Pāli Dictionary

yañña

yajrootnasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

yaj1honour; sacrifice

Synonyms


doctrine

  • brahmanic sacrifice; vedic ritual of sacrifice (often involving animal slaughter, frequently criticized or redefined in Buddhist texts)

ethics

  • alms-giving; charity; offering to the Sangha or a bhikkhu (the Buddhist redefinition of sacrifice as worthy giving, deyyadhamma)

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

yoanna
  1. yo

    whoever; whatever; whichever; any person; he who

  2. anna

    food; especially boiled rice

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