Passa: 2 definitions
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Passa 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 Dictionarypassa : (m.; nt.) side; flank.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Passa, 2 (m. & nt.) (Vedic pārśva to parśu & pṛṣṭi rib, perhaps also connected with pārṣṇi side of leg, see under paṇhi) 1. side, flank M. I, 102; III, 3; A. V, 18; Sn. 422; J. I, 264; III, 26. Pleonastic in piṭṭhi° (cp. E. backside) the back, Loc. behind J. I, 292; PvA. 55.—2. (mountain-) slope, in Himavanta° J. I, 218; V, 396 (Loc. pasmani=passe C.). (Page 447)
2) Passa, 1 (cp. Sk. paśya, fr. passati) seeing, one who sees Th. 1, 61 (see Morris, in J. P. T. S. 1885, 48). (Page 447)
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+17): Dassanapara, Passaddha, Passaddhata, Passaddhi, Passaddhi Sambojjhanga, Passaddhi Sutta, Passahi, Passai, Passalaikkirai, Passalakkirai, Passamana, Passambhana, Passambhati, Passambhenta, Passambhesi, Passambheti, Passambhetva, Passambhi, Passambhita, Passambhitva.
Full-text (+32): Pacchimapassa, Vamapassa, Bahupassa, Papatapassa, Bidalamancakapassa, Vamahatthapassa, Dakkhinapacchimapassa, Maggapassa, Kapolapassa, Ubhayapassa, Dakkhinapassa, Isigilipassa, Uttarapassa, Duppassa, Gamatirapassa, Katipassa, Ukkhalikapalapassa, Bahipassa, Bhittipassa, Suvannapassa.
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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 147 - The Story of Sirimā < [Chapter 11 - Jarā Vagga (Old Age)]
Gemstones of the Good Dhamma (by Ven. S. Dhammika)
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Discourse on Laṭukika Jātaka < [Chapter 22 - Founding of Vesali]
Part 1 - Story of Sirimā the Courtesan < [Chapter 34a - The Buddha’s Seventeenth Vassa at Veḷuvana]
Part 5 - The Story of Richman’s Son, Uggasena, the Acrobat < [Chapter 22 - Founding of Vesali]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The Caturdevarājasūtra < [Section II.1 - Morality of the lay person or avadātavasana]
Appendix 1 - The five hundred insults and five hundred praises to the Buddha < [Chapter XLII - The Great Loving-kindness and the Great Compassion of the Buddhas]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Laurie Larvent, Espérances ouvrières. Élie Larvent ouvrier, prédicateur, écrivain < [Volume 204 (2023)]
Xavier Boniface, Jean Heuclin (dir.), Diocèses en guerre, 1914-1918. L’Église déchirée entre Gott mit uns et le Dieu des armées < [Volume 188 (2019)]
Colonial Rivalries and Missionaries in Oceania (1688-1902) < [Volume 152 (2010)]
Dhyana in the Buddhist Literature (by Truong Thi Thuy La)
2.2: (2a) Meaning of the term “Vipassanā” < [Chapter 2 - The Dhyāna as depicted in Hinayāna Literature]