Kosohita, Kosa-ohita: 2 definitions
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Kosohita 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 Dictionarykosohita : (adj.) unsheathed.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKosohita refers to: ensheathed, in phrase kosohita vatthaguyha “having the pudendum in a bag. ” Only in the brahmin cosmogonic myth of the superman (mahā-purisa) D. III, 143, 161. Applied as to this item, to the Buddha D. I, 106 (in the Cy DA. I, 275, correct the misprint kesa into kosa) D. II, 17; Sn. 1022 pp. 106, 107; Miln. 167. For the myth see Dial III, 132—136.
Note: kosohita is a Pali compound consisting of the words kosa and ohita.
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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Partial matches: Ohita, Kosha, Koca.
Full-text: Kosha.
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