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kassapa

masc voc sg of kassapa (noun)

1. name of the 1st previous Buddha; lit. descendant of Kassapa
2. name of a deity; lit. descendant of Kassapa
3. family name; lit. descendant of Kassapa
4. name of a Vedic sage; lit. descendant of Kassapa
5. name of an arahant monk; lit. descendant of Kassapa

Built from

• kassa — root · surname
  Possibly from Sanskrit kaśyapa (a Vedic sage); used as a patronymic and personal name in Pali texts.
• pa — ending · descendant, relative
  A suffix marking kinship or descent; appears in patronymic formations.

Etymology. A patronymic: kassa + apa. The root kassa is obscure; Sanskrit kaśyapa (name of a Vedic sage and author of hymns) may be connected, though the Pali form suggests an independent Indian family name used as a personal name and clan designation. The suffix -apa (< -apa, perhaps from a pronominal root or kinship term) marks descent or relationship. The Buddha Kassapa is the third of the four buddhas in the past; Mahākassapa is a celebrated arahant disciple.

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

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