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

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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