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sāsanaṃ

sāsana

nt nom sg of sāsana (noun); nt acc sg of sāsana (noun); nt voc sg of sāsana (noun)

1. teaching; instruction; lit. instructing
2. religion; monastic order; lit. instructing
3. message; letter; lit. instructing

Etymology. from sās- (to teach, command), root probably related to Sanskrit śāsana; compare Skt. śāsana (teaching, discipline)

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

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