Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

analyses: 2

mahāsuumma
  1. mahāsumaha

    a religious festival; ceremony; offering; act of worship

  2. ummaummā

    flax, linseed (Linum usitatissimum), especially its flower

mahāsiumma
  1. mahāsimahati

    honors; reveres; venerates; worships

  2. ummaummā

    flax, linseed (Linum usitatissimum), especially its flower

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Mahāsumma
Person

  • The head monk of Koṭapabbata monastery who ordained the father of Theraputtābhaya.

Mahāsumma2
Person

  • A monk of Sri Lanka to whom King Mahācūḷa Mahātissa gave alms bought with wages earned from harvest labour.

Mahāsumma3
Person

  • A pupil of Upatissa who, after reading the Vinaya Piṭaka nine times, settled beyond the river, and whose views are frequently cited in the Samantapāsādikā.

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