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dassanā

dassana

nt nom pl of dassana (noun); nt instr sg of dassana (noun); nt abl sg of dassana (noun); nt voc sg of dassana (noun); …

1. dassana (nt): sight; vision; appearance (of); lit. seeing
2. dassana (nt): seeing; watching
3. dassana (nt): insight; realization; spiritual vision; lit. seeing
4. dassana (nt): eye; lit. seeing
5. dassana (nt): showing; teaching
6. dassanā (nt): by means of insight; through realization; lit. by seeing
7. dassana (adj): having vision; with insight; lit. seeing
8. dassana (adj): appearing; looking like; with a (certain kind of) appearance; lit. seeing

Etymology. dassa + ana; from √dis 'see'; Sanskrit darśana [dṛś]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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