Nissatta: 3 definitions
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Nissatta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynissatta : (adj.) soulless.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNissatta, (adj.) (Sk. *niḥsattva, nis+satta) powerless, unsubstantial; f. abstr. °tā absence of essence, unsubstantiality (see dhamma A) DhsA. 38, 139, 263; cp. Dhs. trsl. pp. XXXIII, & 26. (Page 374)
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṆissatta (णिस्सत्त) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Niḥsattva.
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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The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
1.2. Enlightenment Factor of Investigation < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
1.7. Enlightenment Factor of Equanimity < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
Note on the word Dhamma < [Chapter VII - Six Recollections (Cha-anussati-niddesa)]
Part V - On The Chief Subject Of Inquiry < [Introductory Essay]
Chapter I - On Effect, Or Result < [Part III - Indeterminate States Of Consciousness]
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
Summary of Bases < [Chapter III - Miscellaneous Section]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - The Doctrine of Causal Connection of early Buddhism < [Chapter V - Buddhist Philosophy]