puñña

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Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पुण्य (puṇya).

Noun

puñña n

  1. merit
    saddho dāyako dānapati anāvaṭadvāro samaṇabrāhmaṇakapaṇaddhikavaṇibbakayācakānaṃ opānabhūto puññāni karoti
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    (Kūṭadantasuttaṃ)

Declension

References

  • Concise Pali-English Dictionary by A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera