Padakaya, aka: Pada-kaya, Padakāya; 3 Definition(s)

Introduction

Padakaya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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

General definition (in Buddhism)

Padakāya (पदकाय) refers to “a group of sentences” and represents one of the thirteen “conditions” (saṃskāra) that are “unassociated with mind” (citta-viprayukta) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 30). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (eg., nāmakāya). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

paḍakaya (पडकय).—f C The practice among husbandmen of one lending his people or cattle to a neighbor on his occasion of need, receiving on his own occasions the assistance of the people or cattle of the other.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

paḍakaya (पडकय).—f The practice among husband- men of one lending his people or cattle to a neighbour on his occasion of need, receiving on his own occa- sions the assistance of the people or cattle of the other.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Relevant definitions

Partial matches: Pada, Kaya.

Full-text: Samskara.

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