vajirapāṇi
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See also: Vajrapāṇi
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Etymology
From Sanskrit वज्रपाणि (vajrapāṇi), a compound of वज्र (vajra, “a kind of crossed mace; a thunderbolt”) + पाणि (pāṇi, “hand”, noun).
Noun
vajirapāṇi
- having a diamond mace in his hand
- Taṃ kho pana vajirapāṇiṃ yakkhaṃ bhagavā ceva passati ambaṭṭho ca māṇavo.
- And the Blessed One perceived the spirit bearing the thunderbolt, and so did Ambaṭṭha the Brahman.
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References
- Concise Pali-English Dictionary by A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera