Vavakassati: 1 definition
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Vavakassati 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 DictionaryVavakassati, (v+ava+kṛṣ, would correspond to Sk. vyavakṛṣyate, Pass. ) to be drawn away, to be distracted or alienated (from); so is to be read at all passages, where it is either combined with avakassati or stands by itself. The readings are: Vin. II, 204 (apakāsanti avapakāsanti) =A. V, 74 (avakassanti vavakassanti); A. III, 145 (bhikkhu n’âlaṃ saṅghamhā ‘vapakāsituṃ: read vavakāsituṃ or °kassituṃ), 393 (vapakassat’eva Satthārā, vapakassati garuṭṭhāniyehi). See also apakāsati, avakassati, avapakāsati.—pp. vavakaṭṭha. (Page 604)
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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Full-text: Vapakassati, Vavakattha, Avakassati, Avapakasati, Apakasati, Vupakaseti.
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