Katasikkha, Kata-sikkha: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

katasikkha : (adj.) one who has practised.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Katasikkha refers to: (having been) trained Miln. 353.—2. As 2nd pt. of compd: Denoting the performance of the verbal notion with ref. to the object affected by it, i.e. simply a Passive of the verb implied in the determinant, with emphasis of the verb-notion: “made so & so, used as, reduced to” (garukata=garavita). ‹-› (a) with nouns (see s. v.) e.g. , anabhāva-kata, kavi°, kāla-vaṇṇa° (reduced to a black colour) Vin. I, 48= II. 209, tāl’āvatthu°, pamāṇa°, bahuli°, yāni°, saṅkhār’ûpekkhā°, etc.—(b) with adjectives, e.g. garu°, bahu°.—(c) with adverbial substitutes, e.g. atta°, para° (paraṃ°), sacchi°, sayaṃ, etc. (Page 181)

Note: katasikkha is a Pali compound consisting of the words kata and sikkha.

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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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