Porisada, Porisāda: 2 definitions
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Porisada 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 Dictionaryporisāda : (adj.) a man-eater.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPorisāda, (fr. purisa+ad to eat) man-eater, cannibal J. V, 34 sq. , 471 sq. , 486, 488 sq. , 499, 510. Porisādaka =porisāda J. V, 489. Cp. pursādaka J. V, 91. (Page 475)
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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Full-text: Kalahatthi, Kammasapada, Mahasutasoma Jataka, Alinasattu, Kammasadamma.
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
(7) Seventh Pāramī: The Perfection of Truthfulness (sacca-pāramī) < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
Supplement (c): Fulfilment of the Ten Perfections < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Chapter 17a - Buddha’s Journey to Kapilavatthu < [Volume 3]
The Patthanuddesa Dipani (by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw)