Avasika, Āvāsika, Avashika, Avaśikā: 5 definitions
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Avasika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Avaśikā can be transliterated into English as Avasika or Avashika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryāvāsika : (adj.) resident.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryĀvāsika, (adj.) (āvāsa + ika) living in, residing at home, being in (constant or fixed) residence, usually appld. to bhikkhus (opp. āgantuka) Vin. I, 128 sq. ; II, 15, 170; III, 65; V, 203 sq. ; M. I, 473; A. I, 236; III, 261 sq. , 366; J. IV, 310; Pv IV. 84 (= nibaddha-vasanaka PvA. 267). (Page 112)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvaśikā (अवशिका).—= अवश (avaśa); Mṛcchakaṭika 1.23.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryĀvāsika (आवासिक).—adj. (= Pali id.), resident? (in a monastery; said of a monk) or possibly servant, see s.v. navakarmika: Avadāna-śataka i.286.8—9 sa cāvāsiko bhikṣus tatra nāsīt…bhakte sajjīkṛte āvāsiko bhikṣur āgataḥ (in 286.4 and 287.1 called naivāsika, q.v.); Jātakamālā 113.22 °kaḥ so 'stu mahāvi- hāre; āvāsika-naivāsikair bhikṣubhir Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya iv.84.7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀvāsika (आवासिक):—[=ā-vāsika] [from ā-vāsa] mfn. staying or abiding in ([locative case]), [Jātakamālā]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Avasika Vagga.
Ends with (+8): Adandavasika, Anupavasika, Ashramavasika, Atthavasika, Aupavasika, Bhavanavasika, Cirakavasika, Dandavasika, Disavasika, Gavashika, Kakavashika, Kamavasika, Kashayavasika, Katthavasika, Masopavasika, Mayavasika, Navashika, Pravasika, Ratthavasika, Rupavasika.
Full-text: Naivasika, Navakarmika, Vassa.
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