Bhacca: 2 definitions
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Bhacca means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybhacca : (m.) a servant; a dependant. (adj.), to be nourished or brought up.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBhacca, (adj.) (grd. fr. bhṛ, cp. Sk. bhṛtya) to be carried, kept or sustained A. III, 46 (=a dependant) J. IV, 301 (C. bharitabba). As Kern. Toev. s. v. bhacca points out this gāthā “bhaccā mātā pitā bandhū, yena jāto sa yeva so” is a distortion of MBh I. 74, 110, where it runs “bhastrā mātā, pituḥ putro, yena jāto sa eva saḥ” (or is it bhrastā?). (Page 496)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Ends with: Bibhacca, Komarabhacca.
Full-text: Komarabhacca, Gijjhakuta.
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