Paramparabhojana, Paraṃparabhojana: 2 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryParaṃparabhojana (परंपरभोजन).—nt. (= Pali id.), eating (alms-food, on the part of monks) in (chosen) sequence, by (chosen) turns: [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins] 508.11 (a sin, unless the monk is sick, or robes are to be given at one house; compare [Sacred Books of the East] 13.38 note 4).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryParamparabhojana (परम्परभोजन):—[=para-m-para-bhojana] [from param-para > para] n. eating continually, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Bhojana, Parampara.
Full-text: Bhojana.
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