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Pali Dictionary

by U Kyaw Tun, et. al.

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hga-na

gha-na

{Ga.na}

UMK-USL p39
n. solid
1. āramaṇaghana -- conceiving the conglomeration of sensations (of sight, of sound, of smell, of taste, of touch) as a palpable entity
2. santatighana -- consciousness of a series of sensations which seemingly merge into a continuum
3. kiccaghana -- concept of a soul, entity or being engendered by by taking the total physical and mental experiences as a unified whole
4. samūhaghana -- conceiving the body-organs and the body as a solid-entity when the body-octad including the four great essentials (mahābhūta consisting of: pathavī, āpo, tejo, vāyo ) are always in a flux of generation, stasis, and dissolution.

PTS 257
ghana -- 2 entries given
1.  [Vedic ghana] (a) (adj.) solid, compact, massive; dense, thick. (b) (m.) the fetus at the last stage before birth
2.  [Vedic ghana} a club, a stick, a hammer.
     Also coll. term for a percussion musical instrument such as cymbal, tambourine, etc.
ayo ghana -- an iron club

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