Pāli Dictionary

adassana

aprefixdassarootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

dis1see

Synonyms

Antonyms


general

  • not seeing; being out of sight; disappearance; absence.

  • SN 1.38

    yo evarūpaṃ purisanāgaṃ purisasīhaṃ purisaājānīyaṃ purisanisabhaṃ purisadhorayhaṃ purisadantaṃ atikkamitabbaṃ maññeyya kim'aññatra adassanā'ti.

  • SN 22.44

    ye hi keci, soṇa, samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā aniccena viññāṇena dukkhena vipariṇāmadhammena seyyo'ham'asmī'ti vā samanupassanti, sadiso'ham'asmī'ti vā samanupassanti, hīno'ham'asmī'ti vā samanupassanti, kim'aññatra yathābhūtassa adassanā?

doctrine

  • lack of insight; not understanding; spiritual blindness; failure to perceive the truth or an offense.

  • SN 1.38

    yo evarūpaṃ purisanāgaṃ purisasīhaṃ purisaājānīyaṃ purisanisabhaṃ purisadhorayhaṃ purisadantaṃ atikkamitabbaṃ maññeyya kim'aññatra adassanā'ti.

  • SN 22.44

    ye hi keci, soṇa, samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā aniccena viññāṇena dukkhena vipariṇāmadhammena seyyo'ham'asmī'ti vā samanupassanti, sadiso'ham'asmī'ti vā samanupassanti, hīno'ham'asmī'ti vā samanupassanti, kim'aññatra yathābhūtassa adassanā?

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