Pāli Dictionary

tapassī

tapasstemsīsuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

tap1जलाना; ऊष्मा विकीर्ण करना

ethics

  • तपस्या में निष्ठावान्; (संज्ञा) तपस्वी, साधु

  • devoted to religious austerities; performing ascetic practices; (as noun) an ascetic, a hermit

  • MN 99

    gahaṭṭho hi, bho gotama, mahaṭṭho mahākicco mahādhikaraṇo mahāsamārambho, na satataṃ samitaṃ tapassī hoti, pabbajito kho pana, bho gotama, app'aṭṭho appakicco app'ādhikaraṇo appasamārambho satataṃ samitaṃ tapassī hoti.

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