Khinasava, Khīnāsava, Khīṇāsava, Khina-asava: 3 definitions

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Khinasava 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: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines

'the one in whom all cankers are destroyed' is a name for the Arahat, or Holy One; s. āsava.

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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).

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

khīṇāsava : ((khiṇa + āsava) adj.) whose mind is free from mental obsessions.

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

Khīṇāsava refers to: (adj.) whose mind is free from the four mental obsessions, Ep. of an Arahant Vin. I, 183; M. I, 145; II, 43; III, 30; D. III, 97, 133, 235; It. 95; Sn. 82, 471, 539, 644; Dh. 89, 420; PvA. 7 (=arahanto); cp. BSk kṣīṇāśrava Divy 542.—The seven powers of a kh. ° (khīṇāsava-balāni) discussed at D. III, 283; Ps. I, 35; ten powers at Ps. II, 173, 176; cp. Vism. 144 (where a kh. walks through the air).

Note: khīṇāsava is a Pali compound consisting of the words khīṇa and āsava.

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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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