Appassada, Appassāda, Appa-assada: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

appassāda : (adj.) having little enjoyment.

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

Appassāda, see appa. (Page 57)

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Appassāda refers to: (BSk. alpâsvāda, cp. Divy 224 = Dh.186; alpa + ā + svād) of little taste or enjoyment, affording little pleasure (always used of kāmā) Vin.II, 25 = M.I, 130 = A.III, 97 = Nd2 71; Sn.61; Dh 186 (= supina-sadisatāya paritta-sukha DhA III 240); Th.2, 358 (= ThA.244); J.II, 313; Vism.124.

Note: appassāda is a Pali compound consisting of the words appa and assāda.

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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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