Ganthika, Gaṇṭhikā: 2 definitions
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarygaṇṭhikā : (f.) a knot; a tie; a wooden block.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryGanthika, (adj.) (fr. gantha 2) hard-studying DhA.I, 156 (bhikkhu; cp. gantha-dhura). (Page 244)
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Gaṇṭhikā, (f.) (frequent spelled gaṇḍikā, q. v.)=gaṇṭhi, viz. 1. a knot, a tie DA.I, 199 (catu-pañca-gaṇṭhik’āhata patta a bowl with 4 or 5 knots, similarly āṇi-gaṇṭhik’‹-› āhata ayopatta Vism.108; but see āṇi); DhA.I, 335 (°jāta=gaṇṭhijāta knotty part), 394.—2. a block (or is it knot?) Vin.II, 136 (?+pāsaka; cp. Vin. Texts III, 144); V, 140. Esp. in phrase gaṇṭhikaṃ paṭimuñcitvā Vin.I, 46= II.213, 215, translated at Vin. Texts III, 286 “fasten the block on (to the robe)” but at I.155 “tie the knots.” Also in dhamma-gaṇṭhikā a block for execution J.I, 150 (v. l. gaṇḍikā).—3. N. of a plant PvA.127.—ucchugaṇṭhikā sugar cane: see ucchu.
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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Starts with: Ganthikakasava.
Ends with: Ucchuganthika.
Full-text: Gandika, Ganthikakasava, Ucchuganthika, Dhammagandika, Pavuta, Gandi, Phalamaya, Yanta.
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