Pāli Dictionary

paṇḍara1

paṇḍustemarasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

odātaka, paṇḍu

general

  • pale; white; yellowish-white

  • Thag 4.11

    yadā balākā sucipaṇḍaracchadā, kāḷassa meghassa bhayena tajjitā, palehiti ālayam'ālay'esinī, tadā nadī ajakaraṇī rame'ti maṃ.

doctrine

  • (comm.) bright, clear, pure — an epithet of the mind (citta, mano)

  • Snp 3.6

    dubhayāni viceyya paṇḍarāni, ajjhattaṃ bahiddhā ca suddhipañño, kaṇhaṃ sukkaṃ upātivatto, paṇḍito tādi pavuccate tathattā.

paṇḍara2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • name of a breed of elephants (of great strength)

paṇḍara3

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • name of a religious sect (white-clad ascetics, Pāṇḍaraṅga)

  • Thag 17.1

    suṇohi vacanaṃ mayhaṃ, isipaṇḍarasavhaya, sakkaccaṃ upadhārehi, ācikkhissāmy'anāgataṃ.

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Paṇḍara
Person

  • A Nāga king, whose story is told in the Paṇḍaranāgarāja Jātaka.

Paṇḍara2
Person

  • The name of the horse ridden by the Buddha Maṅgala when he left the household life.

Paṇḍara3
Other

  • A breed of elephants, each said to possess the strength of a thousand men.

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