Kidisa, Kīdisa: 2 definitions
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Kidisa 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 Dictionarykīdisa : (adj.) of what kind? what like?
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKīdisa, (interr. adj.) (cp. Sk. kīdṛś=kiṃ dṛśa) what like? of what kind? which? (cp. tādisa) Sn. 836, 1089 (=kiṃ saṇṭhita Nd2; Pv. II, 63; PvA. 50, 51; VvA. 76).—As Np. S. IV, 193.—See also Kīrisa. (Page 217)
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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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XII, adhyāya 8, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Twelfth Kāṇḍa]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)