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vipassissa

vipassī

masc dat sg of vipassī (noun); masc gen sg of vipassī (noun); nt gen sg of vipassī (adj)

1. name of the 6th previous Buddha; lit. insightful; who sees distinctly
2. insightful; discerning; who sees distinctly; lit. seeing distinctly

Etymology. vi + passa + ī; from √dis 'see'; Sanskrit vipaśvin, vipaśyin [vidṛś / vipaś]

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

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