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vimalassa

vimala

masc dat sg of vimala (adj); nt dat sg of vimala (adj); masc gen sg of vimala (adj); nt gen sg of vimala (adj); …

1. stainless; spotless; unblemished; immaculate
2. stainless one; immaculate one; unblemished being; epithet of the Buddha
3. name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. stainless
4. name of an arahant monk; lit. stainless
5. name of an arahant monk; lit. stainless

Etymology. vi + √mal + a; from √mal 'dirty, stain'; Sanskrit vimala [mlai]

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

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