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Bhaddakaṁ

Bhaddaka

good, of good quality (opp. pāpaka) AN.iv.169 a . honoured of high repute Ja.iii.269 a (= sambhāvita C.). (m nt.) a good thing, lucky or auspicious possession, a valuable. applied to the 8 requisites (parikkhārā) of a Samaṇa at Ja.v.254 b ■ On upari-bhaddaka (Name of a tree Ja.vi.269 ; C. = bhagini-

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What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

  1. good, of good quality (opp. pāpaka) AN.iv.169a.
  2. honoured of high repute Ja.iii.269a (= sambhāvita C.).
  3. (m nt.) a good thing, lucky or auspicious possession, a valuable. applied to the 8 requisites (parikkhārā) of a Samaṇa at Ja.v.254b
    On upari-bhaddaka (Name of a tree Ja.vi.269; C. = bhagini-mālā) see upari
    At AN.iv.255 bhaddaka is given as one of the eight ingredients of the sun & moon; it may be gold (? cp. Kirfel, Kosmographie 190), or simply a term for a very valuable quality.

fr. bhadda

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Pali text and translations from SuttaCentral (Bilara), dedicated to the public domain (CC0). PTS Pali–English Dictionary entries, public domain.