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Zom · Post by **Zom** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:34 pm

There is a monk's name - Pannavuddho.
What is the meaning?

How to write it correctly - with double "dd" or with one "d" only?

Thanks for help in advance -)

Post by **DNS** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:55 pm

The first part is most likely: Paññā (wisdom), but not sure what the second part is.

vaddha = growth or increase, as in increase in paññā (but that is a different spelling)

acinteyyo · Post by **acinteyyo** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:37 pm

Hi,
I agree with David on the first part. It could be "paññā" (wisdom) as well as "pañña" (wise or endowed with knowledge). The second part could be a form of "vuḍḍha".

vuḍḍha = old (fig. venerable)

Since the second part "vuḍḍho" seems to be the adjective I think the first part may be a noun, thus "Paññāvuḍḍho" could be translated as "vernerable wisdom" or something like that.
However my Pali is not good... just my 2 cents

best wishes, acinteyyo

Bhikkhu Pesala · Post by **Bhikkhu Pesala** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:51 am

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acinteyyo · Post by **acinteyyo** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:52 am

so rather somithing towards "increasing wisdom"...

Post by **DNS** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:05 pm

Excellent, so it looks like I got it right on this one.

Thanks Bhante and for the links too.

Zom · Post by **Zom** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:58 pm

Thanks for information,

But I was also told there is a variant that "vuddho" is in reality "vudho" (one "d") from a word "avudho".

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