see cira & cp. nacira.

…on the life of the bhikkhu. Aciravata repeats this conversation to the Buddha who thereupon preaches the Dantabhūmi Sutta. MN.iii.128ff.

The…

…was preached here, and the Aciravatī is used in a simile to prove the futility of sacrifices and prayers: it is of no use standing on one bank of…

…Paribbājaka. MN.i.497f.

In the Dantabhūmi Sutta MN.iii.128f. the novice Aciravata is thus addressed by Prince Jayasena, who visits…

…Thag.518f.

This river was probably a branch of the Aciravatī.

Gandak2river

A forest hermitage near Rājagaha, where the novice Aciravata sometimes stayed. MN.iii.128

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…of the Kosalans near the Aciravatī; it was visited by the Buddha during a tour in Kosala. There he preached the Udāna Sutta in answer to a…

…who once visited the novice Aciravata at Veḷuvana in Rājagaha and asked him to teach the Doctrine. Reluctantly the novice did so, but at the end…

KorabyaKoravyaKorabba

Perhaps the generic name given to the king of the Kurūs. The Aṅguttara Nikāya AN.iii.369f. mentions a king Koravya who owned a large banyan tree named Suppatiṭṭha. According t …

…in the books are the Aciravatī DN.i.235 and the Sundarikā, SN.i.167 Snp.p.97 which is sometimes called Bāhukā. MN.i.39

Among localities…

A country, one of the sixteen Great Nations.DN.ii.200 AN.i.213 During the Buddha’s time the chieftain of Kuru was called Koravya, and his discussion with the Elder Raṭṭhapāla, who was himself the scio …

…Kosala on the banks of the Aciravatī. The Buddha stayed in the mango grove to the north of the village, and, during one such stay, preached the…

A park near Indapatta, where Raṭṭhapāla Thera stayed. MN.ii.65

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…are used in various similes and metaphors. These rivers are: Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Aciravatī, Sarabhū and Mahī. Vin.ii.239 AN.iv.101 SN.ii.135…

Chief of those who had left the world through faith. AN.i.24 He was born at Thullakoṭṭhita in the Kuru country as the son of a very wealthy councillor and was called by his family name of Raṭṭhapāla. …

…and Dakkhiṇa Kosala. The Aciravatī was its tributary. Sāketa was situated on the banks of the Sarabhū, which flowed through the…

…It was on the banks of the Aciravatī.Vin.i.191 Vin.i.293 The road from Rājagaha to Sāvatthī passed through Vesāli, Vin.ii.159f. and the…

VīrāCīrā

A certain lay follower gave her a robe, and a Yakkha aware of this, went about praising his piety. SN.i.213

indeclinable (repetitive cpd from cira), after a long time; at long intervals.

garment made of kusa grass

tinduka row or grove?; a name of an ārāma?

…Vin.iv.261; Ja.v.233
■ acira not long (ago) lately, newly: ˚arahattappatta SN.i.196; ˚pabbajita SN.i.185; ˚parinibbute…

…elements) AN.iii.324; aciraṃ vat ayaṃ kāyo paṭhaviṃ adhisessati chuddho apetaviññāṇo niratthaṃ va kaliṅgaraṃ Dhp.41….

…was substantified, e.g. (a) nacira (= acira) short, napparūpa abundant, napuṃsaka neuter, neka (= aneka) several; (b) natthi, natthika etc….

…Ja.iv.392; Mil.250.

Sk. nacira = na +…

…waters
■ DN.i.244 (Aciravatī nadī); SN.ii.32, SN.ii.118, SN.ii.135; SN.v.390; AN.i.33, AN.i.136, AN.i.243 (mahā˚); AN.ii.55, AN.ii.140…

…opp. therā); SN.i.9 (+ acira-pabbajita); SN.ii.218 Snp.p.93 (Gotamo navo pabbajjāya “a novice in the Wanderer’s life”); Dhp-a.i.92…

1. “setting down,” receptacle; (hidden) treasure Snp.285 (brahma n.); Dhp.76; Kp.viii.2 (see Kp-a 217 sq.: nidhīyatī ti nidhi, def. of n.), 9 (acorâharaṇo nidhi cp. “treasures in heaven, where thie …

…AN.iii.244, AN.iii.403 (acira˚); AN.iv.21 (cira˚); AN.v.82, AN.v.348 sq.; Snp.43 (see Cnd.397), Snp.274, Snp.385, Snp.423; Dhp.74, Dhp.174,…

…Vin.v.120; DN.i.204 (acira-˚e Bhagavati); SN.i.158 (tathāgato p. SN.ii.191); SN.v.172 (˚e Tathāgate); Vv.iii.9#2 (˚e Gotame =…

only in cpd. paṅgacīra (nt.) at DN.i.6 “blowing through toy pipes made of leaves” (Dial. i.10, where is cpd. Sinhalese pat-kulal and Marathī pungī after Morris J.P.T.S. 1889, 205). Bdhgh explai …

…taranto Vin.i.191 (Aciravati) grd. taritabba Vin.iv.65 (nadī); aor. atari Ja.iii.189 (samuddaṃ) & atāri Snp.355, Snp.1047…

Ā¹

indeclinable a frequent prefix, used as well-defined simple base-prefix (with rootderivations), but not as modification (i.e. first part of a double prefix cpd. like sam-ā-dhi) exce …