Seyyatha, Seyyathā: 1 definition
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Seyyatha 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: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySeyyathā, (adv.) (=taṃ yathā, with Māgadhī se° for ta°; cp. sayathā & taṃyathā) as, just as, s. pi Vin. I, 5; D. I, 45; It. 90, 113; J. I, 339; seyyathīdaṃ as follows “i.e. ” or “viz. ” Vin. I, 10; D. I, 89; II, 91; S. V, 421; It. 99. (Page 723)
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: Seyyathapi.
Full-text: Akavinai, Sayatha, Tathupama, Deti, Nirabbuda, Civayjama, Nerayika, Vattana, Pavecchati, Vartana, Yatha, Nama, Tad, Ta, Ya, Dukkha.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Tenth comparison or upamāna: A metamorphosis (nirmāṇa) < [Bodhisattva quality 19: the ten upamānas]
II.a The seven rebirths in kāmadhātu < [Part 8 - Predicting the fruits of ripening of various kinds of gifts]
Appendix 7 - The expression of driving out a peg by means of a counter-peg < [Chapter XXXIX - The Ten Powers of the Buddha according to the Abhidharma]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
Discussion on Nibbāna < [Chapter XVI - The Faculties and Truths (indriya-sacca-niddesa)]
Buddhist Monastic Discipline (by Jotiya Dhirasekera)
Chapter VII - The Discipline and Development of the Mind
Chapter V - Further Aids to Monastic Perfection
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)