Vatta, Vaṭṭa, Vaṭṭi, Vāṭṭi, Vātti: 12 definitions

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Vatta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, biology, Tamil. 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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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Access to Insight: A Glossary of Pali and Buddhist TermsThe cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. This denotes both the death and rebirth of living beings and the death and rebirth of defilement (kilesa) within the mind. See samsara.Source: Dhamma Dana: Pali English Glossary

N Fact to move from one existence to the next. Continuous suffering of sansara.

Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines

1. 'round',

  • 2. 'round of rebirths'.

  • (1) With reference to the dependent origination (paticcasamuppāda), Vis.M. XVII speaks of 3 rounds:

    • the karma round (kamma-vatta) comprising the karma-formations and the karma process (2nd and 10th links);

    • the round of defilements (kilesa-vatta) comprising ignorance, craving and clinging (1st, 8th and 9th links);

    • the round of results (vipāka-vatta) comprising consciousness, mind and corporeality, 6 bases, impression, feeling (3rd-7th links).

    Cf. paticcasamuppāda (diagram).

    (2) round of rebirth = samsāra.

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    Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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    Biology (plants and animals)

    Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

    Vatta in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Macaranga peltata (Roxb.) Müll.Arg. from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Macaranga roxburghii, Tanarius peltatus, Mappa peltata. For the possible medicinal usage of vatta, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

    Vatta in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Macaranga indica Wight from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Macaranga adenantha, Trevia hernandiifolia, Tanarius indicus.

    Vatta in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Mallotus tetracoccus (Roxb.) Kurz from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Mallotus ferrugineus, Mallotus albus var. occidentalis.

    Vatta in the Tamil language, ibid. previous identification.

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    This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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    Pali-English dictionary

    Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

    vatta : (nt.) duty; service; function. || vaṭṭa (adj.), circular; round. (nt.), a circle; the cycle of rebirth; an expenditure or provision for alms.

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

    1) Vatta, 4 at J. V, 443 is corrupt for vaṇṭha cripple. (Page 598)

    2) Vatta, 3 (vyatta, Sk. vyātta, of vi+ā+) opened wide Vin. III, 37; J. V, 268 (vatte mukhe). (Page 597)

    3) Vatta, 2 (nt.) (cp. Sk. vaktra & P. vattar) the mouth (lit. “speaker”) Pgdp 55 (sūci-vatto mah’odaro peto). (Page 597)

    4) Vatta, 1 (nt.) (orig. pp. of vattati) 1. that which is done, which goes on or is customary, i.e. duty, service, custom, function Vin. II, 31; Sn. 294, 393 (gahaṭṭha°); Vism. 188 (cetiy’aṅgaṇa° etc.); DhA. I, 92 (ācariya°); VbhA. 354 (gata-paccāgata°); VvA. 47 (gāma°).—2. (for vata2) observance, vow, virtue D. III, 9 (the 7 vattapadāni, diff. from those enumerated under vata-pada); Nd1 66 (sīlañ ca vattañ ca), 92 (hatthi° etc. : see vata2 2), 104 (°suddhi), 106 (id.), 188 (giving 8 dhutaṅgas as vattas).

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    1) Vaṭṭa, 2 (“rained”): see abhivaṭṭa and vaṭṭha (vuṭṭha); otherwise only at DhA. II, 265. (Page 594)

