Maccudheyya, Maccu-dheyya: 2 definitions
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Maccudheyya 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 Dictionarymaccudheyya : (nt.) the sphere of Death.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMaccudheyya refers to: the realm of Māra, the sphere of Death S. I, 4; adj. belonging to death or subject to death (=Māradheyya, maraṇadheyya Nd2 487b). Sn. 358, 1104 (with explanation “m. vuccanti kilesā ca khandhā ca abhisaṅkhārā ca” Nd2 487a), 1146 (°pāra-maccudheyyassa pāraṃ vuccati amataṃ nibbānaṃ Nd2 487); Th. 2, 10 (=maccu ettha dhīyati ThA. 13); Dh. 86; DhA. II, 161.
Note: maccudheyya is a Pali compound consisting of the words maccu and dheyya.
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: Maccu, Dheyya, Teyya.
Full-text: Dheya.
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