…and their derivatives expresses: beyond, over; through; too much, very much, too far. 4. ati is sometimes inserted in iterative compounds…

…as: accanta up to the end; aticchati to go further, pass on; atipāta “falling on to”; attack slaying atimāpeti to put damage on to, i.e. to…

…of morals and self-mortification. The Buddha tells him of the Ariyan Way and explains its implications by various similes. AN.ii.202–204 We are…

…Abhibhū’s powers bore relation to those of a Buddha, and the Buddha replying that Abhibhū was a mere disciple, and proceeding to describe the…

…and that after a conversation with him. obtained his ordination under him.

The Kassapa mentioned in the Acela Sutta SN.ii.18f. is probably…

A novice who had a conversation with Prince Jayasena on the life of the bhikkhu. Aciravata repeats this conversation to the Buddha who thereupon…

A river, the modern Rāpti in Uttar Pradesh; one of the pañca-mahānadī, Vin.ii.237 the five great rivers flowing from the Himālaya eastwards (pācīnaninnā) SN.v.39 into the sea. During the hot seas …

…to obtain the higher ordination from the Buddha, she set out for Sāvatthī, but was waylaid and stopped by libertines. So she sent a man to ask…

…a well-known bathing-ghat, where pilgrims used to bathe in order to obtain purification from their sins. It is mentioned in a list of rivers and…

A city where Revata went on his way from Soreyya to Sahajāti, prior to the Council of Vesālī. Vin.ii.300

???2town

A brahmin of Khemavatī, father of the Buddha Kakusandha. His wife was named Visākhā. DN.ii.7

…the fire and preparing oblations, and stands for alms in front of his house. The brahmin abuses him, calling him muṇḍaka and vasala….

…in his own powers of improvisation (paṭibhāna). SN.i.187 Here, again, the Buddha utters the praises of Hatthaka Āḷavaka, who visits him with…

…to a period of suffering in Avīci and is equivalent in duration to twenty Ababā. SN.i.152

5hell

The river on whose banks was the Lonagiri (or Lena°) vihāra where lived the Thera Sabbaka (Sappaka). Thag.307–310

Here also, in a cave, dwelt the Thera Bhūta. Thag.518f.

This river was probably …

…Several other conversations held here with Māra are recorded in the Saṃyutta. SN.i.103f.

Here, also, the Buddha spent some time before…

…Buddha, and at whose instigation the Buddha preached to the Bhikkhus on the difference between dhamma and adhamma….

…off,“ i.e. annihilation at death. He was a nihilist who believed in neither good nor evil. The answer Ajita gave to Ajātasattu is given…

…old monk, the Elder Dhanuggahatissa; Ajātasattu was taken captive with his army. On giving an undertaking not to resort to violence again, he was…

…DN.ii.286 Sakka speaks of them as the highest devas, and expresses his satisfaction that he, too, will be born among them in his last life.

…being on the value of the satipaṭṭhāna. SN.v.141ff. In the third sutta AN.iv.100–106 he dwells on the impermanence of all sankhāras and…

…Buddha accepted this invitation and had, as a result, to refuse that of the Licchavis of Vesāli.

While returning from her visit to the Buddha,…

AmbaraambaravatīAmbara-ambaravatī

The double name of a city in Uttarakuru. DN.iii.201

5town

AmbatitthaAmbatitthāAmbatiṭṭha

A village in the Cetiya country near Bhaddavatikā. When the Buddha was on tour near there he was repeatedly…

…to have opened his conversation by reviling the Sākiyans and calling them menials. It appears that Ambaṭṭha had once gone on some business…

…there between Cittagahapati and the resident bhikkhus. SN.iv.281–297

Among eminent Elders who visited the place wer.

• Isidatta of Avanti…

…before him verses of exhortation meant for the monks, urging them to lead the holy life. SN.i.154 Here, too, the Buddha mentioned to Ānanda the…

…right-concentration. AN.ii.29–31

On another occasion they discuss the “brahmin truth.” The Buddha visits them and tells them…

…the Buddha preach and, meditating on his sermon, attained the Third Fruit of the Path. Later she entered the Order, and on the seventh day…

A township in the Malla country to the east of Kapilavatthu. Large numbers of Sākiyan princes joined the Order there, including Bhaddiya, Anuruddha, Ānanda, Bhagu, Kimbila, Devadatta and their barber, …

…great emphasis on the cultivation of the satipaṭṭhāna, for we find mention of them occurring over and over again in his discourses. He…

…exists after death; dissatisfied with his answer they called him “fool” and went away. Thereupon Anurādha sought advice from the Buddha,…

…road to Sāvatthī in preparation for the Buddha’s visit. He had many friends and acquaintances and he was ādeyyavaco (his word was held to be…

…and danced and sang before him. In the end the Buddha told them that he was beyond temptation by the pleasures of the senses and they went back…

…that he practised concentration in breathing and as having described how he did it. The Buddha, thereupon, instructs him as to how such…

…powers. Once, while in Tāvatiṃsā heaven, he saw the whole city decked with splendour and the gods engaged in great rejoicing. On inquiry he…

A monk of Ñātikā. Once when the Buddha was staying at Ñātikā in the Giñjakāvasatha, Ānanda mentions to the Buddha that Asoka Thera had died, and asks where he had gone. The Buddha tells him that Asoka …

A nun of Ñātikā. When Ānanda announces her death to the Buddha at Ñātikā in the Giñjakāvasatha, and inquires where she had been born, the Buddha says that she had been reborn spontaneously in the Sudd …

…against them. The deputation of the Saṅgha went to Kīṭāgiri and made an order that the Assaji-Punabbasukā should no longer dwell…

…brahmins who held these same views, Assalāyana feels relieved and expresses his admiration of the Buddha’s exposition. He declares himself…

AsurindakabhāradvājaAsurindakaBhāradvāja

A brahmin, one of three brothers who had conversations with the Buddha and were converted. SN.i.163f.

…to Avanti to call representatives to the Council, and we are told that eighty-eight arahants obeyed the summons. Vin.ii.298–299

Even in the…

…context there is no indication that the name refers to a purgatory. The word is not found in a list of purgatories given in the Sutta Nipāta…

…adjacent to or an alternative name for Sāketa. However, in the Pali texts gaṅgā is sometimes used for any river, and that would seem to…

AñjanavanaAñcanavana

A garden at Sāketa. In it was a deer park where the Buddha used to stay. On one such occasion Kakudha came to see him, SN.i.54 and also the wanderer Kuṇḍaliya, SN.v.73 who lived …

…first to receive higher ordination. Later the Buddha declared him to be the best of those who first comprehended the Dhamma. He was also declared to…

…Assaka kings that Bāvarī lived. Snp.977 To the north of Alaka was Patiṭṭhāna. Snp.1011

19.61154, 74.498292region

One of the 16 Great Nations (Mahājanapadā), mentioned in the Pitakas. The countries mentioned are Aṅga, Māgadha, Kāsī, Kosala, Vajji, Mallā,…

AṅgulimālaAhiṃsakaGaggaMantāniputta

A robber and murderer who was converted by the Buddha in the twentieth year of his ministry, and who later became an arahant. MN86

As a result of his deeds whole …

A country north of the river Mahī, evidently a part of Aṅga on the other side of that river .

It was here, in the village Āpaṇa, that the Buddha was staying when the Jaṭila Keṇiya came to see him; he …

Bandhumatī¹

The city of birth of Vipassī Buddha. DN.i.7

5townBandhumatī²

Wife of King Bandhumā and mother of Vipassī Buddha. DN.i.7

…must work out his own salvation. DN.ii.98ff. SN.v.151ff.

Ānanda is also mentioned as having stayed at Beluva after the Buddha’s death….

…the righteous and the unrighteous life SN.v.15f. and the cultivation of the satipaṭṭhānas. SN.v.171f.

…hearing this, went to Ambatiṭṭha and subdued the Nāga, afterwards rejoining the Buddha at Bhaddavatikā. Vin.iv.108f.

The town is…

…among monks of aristocratic birth. AN.i.23 He belonged to a family of the Sākyan rājas of Kapilavatthu and entered the Order in the Anupiya…

…because he said that, in so eating, he would be a prey to scruples and misgivings. For three months he avoided the Buddha, until, just before the…

A potter in Rājagaha in whose dwelling the Buddha met and conversed with Pukkusāti. MN.iii.237

Bhaggava seems to have been a generic name for all potters, perhaps a special form of address used towar …

…a friend of Sunakkhatta. The Buddha once visited him, and their conversation is recorded in the Pātika Sutta. DN.iii.1ff.

Bhagu¹

A famous sage of old. Vin.i.245 DN.i.104 DN.i.238 DN.i.243 MN.ii.169 MN.ii.200 AN.iii.224 AN.iv.61

Bhagu²

He was born in a Sākiyan family, and having left the world wit …

…non malice, right mindfulness and right concentration as worthy.

…to encourage him in his meditations. AN.iv.228ff.

The palace Kokanada, built for Prince Bodhi, was in the neighbourhood of the grove….

…while he was meditating there, a thunderstorm broke out and two peasants and four oxen were killed near him, but so wrapped in meditation…

…the Buddha engaged in meditation, Bhuñjatī waiting on him and worshipping him with clasped hands. Sakka asked her to salute the Buddha in his…

…they were undergoing the probationary period prior to their becoming fully ordained monks. DN.iii.80

Bhāradvāja⁴

The name of a…

…after the Buddha’s Renunciation. The king, seeing the young ascetic pass below the palace windows, sent messengers after him. On learning, that…

…as an example to future generations. After the meal, Bodhi had a discussion with the Buddha, Vin.ii.127f. MN.ii.91ff. recorded in the…

…Thag.441–446

Brahmadatta⁴

Pupil of the wanderer Suppiya. A conversation between these two led to the preaching of the Brahmajāla…

…in the habit of making an oblation to Brahmā, but, on that day, Sahampati appeared before her and told her to bestow her gifts on her son….

…of the result of his investigations. Brahmāyu folded his palms reverently and uttered the praises of the Buddha. Soon after, the Buddha came to…

…After an initial hesitation he decided to teach the Dhamma he had found, and he did so for the next 45 years, until he passed away at the age…

…to meditate on the four satipaṭṭhānas. This contemplation led to arahantship.

