Luddha, Luddha: 5 definitions
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Luddha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Pali-English dictionary
luddha : (pp. of lubbhati) was greedy; covetous.
Luddha, (pp. of lubbhati) greedy, covetous A. III, 433 (with pharusa-vāca & samphappalāpin); It. 84; Miln. 92 (duṭṭha, mūḷha, l.); J. I, 124. (Page 585)
luddha (လုဒ္ဓ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[ubha+ta．lubbhatīti luddo．nirutti．75va．luddha-saṃ．luddha-prā,addhamāgadhī．]
[လုဘ+တ။ လုဗ္ဘတီတိ လုဒ္ဒေါ။ နိရုတ္တိ။ ၇၅ဝ။ လုဒ္ဓ-သံ။ လုဒ္ဓ-ပြာ၊ အဒ္ဓမာဂဓီ။]
[Pali to Burmese]
luddha—
(Burmese text): (၁) လိုချင်-နှစ်သက်-တပ်မက်မော-သော၊ သူ။ (၂) မုဆိုး။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Desirable - Preferred - Appealing - Person. (2) Monkey.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Luddha (लुद्ध) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Lubdha.
2) Luddha (लुद्ध) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Lodhra.
3) Luddha (लुद्ध) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Lodhra.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Ubha, Luo, Da, Ta.
Starts with (+0): Luddhacitta, Luddhadhatuka, Luddhapuggala, Luddhase, Luddhatara.
Full-text (+0): Aluddha, Itthiluddha, Labhaluddha, Aluddhasaya, Bhogaluddha, Dhanaluddha, Paccayaluddha, Issariyaluddha, Lodhra, Ubhayatonga, Ubhayatotiratra, Lubdha, Luddhase, Muddhadhatuka, Lubbhati.
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Digha Nikaya (Long Discourses) (by Bhikkhu Sujato)
6.5. Informing the Six Aristocrats < [Discourse 19: The Great Steward]
1. The First Recitation Section < [Discourse 32: The Āṭānāṭiya Protection]
Majjhima Nikaya (Middle Discourses)
Discourse 95: With Caṅkī < [Brāhmaṇa-vagga: The Chapter on Brahmins]
Discourse 82: With Raṭṭhapāla < [Rāja-vagga: The Chapter on Kings]