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kathāvatthu

nt nom sg of kathāvatthu (noun); nt voc sg of kathāvatthu (noun)

1. topic of conversation; subject of discussion
2. reason for a discourse
3. Book 5 of the Abhidhamma; Basis of the Argument

Etymology. kathā + vatthu; Sanskrit kathā + vastu

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

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