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

Satthar, (Venic śāstṛ, n. ag. fr. śās) teacher, master.—Nom. satthā D. I, 49; Sn. 179; Acc. satthāraṃ D. I, 163; Sn. 153, 343; Instr. satthārā D. I, 163; Instr. satthunā Mhvs 32, 19; Gen. satthu D. I, 110; It. 79; Vin. I, 12; Gen. satthuno D. II, 128; Sn. 547, 573, Loc. satthari Dhs. 1004; Nom. and Acc. pl. satthāro D. I, 230; A. I, 277; Miln. 4; Gen. pl. satthārānaṃ J. I, 509.—See e.g. D. I, 230; A. I, 277; Vin. I, 8; Th. 2, 387.—The 6 teachers (as in detail at D. I, 52—59 & var. places) are Pūraṇa Kassapa, Makkhali Gosāla, Nigaṇṭha Nāthaputta, Sañjaya Belaṭṭhiputta, Ajita-Kesakambalī.—5 teachers at Vin. II, 186; A. III, 123.—3 at D. I, 230; A. I, 277. ‹-› The Master par excellence is the Buddha D. I, 110; II, 128; III, 119 sq.; A. III, 248; IV, 120, 460; Sn. 153, 545, 955 (see exegesis in detail at Nd¹ 446=Nd² 630), 1148; Vism. 389, 401, 604.—gaṇa-satthar leader of a company J. II, 41, 72; satthāra-dassana sight of the Master SnA 49; satthu-d-anvaya successor of the M. Sn. 556. (Page 674)

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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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Starts with: Satthara, Sattharaya.

Ends with: Anusatthar.

Full-text: Satthu, Satthuvaṇṇa, Anusatthar, Puggala.

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