D. II, 18 (go°); S. I, 132 (°antarikāyaṃ between the lashes); J. V, 216 (visāla° for alārapamha T.); ThA. 255 (dīgha° for āyatapamha Th. 2, 383); VvA. 162, 279. (Page 381)
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: Gopakhuma.
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