Ayyaputta, Ayya-putta: 2 definitions
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Ayyaputta 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 Dictionaryayyaputta : (m.) master's son.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAyyaputta refers to: lit. son of an Ariyan, i.e. an aristocratic (young) man gentleman (cp. in meaning kulaputta); thus (a) son of my master (lit.) said by a servant J. III, 167; (b) lord, master, “governor” J. I, 62 (by a servant); DA. I, 257 (= sāmi, opp. dāsi-putta); PvA. 145 (by a wife to her husband); DhA. II, 110; (c) prince (see W. Z. K. M. XII. , 1898, 75 sq. & Epigraphia Indica III, 137 sq.) J. VI, 146. (Page 75)
Note: ayyaputta is a Pali compound consisting of the words ayya and putta.
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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