nupassana or upassana?
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anupassanā looking at, viewing, contemplating, consideration, realisation
anu small, minute, atomic; subtle. As prefix meaning “along”; with verbs of motion: “along towards”
passanā from verb passati to see; to recognise, to realise, to know, to find
anupassanā = "watching/observing/seeing closely"
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I think the word you're looking for is Anupassanā
[abstr. of anupassati, cf. Sk. anudarśana] looking at, viewing, contemplating, consideration, realisation
It's used in compound words like Kāyānupassanā (and Vedanānupassanā, Cittānupassanā, and Dhammānupassanā).
The fact that the second 'a' in "Kāyānupassanā" is long (i.e. with an accent on it, 'ā') is I think a hint that it's a compound of two 'a's, i.e.
Kāya + anupassanā = Kāyānupassanā
Wikipedia's Vipassanā (Etymology) says ...
Vipassanā is a Pali word derived from the older prefix "vi-" meaning "special", and the verbal root "-passanā" meaning "seeing". It is often translated as "insight" or "clear-seeing". The "vi" in vipassanā has many possible meanings, it could mean to '[see] into', '[see] through' or to '[see] in a special way.
... so there's a "root" "-passanā" -- which doesn't have an independent entry in the PTS dictionary, it just says ...
- Passanā (p. 447) Passanā Passanā see anu˚, vi˚.
... i.e. referencing anupassanā and vipassanā.
The Sanskrit is Pashyana or Paśyana -- meaning "see", apparently.
Also there's https://www.buddha-vacana.org/toolbox/pref.html#anu which gives six possible meaning for the prefix "anu".
after, behind (motion viewed from the front backward).
ex: dhāvati: to run > anu·dhāvati: to run afterbala: military force > anu·bala: rearguard
bhāsati: to speak > anu·bhāsati: to speak after, repeat
for, towards an aim, on to, into, over to, forward (motion viewed from the back forward).
ex: pavecchati: to give, bestow > anu·pavecchati: to hand overrodati: to cry, weep > anu·rodati: to cry for
pavisati: to enter > anu·pavisati: to enter into
(emphasis).
ex: dayā: sympathy, kindness > anu·ddayā: pityyoga: application, endeavour > anu·yoga: devotion, dedication
vitakketi: to consider, reflect > anu·vitakketi: to ponder over
according to, in conformity with, along.
ex: ñāta: kown, well-knwon > anu·ñāta: permitted, allowedmati: opinion > anu·mati: consent, agreement
rūpa: form > anu·rūpa: conform
anu·dhamma: in conformity with the dhamma
karoti: to do > anu·karoti: to imitate
secondary, supplementary, inferior, minor, smaller.
ex: pabbajā: ascetic life > anu·pabbajā: discipleship in ascetismmajjha: average > anu·majjha: mediocre
pavatteti: to set in motion > anu·pavatteti: to keep in motion
each, every, one by one.
ex: disā: direction > anu·disā: each directionpubba: previous, former > anu·pubba: 'each after the previous one' ie. gradual
pañcāha: five days > anu·pañcāha: every five days.
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