Bāhiya³

A monk, fellow dweller of Anuruddha at…

A holy river where men bathe in order to expiate their sins. MN.i.39

4river

…crossing the Ganges at Payāgatittha. From Benares the road continued to Vesāli Sp.i.201. On the road from Benares to Rājagaha was Andhakavinda…

…Patiṭṭhāna, Māhissati, Ujjeni, Gonaddha, Vedisa, Vanasavhya (or Tumbava, v.l. Vanasāvatthi), Kosambī, Sāketa and Sāvatthī; then,…

…sees this he leaves the household life, and retires into homelessness, to taste the joys of contemplation, having handed over the kingdom to his…

…cities of India, its foundation being ascribed to Mahāgovinda. DN.ii.235 In the Buddha’s time the people of Campā owed allegiance to…

…Bhaddekaratta Sutta in Tāvatiṃsā.MN.iii.199f. The Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.i.53 records a conversation between Candana and the Buddha and a…

…some people earned the reputation of being wrathful and others of being kindly. The Buddha explained that the one man gives way to passion,…

…and escaped on Bhaddavatikā, the king’s she-elephant, before the truth was discovered. The king sent Kāka in pursuit, but Jīvaka gave…

…who had just finished eating. Paṭācārā, seeing her pitiable condition, gave her some food and, when she had eaten, discoursed to her….

…Ceti country, went to Bhaddavatikā, where, at the Ambatiṭṭha, Sāgata tamed a Nāga, and from there he went to Kosambī.

The Aṅguttara…

…became one of the arahants, upon which the penalty automatically lapsed. Vin.ii.292

…contains a record of conversations between Citta and members of the Order, among whom, besides those already mentioned, were Kāmabhū and Godatta….

A nun whose Therīgāthāspeak of how in her old age she went to Gijjhakūṭa and there, after meditation, she attained arahantship. Thig.27–28

A valley (?) near Rājagaha, visited by the Buddha in the course of his wanderings. Here he laid down a rule, allowing monks to recite the pātimokkha under a learned monk if the leader of their own c …

…defilement and purification of the body, the fourfold defilement and purification of the speech, and the threefold defilement and…

…to tempt…

…report to the gods of Tāvatiṃsā, who rejoice or lament according as to whether men prosper in righteousness or not. AN.i.142f.

These four…

…him a foot-towel as a meditation. He attained Awakening and many psychic powers, especially the ability to create manifold replicas of…

King of Kumbhavatī in Kaliṅga. MN.i.378

One day, during her meditation on Gijjhakūṭa, she saw how a well tamed elephant obeyed its master’s commands, and developing insight on this…

A township 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 question by Ānanda, as to how the Buddha knew of t …

…Kapilavatthu and questioned him on his teachings. The Buddha explained them to him, but he was not satisfied, and went away “shaking his head,…

…suggestion, a proclamation was issued to the Saṅgha that in anything done by Devadatta in the name of the Buddha, the Dhamma and the…

…by a serving man. Hot fomentations and the administering of molasses cured the Buddha’s complaint. Devahita came later to the Buddha, and after…

One of the Yakkha chiefs mentioned in the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta. DN.iii.204

…while returning from her alms round, she slipped and fell. Meditating on this, she became an arahant. Thig.17

A brahmin lady, mother of Kassapa Buddha. Her husband was Brahmadatta. DN.ii.7

…the king, by royal proclamation, had permitted the monks to use the royal supplies of wood and other materials. Bimbisāra admitted the…

Dhataraṭṭha¹

One of the Cātummahārājikā, the ruler of the Eastern Quarter. His followers are the Gandhabbas. He has numerous sons called Indra.DN.ii.207 DN.ii.220 DN.ii.257f. DN.iii.197 …

A king of long ago. His son was Reṇu and his chief stewards were firstly Govinda and later Jotipāla. DN.ii.230f.

…it he built a thūpa, celebrating a feast in its honour. DN.ii.166f.

Doṇa first met the Buddha on the road between Ukkaṭṭha and Setavyā….

DīghītiDīghati

A king of Kosala. His kingdom was captured by Brahmadatta, king of Kāsi, and he and his wife fled to Benares, where they lived in…

…Ānanda. The king followed the Elder to the monastery, and their conversation is recorded in the Bāhitika Sutta. MN.ii.112f.

…and when a large congregation of the laity were listening to him, Māra, thinking to darken their intelligence, suggested to him that he should…

…father of Aṅgulimāla. MN.ii.102 Gagga may have been a gotta-name. Thus when, after his ordination, Aṅgulimāla is introduced to Pasenadi, the…

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of enduring the discomforts of the forest life. Thag.31

…Mukheluvana and was visited there by Uttara, the disciple of Pārāsariya. Their conversation is recorded in the Indriyabhāvānā Sutta….

…monks and nuns in their meditations in solitude. The Buddha says that beings are born among the Gandhabakāyikā devā because they wish to be so;…

…of the sixteen Great Nations.AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 One of the teeth of the Buddha was deposited in Gandhāra. DN.ii.167

33.745833,…

One of the three Kassapa brothers. They all lived at Gayāsīsa. When Uruvelā-Kassapa was converted, Gayā-Kassapa, with his followers, joined the Order, and at the conclusion of the Ādittapariyāya Sut …

A hill near Gayā. Here the Buddha came from Uruvelā after converting the Tebhātika-Jaṭilā (the three Kassapa ascetics), and here he lived with one thousand monks. On this occasion of his coming he ta …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his austere life by the Ganges river. Thag.127–128

…teaching seem to indicate that he was a mathematician.

…the Buddha accepted his invitation in preference to that of the king of Benares. It is said that when the Buddha was in need of anything he would go…

…and had a conversation with him, recorded in the Ghoṭamukha Sutta. At the conclusion of the talk he declared himself converted and…

…are mentioned: Sahampati, SN.i.153 the youth Māgha, Snp.p.86 the Yakkha Inda, SN.i.206 Sakka, SN.i.233 SN.iv.102 the Paribbājaka Sajjha,…

…speak of his delight in meditating in his small hut while it rains. Thag.325–329

The Giri Sutta was preached in reference to Girimānanda, when…

A Sākiyan. A conversation between him and Mahānāma the Sākiyan is recorded in the Godha Sutta. SN.v.371

…of his delight in meditating while the rain falls on his little hut. Thag.51

According to the Saṃyutta SN.i.120f. account, Godhika lived…

…their starting place lay Patitthāna, Māhissati and Ujjeni, and the next stopping place after Gonaddha was Vedisā….

…and others, their conversation led to the preaching of the Mahāgosiṅga Sutta….

Gosāla

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how after eating honey and rice he returns to his hillside to meditate. Thag.23

The gate by which the Buddha left Pāṭaligāma, after having eaten there at the invitation of Sunidha and Vassakāra. Vin.i.230 Ud.viii.6 DN.ii.89

Pāṭaliputta2building

The ford by which the Buddha crossed the Ganges, after leaving Pāṭaligāma. Vin.i.230 Ud.viii.6 DN.ii.89

25.62171,85.186612ford

…or treasurer of King Disampati. He had a son, Jotipāla, who succeeded him after his death and came to be known as Mahā Govinda….

…Niraya, and is the habitation of needle-mouthed creatures who rip away the skin, flesh, tendons, etc., of the victim and then devour his…

…there, preached the Kukkuravatika Sutta to Puṇṇa-koliyaputta and Seniya Kukkuravatika. MN.i.387 Another Buddha is also mentioned as having…

…books record several conversations between the Buddha and Hatthaka. He once saw the Buddha at Gomagga in Siṃsapāvana, near Alavi, and asked him…

…the residence of Ugga-gahapati and is described as a village of the Vajjians.

The Buddha stayed there and was visited by Ugga. AN.iv.212…

A river, on the bank of which was the Upavattana Sālavana of the Mallas of Kusināra, where the Buddha died. DN.ii.137

Hirakinari1river

…the Elder regarding the diversity of sensations.

IccānaṅgalaIcchānaṅkala

A brahmin village in the Kosala country. It was while staying in the woodland thicket there that the Buddha preached the Ambaṭṭha Sutta. DN.i.87 From this sutta, the village w …

…in the company of Pajāpati and other gods in the Assembly Hall, named Sudhamma. Two of his companions, having listened to the admonition of…

…qualities that brought realisation of immortality—unwavering loyalty to the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Saṅgha, Ariyan virtue, wisdom and…

…to provide for them accommodation. Vin.ii.76 Vin.iii.41

It was also the scene of the suicide of Godhika and Vakkali. SN.i.121 SN.iii.121f.

In…

…time; among recorded conversations at Isipatana are several between Sāriputta and Mahākoṭṭhita, SN.ii.112f. SN.iii.167f. SN.iv.162f.…

…Buddha once declared that the people of Jambudīpa excel those of both Uttarakuru and Tāvatiṃsā in three respects—courage, mindfulness and…

A Gandhabba, a vassal of the Four Regent Gods. He was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.258

In the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta DN.iii.204 he is mentioned as a Yakkha chieftain to be invoked by th …

The name given to a bhikkhunī, who, so Ānanda tells Udāyī, came to see him at the Añjanavana in Sāketā. The nun asked him for what purpose the Buddha requested that samādhi should be practised and Āna …

…to appreciate renunciation. MN.iii.128

A discussion which Jayasena had with his uncle Bhūmiya Thera is recorded in the Bhūmiya Sutta. In…

A class of brahmanical ascetics, so called on account of their matted hair.

…speaks of how the contemplation of impermanence helps to cope with the sufferings of life. Thag.111

Jenta²Purohitaputta

A monk whose…

…Anāthapiṇḍika’s invitation to visit Sāvatthī the latter, seeking a suitable place for the Buddha’s residence, discovered this park…

…was a friend of Disampati’s son, Reṇu, who had six other nobles as companions. On the death of Govinda, Jotipāla became chaplain to…

A goddess of Tāvatiṃsā, a former wife of Anuruddha. Once seeing him old and feeble, she appeared before him in Kosala and bade him aspire to…

A wanderer who, with his friend Mandissa, visited the Buddha at the Ghositārāma. DN.i.159 The Buddha preached to them the Jāliya Sutta. According to the Pātika Sutta, when Jāliya heard that Pātika cou …

A grove near Bhaddiya. The Buddha, when once staying there, laid down a rule about the use of slippers by monks. Vin.i.189f. There the banker Meṇḍaka visited him and provided meals for him and the m …

…their views. Two such conversations are recorded—one with Subha Todeyyaputta, MN.ii.209 the other with Pilotika. MN.i.175ff. His discussion with…

…was away when the purgative acted, and suddenly remembered that he had omitted to ask the Buddha to bathe in warm water to complete the cure….

