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dassanena

dassana

nt instr sg of dassana (noun); masc instr sg of dassana (adj); nt instr sg of dassana (adj)

1. sight; vision; appearance (of); lit. seeing
2. seeing; watching
3. insight; realization; spiritual vision; lit. seeing
4. eye; lit. seeing
5. showing; teaching
6. having vision; with insight; lit. seeing
7. appearing; looking like; with a (certain kind of) appearance; lit. seeing

Etymology. from √dṛś (to see); cognate with Sanskrit darśana and English 'vision'. The root appears in dassati (he sees) and related formations. In Buddhist discourse, dassana typically refers to direct experiential insight (vipassanā) rather than mere visual perception.

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

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