Pāli Dictionary

paṇṇatti

paprefixñāroot

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

ñā5to know

Synonyms

saññā, saṅkhā, samaññā, adhivutti

doctrine

  • a designation, concept, or description; what is conventionally called (something)

  • DN 28

    etadānuttariyaṃ, bhante, āyatanapaṇṇattīsu. taṃ bhagavā asesam'abhijānāti, taṃ bhagavato asesam'abhijānato uttari abhiññeyyaṃ n'atthi, yadabhijānaṃ añño samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā bhagavatā bhiyyo'bhiññataro assa yadidaṃ āyatanapaṇṇattīsu.

monastic

  • a prescribed rule, regulation, or ordinance (esp. a monastic precept)

paññatti

approximate

paprefixñārootāpestemtisuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

ñā5to know

Synonyms

saññā, saṅkhā, anusāsanī, samaññā, saññatti, anusiṭṭhi, adhivutti

doctrine

  • designation; name; concept; conventional notion (as opposed to ultimate reality)

  • DN 15

    nāmakāyassa paññatti hoti

  • MN 18

    phassapaññattiyā sati vedanāpaññattiṃ paññāpessatī'ti ṭhānam'etaṃ vijjati

general

  • making known; declaring; exposition; instruction

  • AN 5.73

    bhikkhu paññattibahulo, no dhammavihārī

monastic

  • (vinaya) laying down of a rule; regulation; prescription

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