Akitti, Akatti: 6 definitions

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In Buddhism
1. Theravada
Biology
Languages
1. Tamil
2. Pali
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Introduction:

Akitti means something in Buddhism, Pali, biology, Tamil. 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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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

The Bodhisatta in one of his births. He was a brahmin magnate of Benares, who, after giving away all his wealth in charity, retired to the forest with his sister, Yasavati. When gifts were brought to him as homage to his holiness, he sought obscurity, and, leaving his sister, dwelt in Karadipa, then known as Ahidipa, eating the leaves of a Kara tree sprinkled with water. By virtue of his asceticism Sakkas throne was heated, and Sakka (Anuruddha in a previous birth), having tested him, and being satisfied that worldly attainments were not his aim, granted him various boons, including one that Sakka should not visit him any more and disturb his asceticism! (J.iv.236f).

His story is given in the Cariyapitaka (p.1), to illustrate dana paramita. In the Nimi Jataka he is mentioned in a list of eleven sages (*), who, by their holy lives; passed the Peta world to be born in Brahmas heaven. In the Jataka mala (no.7) his name occurs as Agastya, but he should not be confused with the Vedic sage of that name (See Vedic Index). Perhaps he belonged to the Kassapagotta, because, in the conversation related in the Jataka story, Sakka addresses him as Kassapa. (J.iv.240-1)

(*) J.vi.99, the others being the seven brothers Yamahanu, Somayaga, Manojava, Samudda, Magha, Bharata and Kalikarakkhiya; and Angirasa, Kassapa and Kisavaccha. See also KhA.127f

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Akatti in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Sesbania grandiflora (L.)Pers. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Sesban coccinea, Agati grandiflora, Coronilla grandiflora. For the possible medicinal usage of akatti, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Akatti in India is the name of a plant defined with Sesbania grandiflora in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos arborescens G. Don (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Journal de Botanique, Appliquée à l’Agriculture, à la Pharmacie, à la Médecine et aux Arts (1813)
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1985)
· Cell Chromosome Res. (1992)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Species Plantarum

If you are looking for specific details regarding Akatti, for example side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Akatti (அகத்தி) noun < agasti. West Indian pea-tree, small tree, Sesbania grandiflora; மரவகை. [maravagai.] (பதார்த்தகுண சிந்தாமணிமேகலை [patharthaguna sindamani] 464.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Pali-English dictionary

[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

1) akitti—

(Burmese text): (၁) အကျော်အစောမဲ့ခြင်း၊ အကဲ့ရဲ့ခံရခြင်း၊ မကောင်း သတင်းကျော်စောခြင်း။ (၂) ဂုဏ်သရေမဲ့ ပြောဆိုခြင်း။

(Auto-Translation): (1) Irregular behavior, receiving criticism, spreading bad news. (2) Speaking without dignity.

2) akitti—

(Burmese text): အကိတ္တိအမည်ရှိသော၊ သူ၊ သည်။

(Auto-Translation): The name is Akaitti, he, this.

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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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