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lañcaka

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Lañcaka: Hardy in ed. of Netti, p. 278 suggests writing lañjaka & trsld "making known," "exposition" (cp. Sk. lañj to declare], found only at Miln 137 & 217 in cpd. Saŋyutta -- nikāya -- vara -- lañcaka (trln Rh. D.: "most excellent"); at Miln 242 & 258 in Majjhimanikāya vara˚; at Miln 362 in Ekuttara -- nikāya -- vara˚; and at Nett 2 in cpd. nayalañjaka. Trenckner (Miln ed. p. 424) translates it as "excellent gift (to mankind)."