Yato: 3 definitions

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Yato means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

yato : (ind.) from where; whence; since; because; on account of which.

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

Yato, (adv.) (the Abl. case of ya°, used as conjunction, Cp. Vedic yataḥ wherefrom, by which, out of which) 1. (local) from where D. I, 240 (uggacchanti candima-suriyā; opp. yattha where).—2. (temporal) whence, since, when, from which time VvA. 344 (yato paṭṭhāya).—3. (modal) from which, out of what cause, because, in as far as D. I, 36 sq. (yato ... ettāvatā because ... therefore); Sn. p. 113 (id.) Dh. 374, 390 (doubled=from whichever source).—frequent in two combinations: yatvâdhi-karaṇaṃ (yato+adhikaraṇaṃ) because (lit. by reason of which; cp. kim-ādhikaraṇaṃ, see adhik.) D. I, 70; D. I, 113; M. I, 269; Dhs. 1346; cp. similarly BSk. yato adhikaraṇaṃ MVastu III, 52; and yato-nidānaṃ on account of which, from which (or what) reason, because M. I, 109; Sn. 273, 869; Pv IV. 161 (cp. PvA. 242).—Note. yaticchita at PvA. 265 is to be read yadicchita. (Page 548)

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Yato (यतो):—[from ya-tama] in [compound] for yatas.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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