Pāli Dictionary

desanā

desestemanāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

dis1see

Synonyms

upamā

doctrine

  • teaching; discourse; exposition (of the Dhamma)

  • Dhp 194

    sukho buddhānam'uppādo, sukhā saddhammadesanā, sukhā saṅghassa sāmaggī, samaggānaṃ tapo sukho.

  • MN 139

    kathañ'ca, bhikkhave, ussādanā ca hoti apasādanā ca, no ca dhammadesanā?

monastic

  • (monastic) confessing; admitting an offence

  • (monastic) appointing; allocating; designating (a duty or role)

general

  • example; illustration; exposition

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