Pali Term: Ussūraseyyā
Pali Term: Ussūraseyyā
Does this refer to sleeping after sunrise or after dawn?
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Re: Pali Term: Ussūraseyyā
It's not altogether certain whether it means (1) oversleeping in the morning, (2) taking siestas at noon, or (3) sleeping at any time during the day. But if it means #1, then much like the English expression "to have a lie-in" the word doesn't entail any stipulation as to whether one sleeps until after sunrise or until after dawn.ccharles wrote:Does this refer to sleeping after sunrise or after dawn?
Rūpehi bhikkhave arūpā santatarā.
Arūpehi nirodho santataro ti.
“Bhikkhus, the formless is more peaceful than the form realms.
Cessation is more peaceful than the formless realms.”
(Santatarasutta, Iti 73)
Arūpehi nirodho santataro ti.
“Bhikkhus, the formless is more peaceful than the form realms.
Cessation is more peaceful than the formless realms.”
(Santatarasutta, Iti 73)
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Re: Pali Term: Ussūraseyyā
The PTS dictionary gives Ussūraseyya as "Sleeping after sunrise."
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