Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

analyses: 6

kaṇhadīpaāyana
  1. kaṇha

    black; dark

  2. dīpa

    land; island; continent; peninsula

  3. āyana

    way; act of going; path

kaṇhadīpiayana
  1. kaṇha

    black; dark

  2. dīpi

    leopard; panther

  3. ayana

    path; way

kaṇhadīpoāyana
  1. kaṇha

    black; dark

  2. dīpodīpa

    a lamp; light; flame

  3. āyana

    way; act of going; path

kaṇhadīpoayana
  1. kaṇha

    black; dark

  2. dīpodīpa

    a lamp; light; flame

  3. ayana

    path; way

kaṇhadīpiāyana
  1. kaṇha

    black; dark

  2. dīpi

    leopard; panther

  3. āyana

    way; act of going; path

kaṇhādīpaayana
  1. kaṇhākaṇha

    black; dark

  2. dīpa

    land; island; continent; peninsula

  3. ayana

    path; way

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Kaṇhadīpāyana
Person

  • A powerful ascetic who helped capture the city of Dvāravatī by revealing its magical defense, and who was later killed by youths testing his clairvoyant powers.

Kaṇhadīpāyana2
Person

  • An ascetic identified with the Bodhisatta, whose story is told in the Jātaka bearing his name.

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