without knowledge, without understanding, without insight

SNP 47 māgaṇḍiyasuttaṃ aṭṭhakavaggo 9

na diṭṭhiyā na sutiyā na ñāṇena, sīlabbatenā'pi na suddhim'āha, adiṭṭhiyā assutiyā añāṇā, asīlatā abbatā no'pi tena, ete ca nissajja anuggahāya, santo anissāya bhavaṃ na jappe.

free of debt; independent.

the mouth; adj. (-˚) having a mouth Sdhp.103; Pgdp.63 (vikaṭ˚).

Vedic āna, later Sk. ānana from an to breathe

distinction in knowledge and vision suitable for a noble person, attainment of understanding and outlook proper for a noble one

AN 10.48 dasadhammasuttaṃ

atthi nu kho me uttari manussadhammo alam'ariyañāṇadassanaviseso adhigato, yen'āhaṃ pacchime kāle sabrahmacārīhi puṭṭho na maṅku bhavissāmī'ti pabbajitena abhiṇhaṃ paccavekkhitabbaṃ

who does not speak on diverse topics

AN 8.2 paññāsuttaṃ

saṅghagato kho pana anānākathiko hoti atiracchānakathiko. sāmaṃ vā dhammaṃ bhāsati, paraṃ vā ajjhesati, ariyaṃ vā tuṇhībhāvaṃ n'ātimaññati.

knowledge of death and rebirth, lit. knowledge of falling and arising

MN 39 mahāassapurasuttaṃ

sattānaṃ cut'ūpapātañāṇāya cittaṃ abhininnāmeti

counting, reckoning, calculating

VIN PAT PK saṅghuposatha pubbakaraṇādi vidhi

chanda-parisuddhi, utukkhānaṃ, bhikkhu-gaṇanā ca, ovādo, uposathassa etāni, pubbakiccan'ti vuccati.

producing, creating, causing

AN 7.64 kodhanasuttaṃ

anattha-janano kodho, kodho cittappakopano, bhayam'antarato jātaṃ, taṃ jano n'āvabujjhati.

plantain tree, banana tree

SN 22.95 pheṇapiṇḍūpamasuttaṃ

pheṇapiṇḍ'ūpamaṃ rūpaṃ, vedanā bubbuḷ'ūpamā, marīcik'ūpamā saññā, saṅkhārā kadal'ūpamā, māy'ūpamañ'ca viññāṇaṃ, desit'ādiccabandhunā.

trunk of a banana tree

SN 22.95 pheṇapiṇḍūpamasuttaṃ

so tattha passeyya mahantaṃ kadalikkhandhaṃ ujuṃ navaṃ akukkukajātaṃ.

wood, grove, glade

APA 523 tiṇamuṭṭhidāyaka therāpadānaṃ

migaluddo pure āsiṃ, araññe kānane ahaṃ, disvāna taṃ devadevaṃ, tiṇamuṭṭhiṃ adās'ahaṃ.

inside the grove, wood, glade

THI 71 vacchapāla theragāthā

ahaṃ tava vasānugo siyaṃ, yadi viharemase kānanantare, na hi matthi tayā piyattaro, pāṇo kinnarimandalocane.

perfect understanding, right knowledge

MN 117 mahācattārīsakasuttaṃ

sammāvāyāmassa sammāsati pahoti, sammāsatissa sammāsamādhi pahoti, sammāsamādhissa sammāñāṇaṃ pahoti, sammāñāṇassa sammāvimutti pahoti

knowledge of the extinction of the effluents, understanding how the impurities are destroyed

MN 39 mahāassapurasuttaṃ

so evaṃ samāhite citte parisuddhe pariyodāte anaṅgaṇe vigatūpakkilese mudubhūte kammaniye ṭhite āneñjappatte āsavānaṃ khayañāṇāya cittaṃ abhininnāmeti

abhiññā¹

absol.

abhiññā²

feminine (& ~a m.?)

1. higher or special knowledge; true understanding.
2. a special or supernatural power or knowledge (five (or six): iddhividhā, …

(-ī)n. producing ill fame

producing harm

absence of contempt; respect.

assenting, approval, supporting.

knowledge encompassing, comprehending, the thoughts (of others)

the knowledge (that is) encompassing, comprehending, the thoughts (of others)

reckoning; counting; calculation; computation; numbering.

the banana or plantation plant.

wood, a forest; a large wood.

