Assasati: 2 definitions
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Assasati 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.
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryassasati : (ā + sas + a) breathes; inhales.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAssasati, (ā + śvas, on semantical inversion of ā & pa see under ā1 3) 1. to breathe, to breathe out, to exhale, J I 163; VI, 305 (gloss assāsento passāsento susu ti saddaṃ karonto); Vism. 272. Usually in combn. with passasati to inhale, i.e. to breathe in & out, D. II, 291 = M. I, 56, cp. M. I, 425; J. II, 53, cp. V. 36.—2. to breathe freely or quietly, to feel relieved, to be comforted, to have courage S. IV, 43; J. IV, 93 assasitvāna ger. = vissamitvā c.); VI, 190 (assāsa imper. , with mā soci); med. assase J. IV, 57 (C. for asmase T. ; expld. by vissase), 111 (°itvā).—3. to enter by the breath, to bewitch, enchant, take possession J. IV, 495 (= assāsa-vātena upahanati āvisati C.).—Caus. assāseti.—pp. assattha2. See also assāsa-passāsa. (Page 90)
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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Ends with: Passasati, Samassasati.
Full-text: Samassasati, Asmasati, Assaseti, Passasati, Assattha.
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