…to by Ānanda in a conversation with Channa. SN.iii.134

The Kaccānagotta is mentioned among the higher castes, together with Moggallāna and…

…and was visited there by Uttara, the disciple of Pārāsariya. Their conversation is recorded in the Indriyabhāvānā Sutta….

Kakkaṭa²

An eminent monk mentioned, with Cāla, Upacāla, Kaḷimbha, Nikata and Kaṭissaha, as staying with the Buddha at the Kūṭāgārasālā in Vesāli. When the Licchavis started coming there to …

…greatly the Buddha’s patience.MN.i.333ff. Thag.1187 The Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.ii.190f. mentions that during the time of Kakusandha, the…

…immediately after his ordination, and on the seventh day, while meditating there, he became an arahant, being admonished by the Buddha, who warned…

…of the sixteen Great Nations which, with Gandhāra, belonged, not to the Majjhimadesa but, evidently, to the Uttarāpatha. AN.i.213 AN.iv.252…

…DN.ii.55 SN.ii.92 the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta, DN.ii.290 MN.i.55 and the Ānañjasappāya Sutta. MN.ii.26 The Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.ii.107f.…

…Kandaraka expressed his admiration of the Buddha’s training. The Buddha explained that all Buddhas school their disciples in the four…

…Sankassa, Kannakujja, Payāgatittha, here crossing the river to Benares Vin.iii.11.

It may have been the very road followed by Revata when going…

…paid by the Brahmā Sahampati to the Buddha in the Mahāvana at Kapilavatthu. The Buddha, worried by the noisy behavior of some monks who had…

…of his friend, to the temptation to give a knock on the monk’s shining head. The yakkha immediately fell down and was swallowed up in the…

…by the sound of their lamentations, broke the shrine and scattered the materials. The nuns, greatly angered, plotted to kill him, but he was warned…

A Yakkha, mentioned in the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta as being one of the chief Yakkhas who should be invoked by followers of the Buddha when they need protection. DN.iii.204

…stress on the cultivation of Jhāna. SN.i.46

Kassapa⁴

One of the famous sages of yore, of whom ten are several times mentioned…

…a sermon, but was not satisfied with it and kept on thinking— “This recluse is much too scrupulous”. Later, he was filled with remorse…

…Vin.iv.335

Katamorakatissaka was one of the monks about whom dissatisfaction was expressed to the Buddha, by the two Pacceka-brahma,…

KatissabhaKaṭissaha

A lay disciple of the Buddha at Nādikā, one of those, who, after their death, were declared by the Buddha, in answer to a…

Name of a constellation and also of a month (October to November), during which the full moon is near the constellation of Pleiades. It is the last…

KaṇḍakīvanaKantakīvanaTikantakī

A grove near Sāketa. The conversation which took place there between Sāriputta and Moggallāna is recorded…

…Kaṇṇakujja, Payāgatiṭṭha, here crossing the river to Benares. Vin.iii.11 It may have been the very road followed by Revata when…

He was one of those who were staying with the Buddha at the Kūṭāgārasālā in Vesāli. When the Licchavis began to visit the Buddha in large numbers, they left the monastery and retired to places of soli …

…owing to the elaborate preparations made by Keṇiya for the meal to the Buddha and the Saṅgha that the brahmin Sela, friend and counsellor of…

KhattiyānīVelāmikā

Chief of the eighty-four thousand women who waited on the Bodhisatta when he was once a mighty king Mahāsudassana of Kusāvatī. SN.iii.146 DN.ii.188

A monk. He had been a disciple of the Buddha and was born in the Aviha Brahma-world, where he attained to arahantship at the moment of his birth. He is mentioned with six others, all in like circumst …

…mean by self? In exasperation Khemaka came himself to Ghositārāma and explained how, even when the Noble Disciple has put away the five lower…

The capital of King Khemaṅkara and the birthplace of Kakusandha. DN.ii.7

4town

Khemaṅkara¹Khemaṅkura

The constant attendant of Sikhī Buddha. DN.ii.6

Khemaṅkara²KhemaKhemākara

The king of Khema or Khemavatī, where the Buddha Kakusandha was born. DN.ii.7

…AN.iv.347 SN.ii.236 as the highest ideal of womanhood worthy of imitation, and is described as the nun par excellence.

…He was one of their representatives on the Committee of the Saṅgha appointed to settle the dispute between the monks of Vesāli and the orthodox…

…already accepted the invitation of Ghaṭīkāra of Vehaliṅga. Kikī was at first hurt by the refusal, but when the Buddha described…

…record is made of a conversation between Kimbila and the Buddha, when Kimbila asks how the Dhamma could be made to endure long after the…

One of the great Yakkhas, mentioned in the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta, to be invoked when disciples of the Buddha are worried by evil spirits. DN.iii.204 He is one of the vassals of the Four Regent Gods. DN.ii.258

…and to the monks, asked Kirapatika for money to provide the alms; Kirapatika gladly gave him much money and the Buddha and the monks were invited….

…and enters into conversation with him. Kokanuda asks Ānanda a series of questions, such as whether the world is eternal, whether the…

…large banyan tree named Suppatiṭṭha. According to the Raṭṭhapāla Sutta, MN.ii.65 Thag.776.ff. in the Buddha’s day, too, the ruler of…

One of the greater Yakkhas who should be invoked by a follower of the Buddha when assailed by evil spirits. DN.iii.204

…MN.i.400 SN.v.227 Sālāvatika,, DN.i.244 and Setavya. DN.ii.316

The Buddha spent the greater part of his time in Kosala, either in Sāvatthī…

…more counselled concord, relating to the monks the story of King Dīghiti of Kosala, but his efforts at reconciliation were of no avail, one of the…

…They bore a bad reputation for extortion and violence. SN.iv.341

Besides the places already mentioned, several other townships of the…

KoṇāgamanaKonāgamanaKanakamuniKanakāgamanaKaṇakāgamana

The second Buddha to be born in the Bhaddakappa. He was a brahman of the Kassapa clan who lived for 30,000 years. His enlightenment tree was an …

The Theragāthā verses Thag.393–398 ascribed to him speak of the contemplation of the foulness of the body.

…the gift of varied and versatile discourse. AN.i.24 Once when Kumāra Kassapa was meditating in Andhavana a deva appeared before him, and asked…

…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 capital of the Mallas and the scene of the Buddha’s death. At that time it was a small city, “a branch-township with wattle-and-daub houses in the midst of the jungle,” and Ānanda was, at first …

…way of living.

The conversation leads to a discussion of the bojjhangas, the satipaṭṭhāna, and virtuous ways of behaviour. At the end of the…

…and left him, after having handed over to him the elephant Bhaddavatikā, which he had used in his flight. Vin.i.277f.

Kāliṅga¹

An inhabitant of Ñātika. While staying in Ñātika, at the Giñjakāvasatha, the Buddha tells Ānanda that Kālinga was reborn after death in the Suddhavāsā, and that there he would att …

…suttas bearing the same name record visits paid to Kāmabhū by Cittagahapati at Ambāṭakavana in Macchikāsaṇḍa. SN.iv.291 SN.iv.293

…he interrupted a conversation which the Buddha was holding with some aged brahmins; they rebuked him for interrupting his elders, but Caṅkī,…

…of the sixteen Great Nations, AN.i.213 its capital being Bārāṇasī.

At the time of the Buddha, it had been absorbed into the kingdom of…

A monk to whom several Theragāthā verses on the need for energetic striving were addressed. Thag.411–416

Kātiyānī

A lay devotee, declared by the Buddha to be most eminent among women for unwavering loyalty. AN.i.26

…and gave him their invitation, singing the season’s beauties in a series of verses. He was declared pre-eminent among those who gladdened…

…shrieks. Videhikā’s reputation for meekness was no more. The story is related in the Kakacūpama Sutta. MN.i.125f.

Kāḷī³

A…

…was making preparations for a great sacrifice and, wishing this sacrifice to be successful, he consulted the Buddha on the holding of…

…retinues; their senāpati, Sīha, who went with five hundred chariots, having only decided after much hesitation to see the Buddha;…

…Rājagaha. In it was the Supatiṭṭha cetiya, where the Buddha stayed during his first visit to Rājagaha from Gayāsīsa, after the…

…tribe on the back.“ Violation of chastity was considered a serious offence among the Licchavis, and the assembly would even give its consent to…

…the Buddha went to Sālāvatikā Lohicca sent the barber, Bhesikā, to invite the Buddha and the monks in his name. The Buddha accepted the…

…among others, of Citta-Gahapati. SN.iv.281

It contained the Ambāṭakavana, which Citta presented as a monastery for the monks, at the head of…

An epithet of Cittagahapati, because he lived in Macchikāslānda. AN.i.26

…list of the sixteen Great Nations AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 AN.iv.256 AN.iv.260

The Macchā country lay to the south or south west of Indraprastha and…

…told him of their great admiration for his qualities. Māra tried to stir up discontent in the Buddha, but had to retire discomfited. SN.i.110…

…struck the Buddha’s imagination and he asked Ānanda to design a robe of the same pattern. Ānanda did this very successfully, and this pattern…

…Makhādeva lived in meditation after retiring from household life.

This grove existed even in the time of the Buddha, and during his stay there…

MahesāMāhissati

A city in the Buddha’s day, mentioned as lying on the route from Bāvari’s hermitage to Sāvatthī. Snp.1011

According to the…

…Mahājanapadas or Great Nations, which existed in the time of the Buddha. AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 AN.iv.256 AN.iv.260 They are Kāsī, Kosala,…

…for a detailed explanation of something said in brief by the Buddha—e.g., Hāliddikāni, Kāḷī, Samiddhi, Uttara and Valliya.AN.iii.314…

…to his colleague, he smiled by way of congratulation.

…are given of his exhortations to them. Thag.1051–1057 Thag.1072–1081 AN.v.161ff. But he would not address them unless he felt them to be…

…nature of arising, two on satisfaction, SN.iii.172–177 two on arising, SN.iii.173 and three on ignorance and knowledge. SN.iii.17 Another…

…and also to beg information as to the teachings of Pūraṇa Kassapa. SN.iii.68 This conversation resulted from Mahāli having heard the…

…speaks of the value of cultivating the four satipaṭṭhānas. SN.v.294f. It seems to have been usual for Sāriputta and Moggallāna, in their…

…books record several conversations between him and the Buddha, and Ānanda, Godha, and Lomasavaṅgīsa. Once when the Buddha arrived at…

…her ordination, Pajāpatī came to the Buddha and worshipped him. The Buddha preached to her and gave her a subject for…

…DN.iii.92f. to show indignation against and disapproval of those worthy of blame. In return for his services, he was given a portion of their…

The Bodhisatta born as king of Kusāvati. DN.ii.169ff.

