feminine a game (recognising syllables written in the air or on one’s back). DN.i.7; Vin.ii.10; Vin.iii.180. So explained at DN-a.i.86. It may be translated “letter game”; but all Indian letters of that date were syllables.
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akkharikaṁ
Akkharikā
feminine a game (recognising syllables written in the air or on one’s back). DN.i.7 ; Vin.ii.10 ; Vin.iii.180 . So explained at DN-a.i.86 . It may be translated “letter game”; but all Indian letters of that date were syllables.
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- Digha Nikaya 2 · 0.14/10k
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- akkharikaṁ Digha Nikaya 1 (dn1:1.14.2)
- akkharikaṁ Digha Nikaya 2 (dn2:49.2)
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