ᦀ ᦷᦉᧅᧈʔasook²nameAshoka the Great, king of India 268-232 B.C. [Note: Ashoka is remembered as an early convert to Buddhism, and one who promoted Buddhism by peaceful means.]ᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦀ ᦷᦉᧅᧈ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦑᦱᧃ ᦋᦱᧂᧉ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ ᦒᦱᧆ ᦗᧃ ᦷᦤᧂ.King Ashoka donated elephants to build a thousand monasteries.4.6.1Ruler4.9.7.5Buddhism
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ᦀᦳ ᦷᦔ ᦉ ᦏʔupoo¹satʰaʔ²nameUposatha day; Buddhist holy day. [Note: Buddhist holy days fall on each quarter of the moon, thus coming every seven or eight days.]8.4.1.8Special days4.9.7.5BuddhismSanskritupavasathaplace of dwelling
ᦀᦲᧃ1ʔin¹2000nameIndraᦎᦳᧃ1 2ᦗᦸᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦏᧁᧉ, ᦅᦾᧈ ᦃᦹᧃᧉ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦀᧇ ᦘᦍᦱ ᦀᦲᧃ. I am old. Soon I will go up to the sky to be with Lord Indra.ᦀᦲᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦠᦸᧂᧉ ᦷᦆᧂ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦍᦲᧃ ᦣᧅ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦡᦴ.Indra who lives in the rooms of the heavens loved them and had mercy.ᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦀᦲᧃ ᦈᦲᧂᧈ ᦵᦓ ᦟ ᦵᦙᧆ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦢᦱᧁᧈ ᦒᦸᧃ ᦁᧃ ᦷᦎ ᦡᦲ ᦍᦲᧂᧈ ᦶᦍᧄᧉ.Lord Indra changed into a beautiful smiling young man.4.9.2Supernatural being4.9.7.5Buddhismᦀᦲᧃ ᦑᦱᦷᦆᧂ ᦀᦲᧃ
ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦞᧆ ᦉᦱʔɔɔk²wat⁵saa¹nounthe end of Vassa (Buddhist Lent). [Note: Vassa ends on the full moon of the first lunar month (in October or November).]ᦉᧅ ᦅᧄ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦞᧆ ᦉᦱ, ᦟ ᦤᦴ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦆᧈ ᦐᦱᧁ ᦙᦱ.It was just at the end of Vassa and the weather was starting to get cold.8.4.1.8Special days4.9.7.5Buddhismᦀᦸᧅᧈᦞᧆ ᦉᦱ
ᦁᦱ ᦉ ᦜᦳᧄ ᦷᦢᧆʔasalum¹bot²nounone of the buildings of a monastery4.9.8.2Place of worship6.5.1Building4.9.7.5Buddhism
ᦁᦱ ᦢᧆʔaa⁴bat²nouna violation of precepts by a monkᦷᦂ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦁᦱ ᦢᧆ, ᦵᦗᦲᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦂᧄ ᦵᦡᦲᧃ.She was afraid to cause a violation by the hermit, because she was a new mother.4.7.3Break the law4.9.7.5Buddhism
ᦁᦲᧃ ᦑᦱʔin⁴taa⁴nameIndra. [Note: This is the name of a god and is also used as a man's name.]4.9.2Supernatural being4.9.7.5Buddhism
ᦂᦲᧃ ᦓ ᦟᦲkin¹nalii⁴nounkinnara; mythical creature, part human part bird4.9.7.5Buddhism3.5.4.1Fable, myth
ᦃᧁᧉ ᦞᧆ ᦉᦱxaw³wat⁵saa¹nounthe start of Vassa (Buddhist Lent). [Note: Vassa starts on the full moon of the tenth lunar month (in July or August).]ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦎᧂᧉ ᦶᦎᧈ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦺᦐ ᦏᦹᧂ ᦜᦱᧉ ᦶᦟᧂ ᦅᧂᧈ ᦠᦱᧂᧉ ᦷᦆ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦞᧆ ᦉᦱ.Grandmother worked from morning to night preparing things for the start of Vassa.8.4.1.8Special days4.9.7.5Buddhismᦃᧁᧉ1ᦞᧆ ᦉᦱ
ᦷᦅ ᦎ ᦙkoo⁴tamaʔ⁵nameGautama Buddhaᦘᦰ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦷᦅ ᦎ ᦙ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦉᦸᧃ ᦒᧄ.The Lord Gautama travelled around preaching.4.9.7.5Buddhism4.9.7.1Religious personᦉᦱ ᦉ ᦓᦱ ᦷᦅ ᦎ ᦙ
ᦈᦱᧄ ᦙ ᦟᦲcaam¹malii⁴nameCamali, mythical character who cares for Brahma's swans4.9.2Supernatural being4.9.7.5Buddhism
ᦉ ᦙ ᦵᦓᧃsamanen⁴nounnoviceᦃᧁᧉ ᦷᦢᧆᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉ ᦙ ᦵᦓᧃ, ᦔᦳᧂ ᦺᦈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦵᦣᧃ ᦒᧄ.He was ordained as a novice, and he focused on learning dharma.4.9.7.5Buddhism4.9.7.1Religious person
