veramaṇī

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From viramaṇa (abstinence).

Noun

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veramaṇī f

  1. abstinence
    • c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:
      Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
      I observe the precept of abstaining from the destruction of life.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Thai: เวรมณี (wee-rá-má-nii)

References

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