Gavuta, Gāvuta: 4 definitions
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gāvuta : (nt.) a league; a measure little less than two miles.
Gāvuta, (nt.) (cp. Vedic gavyūti pasture land, district) a linear measure, a quarter of a yojana=80 usabhas, a little less than two miles, a league J.I, 57, 59; II, 209; Vism.118; DhA.I, 396. (Page 250)
gāvuta (ဂါဝုတ) [(na) (န)]—
[go+yuja+ta．gavaṃç gavehi vāyutaṃ gāvutaṃ,yuja samādhimhi,gonadantarehi gahitappamāṇasamādhānantyattho.,ṭī.196.]
[ဂေါ+ယုဇ+တ။ ဂဝံ,ဂဝေဟိ ဝါယုတံ ဂါဝုတံ၊ ယုဇ သမာဓိမှိ၊ ဂေါနဒန္တရေဟိ ဂဟိတပ္ပမာဏသမာဓာနန္တျတ္ထော။ဓာန်၊ဋီ။၁၉၆။]
[Pali to Burmese]
gāvuta—
(Burmese text): ဂါဝုတ်၊ တဂါဝုတ်။
(Auto-Translation): Gawoot, Tagawoot.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Yuja, Go, Luo, Da, Ta.
Starts with: Gavutagavutantara, Gavutagavutatthana, Gavutamattabbhantara, Gavutamattaka, Gavutamattatthana, Gavutantara, Gavutappamana, Gavutattaya, Gavutika.
Full-text (+32): Gavutika, Addhagavuta, Tigavuta, Catugavuta, Gavutappamana, Atirekagavuta, Gavutattaya, Gavutantara, Diyaddhagavuta, Gavutamattaka, Dvigavuta, Kusinara, Ambilahara Vihara, Tiyaggala, Coranaga, Suluvadenige, Atubadalena, Corabhaya, Isipatana, Kusinaravihara.
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Search found 8 books and stories containing Gavuta, Gāvuta, Go-yuja-ta; (plurals include: Gavutas, Gāvutas, tas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
The Four Avijahitaṭṭhāna (Four Sacred Places) < [Chapter 25 - The Buddha’s Seventh Vassa]
Chapter 8 - Eighteen Abhabbaṭṭhānas < [Volume 1.2]
Part 3 - Story of the Wealthy Man Anāthapiṇḍika < [Chapter 20 - The Six Princes achieved different Attainments]
History of Science in South Asia
Geometrical Knowledge in Early Sri Lanka < [Vol. 10 (2022)]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Establishing Many Monasteries < [Part 3 - Discourse on proximate preface (santike-nidāna)]
Birth of Prince Siddhartha, the Future Gotama Buddha < [Part 2 - Discourse on the non-remote preface (avidūre-nidāna)]
Opulence; Encounter with Sorrows; Birth of Son Rahula < [Part 2 - Discourse on the non-remote preface (avidūre-nidāna)]
Catusacca Dipani (by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw)
How Beings Have To Wander In The Round Of Rebirths < [Part I - The Manual Of The Four Noble Truths]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
Allowance for a “not separated” boundary < [2. Observance (Uposatha)]
Vinaya (2): The Mahavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Mahavagga, Khandaka 2, Chapter 12 < [Khandaka 2 - The Uposatha Ceremony, and the Patimokkha]