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apadāne

apadāna

nt acc pl of apadāna (noun); nt loc sg of apadāna (noun)

1. glory; greatness; achievement; stuff of legend
2. legend; life story; hagiography
3. scraps; pieces; offcuts; lit. cut off
4. conduct; behaviour; lit. part; portion
5. characteristic; manifestation (of)
6. cutting; trimming; lit. cutting away
7. Book 10 and 11 of the Khuddakanikāya; Therāpadāna and Therīapadāna; lit. legend

Etymology. apa + √dā + ana; from √dā 'be pure, be clean'; Sanskrit avadāna [dai]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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