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Kassapa

[ kah-shuhp-uh ]
/ kɑˈʃʌp ə /

noun

Kasyapa.

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Words nearby Kassapa

kasme, Kasparov, Kasper, Kassa, Kassala, Kassapa, Kassel, Kassite, Kastler, Kästner, Kastor and Pollux
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Example sentences from the Web for Kassapa

  • It relates how the chamber in which a Brahman called Kassapa kept his sacred fire was haunted by a fire-breathing magical serpent.

    Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)|Charles Eliot

  • Kassapa finally proposed that the Sangha should adopt without alteration or addition the rules made by the Buddha.

    Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)|Charles Eliot

  • Buddha converted a tribe of them, and Kassapa, their chief, became one of his most prominent disciples.

    The Gospel of Buddha|Paul Carus