(~ī)n. producing joy

Papañca: Sanskrit prapañca In doctrinal usage, it signifies the expansion, differentiation, ‘diffuseness’ or ‘manifoldness’ of the world; and it may also refer to the ‘phenomenal world’ in gener …

Truths: the 4 Noble: sacca - 2-fold knowledge of the t.; saccañāna.

1. the foetus in the 1^st & 2^nd months after conception the 2^nd of the five prenatal stages of development, viz kalala, abbuda, pesi, ghana, pasākha Mnd.120; Mil.40 V …

attacking, fighting, as adj. f. -aṇī fighting, epithet of Mārassa senā, the army of M. Snp.439 (kaṇhassa˚ the fighting army of k. = samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṃ nippothanī antarāyakārī Snp-a.390).

abhi + paharaṇa

˚- neuter not knowing, ignorance (of) Ja.v.199 (˚bhāva); Ja.vi.177 (˚kāla).

a + jānana

talking to, admonition, scolding Vin.ii.88 (anuvadanā +).

anu + bhaṇana

scolding, blame, accusation Vin.ii.88 (spelt anullapanā; comb^d. with anuvadana & anubhaṇanā).

anu + lapanā, lap

not hurting Dhp.185 (anūpa˚; metri causa; expl^d. by anupahananañ c’eva anupaghātanañ ca Dhp-a.iii.238).

an + upaghāta

Anupubbi-kathā

feminine a gradual instruction, graduated sermon regulated exposition of the ever higher values of four subjects (dāna-kathā, sīla˚, sagga˚, magga˚) i.e. charity righteousness, the h …

not killing, not murdering. Dhp.185 (= anupahananañ c’eva anupaghātanañ ca Dhp-a.iii.238).

metrically for anupa˚

taste, sweetness, enjoyment, satisfaction DN.i.22 (vedanānaṃ samudaya atthangama assāda etc.); MN.i.85; SN.ii.84 sq. (˚ânupassin), SN.ii.170 sq.; SN.iii.27 sq (ko rūpassa assādo), SN.iii.62, SN.iii.10 …

Err:509

Aṅgaṇa¹

neuter an open space, a clearing, Vin.ii.218; Ja.i.109 (= manussānan sañcaraṇa-ṭṭhāne anāvaṭe bhūmibhāge C.); Ja.ii.243, Ja.ii.290 Ja.ii.357; Dāvs i.27
■ cetiy˚; an open space …

debt, only in neg. anaṇa (adj.) free from debt Vin.i.6 = SN.i.137, SN.i.234 = DN.ii.39; Thig.364 (i.e. without a new birth);…

telling, speaking Dhp-a.iv.93 (˚sīla, adj. wont to speak); Dhtp.111.

fr. bhaṇati

to speak, tell, proclaim (the nearest synonym is katheti: see Cnd. s.v. katheti Dhp.264; Pp.33, Pp.56; Dhp-a.ii.95
ppr bhaṇanto Snp.397. Pot. bhaṇe Snp.113 …

adjective (-˚) speaking, reciting Snp.850 (manta˚; a reciter of the Mantras, one who knows the M. and speaks accordingly, i.e. speaking wisely, explained by Snp-a.549 as “mantāya pariggahetvā vāca …

adjective = bhiṃsana (q.v.) Pv.iv.3#5 (variant reading in Pv-a.251), explained by bhayajanana Pv-a.251, where C. reading also bhīsana.

Brahma & Brahmā

I. Brahman

neuter [cp. Vedic bráhman nt. prayer; nom. sg bráhma]

1. the supreme good; as a buddhistic term used in a sense different from the brahmanic (save in controvers …

Brahma & Brahmā

I. Brahman

neuter [cp. Vedic bráhman nt. prayer; nom. sg bráhma]

1. the supreme good; as a buddhistic term used in a sense different from the brahmanic (save in controvers …

Brāhmaṇa¹

a member of the Brahman caste; a Br teacher. In the Buddhist terminology also used for a man leading a pure, sinless & ascetic life, often even syn. with arahant
■ On brāhmaṇas …

state of ceto in action, thinking as active thought, intention, purpose, will Defined as action (kamma: AN.iii.415; cp. Kvu.viii.9 § 38 untraced quotation; cp. AN.v.292). Often comb …

SA on SN.iii.151 sq. (bhūmicittatāya dvāracittatāya ārammaṇacittatāya kammanānatta).

f. abstr. to citta¹

Cittatā

“being of such a heart or mind,” state of mind, character SN.iii.152; SN. …

the cocoa-nut or banana, or cinnamon Ja.v.420 (˚vana); -pāna a sweet drink of banana or cocoa-nut milk Vin.i.246.