    2) Vaṭṭa, 1 (adj. -nt.) (pp. of vṛt, Sk. vṛtta in meaning of “round” as well as “happened, become” etc. The two meanings have become differentiated in Pāli: vaṭṭa is not found in meaning of “happened. ” All three Pāli meanings are specialized, just as the pres. vaṭṭati is specialized in meaning “behoves”) 1. round, circular; (nt.) circle PvA. 185 (āyata+); KhA 50 (°nāli). See cpd. °aṅguli.—2. (fig.) “rolling on, ” the “round” of existences, cycle of transmigrations, saṃsāra, evolution (=involution) (as forward or ascending circle of existences, without implying a teleological idea, in contrast to vivaṭṭa “rolling back” or devolution, i.e. a new (descending) cycle of existence in a new aeon with inverted (vi-) motion, so to speak) S. III, 63; IV, 53 (pariyādiṇṇa°), cp. M. III, 118; Th. 1, 417 (sabba°: “all constant rolling on” translation); SnA 351 (=upādāna); DhsA. 238.—There are 3 vaṭṭas, (te-bhūmaka vaṭṭa, see also tivaṭṭa) embracing existence in the stages of kamma-vaṭṭa, kilesa° and vipāka°, or circle of deed, sin & result (found only in Commentarial literature): KhA 189; SnA 510 (tebhūmaka°); DhA. I, 289 (kilesa°); IV, 69 (tebhūmaka°). See also Māra; and °dukkha, °vivaṭṭa below.—3. “what has been proffered, ” expenditure, alms (as t. t.) J. VI, 333 (dāna° alms-gift); DhA. II, 29 (pāka° cooked food as alms); VvA. 222 (id.); Mhvs 32, 61 (alms-pension); 34, 64 (salāka-vaṭṭabhatta).—Cp. vi°.

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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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    Sanskrit dictionary

    Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

    Vaṭṭa (वट्ट).—(= Pali id., both mgs.; Sanskrit vṛtta, adj., not [Page468-b+ 71] used as n. in this sense), (1) adj. round, see vaṭṭa-pāsaka; (2) = saṃsāra, the round of rebirths: Lalitavistara 127.17, read vaṭṭopachedana-śabdaḥ (text paṭopa°; ms. A vaṭṭoma°, with m corruptly for p; = Pali vaṭṭūpacheda).

    Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    Vaṭṭa (वट्ट):—or baṭṭa m. Name of a man (also -deva), [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

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    Vatta in German

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    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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    Prakrit-English dictionary

    Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

    1) Vaṭṭa (वट्ट) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vṛt.

    2) Vaṭṭa (वट्ट) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vartta.

    3) Vaṭṭa (वट्ट) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vṛtta.

    4) Vaṭṭa (वट्ट) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vartman.

    5) Vaṭṭa (वट्ट) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Varta.

    6) Vaṭṭa (वट्ट) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Paṭṭa.

    7) Vaṭṭā (वट्टा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vartman.

    8) Vaṭṭā (वट्टा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vārttā.

    9) Vatta (वत्त) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vārtta.

    10) Vatta (वत्त) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vyāpta.

    11) Vatta (वत्त) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vyakta.

    12) Vatta (वत्त) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vaktra.

    13) Vattā (वत्ता) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vārttā.

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    Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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    Kannada-English dictionary

    Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

    Vaṭṭa (ವಟ್ಟ):—

    1) [noun] an amount deducted by the purchaser from the value while paying cash against a bill of exchange, promissory note, etc. to cover his interest cost for the unexpired period; a discount.

    2) [noun] an amount deducted while exchanging a foreign currency for a local currency to cover the profit for the exchanger.

    3) [noun] the interest deducted in advance by one who lends money.

    4) [noun] a giving a part of one’s agricultural income for some purpose.

    5) [noun] the portion so given; donation.

    6) [noun] a fee or a percentage of the proceeds paid to a salesperson, broker, etc.; commission.

    7) [noun] a counter-weight used to equal the weights of both the pans of a weighing balance.

    8) [noun] the profit gained in a business.

    9) [noun] extra quantity given by a seller to a buyer without any charge.

    10) [noun] deprivation of profit; loss of one’s investment in a business.

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    Vatta (ವತ್ತ):—

    1) [noun] the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass oryza sativa of Poaceae family, cultivated in warm climates and used for food; paddy.

    2) [noun] the plant itself.

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    Vattā (ವತ್ತಾ):—[noun] bulkiness or largeness of body; fatness; portliness.

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    Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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