Payirupasati, Payirupāsati: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

payirupāsati : (pari + upa + ās + a) attends on; associates; honours.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Payirupāsati, (pari+upa+ās, with metathesis as in payirudāharati) 1. “to sit close round, ” i.e. to attend on (Acc.), to honour, pay homage, worship D. I, 47; II, 257; M. II, 117, S. I, 146; A. I, 124, 126, 142; IV, 337; Dh. 64, 65; Th. 1, 1236; J. VI, 222 (imper. °upāsaya); Pv. II, 961; Pug. 26, 33; SnA 401; VbhA. 457 (here defd by Bdhgh as “punappunaṃ upasaṅkamati”).—ppr. °upāsanto S. V, 67=It. 107; PvA. 44; and upāsamāna DhA. II, 32.—aor. °upāsiṃ A. IV, 213 (Bhagavantaṃ); PvA. 50. ‹-› ger. °upāsiya D. II, 287.—2. to visit Vin. I, 214 (ger. °upāsitvā); IV, 98.—pp. payirupāsiṭa (q. v.). (Page 418)

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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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