Mariyada, Mariyādā: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

mariyādā : (f.) boundary; limit.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Mariyādā, (f.) (cp. Vedic maryādā; perhaps related to Lat. mare sea; s. Walde, Lat. Wtb. under mare) 1. boundary, limit, shore, embankment Vin. III, 50; A. III, 227 (brāhmaṇānaṃ); D. III, 92=Vism. 419; J. V, 325; VI, 536 (tīra°); Mhvs. 34, 70; 36, 59 (vāpi°); Miln. 416.—2. strictly defined relation, rule, control J. II, 215; Vism. 15.—adj. keeping to the lines (or boundaries), observing strict rules A. III, 227 (quoted SnA 318, 325). °bandha keeping in control Vin. I, 287.—Cp. vimariyādi. (Page 524)

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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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