accusative singular feminine of sati (mindfulness)
Etymology. From √smṛ (Sanskrit smṛti, Latin memor, English memory): the root sense is "to remember, hold in mind". The shift from "memory" to "present-moment awareness" is distinctive to Buddhist usage, where sati denotes the faculty of mindfulness that keeps attention steady on the object of meditation.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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