The word occurs in the compound Ukkalā-Vassa-Bhaññā, SN.iii.73 MN.iii.78 AN.ii.31 a group described as ahetuvādā, akiriyavādā, natthikavāda, but who, nevertheless, agreed that the khandhas m …

…with those of Vassa and Bhañña, are represented as being deniers of cause and effect, deniers of reality (*ahetuvādā, akiriyavādā,…

Mentioned with Bhañña in the compound Vassabhaññā, as dwellers of Ukkalā and as “denying cause, consequence and reality.” There were…

to know by experience, to know fully or thoroughly, to recognise know of (c. acc.), to be conscious or aware of DN.i.143; SN.ii.58, SN.ii.105, SN.ii.219, SN.ii.278; SN.iii.59, SN.iii.91; SN.iv.50, SN. …

(verse 317) see bhā.

…The variant reading for bhaññaṃ is bhuñjaṃ; the passage may be corrupt from “varatu bhavaṃ yam icchasi.”

cp. Vedic bhā & bhāḥ…

…= ˚bhañña Dhp-a.ii.95 (variant reading ˚bhañña).

• -bhāṇaka an intoner, one who intones…

in phrase ukkala-vassa-bhañña SN.iii.73 = AN.ii.31 = Kv.141 is translated as “the folk of Ukkala, Lenten speakers of old” (see Kvu trsl. 95…