Kapisisa, Kapisīsa: 3 definitions
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Kapisisa 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Kapisisa - A Tamil general subdued by Dutthagamani at Kacchatittha after a siege of four months. v.l. Kavisisa. Mhv.xxv.12
2. Kapisisa - A minister of King Vatthagamani. One day when the king, accompanied by his queen, was going up the steps of the Akasa cetiya at Acchagalla vihara, he saw the minister, who had come down after the sweeping of the cetiya, sitting by the roadside. Because Kapisisa failed to prostrate himself before the king, the latter slew him (Mhv.xxxiii.68f).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykapisīsa : (m.) the lintel of a door.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKapisīsa, (Sk. kapiśīrṣa) the lintel of a door D. II, 143 (cp. Rh. D. Buddh. Suttas p. 95 n1) —°ka the cavity in a doorpost for receiving the bolt Vin. II, 120, 148 (cp. Vin. Texts II. 106 n3). (Page 187)
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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Full-text: Kavisisa, Akasacetiya, Kacchaka Tittha, Vattagamani Abhaya.
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