Pāli Dictionary

asita1

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

si1depend on; associate with

Synonyms

anissita, nirāyattavuttī

Antonyms

sita

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

Part 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

asitā

approximate

asrootitasuffixāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

as1be

Synonyms

asita, lavitta

general

  • sickle

  • Thag 1.43

    sumuttiko sumuttiko sāhu, sumuttiko'mhi tīhi khujjakehi, asitāsu mayā naṅgalāsu, mayā khuddakuddālāsu mayā.

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Asita
Person

  • 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.

Snp 3.11
Asita2
Person

  • A Pacceka Buddha listed among those named in the texts.

MN 116
Asita3
Person

  • 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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