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bhisī

Bhisi

feminine a bolster, cushion pad, roll Vin.i.287 sq. (cīvara˚ a robe rolled up); Vin.ii.150 Vin.ii.170 ; Vin.iii.90 ; Vin.iv.279 . Five kinds are allowed in a Vihāra, viz. uṇṇa-bhisi, cola˚, vāka˚, tiṇu˚, paṇṇa˚, i.e. bolsters stuffed with wool, cotton-cloth, bark, grass or talipot leaves, Vin.ii.150

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Sutta Nipata 1 · 0.5/10k

What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

feminine a bolster, cushion pad, roll Vin.i.287 sq. (cīvara˚ a robe rolled up); Vin.ii.150 Vin.ii.170; Vin.iii.90; Vin.iv.279. Five kinds are allowed in a Vihāra, viz. uṇṇa-bhisi, cola˚, vāka˚, tiṇu˚, paṇṇa˚, i.e. bolsters stuffed with wool, cotton-cloth, bark, grass or talipot leaves, Vin.ii.150 = Vb-a.365 (tiṇa˚).

-bimbohana bolster & pillow Vin.i.47; Vin.ii.208; Dhp-a.i.416; Vb-a.365.

cp. Epic Sk. bṛṣī & bṛsī, with bh for b, as in Prk. bhisī, cp. Pischel, Prk. Gr. § 209

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bhisī Sutta Nipata 1.2 (snp1.2:4.1)

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