Pakkashaya, Pakkāśaya, Pakkāsaya, Pakka-asaya: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Pakkashaya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Pakkashaya in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pakkāśaya (पक्काशय).—m S (The place of digestion.) The stomach.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pakkāśaya (पक्काशय).—m The stomach.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Pali-English dictionary

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

Pakkāsaya refers to: receptacle for digested food, i.e. the abdomen (opp. āmāsaya) Vism. 260, 358; KhA 59.

Note: pakkāsaya is a Pali compound consisting of the words pakka and āsaya.

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context information

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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