point, a matter.

adjective pointing out, teaching, advising Sdhp.217, Sdhp.519-(nt.) advice, instruction, lesson MN.i.438.

Sk. deśaka

The pupil of a “bamboo acrobat” of long ago. His master called to him one day and asked him to climb the bamboo and to stand on his shoulder. Then the master suggested that they should watch and look …

Sumbha¹

A Pacceka Buddha. MN.iii.70

Sumbha²

A country in which was Desaka, where Udāyi visited the Buddha during a stay, and had a conversation with him. SN.v.89 SN.v.168

…factors, and once, at Desaka in the Sumbha country, he tells the Buddha how he cultivated the awakening factors and thereby attained to final…

(from uddisati) one who recites.

…pretext Ja.iii.60; Ja.iv.13; Pv-a.154. Thus also apadesaka Ja.vi.179.

cp. Sk. apadeśa

…of food SN.i.82.

• -uddesaka (thera) (an elder) who supervises the distribution of food, a superintendent of meals…

adjective = desaka, su˚; one who points out well, a good teacher Mil.195.

Sk. deśika

…-desaka one who points out the way, a guide Snp.84; Ja.iv.257; As -desika at Dhp-a.ii.246.

• -desin = ˚desaka…

…sq. etc.

Sk. nirdeśa, fr. niddisati, cp. desa, desaka etc.

…MN.ii.8; Snp-a.199 -uddesaka one who recites the P. Vin.i.115, cp. Vin Texts i.242. -ṭhapana…

adjective assigning, defining, determining, in bhatt˚ one who sorts out the food Vv-a.92.

fr. uddesa