Niyyana, Niyyāna: 2 definitions
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Niyyana 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 Dictionaryniyyāna : (nt.) going out; departure; release; deliverance.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNiyyāna, (nt.) (nis+yāna, cp. niyyāti) 1. going out, departure D. I, 9 (=niggamana DA. I, 94).—2. way out, release, deliverance Sn. 170, 172 (“magga-saccaṃ bhāvento lokamhā niyyāti” SnA 212); Ps. I, 163, 176; Nett 119. Cp. niyyānika.—aniyyāna DhA. II, 209. (Page 369)
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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