Okkhipati: 2 definitions
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Okkhipati 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 Dictionaryokkhipati : (ava + khip + a) throws or casts down; drops.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryOkkhipati, (ava + khipati; Sk. avakṣipati) to throw down or out, cast down, drop; fig. usually appld. to the eyes = cast down, hence transferred to the other senses and used in meaning “keep under, restrain, to have control over” (cp. also avakkhāyati); aor. °khipi A. IV, 264 (indriyāni); ger. °khipitvā Vin. IV, 18 (id.).—pp. avakkhitta & okkhitta (q. v.). (Page 164)
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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Full-text: Okkhitta, Okkhipi, Avakkhipati, Utkshipati, Ava, Indriya.
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