Avasussati: 2 definitions
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Avasussati 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 Dictionaryavasussati : (va + sus + ya) dries up; withers.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAvasussati, (Sk. *ava-suṣyati of śuṣ) to dry up, to wither; in later quotations of the old kāmaṃ taco ca nahāru ca aṭṭhi ca avasussatu (upasussatu sarīre maṃsalohitaṃ) J. I, 71, 110; Sdhp. 46. It is a later spelling for the older avasissatu see Trenckner (M. I, 569).—fut. avasucchati (= Sk. *°śokṣyati, fut. of Intens.) J. VI, 550 (v. l. BB °sussati; C. avasucchissati). (Page 84)
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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