Pecca, Pēcā: 5 definitions
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Pecca means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, Tamil. 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 Dictionarypecca : (ind.) after death.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPecca, (ger. of pa+i, cp. BSk. pretya Jtm 3154) “after having gone past, ” i.e. after death, having departed S. I, 182; III, 98; A. II, 174 sq.; III, 34, 46, 78; Sn. 185, 188, 248, 598, 661; It. 111; Dh. 15, 131 (=paraloke DhA HI. 51); J. I, 169; V, 489, Pv. I, 119; III, 75 (v. l. pacca). The form peccaṃ under influence of Prk. (AMg.) peccā (see Pischel, Prk. Gr. 587) at J. VI, 360. (Page 472)
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryPecca (पेच्च) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pretya.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPecca (ಪೆಚ್ಚ):—[noun] = ಪೆಗ್ಗ - [pegga -] 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPēcā (பேசா) noun [Telugu: bējā.] See பேஜா. [peja.] Local usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Peccaimati, Peccal, Peccala, Peccali, Peccalisu, Peccarravan, Peccaruti, Peccata, Peccataippu, Peccattuttunai, Peccatutunai.
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Full-text (+53): Pesa, Peshas, Pecavalakku, Pecamatantai, Supeshas, Apeshas, Pecaveluttu, Vishvapeshas, Peca, Ashvapeshas, Ritapeshas, Purupesha, Vajapeshas, Nripeshas, Shilapesha, Shirapeca, Pecha, Pishtapesha, Sampesha, Pretya.
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