Pāli Dictionary

kesadhātu

kesastemdhātustem

Part of speech

noun · feminine

doctrine

  • hair-relic (of the Buddha)

approximate

Compound structure

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kesādhātu
  1. kesākesa

    hair of the head; hair

  2. dhātu

    element; property (the four great elements; the six elements; the eighteen elements of experience)

Encyclopedia

Kesadhātu
Other

  • A high honorary rank conferred by Sinhalese kings, apparently originating in the office of caring for the Buddha’s Hair Relic brought to Sri Lanka under Moggallāna I.

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