Padumin: 1 definition
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Padumin 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: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPadumin, (adj. -n.) (cp. Sk. padmin, spotted elephant) having a lotus, belonging to a lotus, lotus-like; N. of (the spotted) elephant Sn. 53 (explained at SnA 103 as “padumasadisa-gattatāya vā Padumakule uppannatāya vā padumī, ” cp. Nd2 p. 164).—f. paduminī (cp. Sk. padminī lotus plant) 1. a lotus pond of pool of lotuses D. I, 75; II, 38; M. III, 93; S. I, 138; A. III, 26.—2. the lotus plant Nelumbium speciosum J. I, 128 (°paṇṇa); IV, 419 (°patta); SnA 369; KhA 67 (°patta); PvA. 189. (Page 410)
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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Starts with: Padumini, Paduminipatta, Patumini.
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