pataka (English spelling)

Japanese: patākā(英語表記)pataka
pataka (English spelling)

…It is also written as 旛. It is a translation of the Sanskrit patākā. There is a similar flag called a do (dhvaja in Sanskrit), which is sometimes called a idiom called 〈dōbanta〉, but the distinction between the two is not necessarily clear.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "patākā" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…旛とも書く。サンスクリットのパターカーpatākāの訳。同じような旗に幢(どう)(サンスクリットでドバジャdhvaja)があり,〈幢幡〉と熟語にしていわれることもあるが,両者の区別は必ずしも明確ではない。…

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