Sodheti: 2 definitions

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Sodheti 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 Dictionary

sodheti : (sudh + e) makes clean; purifies; corrects; clears a debt.

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

Sodheti, (Caus. of sujjhati) to make clean, to purify Vin. I, 47; M. I, 39; Dh. 141; DA. I, 261, 135; to examine, search J. I, 200, 291; II, 123; III, 528; to search for, to seek J. II, 135; to clean away, to remove J. IV, 404; to correct J. II, 48; to clear a debt: in this meaning mixed with sādheti (q. v.) in phrases iṇaṃ s. and uddhāraṃ s. ; we read iṇaṃ sodheti at PvA. 276; uddhāraṃ sodheti at J. IV, 45; otherwise sādheti.—Caus. II. sodhāpeti to cause to clean, to clean Vin. III, 208, 248=I. 206; J. I, 305; II, 19; Pass. sodhīyati to be cleansed, to be adorned Bu II. 40 sq. =J. I, 12. (Page 725)

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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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