Pāli Dictionary
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Compound structure

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āsivisaupamasuttā
  1. āsivisa

    snake poison; venom

  2. upama

    similar to; like; having the qualities of (usually in compounds)

  3. suttāsutta

    asleep; sleeping; (figuratively) dormant

Encyclopedia

Āsīvisopama Sutta
Sutta

  • A discourse likely identical with the Āsīvisa Sutta, said to have been taught by Majjhantika Thera to convert the people of Kasmīra and Gandhāra, and later by Mahinda to convert thousands in Anurādhapura, Sri Lanka.

SN 35.238

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