Katassama, Kata-ssama: 1 definition
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Katassama 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: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKatassama refers to: painstaking, taking trouble Sdhp. 277 (and a°).—(b) medio-passive: The state as result of an action, which affected the person concerned with the action (reflexive or passive), or “possessed of, afflicted or affected with. ” In this application it is simply periphrastic for the ordinary Passive.—Note. In the case of the noun being incapable of functioning as verb (when primary), the object in question is specified by °kamma or °kicca, both of which are then only supplementary to the initial kata°, e.g. kata-massu-kamma “having had the beard (-doing) done, ” as diff. fr. secondary nouns (i.e. verb-derivations). e.g. kat-âbhiseka “having had the anointing done. ” — In this application: °citta-kamma decorated, variegated DhA. I, 192; °daṇḍa-kamma afflicted with punishment (=daṇḍāyita punished) Vin. I, 76; °massu-kamma with trimmed beard, after the beard-trimming J. V, 309 (cp. J. III, 11 & karana).—Various combinations: katañjalin with raised hands, as a token of veneration or supplication Sn. 1023; Th. 2, 482; J. I, 17=Bu 24, 27; PvA. 50, 141; VvA. 78.
Note: katassama is a Pali compound consisting of the words kata and ssama.
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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Partial matches: Kata.
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