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					Tāṇa,(nt.) [from Vedic root trā,variation of *ter in tarati.Orig.bringing or seeing through] shelter,protection,refuge,esp.as tt.of shelter & peace offered by the Dhamma.Mostly in combn with leṇa & saraṇa (also dīpa & abhaya),in var.contexts,esp.with ref. to Nibbāna (see Nd2 s.v.):D.I,95 (°ṁ,etc.gavesin seeking refuge); A.I,155; S.IV,315 (maṁtāṇa,etc.adj.protected by me,in my shelter).-- S.I,2,54,55,107 (°ṁ karoti); IV,372 (°gāmī maggo); A.IV,184; Sn.668 (°ṁ upeti); Dh.288; J.I,412 (=protector,expld by tāyitā parittāyitā patiṭṭhā); Sdhp.224,289.Cp.tātar & tāyati.(Page 298)