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tusitānaṁ

tusita

genitive plural of tusita (adjective/noun)

1. contented, satisfied
2. the Tusita heaven (abode of bodhisattas before final birth)

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• tusita — stem · contented; Tusita heaven
  Adopted from Sanskrit tuṣita. In Buddhist canonical usage, primarily the proper noun for the Pure Abode where the bodhisatta waits before final birth.
• -ānaṁ — ending · genitive plural
  The genitive ending -ānaṁ (also written -ānaṃ) marks plural possession or relation. Here it indicates "of the Tusita [devas/beings]", as in the common phrase tusitānaṁ devanikāyaṁ.

Analysis. tusita- (stem) + -ānaṁ (genitive plural ending). Tusita is a Sanskrit loanword from the Vedic tradition, denoting the fourth heaven in the Brahmanical cosmology; adopted into Pali Buddhist cosmology as the realm where Metteyya (the future Buddha) is said to dwell before descending to earth.

Etymology. Sanskrit tuṣita-, from tuṣ (to be satisfied, pleased). Related to Latin tumere (to swell, be pleased) and possibly English tough (originally "thick, solid", hence metaphorically "enduring, satisfied"). The root sense is satisfaction or fullness.

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

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