Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Root
pis8envoyer
general
serviteur; messager; celui qu’on envoie faire une course
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, un dresseur d’éléphants laïc de Campā qui s’entretint avec le Bouddha, mentionné dans le Kandarakasutta
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
PersonUn dresseur d’éléphants de Campā dont la conversation avec le Bouddha, consignée dans le Kandaraka Sutta, impressionna tant le Bouddha qu’il fit remarquer que Pessa aurait pu obtenir quelque chose de précieux s’il était resté plus longtemps.
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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