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avadana

avadana noun: a form of Buddhist literature correlating the virtuous deeds of past lives with events taking place in subsequent lives.

Noun

avadana (plural avadanas)

  1. A form of Buddhist literature correlating the virtuous deeds of past lives with events taking place in subsequent lives.

Forms of avadana

pluralavadanas

Questions about avadana

What does avadana mean?
Avadana means a form of Buddhist literature correlating the virtuous deeds of past lives with events taking place in subsequent lives.
What part of speech is avadana?
Avadana is a noun.
What is the plural of avadana?
The plural of avadana is avadanas.

Words near avadana in the dictionary

  1. Avada Kedavra
  2. Avada Kedavra'd
  3. Avada Kedavra-ing
  4. Avada Kedavraed
  5. Avada Kedavras
  6. avadana
  7. avadanas
  8. avadavat
  9. avadavats
  10. avadhuta
  11. avadhutas

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