Chatakala, Chata-kala, Chātakāla: 3 definitions
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Chatakala 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: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryChātakāla refers to: time of being hungry. (Page 275)
Note: chātakāla is a Pali compound consisting of the words chāta and kāla.
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)chātakāla—
(Burmese text): (၁) မွတ်သိပ်-ဆာလောင်-သော-အချိန်-အခါ။ (၂) ငတ်မွတ်-ခေါင်းပါး-အစာရှား-သော-အချိန်-အခါ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Period of severe drought. (2) Period of famine and scarcity of food.
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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