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vinaya

vinaya noun: the rules that regulate Buddhist monastic life.

Noun

vinaya (uncountable)

  1. The rules that regulate Buddhist monastic life.

vinaya meaning in Sanskrit, Thai, Vietnamese and Myanmar

vinaya in Sanskrit

Buddhist monastic rules
विनय vinaya

vinaya in Thai

Buddhist monastic rules
วินัย wí-nai

vinaya in Vietnamese

Buddhist monastic rules
Luật tạng

vinaya in Myanmar

Buddhist monastic rules
ဝိနည်း wi.nany:

Origin of vinaya

Transliteration of Pali vinaya.

Questions about vinaya

What does vinaya mean?
Vinaya means the rules that regulate Buddhist monastic life.
What is vinaya in Sanskrit?
Vinaya in Sanskrit is विनय (vinaya). See Vinaya meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is vinaya?
Vinaya is a noun.

Words near vinaya in the dictionary

  1. vinasses
  2. Vinata
  3. vinatico
  4. vinaxanthone
  5. Vinay
  6. vinaya
  7. Vinayak
  8. Vinayaka
  9. vinbarbital
  10. vinblastin
  11. vinblastine

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