Pāli Dictionary

ramma

ramrootyasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

ram1delight; please

Synonyms

ramaṇīya, mañju

general

  • charming; lovely; delightful; enjoyable

  • Thag 19.1

    migo yathā seri sucittakānane, rammaṃ giriṃ pāvus'ābbhamāliniṃ, anākule tattha nage ramissaṃ, asaṃsayaṃ citta parābhavissasi.

  • Ja 488

    so bajjhataṃ pāsasatehi chabbhi, rammā vanā niyyatu rājadhāniṃ, tuttehi so haññatu pācanehi, bhisāni te brāhmaṇa yo ahāsi.

Encyclopedia

6 entries

Ramma
Person

  • A chief lay patron of Sobhita Buddha.

Ramma2
Person

  • The son of Paduma Buddha in his final lay life, who ordained and became an Arahant, his teaching leading eight hundred million beings to realise the Truth.

Ramma3
Person

  • A chief lay patron of Vessabhū Buddha.

Ramma4
Other

  • An ancient name for Bārāṇasī used at the time recounted in the Yuvañjaya Jātaka.

Ramma5
Place

  • The city where Dīpankara Buddha was born and where he later met the ascetic Sumedha and declared him a future Buddha.

Ramma6
Place

  • A nine-storeyed palace occupied by Gotama Buddha during his final life as a layman.

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