Vanijja, Vāṇijja, Vāṇijjā, Vaṇijjā: 3 definitions
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Vanijja means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvāṇijja : (nt.) trade. || vaṇijjā (f.), trade; trading.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVāṇijjā, (f.) (fr. vāṇija, cp. vaṇijjā) trade, trading Vin. IV, 6 (as one of the exalted professions); PvA. 111, 201, 273, 277. (Page 607)
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Vaṇijjā, (f.) (Vedic vaṇijyā, fr. vaṇij° (vaṇik) merchant, cp. vāṇija & vaṇibbaka) trade, trading M. II, 198; Sn. 404 (payojaye dhammikaṃ so vaṇijjaṃ); A. II, 81 sq.; Pv. I, 56 (no trade among the Petas); J. I, 169; PvA. 47 (tela°); Sdhp. 332, 390.—Five trades must not be carried on by lay followers of the Buddha, viz. sattha° trade in swords, satta° in living beings, maṃsa° in meat, majja° in intoxicants, visa° in poisons A. III, 208, quoted at DA. I, 235 and SnA 379. (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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Vaṇijja (वणिज्ज) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vāṇijya.
Vaṇijja has the following synonyms: Vaṇija.
2) Vāṇijja (वाणिज्ज) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vāṇijya.
3) Vāṇijjā (वाणिज्जा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vaṇijyā.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vanijja Sutta, Vanijjagama Vihara, Vanijjaraka.
Ends with: Divanijja, Duppannavanijja, Javanijja, Pannavanijja, Sattavanijja, Satthavanijja, Tavanijja, Tavanijja, Telavanijja, Uddivanijja, Visavanijja.
Full-text: Vanijya, Vanija, Vanijja Sutta, Telavanijja, Sattavanijja, Satthavanijja, Visavanijja, Kashi, Tadisa, Kamma.
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