Pamukha: 2 definitions
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Pamukha 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 Dictionarypamukha : (adj.) forest; chief; prominent. (nt.) the front; a house-front.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Pamukha, 2 (nt.) (identical with pamukha1, lit. “in front of the face, ” i.e. frontside, front) 1. eyebrow (?) only in phrase alāra° with thick eyebrows or lashes J. VI, 503 (but explained by C. as “visāl’akkhigaṇḍa); PvA. 189 (for aḷāra-pamha Pv III, 35). Perhaps we should read pakhuma instead. (Page 417)
2) Pamukha, 1 (adj.) (pa+mukha, cp. late Sk. pramukha) lit. “in front of the face, ” fore-part, first, foremost, chief, prominent S. I, 234, 235; Sn. 791 (v. l. BB and Nd1 92 for pamuñca); J. V, 5, 169. Loc. pamukhe as adv. or prep. “before” S. I, 227 (asurindassa p.; v. l. sammukhe); Vism. 120. As —° having as chief, headed by, with NN at the head D. II, 97; S. I, 79 (Pasenadi° rājāno); PvA. 74 (setacchatta° rājakakudhabhaṇḍa); frequent in phrase Buddha° bhikkhusaṅgha, e.g. Vin. I, 213; Sn. p. 111; PvA. 19, 20. Cp. pāmokkha. (Page 417)
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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Vinaya (2): The Mahavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Mahavagga, Khandaka 2, Chapter 9 < [Khandaka 2 - The Uposatha Ceremony, and the Patimokkha]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
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First recitation section < [16. Lodgings (Sayanāsana)]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
The Eighteen Faults of a Monastery < [Chapter IV - The Earth Kasiṇa (Pathavī-kasiṇa-niddesa)]
Extension of the Sign < [Chapter IV - The Earth Kasiṇa (Pathavī-kasiṇa-niddesa)]
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Glories of India (Culture and Civilization) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
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Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)