Vaṇibbaka, Vanibbaka: 2 definitions
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvaṇibbaka : (m.) a pauper.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVaṇibbaka, (vaṇibba+ka. The form *vaṇibba, according to Geiger, P. Gr. § 461, distorted fr. vaṇiya, thus “travelling merchant, wayfarer. ” Spelling wavers between vaṇibb° & vanibb°. The BSk. form is vanīpaka, e.g. at AvŚ I. 248; II, 37; Divy 83; occurring also as vaṇīyaka at Divy 83) a wayfarer, beggar, pauper Sn. 100 (ṇ); J. IV, 403, 406 (n); V, 172 (=bhojaputta C.; n); VI, 232 (n); DA. I, 298 (ṇ); PvA. 78 (n), 112 (n); VvA. 5 (n). Often combined with similar terms in phrase kapaṇ’addhika (iddhika) vaṇibbaka-yācakā indigents, tramps, wayfarers & beggars, e.g. D. I, 137 (ṇ); Miln. 204 (ṇ); DhA. I, 105 (ṇ). Other spurious forms are vaṇidīpaka PvA. 120; vanīpaka Cp. I. 49. (Page 596)
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: Vanin, Kapanaddhika, Dipaka, Yacaka, Ubbilavita, Vanijja.
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