Both derivation & meaning uncertain. The word is certainly not Aryan. See the no …

Dasa¹

the number ten; gen dasannaṃ (Dhp.137); instr. dasahi (Kp iii.) & dasabhi (Vin.i.38). In compounds (-˚) also as ḷasa (soḷasa 16) rasa (terasa 13; pannar˚ 15; aṭṭhār˚ 18).

I. *M …

1. giving, dealing out, gift; almsgiving liberality, munificence; especially a charitable gift to a bhikkhu or to the community of bhikkhus, the Sangha (cp. deyyadhamma & yañña). As such it constitute …

1. adj.
   1. lit. heavy, opp. lahu light, applied to bhāra, a load SN.iii.26; Ja.i.196 (= bhārika); Ja.vi.420; Dhp-a.i.48; Sdhp.494 (rūpagarubhāra the heavy load of “form”). Compa …

1. going, going away, (opp. āgati coming) (both gati & āgati usually in pregnant sense of No. (2) See āgati); direction, course, career. Freq of the two careers of a Mahāpurisa (viz. either a Cakkavat …

counting, i.e.

1. counting up, arithmetic, number Ja.i.29; Vism.278 sq.; Mil.79; Vv-a.194.
2. counting, census, statistics; Tikap. 94; Ja.i.35; Mil.4 (senā ˚ṃ kāretvā); Dhp-a.i.11, Dhp-a.i.34.
3. …

Gaṇikā¹

feminine “one who belongs to the crowd,” a harlot, a courtesan (cp. gaṇakī) Vin.i.231 (Ambapālī), Vin.i.268, (do.), Vin.ii.277 (Aḍḍhakāsī); Ud.71; Mil.122; Dhp-a.iii.104; Vv-a.75 …

verse, stanza, line of poetry, usually referring to an Anuṭṭhubbaṃ or a Tuṭṭhubbaṃ, & called a catuppādā gāthā, a stanza (śloka) of four half-lines AN.ii.178; Ja.iv.395 Def. as akkhara-padaniya-mit …

killing, striking, injuring Mhvs.3, Mhvs.42.

fr. hanati

the jaw DN.i.11; Ja.i.28 (mahā˚), Ja.i.498; Snp-a.30 (˚sañcalana) Vb-a.145 (˚sañcopana). --saṃhanana jaw-binding, incantations to bring on dumbness DN.i.11; DN-a.i.97.

Vedic hanu; cp. Lat. ge …

1. hand DN.i.124; AN.i.47; Snp.610; Ja.vi.40
   ■ forearm Vin.iv.221; of animals SN.v.148; Ja.i.149; -pāda hand and foot MN.i.523; AN.i.47; Ja.ii.117; Pv-a.241; Dhp-a.iv.7. sahassa˚; thousand …

1. a holy man, one gifted with special powers of insight & inspiration, an anchoret, a Seer, Sage, Saint, “Master” DN.i.96 (kaṇho isi ahosi); SN.i.33, SN.i.35, SN.i.65, SN.i.128, SN.i.191, SN.i.192 SN …

adjective producing, causing (-˚) Iti.84 (anattha˚ dosa); Ja.iv.141; Dpvs.i.2; Dhs-a.258 Dhtp.428
■ f. jananī Pv-a.1 (saṃvega˚ dẹsanā); mother (cp. janettī) Ja.iv.175; Pv-a.7 …

collection of people (“mankind”), congregation, gathering; people, folk DN.i.151 (= DN-a.i.310, correct jananā), DN.i.206; Vin.ii.128 = MN.ii.93 (pacchimā); AN.i.61 (id.); AN.iii.251 (id.); Iti.33; J …

knowledge, cognizance, recognition; intelligence, learning, skill Ja.i.145 (attānaṃ-˚kālato paṭṭhāya from the time of self-recognition), Ja.i.200 (-˚manta knowledge of a spell, a spell known by tum …

adjective knowing Dhs-a.394.

