Saddahati: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

saddahati : (saṃ + dhā + a) believes, to have faith.

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

Saddahati, (Vedic śrad-dhā, only in impers. forms grd. śrad-dadhāna; pp. śrad-dhita; inf. śrad-dhā; cp. Av. ƶraƶ-dā id.; Lat. cred-(d)o (cp. “creed”); Oir. cretim to believe. Fr. Idg. *kred (=cord° heart)+*dhe, lit. to put one’s heart on) to believe, to have faith D. II, 115; 244; S. III, 225; Pv. II, 83; J. V, 480; DhA. II, 27. ppr saddahanto DA. I, 81; PvA. 148 (a°), 151 (a°), 285; & saddahāna S. I, 20, 214; Sn. 186; It. 112. Pot. saddheyya J. II, 446 (=saddaheyya C.); 2nd pl. saddahetha J. III, 192; 3rd pl. saddheyyuṃ S. II, 255. At J. VI, 575 (Pot.) saddahe seems to be used as an exclamation in the sense of “I wonder” (cp. maññe).—saddahase at Pv IV. 81 is to be read saddāyase (see saddāyati).—grd. saddhātabba J. II, 37; V, 480; PvA. 217; saddahātabba D. II, 346; saddahitabba Miln. 310; saddheyya Vin. III, 188; and saddhāyitabba (Caus. !) PvA. 109. A Caus. aor. 2 sg. is (mā) ... saddahesi J. VI, 136140 — ger. saddhāya J. V, 176 (=saddahitvā C.); inf. saddhātuṃ J. V, 445. ‹-› pp. (Caus.) saddhāyita.—Caus. II. saddahāpeti to make believe, to convince; Pot. °dahāpeyya J. VI, 575; Pv IV. 125; fut. °dahāpessati J. I, 294. (Page 674)

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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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