Lena, Leṇa: 3 definitions
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Lena means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryleṇa : (nt.) safety; a cave; a rock cell.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryLeṇa, (& lena) (nt.) (*Sk. layana, fr. lī in meaning “to hide, ” cp. Prk. leṇa) 1. a cave (in a rock), a mountain cave, used by ascetics (or bhikkhus) as a hermitage or place of shelter, a rock cell. Often enumerated with kuṭi & guhā, e.g. Vin. IV, 48; Miln. 151; Vbh. 251 (n.). At Vin. II, 146 it is given as collective name for 5 kinds of hermitages, viz. vihāra, aḍḍhayoga, pāsāda, hammiya, guhā. The explanation of leṇa at VbhA. 366 runs as follows: “pabbataṃ khaṇitvā vā pabbhārassa appahonakaṭṭhāne kuḍḍaṃ uṭṭhāpetvā vā katasenāsanaṃ, ” i.e. opportunity for sitting & lying made by digging (a cave) in a mountain or by erecting a wall where the cave is insufficient (so as to make the rest of it habitable). Cp. Vin. I, 206=III, 248 (pabbhāraṃ sodhāpeti leṇaṃ kattukāmo) Mhvs 16, 12; 28, 31 sq. (n); Miln. 200 (mahā°).—2. refuge, shelter, (fig.) salvation (sometimes in sense of nibbāna). In this meaning often combined with tāṇa & saraṇa, e.g. at D. I, 95; S. IV, 315 (maṃ-leṇa refuge with me; +maṃtāṇa); IV, 372 (=nibbāna); A. I, 155 sq. (n); J. II, 253; DA. I, 232. Cp. Vin. III, 155. leṇ’atthaṃ for refuge Vin. II, 164 (n); J. I, 94.—aleṇa without a refuge Ps. I, 127; II, 238; Pv. II, 25 (=asaraṇa PvA. 80).
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.
Sanskrit-English dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryLena (लेन).—nt., also m. (= Pali lena, leṇa, often with tāṇa, saraṇa; Sanskrit layana), refuge, esp. with synonyms such as trāṇa, śaraṇa; may be m., as epithet of a Buddha: alene lenasaṃjñino Mv i.7.7 (prose), thinking a refuge that which is not; lenaś ca Mv i.186.8; lenaṃ (n. sg.) ca i.242.1; mss. leṇo (v.l. layaṇo) i.257.4 (prose), with trāṇo śaraṇo (Buddha); lenaṃ (n. sg.) ii.328.11 (verse, of Buddha); alena, no refuge, Mv i.7.7 (above); Bhvr., refugeless, alenā atrāṇā aśaraṇā Mv iii.353.18 (prose); sattva alena atrāṇyāḥ (v.l. °ṇāḥ), śaraṇavihīnā…Suv 53.1 (verse).
Lena can also be spelled as Leṇa (लेण).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Lena Vihara, Lenadena, Lenadvara, Lenagavesin, Lenaguha, Lenapabbhara, Vijjadhara Guha.
Ends with: Alena, Alokalena, Amaruppala Lena, Atubadalena, Culanagalena, Denalena, Devarakkhitalena, Jambukola Lena, Kalena, Kallakalena, Kassakalena, Maharabbhaka Lena, Nagalena, Nisinnapatimalena, Rajata-rajatalena, Rajatamayalena, Sitalaggamalena, Sukarakhatalena.
Full-text (+9): Alena, Amaruppala, Lenapabbhara, Lenagavesin, Lenaguha, Shaktishula, Kurandaka, Lenadvara, Trirashmi, Layana, Ajakarani, Nikhila, Akhila, Gulugula, Kashikoshala, Kapura, Pakvataila, Nasika, Tana, Peyala.
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The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 878 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
The Life of Sariputta (by Nyanaponika Thera)
Buddhism and the Age of Science (by U Chan Htoon)