ādāna

See also: adana, Adana, adana-, adaną, and Адана

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀆𑀤𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
  • आदान (Devanagari script)
  • আদান (Bengali script)
  • ආදාන (Sinhalese script)
  • အာဒါန or ဢႃၻႃၼ (Burmese script)
  • อาทาน or อาทานะ (Thai script)
  • ᩋᩣᨴᩤᨶ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອາທານ or ອາທານະ (Lao script)
  • អាទាន (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄂𑄘𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

ā- +‎ dāna (“giving”) as ādadāti (“to take”) is ā- +‎ dadāti (“to give”); alternatively, just ādā +‎ -ana.

Noun

ādāna n

  1. taking
    • c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:
      Adinnādānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi
      I observe the precept of abstaining from taking that which is not given.

Declension

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References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “ādāna”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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