Milindapanha, Milindapañha, Milinda-panha: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Milindapanha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Records the conversation between Milinda and Nagasena.
It is believed that the book was compiled later than the time of the conversation and that many of the recorded conversations are spurious.
For a discussion see Question of King Milinda, vol.i.xxv f.
There is a Singhalese translation to it, which is called the Saddharmadasaya, written in the eighteenth century by a monk named Sumangala. P.L.C.274.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
milindapañha (မိလိန္ဒပဉှ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[milinda+pañha]
[မိလိန္ဒ+ပဉှ]
[Pali to Burmese]
milindapañha—
(Burmese text): မိလိန္ဒမင်း၏အမေးပြဿနာ၊ မိလိန္ဒပဉှာ။
(Auto-Translation): Milinda's Questions, Milinda's Answers.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Milinda, Panha.
Starts with: Milindapanhapatha.
Full-text (+29): Na xian bi qiu jing, Milindapanhapatha, Ekapuggala Sutta, Wu dao jia ben sheng, Milinda, Takkola, Angulimala Paritta, Kolapattana, Dhaja, Dhammantari, Dhammapada, Qi shu you shen, Vettavati, Nagasenabhikshusutra, Manibhaddavattika, Samyutta Nikaya, Kharanada, Petakopadesa, Paritta, Cina.
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