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mahākassapena

mahākassapa

masc instr sg of mahākassapa (noun)

1. name of an arahant monk; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk in preaching ascetic practices; lit. great Kassapa

Etymology. mahā + kassapa; Sanskrit mahākāśyapa

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

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