Buddhantara, Buddha-antara: 2 definitions
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Buddhantara 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 Dictionarybuddhantara : (nt.) the interval between the appearance of one Buddha and next.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBuddhantara refers to: a Buddha-interval, the period between the appearance of one Buddha & the next Miln. 3; DhA. I, 201 (the 4 last ones); IV, 201; PvA. 10, 14, 21, 47, 191.
Note: buddhantara is a Pali compound consisting of the words buddha and antara.
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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Partial matches: Buddha, Antara.
Full-text: Sukarapeta.
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Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on Biography of the thera Mogharāja < [Chapter 4 - Kuṇḍadhānavagga (section on Kuṇḍadhāna)]
Commentary on Biography of the thera Kuṇḍadhāna < [Chapter 4 - Kuṇḍadhānavagga (section on Kuṇḍadhāna)]
Prince Siddhartha Renounces Worldly Life and Becomes Hermit < [Part 2 - Discourse on the non-remote preface (avidūre-nidāna)]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Biography (6): Bhaddiya Mahāthera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Chapter 4 - Removing His Hair and becoming a Recluse < [Volume 2.1]
Buddha Chronicle 2: Koṇḍañña Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]