ආසන

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ආසන n

  1. Sinhala script form of āsana
    • 2006, The First Book in the Suttanta-Pitaka: Dīgha-Nikāya (I), page 4:
      4. අථ ඛො භගවා තෙසං භික‍්ඛූනං ඉමං සඞ‍්ඛියධම‍්මං විදිත්‍වා යෙන මණ‍්ඩලමාළො තෙනුපසඞ‍්කමි. උපසඞ‍්කමිත්‍වා පඤ‍්ඤත‍්තෙ ආසනෙ නිසීදි.
      4. Atha kho bhagavā tesaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ imaṃ saṅkhiyadhammaṃ viditvā yena maṇḍalamāḷo tenupasaṅkami. upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.
      4. Now the Blessed One, on realising what was the drift of the brethren's talk, went to the pavilion, and took his seat on the mat spread out for him.

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