Ukkasika, Ukkāsikā: 1 definition
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Ukkasika 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: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUkkāsikā, (f. ?) (doubtful) at Vin. II, 106 is not clear. Vin Texts III, 68 leave it untranslated. Bdhgh’s expln. is vattavaṭṭi (patta°? a leaf? Cp. S. III, 141), prob. = vaṭṭi (Sk. varti a kind of pad). See details given by Morris J. P. T. S. 1887, 113, who trsls. “rubber, a kind of pad or roll of cotton with which the delicate bather could rub himself without too much friction”. (Page 125)
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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