Pāli Dictionary

vedalla

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

dal8split; tear apart

doctrine

  • questions-and-answers exposition; catechism; one of the nine genre-divisions (aṅgas) of the canon

  • AN 4.62

    suttaṃ geyyaṃ veyyākaraṇaṃ gāthā udānaṃ itivuttakaṃ jātakaṃ abbhutadhammaṃ vedallaṃ

  • MN 22

    idha, bhikkhave, ekacce moghapurisā dhammaṃ pariyāpuṇanti, suttaṃ, geyyaṃ, veyyākaraṇaṃ, gāthaṃ, udānaṃ, itivuttakaṃ, jātakaṃ, abbhutadhammaṃ, vedallaṃ.

Encyclopedia

Vedalla
Other

  • The last of the nine divisions of the Tipiṭaka classified by subject matter, comprising suttas such as the Cūḷavedalla and Mahāvedalla that were taught in response to questions asked with both understanding and delight.

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