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metered verses

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term metered verses

Referenced by:
verses, metered (cross-reference only)
Tibetan tshigs-su bcad-pa
Sanskrit gatha
Pali
Definition Two-to-six-lined verses composed by Buddha. One of the twelve scriptural categories.

TRANSLATIONS

German metrische Verse
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... verses; stanza