Okacara, Oka-cara: 1 definition
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Okacara 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: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryOkacara refers to: (f. °carikā J. VI, 416; °cārikā M. I, 117) living in the house (said of animals), i.e. tame (cp. same etym. of “tame” = Lat. domus, domesticus). The passage M. I, 117, 118 has caused confusion by oka being taken as “water”. But from the context as well as from C. on J. VI, 416 it is clear that here a tame animal is meant by means of which other wild ones are caught. The passage at M. I, 117 runs “odaheyya okacaraṃ ṭhapeyya okacārikaṃ” i.e. he puts down a male decoy and places a female (to entice the others), opp. “ūhaneyya o. nāseyya o. ” i.e. takes away the male & kills the female.
Note: okacara is a Pali compound consisting of the words oka and cara.
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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