Pāli Dictionary

vessa

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • vaiśya; membre de la troisième classe sociale (caste des marchands et des agriculteurs)

  • member of the third social caste; merchant and agricultural class

  • Ud 5.5

    evam'eva kho, bhikkhave, cattāro vaṇṇā, khattiyā, brāhmaṇā, vessā, suddā te tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajitvā jahanti purimāni nāmagottāni, samaṇā sakyaputtiyā tv'eva saṅkhaṃ gacchanti

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