Avasissati: 2 definitions
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Avasissati 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 Dictionaryavasissati : (va + sis + ya) is left over; remains over.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAvasissati, (Sk. avaśiṣyate; Pass. of ava + śis; but expld. by Kern, Toev. s. v. as fut of avasīdati) to be left over, to remain, in phrase yaṃ pamāṇa-kataṃ kammaṃ na taṃ tatrâvasissati D. I, 251; A. V, 299 = S. IV, 322; J. II, 61 (see expln. on p. 62). Also in the phrases taco ca nahārū ca aṭṭhi ca avasissatu sarīre upasussatu maṃsa-lohitaṃ M. I, 481; A. I, 50; S. II, 28, and sarīrāni avasissanti S. II, 83. With the latter phrases cp. avasussati. (Page 84)
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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