Dassaniya, Dassanīya: 2 definitions
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarydassanīya : (adj.) fair to behold; beautiful; handsome.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryDassanīya, (adj.) (Sk. darśanīya; grd. formation of dassana, also as dassaneyya) fair to behold, beautiful, good-looking (=dassituṃ yutta DA.I, 141), often in formula abhirūpa d. pāsādika paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgata to express matchless physical beauty: D.I, 114; S.II, 279; PvA.46 etc. Also with abhirūpa & pāsādika alone of anything fair & beautiful: D.I, 47.—Vin.IV, 18; S.I, 95; J.III, 394; Pug.52, 66; DA.I, 281; PvA.44 (=subha), 51 (=rucira).—Comparative dassanīyatara S.I, 237; Sdhp.325: DhA.I, 119. (Page 317)
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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