Nettika: 2 definitions
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Nettika 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 Dictionarynettika : (m.) one who makes conduits for irrigation.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNettika, (adj. -n.) (netta+ika) 1. having as guide or forerunner, in Bhagavaṃ°’dhamma M. I, 310; A. I, 199; IV, 158, 351; V, 355.—2. a conduit for irrigation; one who makes conduits for watering Dh. 80 (=udakaṃ nenti nettikā), 145; fig. that which supplies with food or water, in bhava° (“the roots of existence, clinging to existence”) D. I, 46 (ucchinna° with the roots of existence cut); sanettika clinging to existence, a bad man A. II, 54. Cp. netti. (Page 377)
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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