Kicchati: 2 definitions
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Kicchati 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 Dictionarykicchati : (kit + cha) is troubled or wearied.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKicchati, (v. denom. fr. kiccha, cp. Sk. kṛcchrāyate) to be troubled, to be wearied, to suffer Th. 1, 962 (w. Acc. of obj.); usually with kilamati: k° kāyo kilamati Th. 1, 1073. Used in a play of words with vicikicchati by Bdhgh at DhsA. 354 as “ārammaṇaṃ nicchetuṃ asakkonto kicchati kilamati” and at Bdhd. 25 (on vicikicchā) as sabhāvaṃ vicinanto etāya kicchati kilamati. (Page 214)
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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Ends with: Cikicchati, Tikicchati, Vicikicchati.
Full-text: Kicchi, Vicikiccha.
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