Vivattati, Vivaṭṭati: 2 definitions
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvivaṭṭati : (vi + vaṭṭ + a) moves back; revolves; begins again.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVivaṭṭati, (vi+vaṭṭati) 1. to move back, to go back, to revolve, to begin again (of a new world-cycle), contrasted with saṃvaṭṭati to move in an ascending line (cp. vivaṭṭa) D. I, 17; III, 84, 109; Vism. 327.—2. to be distracted or diverted from (Abl.), to turn away; to turn over, to be upset Nett 131; Pug. 32 (so read for vivattati); Ps. II, 98 (ppr.).—pp. vivaṭṭa. (Page 637)
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Vivattati, at Pug. 32 is to be read as vivaṭṭati. (Page 637)
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: Vivatti, Vivattitva, Vivattita, Vivattana, Avattati, Ubbatteti, Vivatta-cchada, Vivartati, Vivartate, Abhassara, Loka.
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