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anuruddho

anuruddha

masc nom sg of anuruddha (noun); masc nom sg of anuruddha (pp)

1. name of an arahant monk; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk in the divine eye; cousin of the Buddha
2. favoured; accepted; pleased

Etymology. anu + √rudh + ta; from √rudh 'please, accept'; Sanskrit anuruddha [anurudh]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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