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mahākaccānoti

mahākaccāna

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1. name of an arahant monk; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk in explaining a brief instruction in detail; lit. great descendant of Kati

Analysis. mahākaccāno + iti

Etymology. mahā + kaccāna; Sanskrit mahākātyāyana

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

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