Lakkha, 2 Definition(s)
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In Buddhism
Pali
Lakkha, (nt.) (fr. lakṣ (see lakkhaṇa), or (after Grassmann) lag “to fix, ” i.e. to mark. Cp. Vedic lakṣa price at gambling (Zimmer, Altind. Leben 287)) 1. a mark Miln. 102.—2. a target Miln. 418; DhA. I, 52 (°yoggā target practice, i.e. shooting).—3. a stake at gambling J. VI, 271.—4. a high numeral, a lac or 100, 000 (but cp. PvA. 255, where lakkha of Pv IV. 338 is taken as a “period of time, ” equal to 100 koṭis); Dāvs. V, 66. (Page 578)
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionarylakkha : (nt.) a mark; a target; a stake at gambling; a mark in casting up accounts; a hundred thousand.
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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