Issa, Issā: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Issa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana DhamaPart of the Dosa Team.
Envy / Jealousy;
Issa is dosa related cetasika. It is jealousy and it does not want the assumed others achievement anything in terms of health or wealth or success or anything.
: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and DoctrinesIssā (“Envy�).
: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines'envy', is a karmically unwholesome (akusala) mental factor, which is occasionally associated with hate-rooted consciousness (s. Tab. I. 30, 31). Explained in Pug. 55.
: Dhamma Study: Cetasikasenvy;
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
General definition (in Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Fruits of True MonkhoodIssā (“jealousy�) in Buddhism refers to one of the sixteen upakilesa (subtle defilements).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryissa : (m.) a bear. || issā (f.), jealousy; ill-will; envy.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Issā, 2 (f.) (cp. Sk. ṛśya-mṛga) in issammiga (= 峾) J. V, 410, & 峾 J. V, 431, a species of antelope, cp. J. V, 425 ṅg the antlers of this antelope. (Page 123)
2) Issā, 1 (f.) (Sk. īrṣyā to Sk. irin forceful, irasyati to be angry, Lat. īra anger, Gr. *)/arhs God of war; Ags. eorsian to be angry. See also issati) jealousy, anger, envy, ill-will D. II, 277 (°macchariya); III, 44 (id.); M. I, 15; S. II, 260; A. I, 95, 105 (°mala), 299; II, 203; IV, 8 (°saññojana), 148, 349, 465; V, 42 sq. , 156, 310; Sn. 110; J. V, 90 (°âvatiṇṇa); Pv. II, 37; Vv 155; Pug. 19, 23; Vbh. 380, 391; Dhs. 1121, 1131, 1460; Vism. 470 (def.); PvA. 24, 46, 87; DhA. II, 76; Miln. 155; Sdhp. 313, 510.
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) issa (ဣ�) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
[issa+a]
ဣ�+အ]
2) issa (ဣ�) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
ī+ṇy
ဤ�+ဏĻ]
3) issa (ဣ�) [(pu) (ပ�)]�
[(1) isa+sa.vi,pi,�(2) īsa+sa.� rassapru,,ṭī.612.kapya-sa�)]
[(�) ဣ�+သ။ ဝိ၊ပိ၊ဓာန်။ (�) ဤ�+သ။ ဤကိ� ရဿပြု၊ ဓာန်၊ဋီ။ ၆၁၂။ ကပ�-သ�)]
4) issā (ဣဿ�) [(thī) (ထ�)]�
ھ++(ٳٳīdzٲ첹)�(īī=ī-�)
[ဣ�+�+အ�(ဣတ္ထီဇောတက)� (ဤပ�=ဤပျ�-သ�)]

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Issa (इस्स) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ṣy.
2) Issā (इस्स�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Īṣy.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconIssā (இஸ்ஸ�) noun < Urdu ṣṣ. Part, portion, lot, share; பங்க�. [pangu.] (W. G.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nya, A, Issa, Isha.
Starts with (+13): Issa Sutta, Issacara, Issadhamma, Issakal, Issakarana, Issamacchariyaphala, Issamanaka, Issanu, Issapakata, Issapakata Itthi Vatthu, Issara, Issara Sutta, Issarajana, Issaranimmana, Issaranimmanavadi, Issaraninmana Ditthi, Issarasamanarama, Issariya, Issariyadhipacca, Issariyamada.
Full-text (+28): Issati, Issapakata, Anissa, Issamanaka, Issamala, Issasannojana, Issacara, Issavada, Issamacchariyaphala, Issayitatta, Issakal, Issayana, Issaniddesa, Issapahana, Issatibhuta, Issayitabhava, Issanirodha, Issa Sutta, Issapariyutthana, Issavatinna.
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