In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

Consort of King Uggasena. The lives of one hundred kings and queens who were about to be sacrificed by a king of Benares, labouring under a mistaken idea, were saved by her wisdom. In a previous birth she had killed an ewe and suffered in hell. In this age she was Mallika, queen of Pasenadi. DhA.ii.15ff.

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Probably an attendant of King Milinda. Mil., p.56.

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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).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions (jainism)

Diṇṇa (दिण्ण) is a Prakrit technical term referring to a ending for names in general as well friendly names, representing a rule when deriving personal names as mentioned in the Aṅgavijjā chapter 26. This chapter includes general rules to follow when deriving proper names. The Aṅgavijjā (mentioning diṇṇa) is an ancient treatise from the 3rd century CE dealing with physiognomic readings, bodily gestures and predictions and was written by a Jain ascetic in 9000 Prakrit stanzas.

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Dinna (दिन्न) or Dinnasūri is the name of a teacher belonging to the añcala-gaccha, according to the Añcalagaccha-paṭṭāvalī (dealing with Jain lineages history), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

dinna : (pp. of deti) given; granted. (pp. of dadāti), given; offered; allowed; granted; handed over.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Diṇṇa, (Sk. dīrṇa, pp. of dṛ, dṛṇāti, see darī) broken, split, undone, torn, as neg. adiṇṇa unbroken D.I, 115 (so read for ādina-khattiya-kula; v. l. BB. abhinna°); S.V, 74 (so read for ādīna-mānaso, v. l. BB. adinā & SS ādina°). Cp. also ādiṇṇa. (Page 321)

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Dinna, (Sk. dinna, pp. of dadāti) given, granted, presented etc., in all meanings of dadāti q. v.; esp. of giving alms Pv IV.3²⁶ (=mahādāna PvA.253) & in phrase adinn’ādāna taking what is not given, i.e. stealing, adj. adinnâdāyin stealing, refraining from which constitutes the 2nd sīla (see under sīla).—dinna: D.I, 55≈(n’atthi dinnaṃ the heretic view of the uselessness of almsgiving); J.I, 291; II, 128; Sn.191, 227, 240; Dh.356; PvA.68 (given in marriage). Used as finite tense frequent, e.g. J.I, 151, 152; VI, 366.—adinna: M.I, 39, 404; Sn.119 (theyyā adinnaṃ ādiyati), 156, 395, 400, 633; PvA.33 etc.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Dinna (दिन्न).—ppp., = Sanskrit datta; see § 34.16 and compare a-dinna.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Diṇṇa (दिण्ण):—a Prākṛt form for datta See deva-.

2) Dinna (दिन्न):—[probably] = diṇṇa (q.v.)

[Sanskrit to German]

Dinna in German

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Diṇṇa (दिण्ण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Danta.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dinna (ದಿನ್ನ):—[noun] heaviness; weight; a burden.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Dinnadana, Dinnadayi, Dinnadayin, Dinnaga, Dinnagrama, Dinnaka, Dinnara, Dinnasuri, Dinnatha, Dinnaya, Tinnaccati, Tinnaikkuntu, Tinnaikkuratu, Tinnakam, Tinnakkam, Tinnam, Tinnan.

Ends with (+18): Adinna, Angadinna, Anudinna, Anudinna, Anupadinna, Anuppadinna, Apadinna, Appadinna, Devadinna, Dhammadinna, Dharmadinna, Garahadinna, Heludinna, Idinna, Indradinna, Isidinna, Kanhadinna, Kodinna, Kodinna, Komdinna.

Full-text (+26): Dinnagrama, Dharmadinna, Dinnasuri, Devadinna, Paryadiyate, Heludinna, Dinnadayi, Pratishaya, Danta, Dinnadayin, Parabhojana, Dinnadana, Dinnaka, Bahuka, Vankappavai, Ratthapinda, Patani, Kanavira, Adina, Pibana.

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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)

Verse 356-359 - The Greater and the Lesser Gift < [Chapter 24 - Taṇhā Vagga (Craving)]

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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)

Part 5 - Biographies of Ankura Deva and Indaka Deva < [Chapter 24 - The Buddha’s Sixth Vassa at Mount Makula]

(1) First Pāramī: The Perfection of Generosity (dāna-pāramī) < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]

(8) Eighth Pāramī: The Perfection of Resolution (adhiṭṭhāna-pāramī) < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]

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Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)

Commentary on Biography of Sūcidāyaka thera < [Chapter 8 - Nagasamālavagga (section on Nagasamāla)]

Commentary on Biography of the thera Vidhūpanadāyaka < [Chapter 6 - Bījanivagga (section on Bījani)]

Commentary on the Biography of Nanda thera < [Chapter 2 - Sīhāsaniyavagga (lion-throne section)]

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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)

Part 6.1b - Anyayoni (1): Pratibimbakalpa < [Chapter 5 - Analyasis and Interpretations of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā]

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Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)

Monks’ Expiation (Pācittiya) 18

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Kalpa-sutra (Lives of the Jinas) (by Hermann Jacobi)

List of the Sthaviras

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