Nippurisa: 2 definitions
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Nippurisa 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 Dictionarynippurisa : (adj.) composed entirely of women.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNippurisa, (adj.) (nis+purisa) 1. without men PvA. 177. ‹-› 2. without men, executed by females (female devas) only (of turiyā=a female orchestra) Vin. I, 15; D. II, 21; J. V, 506. Cp. M Vastu III, 165 (niṣpuruṣena nāṭakena) & AvŚ I. 321 (niṣpuruṣena tūryeṇa; see also note in Index p. 229), whereas Divy 3 (see Index) has niṣparuṣa (soft), with v. l. niṣpuruṣa. (Page 361)
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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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
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