Asadu, Asādu, Ā sà dū, A sa du: 6 definitions

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Asadu 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

Chinese Buddhism

阿薩闍 [a sa du]—asādhya, incurable.

Source: archive.org: A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

阿薩闍 [a sa du]—Āsàshé — [Miscellaneous Term] A disease name. The Nirvana Sutra Commentary, Volume 6 (涅槃經疏六 [nie pan jing shu liu]) states: 'There is no direct translation for Āsàshé; its meaning is "untreatable" or "incurable".' Xuanying's Pronunciation and Meaning, Volume 3 (玄應音義三 [xuan ying yin yi san]) states: 'The disease Āsàshé refers to an untreatable disease.' (Sanskrit: Asādhya).

阿薩闍—【雜名】病名。涅槃經疏六曰:「阿薩闍無的翻,義言無可治。玄應音義三曰:阿薩闍病,謂不可治病也。」(梵 Asādhya)。

[zá míng] bìng míng. niè pán jīng shū liù yuē: “ā sà dū wú de fān, yì yán wú kě zhì. xuán yīng yīn yì sān yuē: ā sà dū bìng, wèi bù kě zhì bìng yě.” (fàn Asādhya).

[za ming] bing ming. nie pan jing shu liu yue: "a sa du wu de fan, yi yan wu ke zhi. xuan ying yin yi san yue: a sa du bing, wei bu ke zhi bing ye." (fan Asadhya).

Source: DILA Glossaries: Ding Fubao: Dictionary of Buddhist Studies
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Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

asādu : (adj.) of bad taste; disagreeable. (nt.) wrong action.

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

asādu (အသာဒု) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[na+sādu]
[န+သာဒု]

Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

[Pali to Burmese]

asādu—

(Burmese text): အလိုမရှိ-မသာယာ-အပ်သော၊ မချိုမြိန်-မကောင်း-သော။

(Auto-Translation): Unwanted - unsweet - untrue, neither pleasant - nor good.

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

阿薩闍 [ā sà dū] refers to: “asādhya”.

阿薩闍 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Vietnamese] a tát xà.

[Korean] 아살사 / asalsa.

[Japanese] アサッシャ / asassha.

Source: DILA Glossaries: Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
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Chinese language.

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