Kappaka: 3 definitions
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Kappaka 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 NamesSee Kappa(4).
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 Dictionarykappaka : (m.) 1. a barber; 2. a chamberlain.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKappaka, (fr. kḷp, kappeti) a barber, hairdresser, also attendant to the king; his other function (of preparing baths) is expressed in the term nahāpaka (Pv. II, 937) or nahāpita (°ā?) (DA. I, 157) Vin. I. 344; II, 182; D. I, 51 (=DA. I, 157, in list of various occupations); J. I, 60, 137; III, 315; Pv. II, 937; III, 14 (where expl. by nahāpita in the meaning of “bathed, ” cp. expl. ad I. 106) DhA. I, 85 (°vesa disguise of a barber), 342 (pasādhana° one who arranges the dress, etc., hairdresser).
—jātika belonging to or reborn in the barber class, in this sense representing a low, “black” birth PvA. 176. (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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kappakagama, Kappakala, Kappakandara, Kappakanike, Kappakanke, Kappakata.
Ends with: Dandakappaka.
Full-text: Kappuka, Pasadhana, Nahapaka, Nahamin, Nahapita, Jivika, Napini, Kalpa.
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