Pāli Dictionary

puppha1

pupphrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

pupph1開花；綻放

Synonyms

paduma

general

  • 花；花朵

  • flower; blossom

  • Dhp 44

    ko imaṃ pathaviṃ vicessati, yamalokañ'ca imaṃ sadevakaṃ, ko dhammapadaṃ sudesitaṃ, kusalo puppham'iva pacessati.

  • Snp 1.1

    yo n'ājjhagamā bhavesu sāraṃ, vicinaṃ puppham'iva udumbaresu, so bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṃ, urago jiṇṇam'iva tacaṃ purāṇaṃ.

puppha2

pupphrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • 月經（以「花」婉稱）

  • the menstrual flow (euphemistic use of ‘flower’)

pupphati

pupphastemtisuffix

via inflected form puppha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

pupph1開花；綻放

Synonyms

vikasati

general

  • 開花；綻放

  • flowers; blossoms; blooms; comes into flower

  • AN 3.39

    mama sudaṃ, bhikkhave, pitu nivesane pokkharaṇiyo kāritā honti. ekattha sudaṃ, bhikkhave, uppalaṃ pupphati, ekattha padumaṃ, ekattha puṇḍarīkaṃ, yāva'd'eva mam'atthāya.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Puppha
Person

  • 一位精通律藏的傑出導師。

  • An eminent teacher of the Vinaya.

Puppha2
Person

  • 劫賓那王（Mahā-Kappina）的五匹馬之一，被用來傳遞消息。

  • One of the five horses of King Mahā-Kappina, used by him to send messages.

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