…practice. For 48,000 generations this practice continued, the last being King Nimi. But his son Kaḷārajanaka did not continue the good…

…ones bring sorrow and tribulation. “If the Lord says so, it must be so,” she replies; but secretly sends Nāḷijaṅgha to find out from the…

…in the sixteen Great Nations of the Buddha’s time. The kingdom, at that time, was divided into two parts, having their respective capitals…

A brahmin village in 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 Tevijja Sutta. DN.i.235

in Kosala …

A primeval king. He is considered as an example of one whose desires could never be satisfied. AN.ii.17 Thig.488

The capital city where King Koñca lived, whose daughter was Sumedhā Therī. Thig.450

4town

…this is done by the cultivation of the four satipaṭṭhānas. SN.v.168f.

The name Medakathalikā, though feminine in inflection, is used…

…to dwell there in meditation. Twice the Buddha refused, but, on his third request, let him go. There, however, Meghiya was consumed by evil…

…Dabba with having had relations with his wife. This, too, was proved false, and other monks refused to accept alms from Vaḍḍha until he had…

A nun who, at the instigation of the Mettiyabhummajakā, charged Dabba Mallaputta with having violated her chastity. She was expelled from the Order…

…recluses of various denominations. The Udumbarika Sīhanāda, the Mahā Sakuladāyi and the Culla Sakūladāyi Suttas were preached there….

…the Moriyas of Pipphalivana. They came rather late and had to be satisfied with a share of the ashes. DN.ii.166

…SN.iv.230f. Another conversation he had with the Buddha is recorded in the Aṅguttara Nikāya. AN.iii.356 There he asks the Buddha if the claims…

Musila

A monk. A conversation is recorded in the Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.ii.115f. between him and Savittha, which is said to have taken place in…

…maintained friendly relations with their neighbours, Bimbisāra and Pasenadi marrying each other’s sisters. When Candappajjota of Ujjeni was…

…Buddha starts with an emphatic rejection of an offer of a sexual nature, which sparks a discussion on what is truly worth…

…Ānanda, to whom he confessed that even in his illness he practiced the four satipaṭṭhāna. He was quite free from the five lower fetters….

…Their names are Taṇhā, Arati and Ragā, and they are evidently personifications of three of the ten forces in Māra’s army, as given in the…

The name given to the chariot driver of Sakka. The Mātali of the present age had a son, Sikhandhi, with whom Bhaddā Suriyavaccasā, daughter of Timbarū, was in love; but later she transferred her affec …

…births and his near relations for many more. The Buddha preached to them and they became sotāpannas. The Buddha visited their village once…

…births and his near relations for many more. The Buddha preached to them and they became sotāpannas. The Buddha visited their village once…

…of Bāvarī. His conversation with the Buddha is recorded in the Nanda māṇavaapucchā. Snp.1007…

…happiness. During the conversation, a man comes to tell Nandaka that his bath is ready. Nandaka sends him away, saying that the inner washing…

…chief of the parks in Tāvatiṃsā, where the inhabitants of Tāvatiṃsā, headed by Indra, go for their amusement. AN.iii.40 Cakkavatti kings…

A nun, sister of Thullanandā. Her other two sisters were Nandā and Sundarīnandā. Vin.iv.211 Vin.iv.259

Nandā¹

A nun, sister of Thullanandā. Her other two sisters were Nandavatī and Sundarinandā. Vin.iv.211 Vin.iv.259

Nandā²

Declared by the Buddha AN.i.25 to be foremost among nu …

…he found in his contemplations. When the Buddha explained to him how he had found liberty, the Brahmin was pleased and accepted the Buddha as…

NavanavutiyoNavanavatiya

A city in Uttarakuru. DN.iii.201

5town

…there selects for his condemnation ten of their operative utterances, major and minor, and proves that the efforts and strivings of the…

…him and entered into conversation. The Buddha, by his divine ear, hearing their talk, approached them and continued the discussion with Nigrodha;…

…Vin.i.82 There Mahāpajāpati Gotamī first asked permission for women to enter the Order. This was refused, and from there the Buddha went on to…

Nikata¹

An upāsaka of Ñātikā. After death he was born in the Suddhāvāsā, there to pass away. SN.v.358f. DN.ii.91f.

Nikata²

One of several eminent theras mentioned as stayi …

A class of devas, inhabiting the fifth of the six deva-worlds. DN.i.218 MN.i.289 SN.i.133 AN.i.210

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of giving up desire and patiently awaiting one’s time. Thag.195–196

A class of beings classed with Garuḷas and Supaṇṇas and playing a prominent part in Buddhist folk lore. They are gifted with miraculous powers and great strength. Generally speaking, they are confused …

A park near Hatthigāma, belonging to Uggagahapati. It was there that he first met the Buddha and was converted. AN.iv.213

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…amount of toddy. Proclamation was made, by the beating of drums, that the streets of the city should be cleared as Nālāgiri would be let…

…with Upāli-Gahapati and Dīghatapassī, SN.ii.110 MN.i.376ff. with Kevaṭṭa, DN.i.211ff. and also several conversations with…

…had said that loved ones brought morrow and tribulation. MN.ii.108

Opamañña¹

One of the names of Pokkharasāti. MN.ii.200

Opamañña²

A Gandhabba chieftain, who was among those present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258 He is me …

…ways, though it is stated that earlier in the day they had taken the uposatha-vows. The conversation that took place between Oṭṭhaddha and the…

The boundaries of the Majjhimadesa are given, and the Paccantajanapadā lies beyond these boundaries. They are: in the east, Kajaṅgala and Mahāsālā; in the south east, the river Salalavatī; in the sout …

…not come across any explanation of this term. It may designate a Brahmā who does not live in any recognized Brahmā world, but in a world of his…

One of the kings of the devas, mentioned with Sakka, Varuṇa, Isāna, etc. MN.i.2 SN.i.219 DN.i.244 DN.ii.274

He is sometimes mentioned with Brahmā, as distinct from him. MN.i.140 MN.i.327 MN.i.329

In …

PakudhaPakudaKakudhaKakudaPakudha KaccāyanaPakudha KātiyānaKakudha KaccāyanaKakudha Kātiyāna

Head of one of the six heretical sects of the Buddha’s time. In the Sāmaññaphala Sutta, DN.i.56 Ajātasattu …

…yet a layman. He later became a monk, and the ten monks necessary for his ordination were found with great difficulty. Vin.i.194f.…

…SN.v.410 SN.v.423 DN.ii.91 DN.iii.218 as “beings who desire the creation of others, in order to get them into their power.

…engaging in friendly, conversational discussions on matters of ethics and philosophy, nature lore and mysticism. They differed very much in…

His Theragāthā verses speak of his helping his relatives to practice generosity, so they attained a favorable rebirth. Thag.240–242

The capital of Aḷaka, the first place to be passed by Bāvarī’s disciples on their way to Sāvatthī. Snp.1011 It is identified with the Baithana or Paitana of Ptolemy.

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PatāyantiPatāyantīBhagalavatī

A place in Uttarakuru where the Yakkhas assemble. The Dīgha Nikāya DN.iii.201 speaks of it as a hall (sabhā).

5building

PayāgaPayāgatiṭṭhaPayāgapatiṭṭhāna

A ford on the Ganges, on the direct route from Verañja to Benares, the road passing through Soreyya,…

…to the Buddha the conversation he had had with the Paribbājaka Uggāhamāna Samanamandikāputta, and the Buddha preached to him the…

PañcanadīPañcamahānadī

In several places in the texts five rivers are mentioned as the five great rivers of India, and they are used in various similes and metaphors. These rivers are: Gaṅgā, Yamunā, …

…of the sixteen Great Nations. AN.i.213 AN.iv.252

Pañcāla was to the east of the Kuru country, the country to the north and west of Delhi,…

A devaputta who visited the Buddha at Jetavana and uttered a verse to the effect that the man who understands jhāna finds room even among crowding obstacles. The Buddha corrects him, saying that t …

…preach, asked him a question which led to a long explanation by Phussa. Thag.949

PaṭiyālokaPatiyāloka

A place near Rājagaha. Vin.iv.79 Vin.iv.131

near Rājagaha3town

…also present, and his conversation on that occasion is recorded in the Kandaraka Sutta. When Pessa had left, the Buddha is reported to have said…

…The Buddha replies in the negative. It is probably the same monk who is mentioned in the Aṅguttara Nikāya AN.iii.379ff. as having been visited…

…monk whose enigmatic Theragāthā verse speaks of what has come and not departed. Thag.9 Certain devas who had been born in the deva…

…Buddha. It is this conversation which, on its being repeated by Jāṇussoṇi to the Buddha, led to the preaching of the Cullahatthipadopama…

Nephew and pupil of Bāvarī. At the time that he visited the Buddha with the other disciples he was 120 years old and very feeble. At the end of his discussion with the Buddha, as recorded in the Piṅgi …

…Nikāya records a conversation between him and Kāraṇapālī. The latter meets Piṅgiyānī and, on learning that he was returning from a…

…which say that peace comes neither from fasting nor from eating, and that one should give up honor.

PokkharasātiPokkharasādi

A brahmin of great wealth and learning who lived in Ukkaṭṭha, on a royal demesne given by Pasenadi. Ambaṭṭha was the pupil of Pokkharasāti, who sent him to the Buddha at Icch …

…MN.i.359ff.

A conversation he had with the Buddha is recorded in the Aṅguttara Nikāya. At the end of the discussion he declared himself…

…yet so deep was he in meditation that he had failed to notice them. The Buddha told him how, when he himself was in Atumā in the Bhusāgāra,…

A young monk whom the Buddha met at the house of Bhaggava, the potter, in Rājagaha. Pukkusāti was already occupying the guest room of the house, and the Buddha asked to be allowed to share it, to whic …

…who, on hearing of his ordination by the Buddha, visited him and were taken to the Buddha. The Buddha talked to them and they became arahants. They…

…AN.v.138ff.