Sk. *jñānaka, cp. jānana & Sk. jānaka (c. gen.) expert Avs.ii.119, 120, as n. ib. i.216

the fact of knowing, knowledge Kp-a.144.

abstr. fr. jānana

■ Instr. jātiyā (Snp.423) & jaccā (DN.ii.8; Ja.iii.395; Dhp.393); abl. jātiyā (SN.i.88) & jātito (by descent: DN.ii.8); loc. jātiyaṃ (Pv-a.10) & jātiyā (Pv-a.78).

1. birth, rebirth, possibility of …

Kadalī¹

feminine

1. the plantain, Musa sapientium. Owing to the softness and unsubstantiality of its trunk it is used as a frequent symbol of unsubstantiality transitoriness and worthless …

gratefulness (defined at Kp-a.144 as katassa jānanatā) Snp.265; Ja.i.122 (T. ˚nā variant reading ˚tā); Ja.iii.25; Pv.ii.9#7; Vv-a.63; Sdhp.497, Sdhp.540. In combination with *[kataveditā](/define/ka …

gold AN.iii.346 Thag.691 (muttaṃ selā va k.); Thig.266 (k˚ ssa phalakaṃ va); Vv-a.4, Vv-a.9 (= jātarūpa). Esp. freq. in compounds = of or like gold.

• -agghika a golden garlan …

I. Crude meaning

bulk, massiveness (gross) substance.

1. Esp. used
   1. of an elephant: the bulk of the body, i.e. its back SN.i.95 vāraṇassa Ja.iii.392; hatthi-khandha-vara-gata on th …

digging Mil.351 (pokkharaṇi˚).

fr. khaṇ

glade in the forest, a grove, wood Snp.1134 (= Cnd. s.v. vanasaṇḍa); Thig.254 (= Thag-a.210 upavana); Ja.vi.557; Sdhp.574.

cp. Sk. kānana

1. streak, line Vv-a.277 (= rāji); canda˚; crescent moon [cp. Epic candralekhā Mbh 3, 1831] Vism.168; Dhs-a.151.
2. a scratch, line AN.i.283; Pp.32; Ja.vi.56 (lekhaṃ kaḍḍhati).
3. writing, inscrip …

the hair of the body (whereas kesa is the hair of the head only) DN.ii.18 (ekeka˚, uddhagga˚, in characteristics of a Mahāpurisa); SN.ii.257 (asi˚, usu˚, satti˚ etc.) AN.ii.114; Vin.iii.106 (usu˚ etc. …

Mano & Mana(s)

neuter

I. Declension

Like all other nouns of old s-stems mano has partly retained the s forms (cp cetah → ceto) & partly follows the a-declension. The …

“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

Mano & Mana(s)

neuter

I. Declension

Like all other nouns of old s-stems mano has partly retained the s forms (cp cetah → ceto) & partly follows the a-declension. The …

orig. a divine saying or decision, hence a secret plan (cp. def. of mant at Dhtp.578 by “gutta-bhāsane”), counsel; hence magic charm, spell. In particular a secret religious code or doctrine, esp. …

1. boundary limit, shore, embankment Vin.iii.50; AN.iii.227 (brāhmaṇānaṃ); DN.iii.92 = Vism.419; Ja.v.325; Ja.vi.536 (tīra˚) Mhvs.34, Mhvs.70; Mhvs.36, Mhvs.59 (vāpi˚); Mil.416.
2. strictly defined re …

Moca¹

the plantain or banana tree’ Musa, sapientum Vin.i.246 (˚pāna drink made fr. M. s. one of the 8 permitted drinks); Ja.iv.181; Ja.v.405, Ja.v.465.

cp. *Sk. moca & mocā

Moca^{2</ …}

1. a seal, stamp, impression; - rāja˚; the royal seal Dhp-a.i.21. Also with ref. to the State Seal at Mil.280, Mil.281 in compounds muddakāma (amacca) & mudda-paṭilābha.
2. the art of calculation …

Mānanā (f.) paying honour or respect; reverence, respect SN.i.66; Ja.ii.138; Pp.19, Pp.22; Mil.377 (with sakkāra, vandana, pūjana & apaciti) Dhs.1121; Dhs-a.373
■ Cp. vi˚, sam˚.

fr. māna¹

Nava¹

(num.) number nine. gen
■ dat. navannaṃ (Snp.p.87) instr
■ abl. navahi (Vv-a.76), loc. navasu.

