vāda

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Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

vāda m

  1. speech, talk
    • c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:
      Musāvādā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi
      I observe the precept of abstaining from speaking untruthfully.
  2. theory, doctrine
  3. dispute

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Burmese: ဝါဒ (wada.)
  • Khmer: វាទ (viət)
  • Thai: พาท (pâat)

References

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