A conversation he had with the Buddha, in the company of Isidatta, at Sādhuka, is recorded in the Saṃyutta Nikāya…

…together with Seniya Kukkuravatika. Puṇṇa questioned the Buddha regarding the practices of Seniya, while Seniya did likewise regarding those of…

…Buddha. Snp.1006 His conversation with the Buddha is given in the Puṇṇakamāṇavapucchā. Snp.1043–1048

Puṇṇaka²

A Yakkha…

Puṇṇikā²

A slave girl of Pokkharasāti. MN.ii.201

A tree in Tāvatiṃsā, which grew in the Nandanavana. The devas eagerly watch each stage of development of leaf and flower, and each stage is…

…The first depicts him meditating in solitude and pondering over the things that one should do to accompish one’s duty and do no harm….

…he crossed the river, Gotamatittha Vin.i.226 30; D.ii.86ff.

The date at which Pātaliputtta became the capital is uncertain. Hiouen Thsang seems…

…but Ajita was born in Tāvatiṃsā and accused Pātikaputta of being a liar. Later, the Buddha visited the hermitage of Pātikaputta, with a…

…further supplementary information concerning them. The rules are divided into two parts: one for the monks and the other for the nuns.

The rules…

…and, at their invitation, the Buddha consecrated it by first occupying it and then preaching in it. After the Buddha had finished…

…who visited the Buddha there are mentioned Kevaddha, Upāligahapati and Asibandhakaputta.

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…while Uttara was born in Tāvatiṃsā.

Gavampati met Pāyāsi in the deva world, and Pāyāsi instructed him to teach men to give their gifts…

…Uttara who visited the Buddha and questioned him regarding his power of magic. Several conversations he had with the Buddha, on various topics, are…

One of the daughters of Māra.

…for his son, he found him eating stale rice. Having already finished eating, when invited to enter the house, he would not do so, but on the next…

…meditation and has his habitation in the abodes of solitude.

Revata³Soreyya

He was one of the Elders who took a prominent part in the…

…and successor of King Disampati. On the death of his father Reṇu, with the advice and co operation of his chief steward Jotipāla, who was also…

…verses spoken by her in exaltation, when, after becoming an arahant, she recalled to mind the discussion she had had with her father while she was…

…by him in praise of concentration of the mind.

The Rādha Saṃyutta SN.iii.188–201 contains a large number of suttas preached by the Buddha in…

…topics for Rāhula’s meditation.

Later, the Buddha, knowing that Rāhula’s mind was ripe for final attainment, went with him alone to…

…disciples in going from Patiṭṭhāna to Rājagaha, passing through Māhissati, Ujjeni, Gonaddha, Vedisa. Vanasavhaya, Kosambī, Sāketa,…

SabbakaSappaka

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his joy in living on the banks of the Ajakaraṇī, practising meditation. Thag.307–310.

Sabbamitta

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the suffering inherent in relationships. Thag.149–150

…stayed there and preached three sermons.

According to the Saṃyutta, Gavampati also lived there at one time. SN.v.436

Ceti, on a river3town

…SN.v.232 AN.ii.10f.

Sahampati once saw that the brahminee, mother of Brahmadeva Thera, habitually made offerings to Brahmā. Out of compassion…

…rules over Tāvatiṃsā, the lowest heaven. His palace is Vejayanta and his chariot bears the same name. Though king of the…

…Suttas record two conversations between him and the Buddha in the Paribbājakārāma at Moranivāpa in Rājagaha.

He is also said to have been…

…and possessions. After ordination she attained Awakening together with the divine eye. Thig.97–101

Sakulā²

Sister of Somā. They…

SalaḷāgāraSalalaghara

A building in Jetavana. Once when Sakka went to visit the Buddha he found him in the Salaḷāgāra, wrapt in samādhi, with Bhuñjatī waiting on him. Sakka therefore left a message w …

A river, forming the boundary on the south east side of the Middle country. Vin.i.197

south east side of the Middle country.3river

…while he was at Silāvati musing on his good fortune as a monk, Māra tried to terrify him. Samiddhi told the Buddha of this, but the Buddha…

…So seated, he expresses his satisfaction that Sakka and all the Tāvatiṃsā Devas should honour and follow the Buddha. His voice has all the eight…

SandhaSaddha

A monk who visited the Buddha at Ñātikā in the Giñjakāvasatha, when the Buddha preached to him the Sandha Sutta. AN.v.323f.

It is, perhaps, the same monk who is mentioned as Saddho Ka …

…and it was his conversation with the Paribbājaka Nigrodha that led to the preaching of the Udumbarika Sīhanāda Sutta.

In the Aṅguttara…

During the Vajjiputta controversy, Revata Thera, on his way from Soreyya to Sahājāti, went through Sankassa.

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A disciple of the Buddha at Ñātikā. He was born after death in Akanitthābhavana, there to pass entirely away. DN.ii.92 SN.v.358f.

…unable to develop concentration. This so distressed him that he was about to commit suicide, when, inward vision suddenly expanding, he attained…

…DN.ii.116 A conversation which took place there between Sāriputta and Upasena, just before the latter’s death, is recorded in the…

One of the five great rivers of northern India. Vin.ii.237 Ud.v.5 SN.ii.135 AN.iv.101

It formed the boundary between the two divisions of Kosala, Uttara and Dakkhiṇa Kosala. The Aciravatī was its tri …

…contains two conversations of Savittha, both of which took place at the Ghositārāma in Kosambī. The first is with Musila and deals with…

…believing in purification by water, bathing morning and evening. The Buddha, at Ānanda’s request, visited his house and preached to him…

A city, thirty leagues from Sāvatthī. During the Vajjiputta controversy, Revata Thera, on his way from Soreyya to Sahājāti, went through Saṅkassa. The road he took passed through Saṅkassa, Kaṇṇakujja, …

A future king, who will be the Cakkavatti of Ketumatī at the time of the appearance of Metteyya Buddha in the world. He will raise up again the palace of King Mahāpanāda and live there. But later he w …

…accomplished….

…Keṇiya was making preparations to entertain the Buddha. Having heard the word “Buddha” from Keṇiya, Sela was filled with joy and…

…who was enjoying her meditation in the Andhavana under a tree when Māra, in the guise of a stranger, approached her and tried to tempt her. But…

…vow,“ behaving like a dog. After his visit to the Buddha, as recorded in the Kukkuravatika Sutta, he joined the Order and, in due course, became…

…during his life there. Gavampati, who used to go there for his siesta, met him and had a conversation with him, which he reported to the Buddha….

…Jetavana and held a conversation with him regarding the giving of food. He tells the Buddha that he was formerly a king, a great giver of gifts at…

…AN.ii.37 records a conversation between the Buddha and the brahmin Doṇa, whom the Buddha met on the road from Ukkaṭṭha to Setavyā. The…

…Theragāthā verse speak of a monk who practices skeleton-meditation in the Bhesakaḷā forest. Thag.18

SikhīArindama

A Buddha of a past age.DN.ii.7 DN.iii.195f. SN.ii.9

• He was born in the Nisabha pleasance in Aruṇavatī.
• His father was the khattiya Aruṇa and his mother Pabhāvatī.
• His wife wa …

…in the guise of a jatanduva-brahmin. SN.i.117

A story is also told of the temptation by Māra of Samiddhi when he was with the Buddha….

SippinikātīraSappinīSappinīkā

A river that flowed through Rājagaha. On its bank was a Paribbājakārāma where famous Paribbājakas lived in the Buddha’s time. AN.i.185 AN.ii.29 AN.ii.176 SN.i.153

Rājagaha3river

…verses speak of meditating in the cleft of Mounts Vebhāra and Paṇḍava while the lightning flashes….

…Yakkha…

…day, as she was meditating at the foot of a tree in Andhavana, Māra, wishing to interrupt her privacy, approached her, invisible in the…

…his questions. The Buddha praised him and gave him the ordination right away. Thag.480–486

A town where Soreyya-Revata lived. Vin.ii.299 There was a direct route from Verañja to Payāgatiṭṭha, passing through Soreyya, Saṅkassa and Kaṇṇakuja. Vin.iii.11

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…joined the Order. After ordination he walked about meditating, his feet bled, and his cankamana was covered with blood “like a slaughter house for…

…and colleagues. Their conversation is recorded in the Soṇadaṇḍa Sutta. At the end of the discourse, Soṇadaṇḍa expressed his appreciation…

…the Buddha proclaimed the ineffectiveness of all deeds, and thereby preached the annihilation of the world. The Buddha said he did not know…

…waiting for the usual probationary period. Subhadda dwelt in solitude and in meditation and soon became an arahant….

…From time to time her relations tried to persuade her to leave the Order and return to the world. One day she set forth, in twenty four verses,…

…of those who were worthy of gifts. AN.i.24 The Buddha also praised his skill in meditation. Ud.vi.7

A verse attributed to him is included in the…

…is by way of wisdom, renunciation and restraint. SN.i.53

Subrahmā²

A Pacceka Brahmā. He was a follower of the Buddha, and, after…

…Vin.i.19f.

Subāhu²

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the joy of meditating in his little hut while the rain falls….

…he looked downwards while eating. When Sāriputta disclaimed doing so, she asked him, respectively, why he ate looking upwards, towards the four…

…to recite whenever Pasenadi sat down to a meal, in order that the king might observe moderation in eating. For this service Pasenadi paid him one…

…but, finding him in meditation during the noonday heat, went to see a certain Brahmā who was infatuated with his own importance.

They told him…

…son by Mahā Pajāpati, and he had also a daughter called Sundarī Nandā. When the Buddha ordained both Rāhula and Nanda, Suddhodana was…

…Vin.i.15–20

Sudhamma¹

The meeting hall of the deities in Tāvatiṃsā heaven. DN.ii.268 MN.ii.79 SN.i.221 Thag.1198

5building

…to be kept by his rich relations, to the mutual benefit of both parties. They gave him sixty bowls of rice, which he distributed among his…

Sujātā¹

The foremost laywoman in being first to go for refuge. DN.ii.135 AN.i.26

Sujātā²

A lay woman of Ñātikā. The Buddha said that she had become a sotāpanna and had thus as …

…speaks of being well rid of three crooked things, and exhorts himself to meditation. Thag.43

Sumaṅgala²

A Pacceka Buddha. MN.iii.70

…Udāyi visited the Buddha during a stay, and had a conversation with him. SN.v.89 SN.v.168

She was the daughter of King Koñca of Mantāvatī. Her Therīgāthā verses, of which she has the greatest number of any of the nuns, speak of the emptiness of the home life and the advantages of going for …

…mentions the Buddha as relating the story of a man who went to Sumāgadhā with the thought, “I will speculate about the world.” He saw an…

…next teacher to win the admiration of Sunakkhatta was Pātikaputta, and Sunakkhatta wished the Buddha to pay honour to him. But the Buddha quoted to…

…approached him with the oblation and a water pitcher and addressed him. The Buddha uncovered his head. The sight of the shaven head at first made…

…them to retract their accusations against the Buddha and his monks and to confess their own wickedness. They were then punished for murder. Ud.iv.8

…verses are an exhortation to her to overcome attchment to the body. She was declared foremost among nuns in power of meditation….

