Adinnadana, Adinna-adana, Adinnādāna: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Adinnadana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
N (To take what is not given). Theft.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
adinnādāna : (nt.) theft.
adinnādāna (အဒိန္နာဒါန) [(na) (န)]—
[adinna+ādāna]
[အဒိန္န+အာဒါန]
[Pali to Burmese]
adinnādāna—
(Burmese text): ပိုင်ရှင်မပေးသော-သူတစ်ပါးသိမ်းဆည်းထားသော-ပစ္စည်းဥစ္စာကို ယူခြင်း၊ ခိုး-ဝှက်-လုယက်-ခြင်း၊ အဒိန္နာဒါန်။
(Auto-Translation): The act of taking property that is not given by the owner, stealing, hiding, or looting.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Adinnādāna (अदिन्नादान).—nt. or m. (= Pali, nt.; MIndic for Sanskrit adattādāna, nt., see [Boehtlingk] s.v.), theft: °naṃ (n. sg.) Mahāvastu i.347.13; adinnādāno adharmo adattādānavairamaṇo dharmo Mahāvastu ii.99.6.
Adinnādāna (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 不與取 [bù yǔ qǔ]: “taking that which has not been given”.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Adinna, Adana, Atana.
Starts with: Adinnadanahetu, Adinnadanakamma, Adinnadanapaccaya.
Full-text: Adinnadanahetu, Adinnadanakamma, Adinnadanapaccaya, Bu tou dao, Bu yu qu, Tou dao, Kusalakammapathadhamma, Lata, Samasera, Panudita.
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Search found 16 books and stories containing Adinnadana, Adinna-adana, Adinna-ādāna, Adinnādāna; (plurals include: Adinnadanas, adanas, ādānas, Adinnādānas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
2.4.2. Abstention from Stealing (adinnādāna) < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
2.4. Right Action (Sammā-kammanta or Samyak-karmānta) < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
2.4.3. Wrong Sexual Behavior (kāmesu micchācāra) < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa) (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)
Domain 2 - Síla (morality) < [Chapter 6 - Ten domains of meritorious actions (ten punna kiriyavatthu)]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Five, Eight and Ten Precepts < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
Brahmacariya-Pañcama Sīla < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
Part 10b - The method of fulfilling the Perfection of Morality (Sīla-Pāramī) < [Chapter 7 - On Miscellany]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 2 - Morality of the śrāmaṇera < [Section II.2 - Morality of the monastic or pravrajita]
Buddhist Ceremonies and Rituals of Sri Lanka (by A. G. S. Kariyawasam)
Dasabhumika Sutra (translation and study) (by Hwa Seon Yoon)
Part 1.2 - Silaparamita (the Perfection of the Precepts) < [Chapter 3 - Study: Paramitas or Perfections]