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vipassanāya

vipassana

fem instr sg of vipassana (adj); masc dat sg of vipassana (adj); fem dat sg of vipassana (adj); nt dat sg of vipassana (adj); …

1. vipassanā (fem): insight; penetrating internal vision; introspection; lit. seeing distinctly
2. vipassana (adj): related to insight; regarding introspection; lit. about seeing distinctly

Etymology. vi + passa + anā + a; from √dis 'see'; Sanskrit vipaśyanā [vidṛś / vipaś]

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

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