Vanatimira, Vana-timira: 1 definition
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Vanatimira 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: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVanatimira refers to: forest darkness; in metaphor °matt-akkhin at J. IV, 285=V. 284, which Kern (Toev. s. v.) changes into °patt-akkhin, i.e. with eyes like the leaves of the forest darkness. Kern compares Sk. vanajapattr’ākṣī Mbh I. 171, 43, and vanaja-locanā Avad. Kalp. 3, 137. The Cy. explanations are “vana-timira-puppha-samān’akkhī, ” and “giri-kaṇṇika-samāna-nettā”; thus taking it as name of the plant Clitoria ternatea.
Note: vanatimira is a Pali compound consisting of the words vana and timira.
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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Partial matches: Timira, Vana.
Full-text: Timira.
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