Luddaka: 2 definitions
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Luddaka means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryluddaka : (m.) a hunter.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryLuddaka, =ludda 2, i.e. hunter Vin. I, 220; J. IV, 416; Pv III, 72 (miga°; explained as “dāruṇa” PvA. 206); Miln. 222; VbhA. 266 (miga°, in simile); PvA. 34, 168. Cp. Fick, Sociale Gliederung 143, 207. Note. The expression sunakha-luddako at DhsA. 273 is not quite clear (“doghunter”?). It applies to a female & Maung Tin (Expositor II. 361) reads “luddhikā” (sic), with translation “dog-mistress, ” remarking that Pyī reads luddako “hunter-dog” (?). (Page 585)
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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Ends with: Migaluddaka, Yatthiluddaka.
Full-text: Migaluddaka, Yatthiluddaka, Vattaka, Ludda.
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