Adikalyana, Ādikalyāṇa, Adi-kalyana: 3 definitions

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Adikalyana 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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Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Adikalyana in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

ādikalyāṇa : (adj.) beautiful in the beginning.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ādikalyāṇa refers to: in phrase ādikalyāṇa majjhe-kalyāṇa pariyosāna-kalyāṇa of the Dhamma, “beautiful in the beginning, the middle & the end” see references under dhamma C. 3 and cp. DA.I, 175 (= ādimhi kalyāṇa etc.); SnA 444; abstr. °kalyāṇatā Vism.4.

Note: ādikalyāṇa is a Pali compound consisting of the words ādi and kalyāṇa.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Adikalyana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ādikalyāṇa (ಆದಿಕಲ್ಯಾಣ):—[noun] the auspicious ritual carried out at the beginning or before commencing a work, project, etc. 2) (Jain.) one of the five holy rituals performed to a venerable soul.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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