…age, etc. It was because he had not comprehended Noble Conduct, Noble Concentration, Noble Wisdom, Noble Release. AN.iv.103f. AN.iii.371 AN.iv.135

…was in charge of the fortifications of Pāṭaligāma, built in order to repel the Vajjīs. These two are always mentioned together. They invited…

A devaputta, king of the Nimmānaratī world. SN.iv.280 AN.iv.243

A Pacceka Buddha mentioned in a nominal list. MN.iii.70

…the Buddha and express his gratitude, Sakka, desiring to test him, approached him and offered him untold wealth if he would repudiate the Buddha,…

Suppatiṭṭha CetiyaSupatiṭṭhacetiya

A shrine near the Latthivanuyyāna in Rājagaha. Vin.i.35

near the Latthivanuyyāna3shrine

A nigrodha tree belonging to king Koravya. The king and his court ate the first portion of the fruit as big as pipkins and sweet; the army had the second portion, the town and country people the thi …

…The Buddha accepted the invitation, and when, on the next day, he arrived with his monks, he asked for Suppiyā. On hearing that she was ill, he…

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the advantages of associating with good people. Thag.75

…had obtained complete emancipation, etc., Susīma discovered that all of them did not possess supernatural powers, but thought they had gained…

…plied him with intoxicating drinks. So deep were his potations that on his way out of the town he fell prostrate at the gateway. The monks…

…a nun, described as Jatilagāhikā, visited him and questioned him regarding concentration. AN.iv.427 Among others who lived in Sāketa were…

…time to time. The administration and judicial affairs of the gotta were discussed in their Santhāgāra, or Mote Hall, at Kapilavatthu. See, e.g.,…

SālavatikāSālavatī

A Kosalan village, given by Pasenadi to the brahmin Lohicca. There the Lohicca Sutta was preached. DN.i.224

Kosala3town

A courtesan of Rājagaha. She was the mother of Jīvaka Komārabhacca Vin.i.268f. and of his sister Sirimā.

One of the chief consorts of King Udena. In the Udāna it is said that she was the head of 500 women of the harem of the King who perished in afire, all of whom had attained the Dhamma. Ud.vii.10

Sāmā …

…him to the monks for ordination, thinking thus to ensure for him supreme happiness. Sānu lost his intellectual discernment and grew distraught…

…Buddha. He is also called Upatissa, which was evidently his personal name. MN.i.150 Sāriputta was a great friend of Mahāmoggallāna. After going…

He was a fisherman’s son and held the false view that, according to the Buddha’s teaching, a man’s consciousness runs on and continues without break of identity. Sāti’s colleagues did their best to ch …

A Yakkha. He persuaded his friend Hemavata to visit the Buddha on an uposatha day. Hemavata then asked the Buddha a series of questions. Snp.176–205

Sātāgira is mentioned in the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta DN. …

…visit there was at the invitation of Anāthapiṇḍika. The chief patrons of the Buddha in Sāvatthī were Anāthapiṇḍika, Visākhā,…

…the reason for the invitation, did not go, and, instead, sent an attendant nun to Sāḷha’s house for her alms, excusing herself on the plea…

SāṭimattiyaSātimattiya

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of one who formerly had faith but now has no more, and of wandering for alms, a little here and there. Thag.246–248

…Having discovered in conversation with the Buddha that he was falsely accused of preaching wrong doctrines, Sīha declared himself the Buddha’s…

…was also present, and the sutta led to his attainment of arahantship. MN.i.497 MN.i.501

A conversation which the Buddha had there with Sāriputta…

One of the sixteen Great Nations. It is mentioned with Maccha, and was located in the south of the Kuru country. Its capital was Mathurā. It is…

A Pacceka Buddha, MN.iii.69 third among the five hundred sons of Padumavatī, all of whom became Pacceka Buddhas. Suppabuddha, a banker of Rājagaha, having seen the Pacceka Buddha on his way to a park, …

…it as the place of education of Jīvaka, the Buddha’s doctor. Vin.i.269f.

Takkasilā is identified with the Greek Taxila, in Rawalpindi…

…later accused of misappropriating gifts intended for other nuns Vin.iv.245–246 Vin.iv.258

She was fond of the company of men, and frequented…

A nun. She was present when Mahā-Kassapa, in the company of Ānanda, visited the nuns and preached to them. She expressed resentment that Kassapa should dare to preach in the presence of Ānanda. It wa …

…and was persuaded by his relations to return to the lay life. Later, Metteyya, passing through the village with the Buddha, during a journey,…

TissametteyyaTissaMetteyya

A disciple of Bāvarī. He visited the Buddha with his colleagues and when the Buddha answered his questions, he, and his…

A lay disciple of Ñātika who died and was reborn in the Suddhāvāsa, there to attain Nibbāna. SN.v.358 DN.ii.92

…world. Tāvatiṃsā stands at the top of Mount Sineru. Sakka is king of Tāvatiṃsā.

Tāvatiṃsā was also known as Tidasā and Tidiva….

…asked him to explain emancipation through higher knowledge and the destruction of ignorance. Because Udaya had already attained to the fourth…

…finding this doctrine unsatisfactory, abandoned it. MN.i.165ff. MN.i.240ff.

The Buddha evidently had a high regard for Uddaka-Rāmaputta,…

…invited monks for its dedication, which took place during the Vassa. It being against the rules to go on a journey before the Vassa, the monks…

A village. Revata went there from Kaṇṇakujja and stopped there before proceeding to Aggalapura and Sahajāti. Thither the Elders followed him to ask his opinion on the Vajjian heresy. Vin.ii.299

???2town

…overhears their conversation and reports it to the Buddha, who says that Udāyī’s explanation is true, though not accepted by…

…the king too held in veneration. AN.ii.180

Ugga²

A householder of Hatthigāma of the Vajji country. Among householders he was…

UggahaMeṇḍakanattā

The grandson of the banker Meṇḍaka; he lived in Bhaddiya. Once when the Buddha was staying in the Jātiyāvana at Bhaddiya, Uggaha invited him and three monks to a meal at his house. …

…brahmin. Having made preparations for a great sacrifice, in which numerous animals were to be slaughtered, he visited the Buddha at Jetavana to…

…the carpenter, Pañcakaṅga, on his way to see the Buddha, visited him and had a conversation with him, which conversation Pañcakaṅga later…

…but sacrifices not necessitating butchery, such as, for instance, a long-established charity, an oblation for the welfare of the family, had his…

The capital of Avanti. In the Buddha’s time, Caṇḍapajjota Vin.i.276 was king of Ujjenī and there was friendly intercourse between that city and Māgadha, whose king was Seniya Bimbisāra. After Bimbisār …

A town in Kosala, near the Himālaya. It has been given, free from all taxes (as brahmadeyya), to Pokkharasāti by the king of Kosala, in recognition of the former’s skill. It was thickly populated an …

Son of Upacālā and nephew of Sāriputta and Khadiravaniya-Revata. He was ordained by Revata. Thag.43 He is mentioned in the Aṅguttara Nikāya AN.v.133 in a list of very eminent disciples, together with …

…to teach with endless variations of words and similes. Upaka is pleased with the Buddha’s talk and reports the conversation to Ajātasattu. The…

The family to which Pokkharasāti belonged. He was, therefore, called Opamañña. MN.ii.200

…Upananda to show his appreciation of the sermon, Upananda wished to have the robe that the man wore. The banker was embarrassed, and promised to go…

…his ordination was but one year old, he ordained another bhikkhu, to increase the number of holy ones, and went with him to wait…

A Pacceka Buddha, found in a nominal list. MN.iii.69

UpavattaUpavattana

The sāla-grove of the Mallas of Kusināra, on the further side of the Hiraññavatī. This was the last resting-place of the Buddha on his last tour, and here he passed away, lying …

…thereupon, expressed his gratitude. SN.i.174f.

When the Buddha lay on his death-bed at Kusināra, Upavāna was by his side fanning him; the…

…Treasure of the Cakkavatti Mahāsudassana. He was “all white, sevenfold firm (sattappatiṭṭha), wonderful in power, flying through the…

…without thorough investigation, could such a declaration be lawful?. Vin.i.358f. When a monk intends to take upon himself the conduct of any…

…on the arising and the cessation of Ill. SN.iv.327f. It was perhaps on the same occasion that the Buddha was visited by the headman Rāsiya, and…

…was to cultivate the four satipaṭṭhānas and that Sahampati visited the Blessed One and confirmed his view.SN.v.167 SN.v.185 A different…

…ascetics’ sacrifices, heating stoves for them to use after bathing in the cold weather, etc. Still Kassapa pesagested in the thought, “The…

…Uttara was born in Tāvatiṃsā. DN.ii.354–357

Uttara⁶

A pupil of Brahmāyu. He was sent by his teacher from Mithilā to…

…Kapīvanta, Janogha, Navanavatiya, Ambara-Ambaravatiya and Āḷakamandā, the last being the chief city.

The king of Uttarakuru is Kuvera, also…

…the result of her determination not to leave the sitting posture till she had won emancipation. Thig.175–181

Uttarā³

In the…

…various questions on the duration of the world, etc., and as being helped by Ānanda to understand the real import of the Buddha’s…

…by means of an illustration, explains how the task does come to an end, and Uṇṇābha expresses great satisfaction with the answer….

…Vacchagotta, he seeks ordination from the Buddha at Rājagaha, and receives it after the requisite probationary period of four months. He returns…

…one day, when she was meditating in Andhavana at Sāvatthī, Māra questioned her as to the origin of a “being”, its creator, its origin, its…

…whom he repeated the conversation. The Buddha praised him, and said it was untrue that he discouraged all austerity and asceticism; such penances…

…one of the sixteen Great Nations. The inhabitants appear to have consisted of several confederate clans of whom the Licchavī and the Videhā…

…ill or happy, while meditating in the forest. Thag.350–354 The Buddha declared him foremost among those of implicit faith. AN.i.25 In the…

…on the same theme….

