Ganabhojana, Gaṇabhojana, Gana-bhojana: 6 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGaṇabhojana (गणभोजन).—mess, eating in common.
Derivable forms: gaṇabhojanam (गणभोजनम्).
Gaṇabhojana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gaṇa and bhojana (भोजन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryGaṇabhojana (गणभोजन).—nt. (= Pali id.), eating in a group; forbidden to monks except for special reasons which are stated in [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins]: Mahāvyutpatti 8458; [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins] 510.3.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGaṇabhojana (गणभोजन):—[=gaṇa-bhojana] [from gaṇa > gaṇ] n. eating in common, [Buddhist literature]
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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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryGaṇabhojana refers to: food prepared as a joint meal Vin.II, 196; IV, 71; V, 128, 135, 205;
Note: gaṇabhojana is a Pali compound consisting of the words gaṇa and bhojana.
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: Gana, Bhojana.
Ends with: Rakshoganabhojana.
Full-text: Rakshoganabhojana, Bhojana.
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