Meaning and Application: The primitive-Aryan importance of the “mystic” nine i …

adjective (lit.) extinguished (of fire), cooled, quenched (fig. desireless (often with nicchāta & sītibhūta), appeased pleased, happy

1. (lit.) aggi anāhāro n. MN.i.487; Snp.19 (ginī n. = magga-sali …

I. Etymology

Although nir + vā “to blow”. (cp. BSk. nirvāṇa) is already in use in the Vedic period (see nibbāpeti), we do not find its distinctive ap …

having no hunger, being without cravings, stilled, satisfied. Epithet of an Arahant always in combination with nibbuta or parinibbuta: SN.iii.26 (tanhaṃ a …

groaning, moaning DN-a.i.291 (variant reading BB. ˚ṭhuna). As nitthunana Vism.504.

nis + thanana, abstr. to thaneti

1. (of thunati¹) moan, groan DN-a.i.291 (as variant reading BB for nitthanana)-
2. (of thunati²) blame, censure, curse Pv-a.76 (˚ṃ karoti to revile or curse).

Sk. *nis-stan …

adjective belonging to or connected with exertion, worthy of being pursued in cpd. -aṅga (nt.) a quality to be striven after, of which there are 5 expressed in the attributes of one who attains the …

knowledge, understanding, discernment; used in exegetical literature as syn. of paññā Cnd.380 = Dhs.16, Dhs.20, Dhs.555; Pp.25; Ne.28 Ne.54. As nt. ˚a at Vism.436.

fr. pajānāti

1. exact determination, circumscription range, definition, connotation, measure Ja.iii.371; Vism.184 (as one of the nimittas of the body), Vism.236 (referring to the 5 nimittas of the life-principle) …

cognition, recognition, knowledge Ne.20 (as paraphrase of pariññā).

pari + jānanā = jānana

adjective completely calmed, at peace, at rest (as to the distinction of the twofold application see parinibbāna and cp., Mrs. Rh.D. Buddhism p. 191; Cpd. p. 168), viz.

1 …

striking, beating Vism.142 (āhanana˚; in exposition of vitakka) = Dhs-a.114 (“circumimpinging” Expos. 151).

fr. pari + ā + han

Pariññā¹

feminine accurate or exact knowledge, comprehension full understanding MN.i.66, MN.i.84; SN.iii.26 (yo rāgakkhayo dosā˚ moha˚ ayaṃ vuccati p.), SN.iii.159 sq., SN.iii.191; SN.iv.1 …

1. path, road, way DN.i.63; Snp.176 (loc. pathe), Snp.385, Snp.540, Snp.868; Cnd.485 B (+ pantha, in explⁿ of magga); Ja.i.308 (loc. pathe); Ja.ii.39; Ja.vi.525 (abl. pathā); Thag.64; Pp.2 …

Pavana¹

neuter winnowing of grain Mil.201 (read pavanena ṭṭhāyiko who earned his living by winnowing gṛain).

cp. Sk. pavana & pāvana, of; pū

Pavana²

neuter side of a mounta …

intelligence, comprising all the higher faculties of cognition, “intellect as conversant with general truths” (Dial. ii.68), reason wisdom, insight, knowledge, recognition. See on term Mrs. Rh. D. * …

1. (lit.) warding off, staying, repulsion, beating off DN.iii.130; MN.i.10; AN.i.98; AN.iv.106 sq.; Ja.i.344; Vism.31 (= paṭihanana); Mil.121; Dhp-a.ii.8; Pv-a.33.
2. (psych.) resentment Dhs.1060, c …

repulsion, warding off Vism.31.

fr. paṭi + han

adjective one who offers resistance Dhp-a.i.217.

fr. paṭi + han

1. a lump, ball, thick (& round mass SN.i.206 (aṭṭhīyaka˚); Pv.iii.5#5 (nonīta˚); Vv-a.62 (kummāsa˚), Vv-a.65; Sdhp.529 (ayo˚).
2. a lump of food esp. of alms, alms given as food SN.i.76; Snp.217, S …

completeness, perfection, highest state Snp.1018, Snp.1020; Pp.70; Dhp-a.i.5; Vv-a.2 (sāvakañāṇa˚); Pv-a.139; Sdhp.328. In later literature there is mentioned a group of 10 perfections (*dasa pāram …

living being, life, creature DN.iii.48, DN.iii.63, DN.iii.133; SN.i.209, SN.i.224; SN.v.43, SN.v.227, SN.v.441 (mahā-samudde); AN.i.161 AN.ii.73, AN.ii.176, AN.ii.192; Snp.117, Snp.247, Snp.394, Snp. …

breathing Vism.310 (see pāṇa); Dhātupāṭha 273 (“baḷa” pāṇane).

fr. pāṇa

plantain or banana tree Abhp.589.