…the Asuras, the devas of Tāvatiṃsā were asked to look upon the banner of Varuṇa in order to have all their fears dispelled. SN.i.219

In the…

…speak of one who kills himself and others, and then address a certain Sujampati, saying that a brahmin has color on the inside. Thag.139–140

…tells Ānanda of a conversation he once had with the Buddha regarding jhāna. Ānanda, remarks that all jhānas are not equally praiseworthy,…

…and, at their instigation, charged Dabba Mallaputta with having committed adultery with his wife. Dabba repudiated the charge, and the…

…of Vaḍḍha. Her conversation with Vaḍḍha and his declaration to her after becoming an arahant are included in the Therīgāthā….

…one of the sixteen Great Nations.

The district of Bhagga, in which was Suṃsumāragiri, seems to have been subject to the Vaṃsa in the…

…surrounding Rājagaha. MN.iii.68 In this hill was the Sattapaṇṇiguhā, where the first Convocation was held. Vin.ii.76 The river Tapodā rose…

A lady of Sāvatthī who had a reputation for gentleness till her servant girl, Kāḷī, convinced people that it was not deserved. MN.i.125f.

…the Buddha visited Tāvatiṃsā with Nanda, Sakka was in the palace with his pink-footed nymphs and came forward with them to greet…

VekaliṅgaVebhaliṅgaVehaliṅga

A township where lived Ghaṭīkāra, friend of Jotipāla. SN.i.34 SN.i.60

The township was in Kosala, and once, during his long stay in Kosala, the Buddha visited the ārāma …

Chief of the eighty four thousand women who waited on Mahāsudassana, king of Kusāvatī. She was also called Khattiyānī. SN.iii.146 But in the Dīgha DN.ii.187 the chief queen is called Subhaddā.

…existence of the senses,“ answered Udāyī; and she, expressing her satisfaction, declared herself a follower of Udāyī. SN.iv.121f.

…of Verañja and his invitation to the Buddha to spend his rainy season there.

At that time there was a famine, and five hundred householders of…

King of Avanti in the time of Reṇu. His capital was Māhissatī. DN.ii.236

…the course of their conversation, he spoke to Ānanda of the beauties of Vesāli: of the Udena cetiya, the Gotamaka cetiya, the Sattambaka cetiya,…

…Dhamma was organized by way of literary style. It means “Answer” or “Explanation” and refers to discourses elaborated by way of question…

…the news, made all preparations and sent word to the monastery, inviting the monks to the house. After the meal, she informed the Elders that…

…Vin.i.212 surgical operations on monks, Vin.i.215f. the eating of sugar, Vin.i.226 the rubbing of various parts of the body against wood,…

…part of the Vajjian federation. According to the Mahāgovinda Sutta, DN.ii.235 it was King Reṇu who, with the help of Mahāgovinda Jotipāla,…

…monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of avoiding bad companions and associating with the diligent….

A bhikkhunī whose Therīgāthā verses speak of the fading beuaty of youth and the peace of liberation. Thig.72–76

A Buddha of the past, whose story is told in the Mahāpadāna Sutta. He was born in the Khema park in Bandhumatī, his father being Bandhumā and his mother Bandhumatī. He belonged to the Koṇḍañña gotta. …

…she answered. Their conversation is recorded in the Culla Vedalla Sutta. MN.i.299f. Visākha then visited the Buddha and reported their…

…in the end, she sought consolation from the Buddha.

The Udāna Ud.viii.8 speaks of the death of a granddaughter and of Visākhā’s great…

ViḍūḍabhaViḍūḍabha

Son of Pasenadi and Vāsabhakhattiyā. Both in the Piyajātika Sutta MN.ii.110 and the Kaṇṇakatthala Suttas. MN.ii.127 Viḍūḍabha is spoken of as general.

…like nāga, as an appellative, was anything but depreciative. Thus not only is Sakka, king of the gods, so referred to, MN.i.252 but even the…

…If the answer is in the negative, the nirayapālas take them away to the different hells. MN.iii.179ff.

In the Mahāsamaya Sutta DN.ii.259…

…Subāhu, Punnaji and Gavampati, heard of Yasa’s ordination they followed his example and joined the Order, attaining arahantship in due course,…

…the Buddha lost in meditation, and they, too, seated themselves and entered into samādhi, remaining thus throughout the night. Āmaṇḍa…

…devas between those of Tāvatiṃsā and those of Tusita.Vin.i.12 AN.i.228 AN.iii.287 MN.ii.194 MN.iii.100 Two hundred years of human life are but…

…world forms the third station of consciousness, they are of uniform body, but their perceptions are diverse.AN.iv.40 AN.iv.401 DN.ii.69…

…purification through transmigration, which probably meant that all beings, all lives, all existent things, all living…

A deva who visited the Buddha at Veḷuvana accompanied by Asama, Sahali, Ninka, Vetambarī and Mānava-Gāmiya. Ākoṭaka spoke before the Buddha in praise of various teachers of other schools: Pakuddha-K …

…having made inquiries, declared the performance of such an operation a thullaccaya offence. Vin.i.215–216

…Buddha passed away, and was responsible for the recitation of the Suttas.

…by Mahosadha to the Upper Ganges to secure timber wherewith to build three hundred ships in preparation for Mahosadha’s visit to the capital of…

A city in the Aṅguttarāpa country, probably its capital. The Buddha once visited the city with 1,250 monks and the whole company was entertained by the Jaṭila Keṇiya. Vin.i.245ff. From Āpaṇa the Bud …

…up with clasped hands and, turning in the direction of Sāvatthī, he uttered his adoration of the Buddha. Thenceforward he became a disciple of…

…them asked the Buddha if he were aware of the accident. But the Buddha had been in a state of concentration and had neither seen nor heard anything…

The yakkha of Āḷavī. The Buddha once stayed at his dweling, at which the yakkha became angry and threatened the Buddha. He was tamed by the Buddha and asked a series of questions Snp.p.31–33 SN.i. …

…connection with offences relating to repairing and reconstruction of buildings, and rules are laid down by the Buddha restricting these monks in…

…forth energy and concentration greater than Āḷāra’s, made himself master of that state. Āḷāra recognised his pupil’s eminence and…

…Indra, Soma, Varuṇa, Pajāpati and Brahmā, as being invoked by the brahmins.

He was in the battle of the devas against the Asuras and led a…

éber jelenlét a légzésben

felidézés

születés

tudati szennyeződés, szenvedély

név és forma, az anyagi és tudati jelenség

ölés, élőlények elpuszítása

hasonmás-jel, kiegészítő jel

függő keletkezés

rosszindulat

ellentétes irányú, visszafelé

elkötelezettség, a szerzetesi szabályok összessége

végső eloldódás, feladás

éberség, jelenlét; emlékezés

az éberség megalapozása

gondolkodás, gondolati megtartás

elmélkedés, gondolati megragadás

(from abbahati) pulling out, drawing out

tears up or off; pulls out, draws out

comes to, returns to.

false accusation; slander.

3. sg. concedes; agrees with (gen.) about (acc).

accepts with thanks; approves, praises; assents to.

(from abbhanumodati) one who approves; one who prasies.

(from abbhanumodati) one who approves; one who prasies.

excessive; very great.

disappears, comes to an end

disappears, comes to an end

1. (pass.) overstepped, transgressed; neglected; passed (by).
2. (act.)
   1. having elapsed; passed away.
   2. past; dead.

rubbing with oil, smearing, oiling, lubricating; unguent, oil.

anoints; smears; lubricates.

an exclamation of horror or fright or aversion

rises (as the sun); rises over

(he) uttered, introduced (a subject of conversation).

raises (the voice); utters

goes forth, goes out; goes out to meet; rises; spreads abroad.

sprinkles; besprinkles; scatters up over.

rises; springs up.

indignant at, impatient of.

is used often as an exclamation (frequently combined with acchariyam): how wonderful! what an astonishing thing!

marches against.

an exclamation of horror or fright or aversion

rises to go towards; starts for.

accuses (falsely); slanders; misrepresents.

the act of rehabilitation of a bhikkhu who has been temporarily expelled; re-admittance.

(from abbahati) pulling out, drawing out

tears up or off; pulls out, draws out

(from abbahati) pulling out, drawing out

tears up or off; pulls out, draws out

eating; having eaten.

blows at or on (metal).

runs towards; rushes against; hurries.

roars; thunders, cries out (in greeting).

1. craves, is greedy (for, loc.).
2. envies.

1. fetches, brings; offers; brings forward, advances; brings near, fetches for oneself, partakes of.
2. (counter-)attacks.

is excited; rejoices in the prospect of

goes to, visits; takes oneself to; attains

mutters prayers to, supplicates; prays for, longs for, covets

mutters prayers to, supplicates; prays for, longs for, covets

hurries towards.

tries to win; wishes to overcome

tries to win; wishes to overcome

longs for; covets.

longs for, covets.

1. recognizes, knows; understands.
2. is aware of; acknowledges; remembers;
   1. + acc, esp. ace. of pp:
   2. + absol.;
   3. + nom. of agent noun.

class of birth, nature; class of being.

is born; is born for or to; becomes.

longs for, desires; waits for.

3. sg. scatter over; to sprinkle

goes forward, approaches; advances, progresses; gets worse (of pain or disease).

(as exclamation of admiration, generally repeated:) excellent! wonderful!

digs up.

abhikīrati¹

pr. 3. sg. scatter over; to sprinkle

abhikīrati²

pass. pr. 3. sg. is scattered, is dispersed

speaking; word, expression; name, designation.

crushes; oppresses; destroys.

churns, rotates (to make fire); rubs, grinds; afflicts, hurts

rotating, rubbing together.

churns, rotates (to make fire); rubs, grinds; afflicts, hurts

make a noise, sounds.

rejoices at, welcomes; approves of; is pleased at.

avoids; shuns

results (from); is produced; becomes, is reborn.

produces; causes to come into being

bursts through; breaks out

avoids; shuns

points out, indicates, characterizes.

takes hold of; holds fast, restraints.

strikes, hits.

goes out, comes out; esp. goes out from a worldly life, retires from the world.

an invitation.

forming, creating (by magic).

creates (by magic or supernatural power); produces, forms, shapes.

lies down on, lies down beside or with (+ acc. or loc).

arises, is produced.

presses; crushes; oppresses, troubles

falling upon, rushing at.

falling upon, rushing at.

sits down beside or on (acc. or loc).

avoids; renounces; throws down

…is not true). 2. extension (in length or…

enters, settles in; devotes oneself to, is intent on, adheres to (acc. or loc); is convinced, insists (on what is not true).

knocks out.

draws out; stretches out (towards); moves (thought) out.

sees, looks for; regards, takes as; recognizes.

longs for, wishes; desires

scatters over, strews over, covers (completely).

hangs down (over).

rejoices (in).

has faith or confidence (in, loc); is well-disposed (towards, loc).

