Vassana, Vassāna: 2 definitions
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Vassana 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 Dictionaryvassana : (nt.) raining; cry of an animal. || vassāna (m.) the rainy season.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Vassana, 2 (nt.) (fr. vassati2) bleating; neg. a° J. IV, 251. (Page 606)
2) Vassana, 1 (nt.) (fr. vassati1) raining, shedding (water) DhA. II, 83 (vassa°). (Page 605)
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Vassāna, (Gen. pl. formation fr. vassa, like gimhāna fr. gimha (q. v.). Kern, Toev. s. v. sees in it a contraction of varṣāyaṇa. Cp. Trenckner, Miln. p. 428) (belonging, to) the rainy season Vin. IV, 286; A. IV, 138; J. II, 445; V, 177. (Page 606)
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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Verse 308 - The Monks Who Lived on the Bank of the Vaggumudā River < [Chapter 22 - Niraya Vagga (Hell)]
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The Buddha and His Teachings (by Narada Thera)
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The Material Septad < [Chapter XX - Purification by Knowledge and Vision of the Path and the Not-path]