Phra: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Phra 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.
Images (photo gallery)
(+104 more images available)
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Venerable. Used as a prefix to the name of a monk (bhikkhu).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).
Languages of India and abroad
Tibetan-English dictionary
phra (ཕྲ) (in Tibetan) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 小 [xiǎo]: “small”.
Tibetan language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+26): Phra athit, Phra in, Phra isuan, Phra lak, Phra laksami, Phra Loph, phra ma, phra men brgyad, Phra mongkut, Phra monkut, Phra narai, Phra phai, Phra phrom, Phra phrot, Phra ram, Phra satarut, Phra uma-thewi, Phra witsanukam, Phra witsawakam, phrad du zin.
Full-text (+101): Phra phrom, Phra in, bde ba 'phra bkod, bde ba phra bkod, Kashur-phras, bde ba phra bkod kyi lung, Paishunya, Khem phra, Khamin phra, Nhut phra, Nuut phra phuu, Waan phra aa thit, Phra Loph, Sukshma, Ji wei xi, shin tu phra ba mchog tu ches shin tu phra ba, cha phra ba, ches cha phra ba, Phra narai, Phra isuan.
Relevant text
Search found 39 books and stories containing Phra; (plurals include: Phras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 63 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 798 < [English-Urdu-Hindi (1 volume)]
Page 338 < [Hindi-Bengali-English Volume 3]
Candrakirti's Pancaskandhaprakarana. I. Tibetan text < [Volume 40 (1979)]
Textile Terminology in Khotanese: A Study of Dress and Equipment < [Volume 30 (1966)]
Essentials of Khün phonology and script < [Volume 24 (1959)]
Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes) (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Index of Second volume < [Volume 2 - Epics and Puranas]
1.12. Depiction of Sita in the Rama Story of Southeast Asia < [Volume 2 - Epics and Puranas]
1.11. Rama Story in Laos < [Volume 2 - Epics and Puranas]
Sanskrit Inscriptions of Thailand (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
The Bhikkhus Rules (by Bhikkhu Ariyesako)