Goṇaka, Gonaka: 2 definitions
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarygoṇaka : (m.) a woollen carpet with long fleece.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Goṇaka, 2 (Sk. BSk. goṇika, cp. Pischel, Beitr. III, 236; also spelled gonaka) a woollen cover with long fleece (DA.I, 86: dīghalomako mahākojavo; caturaṅgulādhikāni kira tassa lomāni) D.I, 7≈; S.III, 144; J.V, 506; Pv.II, 128; Th.2, 378 (+tūlika); ThA.253 (=dīgha-lomakāḷakojava). —°atthata spread w. a goṇaka-cover A.I, 137= III, 50=IV.394; cp. IV.94, 231 (always of a pallaṅka), See also goṇa2. (Page 255)
2) Goṇaka, 1 (goṇa1) a kind of ox, a wild bull J.VI, 538 (arañña°). (Page 255)
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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Full-text: Gonika, Honaka, Culagallaka-vihara, Hona, Kojava, Gonakanadi, Culagallaka, Culagalla.
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