Pāli Dictionary
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Thag 1.43
sumuttiko sumuttiko sāhu, sumuttiko'mhi tīhi khujjakehi, asitāsu mayā naṅgalāsu, mayā khuddakuddālāsu mayā.
asita1
approximatePart of speech
noun · masculine
Root
si1depend on; associate with
Synonyms
Antonyms
doctrine
Asita, the sage (Asita Devala) who foretold the Bodhisatta’s future Buddhahood
Asita, name of a paccekabuddha (privately awakened one)
Snp 5.6
anusāsa brahme karuṇāyamāno, vivekadhammaṃ yam'ahaṃ vijaññaṃ, yath'āhaṃ ākāso'va abyāpajjamāno, idh'eva santo asito careyyaṃ.
Snp 4.15
taṃ buddhaṃ asitaṃ tādiṃ, akuhaṃ gaṇim'āgataṃ, bahūnam'idha baddhānaṃ, atthi pañhena āgamaṃ.
asita2
approximatePart of speech
adjective
Root
as1be
general
black; dark-coloured
MN 116
satthā pavattā sarabhaṅgo lomahaṃso, ucc'aṅgamāyo asito anāsavo, manomayo mānacchido ca bandhumā, tadādhimutto vimalo ca ketumā.
detached; unattached; independent; free
Encyclopedia
3 entries
A sage and royal chaplain to the Sakyan kings Sīhahanu and Suddhodana who, on learning of the newborn Siddhattha Gotama’s auspicious marks, foresaw his future Buddhahood and wept because he would not live to hear him teach, sometimes likened to the biblical Simeon.
A garland-maker in the time of Sikhī Buddha who offered his garland to that Buddha, a merit that led to a future life as a king and, in the present age, rebirth as the monk Sukatāveliya Thera.
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