Pāli Dictionary

yasa1

Part of speech

noun · masculine

doctrine

  • Yasa; name of notable arahant monks, especially Yasa Thera (the Buddha’s early disciple) and Yasa Kākandakaputta (who initiated the Second Council)

yasa2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • fame; glory; reputation; renown; prestige; success

  • retinue; attendants; followers; entourage; company

yasas

via inflected form yasā · nominative plural / ablative singular / vocative singular · plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

kittisadda, ghosa

Antonyms

ayasas, āyasakya

general

  • fame; reputation; renown; honour; glory; prestige

  • Dhp 24

    uṭṭhānavato satīmato, sucikammassa nisammakārino, saññatassa dhammajīvino, appamattassa yaso'bhivaḍḍhati.

  • DN 4

    sace bhavaṃ soṇadaṇḍo samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamissati, bhoto soṇadaṇḍassa yaso hāyissati, samaṇassa gotamassa yaso abhivaḍḍhissati.

Encyclopedia

7 entries

Yasa
Person

  • The son of a wealthy treasurer of Bārāṇasī who fled his luxurious home in distress, was taught by the Buddha at Isipatana, attained Arahantship, and whose father became the first lay follower to take the threefold refuge.

Yasa2
Person

  • Called Kākandakaputta, a pupil of Ānanda who publicly opposed the Vajjī monks’ unauthorized “Ten Points” and whose protest helped precipitate the council convened to settle the dispute.

Yasa3
Person

  • A deity present at the teaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta.

Yasa4
Person

  • A monk credited as the author of an ancient commentary (Porāṇa-ṭīkā) on the Khuddasikkhā.

Yasa5
Person

  • A king who reigned twenty-nine world-cycles ago, a former birth of the monk Rāmaneyya.

Yasa6
Place

  • A palace occupied by the Buddha Padumuttara during his last life as a layman.

Yasa7
Place

  • A palace occupied by the Buddha Kassapa.

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