Medavanna, Medavaṇṇa, Meda-vanna: 2 definitions
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Medavanna 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 Dictionarymedavaṇṇa : (adj.) of the colour of fat.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMedavaṇṇa refers to: fatcoloured; in cpd. °pāsāna a stone of the (golden) colour of fat found in the Himālaya mountains Sn. 447 (=medapiṇḍa-sadisa SnA 393); Mhvs 1, 39; 30, 57 sq. , 96; 31, 121; see Geiger’s note Mhvs (P. T. S. ed.) p. 355, who puts it beyond doubt, that meda° is the correct reading for the v. l. megha° at all places. (Page 541)
Note: medavaṇṇa is a Pali compound consisting of the words meda and vaṇṇa.
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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Partial matches: Vanna, Medas.
Full-text: Medaka, Medatalumpa, Sarabhu.
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