Pāli Dictionary

vassika

vassastemikasuffix

Part of speech

adjective · masculine

Root

vass1rain

Antonyms

avassika

general

  • belonging to the rainy season; of the monsoon

  • DN 14

    atha kho, bhikkhave, bandhumā rājā vipassissa kumārassa tayo pāsāde kārāpesi, ekaṃ vassikaṃ ekaṃ hem'antikaṃ ekaṃ gimhikaṃ, pañca kāmaguṇāni upaṭṭhāpesi

monastic

  • (in compounds) so many years old; counted by rains-retreats (of monastic seniority)

  • Thag 6.10

    yadā navo pabbajito, jātiyā sattavassiko, iddhiyā abhibhotvāna, pannag'indaṃ mah'iddhikaṃ.

vassikā

approximate

vassrootikāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

vass1rain

general

  • jasmine; great-flowered jasmine (a plant blooming in the rainy season)

  • Dhp 377

    vassikā viya pupphāni, maddavāni pamuñcati, evaṃ rāgañ'ca dosañ'ca, vippamuñcetha bhikkhavo.

  • AN 10.15

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, ye keci pupphagandhā, vassikaṃ tesaṃ aggam'akkhāyati, evam'evaṃ kho bhikkhave, ye keci kusalā dhammā, sabbe te appamādamūlakā appamādasamosaraṇā, appamādo tesaṃ aggam'akkhāyati.

Encyclopedia

Vassika
Person

  • A brahmin of Kosala who, after witnessing the Twin Miracle, joined the Order and, through great effort, attained Arahantship.

Thag 3.8

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