Anusasika, Anusāsikā: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Anusasika 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
The name of the greedy bird in the Anusasika Jataka. J.i.429.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
anusāsikā (အနုသာသိကာ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[anu+sāsa+ṇvu]
[အနု+သာသ+ဏွု]
[Pali to Burmese]
anusāsikā—
(Burmese text): သူတစ်ပါးကိုသာ ဆုံးမတတ်သော-အနုသာသိကာအမည်ရှိသော-ငှက်မ။
(Auto-Translation): A bird named Anu Thathika, which cannot die like others.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Anusasikajataka.
Full-text: Anusasaka, Anusasikajataka, Rahasyanushasika, Rahonushasika.
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