Sk. rambhā

Rasa¹

that which is connected with the sense of taste. The defⁿ given at Vism.447 is as follows “jivhā-paṭihanana-lakkhaṇo raso, jivhā-viññāṇassa visaya-bhāvo raso, tass’ ev …

noise, sound(ing); cry, singing Thag.1103; Ja.i.207 (T. reading ruda is explained in C. as ruta with -da for -ta: ta-kārassa dakāro kato); Ja.iii.276 (sabba-ruta-jānana-man …

Rūhati¹

1. to grow, spread Iti.67; Ja.iv.408 (akkhīni rūhiṃsu; also ppr. med. ruyhamāna), Ja.v.368; Ja.vi.360.
2. to heal (of a wound), close up Vin.i.206 (vaṇo na rūhati).
3. to have e …

form, figure, appearance, principle of form, etc.

1. Definitions. According to P. expositors rūpa takes its designation fr. ruppati, e.g. “ruppanato rūpaṃ” Vism.588; “ruppan’ a …

1. sound, noise DN.i.79, DN.i.152; DN.iii.102 sq., DN.iii.146, DN.iii.234 DN.iii.244 sq., DN.iii.269, DN.iii.281; MN.iii.56, MN.iii.267; AN.iii.30 sq.; AN.iv.91, AN.iv.248; Ja.i.3 (ten sounds); Snp. …

congregation; time, condition, etc.

At Dhs-a.57 sq we find a detailed explⁿ of the word samaya (s-sadda) with meanings given as follows: 1 *[samavāya](/define/samavāy …

honouring, veneration DN.iii.190; Mil.162, Mil.375, Mil.386.

saṃ + mānanā

Sasati¹

to slay, slaughter; sassamāna ppr. pass. Ja.v.24 (C. = hiṃsamāna)
inf sasituṃ Ja.vi.291 (read sāsituṃ from sāsati?).
pp sattha.

śas cp. Dhtp.301: gati-h …

producing; f. -ī progenetrix (identical with taṇhā) Dhs.1059; Dhs-a.363.

-ā (f.) knowing, perceiving, recognition Mil.61; DN-a.i.211; characteristic, that by which one is distinguished Dhs-a.321. As f. at Dhs.4; Dhs-a.110, Dhs-a.140 (translation Expos. 185: “the a …

joining together, closing DN.i.11; Ja.vi.65.

fr. saṃhanati

Saṅkhyā (f.)

1. enumeration, calculation, estimating DN.ii.277; MN.i.109; Mil.59 Mil.2. number Dāvs i.25.
2. denomination, definition, word, name (cp. on term K.S. i.321) SN.iii.71 sq.; SN.iv.376 …

1. fame DN.ii.223, DN.ii.255; MN.i.192; SN.ii.226 (lābha-sakkāra˚); AN.ii.26 AN.ii.143; Snp.438; Vin.i.183; Ja.iv.223 (= kitti-vaṇṇa); Mil.325; Snp-a.86 (˚bhaṇana, i.e. recitation); pāpasiloka havi …

…MN.iii.127 = SN.ii.221 (= sakilesa sa-iṇa K.S. ii.203); Thag-a.8; cp. anaṇa under aṇa.

sa +…

lion DN.ii.255; SN.i.16; AN.ii.33, AN.ii.245; AN.iii.121; Snp.72; Ja.i.165; Mil.400; Cnd.679 (= migarājā) Vb-a.256, Vb-a.398 (with pop. etym. “sahanato ca hananato ca sīho ti vuccati”); Ja.v.425 (wo …

1. nature, character, habit behaviour; usually as-˚ in adj. function “being of such a nature,” like, having the character of…, e.g. adāna˚; of stingy character, illiberal Snp.244; Pv-a.68 (+ macc …

