Dhammapalita, Dhammapālita, Dhamma-palita: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Dhammapalita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
A Thera in Rohana, expert in the Vinaya. His pupil was Khema. Vin.v.3.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
dhammapālita (ဓမ္မပါလိတ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[dhamma+pālita]
[ဓမ္မ+ပါလိတ]
[Pali to Burmese]
dhammapālita—
(Burmese text): အရှင်ဓမ္မပါလိတထေရ်။
(Auto-Translation): Venerable Dhammapala Thera.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Dhammapālita (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 曇無婆離 [tán wú pó lí]: “Dhammapālita” [Sanskrit personal name].
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Palita, Dhamma, Dharma, Dharma, Dharma.
Full-text: Tan wu po li, Khema.
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Vinaya Pitaka (4): Parivara (by I. B. Horner)
Monks’ Analysis: on the Laying-Down-Where (Pārājika) < [1.1. Monks’ Analysis: on the Laying-Down-Where]
On the Patriarchal Lineages of Vinaya Transmission Starting with Upāli < [Volume 14, Issue 4 (2023)]