Patacari, Patacāri, Pātacāri: 2 definitions

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Patacari means something in Buddhism, Pali, Tamil. 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)

Source: This is Myanmar: The Doctrine of Paticcasammupada

Patacari: a rich man's daughter.

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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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Patacari in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Patacāri (பதசாரி) [pata-cāri] noun < idem. +. (Nāṭya.) A kind of movement of steps; நாட்டியத்திற் காலடி யிடும் வகை. பதசாரி சாரிகொள்ள (விறலிவிடுதூது). [nattiyathir kaladi yidum vagai. pathasari sarigolla (viralividuthuthu).]

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Pātacāri (பாதசாரி) [pāta-cāri] noun < idem. + cārin.

1. Traveller on foot, pedestrian; காலால் நடப் போன். [kalal nadap pon.]

2. Foot-soldier; காலாள். [kalal.] (W.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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