Nisidana, Nishidana, Nisīdana: 3 definitions
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Nisidana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynisīdana : (nt.) 1. sitting down; 2. a seat; a mat to sit on.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNisīdana, (nt.) (Sk. niṣadana, fr. nisīdati) sitting down, occasion or opportunity to sit, a mat to sit on Vin. I, 295; II, 123 (°ena vippavasati); S. V, 259 (°ṃ gaṇhāti). °paccattharaṇa a mat for sitting on Vin. I, 47, 295; II, 209, 218. (Page 373)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNiṣīdana (निषीदन).—(= Pali nisī°; = niṣadana; to niṣīdati, § 22.7), (1) act of sitting: °nārthaṃ Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 251.7 (verse); °na- saṃstara [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins] 497.3 ff., rug for sitting on; (2) concretely, seat, according to Chin. specifically rug or mat for sitting on (so also Pali): [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins] 524.6.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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