Dighati, Dīghati, Dighiti, Dīghīti: 3 definitions

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Dighati 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.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A king of Kosala. His kingdom was captured by Brahmadatta, king of Kasi, and he and his wife fled to Benares, where they lived in disguise in the house of a potter. His wife bore a son named Dighayu (v.l. Dighavu). Before his birth, his mother had a craving to see the army drawn up in battle array, its swords tempered. Dighiti appeased her craving with the help of his friend, the chaplain of Brahmadatta. Dighayu was sent away from the city lest harm should befall him, Later, Dighitis place of refuge was discovered and he and his wife were being led to the place of execution when Dighayu, who was on a visit to the city, saw them. Dighiti, recognising his son, called to him his dying advice ma digham passa ma rassam (look not too far nor too near). Dighayu heard and understood; he entered the service of Brahmadatta, first as an elephant trainer, then as a musician, and finally as his personal servant. He wished to avenge the death of his parents, but when the occasion arose, he remembered his fathers instructions and desisted. Vin.i.342ff.

context information

Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

dīghīti (ဒီဃီတိ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[dīghā+īti]
[ဒီဃာ+ဤတိ]

[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

dīghīti—

(Burmese text): ဒီဃီတိ-အမည်ရှိသော (ကောသလမင်း စသည်)။

(Auto-Translation): This is named "Dhitit" (also known as Ko Thalamin, etc.).

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context information

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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