Vijjākoṭṭhāsikā

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Ceisiwr
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Vijjākoṭṭhāsikā

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Can any help with a translation of this? Vijjā is knowledge, but with koṭṭh I get "jackal" and with "āsikā" I get something like "drawn sword"?
“Knowing that this body is just like foam,
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
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Re: Vijjākoṭṭhāsikā

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It is "sharing", "sharing knowledge/vision", from koṭṭhāso, share, portion, lot etc. The same as "part" in this case.
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Re: Vijjākoṭṭhāsikā

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sphairos wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 5:44 pm It is "sharing", "sharing knowledge/vision", from koṭṭhāso, share, portion, lot etc. The same as "part" in this case.
Thanks :thumbsup:
“Knowing that this body is just like foam,
understanding it has the nature of a mirage,
cutting off Māra’s flower-tipped arrows,
one should go beyond the King of Death’s sight.”
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