Pothujjanika: 2 definitions
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Pothujjanika 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 Dictionarypothujjanika : (adj.) belonging to an ordinary man.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPothujjanika, (adj.) (fr. puthujjana) belonging to ordinary man, common, ordinary, in 2 combns viz. (1) phrase hīna gamma p. anariya Vin. I, 10; S. IV, 330; A. V, 216; (2) with ref. to iddhi Vin. II, 183; J. I, 360; Vism. 97. ‹-› Cp. Vin. Texts III, 230. The BSk. forms are either pārthag-janika Lal. Vist 540, or prāthug-janika MVastu III, 331. (Page 475)
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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Full-text: Gamma, Parthagjanaka, Parthagjanika.
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