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mahākappino

mahākappina

masc nom sg of mahākappina (noun); masc nom pl of mahākappī (noun); masc acc pl of mahākappī (noun); masc dat sg of mahākappī (noun); …

  1. mahākappina (masc): name of an arahant monk; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk in instructing the monks; lit. great Kappina
  2. mahākappī (masc): great aeon; great age

Etymology. mahā + kappina; Sanskrit mahākapphiṇa (bsk)

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

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