Kammasapada, Kammāsapāda, Kammasa-pada: 2 definitions

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Kammasapada 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.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

The name given to the porisada (cannibal) in the Mahasutasoma Jataka. Before becoming man eater he was the king of Benares, and was later weaned from his evil habit by the Bodhisatta Sutasoma. He is identified with Angulimala (J.v.pp.503f, 511).

Buddhaghosa (DA.ii.483) explains the name (Spot=foot) as being given because of a wound he once received, which healed, leaving a scar like a piece of well grained timber (cittadarusadiso). This refers to the flight of the porisada from his pursuers, when he trod on an acacia stake (khanu) which pierced his foot (J.v.472).

According to Buddhaghosa, the cannibal in the Jayaddisa Jataka was also called Kammasa or Kammasapada. (DA.ii.483. See also Watanabes article, The Story of Kalmasapada and its Evolution in Indian Literature. J.P.T.S.1909, pp.236ff).

The place where the porisada was tamed was called Kammasadamma.

context information

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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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kammasapada in Pali glossary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kammāsapāda refers to: 1. (a) having speckled feet J. V, 475; (b) (m) one who has speckled feet, i.e. an ogre; also N. of a Yakkha J. V, 503, 511 (cp. J. P. T. S. 1909, 236 sq.). (Page 195)

Note: kammāsapāda is a Pali compound consisting of the words kammāsa and pāda.

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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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