Vatapana, Vātapāna, Vata-pana: 4 definitions
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Vatapana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvātapāna : (nt.) a window.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVātapāna refers to: lattice, window Vin. I, 209; II, 148, 211; A. I, 101, 137; IV, 231; J. II, 325; V, 214; VI, 349 (read vātapān° for dvārapān°); KhA 54; DhA. I, 211, 370; VvA. 67; PvA. 4, 216, 279.
Note: vātapāna is a Pali compound consisting of the words vāta and pāna.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVātapāna (वातपान):—[=vāta-pāna] [from vāta > vā] n. ‘shelter from wind (?)’, a [particular] part of a garment, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Ends with: Salakavatapana, Sarvatapana, Sarvvatapana.
Full-text: Salakavatapana, Bhisika, Vivarati, Thaketi, Pana, Dvara, Mahant.
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Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 6, Chapter 2 < [Khandaka 6 - On Dwellings and Furniture]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 10, Chapter 10 < [Khandaka 10 - On the Duties of Bhikkhunis]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kanda III, adhyaya 1, brahmana 2 < [Third Kanda]
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
First recitation section < [16. Lodgings (Sayanāsana)]
On the duties to the preceptor < [1. Going forth (Pabbajjā)]
Second recitation section < [20. Nuns (Bhikkhunī)]