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Bhāṇa [fr. bhaṇati] reciting or preaching, in pada˚ reciting the verses of the Scriptures DhA ii. 95 (v. l. paṭibhāna); iii. 345; iv. 18.
-- vāra a section of the Scriptures, divided into such for purposes of recitation, "a recital" Vini. 14; ii. 247; DA 13; MA 2 (concerning the Bh. of Majjhima Nikāya); SnA 2 (of Sutta Nipāta), 608 (id.); DhsA 6 (of Dhammasangaṇī, cp. Expos. 8 n. 3), and frequently in other Commentaries & Expositionary Works.
-- vāra a section of the Scriptures, divided into such for purposes of recitation, "a recital" Vin
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Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede,