Kassaka: 2 definitions
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Kassaka 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 Dictionarykassaka : (m.) farmer; cultivator.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKassaka, (fr. kasati) a husbandman, cultivator, peasant, farmer, ploughman D. I, 61 (k° gahapatiko kārakārako rāsi-vaḍḍhako); A. I, 241; A. I. 229, 239 (the three duties of a farmer); S. I, 172=Sn. 76; III, 155 (v. l. for T. kasaka); IV, 314; Vin. IV, 108; Bdhd 96; DA. I, 170; often in similes, e.g. Pv. I, 11; II, 968 (likeness to the doer of good works); Vism. 152, 284, 320. —vaṇṇa (under) the disguise of a peasant S. I, 115 (of Māra). (Page 202)
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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Starts with: Kassaka Sutta, Kassakagiri, Kassakalena.
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Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Gahapati and Gamanis < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
Agriculture and Cattle-keeping < [Chapter 2 - Economic and Urban Processes]
Brother and Brother < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)