vinaya

See also: Vinay

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Pali vinaya.

Noun

vinaya (uncountable)

  1. (Buddhism) The rules that regulate Buddhist monastic life.

Translations

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀯𑀺𑀦𑀬 (Brahmi script)
  • विनय (Devanagari script)
  • ৰিনয (Bengali script)
  • විනය (Sinhalese script)
  • ဝိနယ or ဝိၼယ (Burmese script)
  • วินย or วินะยะ (Thai script)
  • ᩅᩥᨶᨿ (Tai Tham script)
  • ວິນຍ or ວິນະຍະ or ວິນະຢະ (Lao script)
  • វិនយ (Khmer script)
  • 𑅇𑄨𑄚𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

vi- +‎ nī (root) +‎ -a

Noun

vinaya m

  1. removal
  2. (logic) rule, terminology
  3. norm of conduct
  4. the code of monastic discipline

Declension
Declension table of "vinaya" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)vinayovinayā
Accusative (second)vinayaṃvinaye
Instrumental (third)vinayenavinayehi or vinayebhi
Dative (fourth)vinayassa or vinayāya or vinayatthaṃvinayānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)vinayasmā or vinayamhā or vinayāvinayehi or vinayebhi
Genitive (sixth)vinayassavinayānaṃ
Locative (seventh)vinayasmiṃ or vinayamhi or vinayevinayesu
Vocative (calling)vinayavinayā

References
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vinaya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
  • Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 575.
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