(lit.) drought, thirst; (fig.) craving, hunger for, excitement the fever of unsatisfied longing (c. loc.: kabaḷinkāre āhāre “thirst” for solid food SN.ii.101 sq.; cīvare piṇḍapāte taṇhā = greed for Sn …

adjective (-˚)

1. taking up, acquiring, learning Vism.96 (ācariy˚), Vism.99 (˚paripucchā), Vism.277 (kananaṭṭhānassa).
2. noticing, taking notice, perception (as opp. to manasikāra) Vism.125, Vism.2 …

heaping up, gathering, accumulation, heap. As t.t. with ref. to kamma “conservation”, with ref. to body & form “integration” (See discussion & defin. at; Cpd. 253; Dhs trsl. 195). DN.i.76 (= odana …

anything that spoils or obstructs, a minor stain, impurity, defilement, depravity, Vin.ii.295 (cp. Snp-a.487 & Vv-a.134 & see abbha); MN.i.36, MN.i.91; DN.iii.42 sq., DN.iii.49 sq …

indeclinable

I.

1. inseparable prefix of separation and expansion, in original meaning of “asunder,” semantically closely related to Lat. dis- & Ger ver-. Often as base-prefix in var mean …

one of the dogmatic terms of Buddhist teaching varying in meaning in diff. sections of the Canon. It is not always the positive to avijjā (which has quite a well-defined meaning f …

recognition, knowing, knowledge, discrimination Vism.452; Dhs-a.141.

the diaeretic form of Sk. vijñāna: cp. jānana = ñāṇa

changed, altered, distorted; disgusting, foul, filthy Pgdp.63 (˚ānana with filthy mouth)-nt. filth, dirt; four mahā-vikaṭāni applied against snake-bite, viz., gūtha, mutta, chārikā, mattikā Vin.i.2 …

disrespect, contempt DN.iii.190 (a˚); Mil.377, Mil.386.

vi + mānana

(as special term in Buddhist metaphysics) a mental quality as a constituent of individuality, the bearer of (individual) life, life-force (as extending also over rebirths), principle of conscious lif …

Vīti˚

is the contracted prepositional combination vi + ati, representing an emphatic ati, e.g. in the foll.:

• -(k)kama 1 going beyond, transgression, sin Vin.iii.112; Vin.iv. …

adverb as, like, in relation to, after (the manner of)
■ As prep. (with acc.): according (to some condition, norm or rule): yathā kāmaṃ (already Vedic) according to his desire …

the intellectual faculty, intelligence Dhp.72 (= Dhp-a.ii.73: jānanasabhāva).

nomen agentis from jānāti

knowledge, intelligence insight, conviction, recognition, opp. añāṇa avijjā, lack of k. or ignorance.

1. Ñāṇa in the theory of cognition:
   it occurs in intensive couple-compounds with terms of …

disadvantage, danger (in or through = loc.) DN.i.38 (vedanānaṃ assādañ ca ādīnavañ ca etc.), DN.i.213 (iddhi-pāṭihāriye MN.i.318; SN.i.9 (ettha bhīyo), SN.ii.170 sq. (dhātūnaṃ); SN.iii.27, SN.iii.62, …

beating, striking, coming into touch, “impinging” Vism.142 (+ pariyāhanana, in def of vitakka) = Dhs-a.114 (cp. Expos. 151); Vism.515 (id.).

fr. ā + han

learning, knowing, understanding; knowledge Ja.i.181 (˚sabhāva of the character of knowing, fit to learn); Pv-a.225.

ā + jānana, cp. Sk. ajñāna

Ājāniya (ājānīya)

adjective noun of good race or breed; almost exclusively used to denote a thoroughbred horse (cp. assājāniya under assa³).

1. ājāniya (the more common & younger Pāli f …

Ājāniya (ājānīya)

adjective noun of good race or breed; almost exclusively used to denote a thoroughbred horse (cp. assājāniya under assa³).

1. ājāniya (the more common & younger Pāli f …

…(Ep. of Nibbāna, cp. anaṇa); Mnd.160; Vism.44; DN-a.i.3.

Sk. ānṛṇya, so also BSk. e.g. Jtm.31#18; from a +…

1. stretch, extent, reach, compass, region; sphere, locus, place, spot; position, occasion (corresponding to Bdhgh’s definition at DN-a.i.124 as “samosaraṇa”) DN.iii.241, DN.iii.279 (vimutti˚); SN.ii …