Dana-mukha, Dāna-mukha, Danamukha, Dānamukha: 3 definitions

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Dana-mukha means something in Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India. 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.

India history and geography

Dāna-mukha.—(EI 7; ML), a gift; the principal gift; same as deya-dharma. Note: dāna-mukha is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary
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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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[Pali to Burmese]

dānamukha—

(Burmese text): (၁) ပေး-လှူ-ခြင်း၏ အကြောင်း (လှူဖွယ်ဝတ္ထု=အလှူဝတ်) (၂) ပေး-လှူ-မှုကို-အဦးပြု-အစထား-ခေါင်းတပ်-ခြင်း၊ ပြဓာန်းသော-ပေး-လှူ-မှု။

(Auto-Translation): (1) The nature of giving and donating (donatable items = donations) (2) The focus on giving and donating, the established guidelines for giving and donations.

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)
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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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