Agganna, Aggañña, Agga-nna: 2 definitions
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Agganna 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 Dictionaryaggañña : (adj.) known as the highest or foremost.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAggañña refers to: recognized as primitive primeval, D.III, 225 (porāṇa +), A.II, 27 sq.; IV, 246, Kvu 341.
Note: aggañña is a Pali compound consisting of the words agga and ñña.
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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Starts with: Agganna Sutta.
Full-text: Agninya, Pubbarama, Agganna Sutta, Vasettha, Bharadvaja, Vivartakalpa, Migaramatupasada.
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