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acelaṁ

Acela

adjective noun one who is not clothed, esp. t. t. for an anti-Buddhist naked ascetic DN.i.161 , DN.i.165 ; DN.iii.6 DN.iii.12 , DN.iii.17 sq.; SN.i.78 ; Ja.v.75 . a + cela

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  • Digha Nikaya 31 · 2.15/10k

What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

1. اceلَ

adjective noun one who is not clothed, esp. t. t. for an anti-Buddhist naked ascetic DN.i.161, DN.i.165; DN.iii.6 DN.iii.12, DN.iii.17 sq.; SN.i.78; Ja.v.75.

a + cela

2. Ācela

in kañcanācela-bhūsita “adorned with golden clothes” Pv.ii.12#7 stands for cela˚.

In the wild

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