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Pratimoksa

Pratimoksa proper noun: a list of rules governing the behavior of Buddhist monastics.

Proper noun

the Pratimoksa

  1. A list of rules governing the behavior of Buddhist monastics.

Forms of Pratimoksa

alternative formPratimoksha

Questions about Pratimoksa

What does Pratimoksa mean?
Pratimoksa means a list of rules governing the behavior of Buddhist monastics.
What part of speech is Pratimoksa?
Pratimoksa is a proper noun.

Words near Pratimoksa in the dictionary

  1. praties
  2. Pratigya
  3. Pratik
  4. Pratiksha
  5. Pratima
  6. Pratimoksa
  7. Pratimoksha
  8. pratincole
  9. pratincoles
  10. pratincoline
  11. pratincolous

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