Badalata, Badālatā: 2 definitions
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Badalata 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 Dictionarybadālatā : (f.) a creeper of sweet taste.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBadālatā, (f.) (etym. uncertain, may it be *padālatā, pa+ n. ag. of dal Caus. , lit. “destroyer”?) a creeper (with thorns Kern, Toev. s. v.) D. III, 87=Vism. 418; Bdhgh says (see Dial. III, 84) “a beautiful creeper of sweet taste.” (Page 481)
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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