Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Root
pis8senden
general
Diener; Bote; jemand, der zur Erledigung von Aufträgen entsandt wird
servant; messenger; one who carries out commissions
AN 8.49
idha, visākhe, mātugāmo yo so bhattu abbhantaro antojano, dāsā'ti vā pessā'ti vā kammakarā'ti vā, tesaṃ katañ'ca katato jānāti akatañ'ca akatato jānāti, gilānakānañ'ca bal'ābalaṃ jānāti khādanīyaṃ bhojanīyañ'c'assa paccaṃsena saṃvibhajati.
SN 3.9
ye'pi'ssa te honti dāsā'ti vā pessā'ti vā kammakarā'ti vā, te'pi daṇḍatajjitā bhayatajjitā assumukhā rudamānā parikammāni karonti.
pessa2
Part of speech
noun · masculine
general
Pessa, ein Elefantendompteur (Laie) aus Campā, der sich mit dem Buddha unterhielt, überliefert im Kandaraka-Sutta
Pessa, a lay elephant-trainer of Campā who conversed with the Buddha, recorded in the Kandarakasutta
MN 51
atha kho pesso ca hatth'ārohaputto kandarako ca paribbājako yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkamiṃsu, upasaṅkamitvā pesso hatth'ārohaputto bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekam'antaṃ nisīdi.
Encyclopedia
Pessa
PersonEin Elefantendompteur aus Campā, dessen Gespräch mit dem Buddha, aufgezeichnet in der Kandaraka Sutta, den Buddha so beeindruckte, dass er bemerkte, Pessa hätte etwas Kostbares gewinnen können, wäre er länger geblieben.
An elephant-trainer of Campā whose conversation with the Buddha, recorded in the Kandaraka Sutta, so impressed the Buddha that he remarked Pessa could have gained something precious had he stayed longer.
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