Pasakha, Pasākha: 2 definitions
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Pasakha 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 Dictionarypasākha : (nt.) the body where it branches from the trunk. || pasākhā (f.) a small branch or twig.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPasākha, (m. & nt.) (pa+sākhā; Epic Sk. praśākhā branch) 1. a smaller branch J. VI, 324 (sākha°).—2. branch-like wood, i.e. hard wood Th. 1, 72.—3. the body where it branches off from the trunk, i.e. abdomen & thighs; the lower part of the body Vin. IV, 316 (=adho-nābhi ubbha-jānu-maṇḍalaṃ C.). Cp. Suśruta II. 31, 10. ‹-› 4. the extremities (being the 5th stage in the formation of the embryo) S. I, 206. (Page 446)
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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Ends with: Dipashakha, Upashakha.
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