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vinaya

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The rules that regulate Buddhist monastic life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

Transliteration of Pali vinaya.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ဝိနည်း (wi.nany:) — Buddhist monastic rules
  • Chinese Mandarin: 律藏 — Buddhist monastic rules
  • Japanese: 阿毘達磨 (Ritsuzō) — Buddhist monastic rules
  • Khmer: វិន័យ (pinɨy) — Buddhist monastic rules
  • Lao: ວິໄນ (wi nai) — Buddhist monastic rules
  • Mon: ဝိနဲ — Buddhist monastic rules
  • Pali: vinaya — Buddhist monastic rules
  • Russian: вина́я (vinája) — Buddhist monastic rules
  • Sanskrit: विनय (vinaya) — Buddhist monastic rules
  • Shan: ဝီႉၼႄး (wḭ̂i náae) — Buddhist monastic rules
  • Thai: วินัย (wí-nai) — Buddhist monastic rules
  • Tibetan: འདུལ་བའི་སྡེ་སྣོད་ ('dul ba'i sde snod) — Buddhist monastic rules
  • Tocharian B: winai — Buddhist monastic rules
  • Vietnamese: Luật tạng — Buddhist monastic rules