Uddesika, Uddeshika: 3 definitions
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Uddesika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryuddesika : (adj.) indicating; referring to; memorial. (In cpds. with vassa), of the age of.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUddesika, (adj. nt.) (fr. uddesa) — 1. indicating, referring to, respecting, defining; (nt.) indication, definition D. II, 100 (mam °bhikkhusaṅgho); Miln. 159 (id.); KhA 29. ‹-› Esp. as —° in phrase aṭṭha-vass’uddesika-kāla the time referring to (or indicating) the 8th year, i.e. at the age of 8 PvA. 67; soḷasa-vass° M. I, 88; J. I, 456; VvA. 259. In the same application padesika (q. v.).—2. memorial J. IV, 228 (cetiya). (Page 136)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryUddeśika (उद्देशिक).—(-uddeśika), adj. (= Pali uddesika), intended for, in ātmodde° intended for oneself: [Prātimokṣasūtra des Sarvāstivādins] 480.8 °kaṃ (kuṭiṃ, hut), in parallel to Pali Vin. iii.149.11, where attuddesaṃ (sc. kuṭiṃ).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Ends with: Auddeshika, Samuddeshika.
Full-text: Paribhogik, Saririka, Padesika.
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