feminine “mind-searching,” i.e. guessing the thoughts of others, mind-reading; a practice forbidden to bhikkhus DN.i.7 (= m. nāma manasā cintita-jānana-kīḷā DN-a.i.86); Vin.ii.10.
mano + esikā2
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manesikaṁ
Manesikā
feminine “mind-searching,” i.e. guessing the thoughts of others, mind-reading; a practice forbidden to bhikkhus DN.i.7 (= m. nāma manasā cintita-jānana-kīḷā DN-a.i.86 ); Vin.ii.10 . mano + esikā 2
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- Digha Nikaya 2 · 0.14/10k
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- manesikaṁ Digha Nikaya 1 (dn1:1.14.2)
- manesikaṁ Digha Nikaya 2 (dn2:49.2)
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