1. (mfn.) satisfied, pleased; conciliated; successful.
2. (n.) successful accomplishment, success.

delights (in); finds pleasure (in); is content; has sexual intercourse (with, saddhiṃ + instr.)

pleasure, delighting (in, loc. or ifc.); contentment.

causes to rise; plants; puts on, fixes on, fastens (esp. on a thūpa)/ presents as an offering

ascends, climbs; climbs on to or into; embarks (on); steps on

satisfaction.

pleasing, giving satisfaction.

pleasing, giving satisfaction.

ascends, climbs; climbs on to or into; embarks (on); steps on

has faith, believes (in, gen. personae, acc. rei).

reviles; offends.

1. sticks, is attached; is occupied; lingers.
2. is offended, takes offense; is hostile

penetration into; right understanding (of).

(from abhisambhavati) mastering.

reaches, attains; is able, capable (of); is adequate; masters; endures, bears.

(from abhisambhavati) mastering.

attains perfect or complete understanding (of); becomes a Buddha.

belonging to good conduct (the minimum of decent behavior), proper; relating to the basic discipline; belonging to the basic or minor discipline

puts or places together; arranges.

makes overflow; floods, drenches

torments; afflicts

curses, puts a curse on; swears.

thinks out, plans.

cessation of perception, of awareness.

is excited; rejoices in the prospect of

attaches oneself to; clings to.

preparation; development; performance; accumulation of motive force (as a result of action), impetus.

worthy of inauguration as king

belonging to or used for the inauguration (of a king)

belonging to or used for the inauguration (of a king)

sprinkles; sprinkles (with water) to inaugurate as king or queen; consecrates.

sprinkles; inaugurates (as king).

cursed

stands supreme over; overpowers; surpasses.

gratifies; delights.

makes haste.

praises; praises (someone in their presence).

1. addresses (respectfully), salutes; welcomes; approves of.
2. declares, asserts; speaks, names.

salutes respectfully.

rains, rains down (upon, acc.); showers.

increases, grows more and more; grows higher than, outgrows (+ acc.).

praises; describes

overpowers; wins; is victorious.

finds; obtains.

pours forth; gives away, dispenses.

goes through, finds out for certain; is sure.

respectful greeting; salutation.

addresses reverently; greets; salutes respectfully

causes to salute; asks for greeting or good wishes

applies oneself to; lays (legal) claim to; claims something (acc.) from someone (acc.), makes someone responsible (for, acc.).

asks; entreats.

goes against, attacks; approaches.

…knowledge (five (or six): iddhividhā, dibbasota, paracittavijānana, pubbenivāsānussati, dibbacakkhu, + āsavānam khaye ñaṇaṃ). 3. idea;…

an exclamation of horror or fright or aversion

an exclamation of horror or fright or aversion

…usual form of the prefix ati- before vowels other than ī. In words of more than three syllables the vowel following acc- is often…

1. passes (of time), elapses; passes by, eludes; passes by, neglects.
2. goes beyond; oversteps; overcomes; becomes free of.

recognizes an offense (as being such)

accepts (the confession of) the fault, pardons the offense

recognizes an offense (as being such)

accepts (the confession of) the fault, pardons the offense

is used often as an exclamation (frequently combined with abbhutaṃ) how wonderful! what a wonderful thing! it’s a marvel!

tears off; removes, removes forcibly; tears away from; robs (someone, acc. or gen.); plunders; deprives (of).

covers; clothes or presents with (clothes, instr.); puts on (clothes, acc.).

speaks or addresses in an excessive or improper way; (tries to) surpass in speaking.

very much stretched or extended; over-strung (opposite to atisithila); high, sharp.

eating; who eats.

eating; who eats.

duration of life

is afflicted, distressed.

…to verbs and their derivatives expresses: up to, towards, into; over, above; in addition to. 3. as separate preposition with loc, and in…

arisen fortuitously, without cause or reason; connected with fortuitous or causeless origination

one who believes in fortuitous or causeless origination

training in (higher) thought, in meditation.

as regards though, as to meditation.

in regards to thought, to meditation.

gets to; attains, acquires; finds; understands.

acquisition, attainment, esp. attainment of a religious goal; understanding; realization.

1. surpasses; excels; masters.
2. receives.

disputatious.

excessive leanness; serious emaciation

…is sure of; is convinced. 2. concentrates on; pervades (in thought or meditation); wills (magically), changes (by magic). 3. enters the body.

falls into; attains.

falls on; rushes; against; attacks.

lord; master; ruler; owner; controller; dominant influence.

making fall; injuring; (or splitting)

flying insect; moth.

the extension to the rule of discipline; the further code of discipline.

concerning the code of discipline.

making fall; injuring; (or splitting)

is over scrupulous.

adhiseti¹adhisayati

pr. 3 sg. lies down on.

adhiseti²adhisseti

pr. 3 sg. has recourse to, resorts to.

stands upon, depends upon; mounts; stands over, supervises; controls; designates, takes (formal) possession of (robe, bowl etc); resolves on, fixes the mind on, undertakes; resolves, determines, produ …

name, designation; metaphorical expression; near-synonym.

comes on; moves over; overwhelms.

1. (act.) having accepted (an invitation).
2. (pass.) accepted, consented to

enduring or patient by nature.

1. endurance; forbearance.
2. assent; acceptance (esp. of an invitation).

is patient, waits; bears patiently, endures; assents, gives in to; accepts (an invitation).

adhiyyatiadhīte

pr. 3 sg. studies; learns by heart; reads.

stands upon, depends upon; mounts; stands over, supervises; controls; designates, takes (formal) possession of (robe, bowl etc); resolves on, fixes the mind on, undertakes; resolves, determines, produ …

…standpoint; abode; determination, resolution; fixing the mind on; determining, controlling, producing (by supernatural power); taking (formal)…

stands upon, depends upon; mounts; stands over, supervises; controls; designates, takes (formal) possession of (robe, bowl etc); resolves on, fixes the mind on, undertakes; resolves, determines, produ …

purging; purgative

designation as best (of its class)

completely satisfied with the best flavored foods

is worth, has the value of; deserves; frequently in phrase kalaṃ na agghati (soḷasiṃ), is not worth a (sixteenth) part (of).

1. fire; flames; conflagration.
2. cremation fire; a pyre (as or deal or suicide).
3. the ritual fire, the sacrificial fire; (one of) the three fires…

oblation in the fire

the oblation to Agni, the rite of the fire oblation; the ritual fire

various tools etc. for the fire-oblation

for which the fire-oblation is the chief or foremost

where there are no villages; without habitation, uninhabited.

1. the (false) conception of one’s individuality; pride, conceit.
2. the theory of self-creation

devoted to the theory of self-creation

an exclamation oh!, expressing;

1. a wish or a hope; oh that… !, would that … !.
2. astonishment or joy; admiration (sometimes ironic): oh! oh…

or ~ā feminine abstinence (from eating).

death by starvation.

garment made of skins

learning, study (esp. of the Vedas); recitation.

requests; asks (esp for instruction or recitation of the dhamma).

plunges into; enters; puts out (to sea).

1. brings down or near; puts in.
2. swallows, eats.

(from ajjhoharati) bringing down or near.

bestrews; scatters down on.

hangs down (over).

treads upon, crushes down.

grasps, clings to; relishes.

covers, spreads over; overwhelms, overpowers; threatens.

comes to, reaches, enters (a state); consents to, agrees.

(from ajjhupagacchati) consent, agreeing to.

(from ajjhupekkhati) one who looks on with disinterestedness, detachment.

(from ajjhupekkhati) one who looks on with disinterestedness, detachment.

practices, commits (an offense).

overgrowing, dominating, parasitical.

grows in and up over (as a parasite); spreads over, dominates.

inhabits; dwells in, lives on (as ruler or owner); esp. agāram ~ati, lives the settled life of a householder.

looks on without interfering; views with impartiality or disinterestedness; tolerates, condones.

(from kampati), not shaking, not trembling.

(from kampati), not shaking, not trembling.

not eating; not chewing

professing the doctrine that activity is not morally significant or effective; advocating abstention

professing the doctrine that activity is not morally significant or effective; advocating abstention

professing the doctrine that activity is not morally significant or effective; advocating abstention

steps on or treads upon; presses upon.

impatient; not able to put up with; not amenable

impatience, intolerance; irascibility; unwillingness to forgive

telling, announcing, teaching; a tale, a recitation, a legend.

announces; tells; declares; tells about; teaches.

…3 sg.

akkhāyati²

pass. pr. 3 sg. is declared; is called, is stated to be; is named; esp. aggam ~ayati, is called the…

akkosetiakkosayati

pr. 3 sg. scolds, abuses, curses, reviles.

an exclamation (designed to terrify)

without agitation or anger

…what is not able to be disturbed; (a state of) stability. 3. lack of agitation; (the state of) not being provoked or angered, forbearance

lazy by nature; disposed to laziness

ornaments; adorns oneself; puts on; (neg.) finds no satisfaction in.

adorned and decorated; fully adorned

ornament, decoration; the act of decorating; improvement.

comes close to; settles down on; leans against; sticks to, is attached (to, acc. or loc)

comes close to; settles down on; leans against; sticks to, is attached (to, acc. or loc)

(constant) equivocation, prevarication; shuffling to and fro.

an-

neg. prefix negative prefix before vowels.

ana-

neg. prefix a double negative prefix.

dissatisfied; sulky

discontent; anger; lack of conciliation.

discontent (+ loc); disaffection (esp. with the celibate or solitary life)

lack of penetration; wrong understanding

not mastering; not enduring.

nonexistence, annihilation.

not dominating

thinking insufficient; not finding satisfaction in

not adorned; unsatisfied

lack of application; not devoting oneself (to)

without discrimination; without discernment

not departed from, not deviating from

not eating, fasting; hunger

non-transgression; faithfulness.

faithful

faithful

not passing; not going beyond; not transgressing.

not to be passed; not to be transgressed (against)

freedom from conceit

not conceited; free from pride)

not conceited; free from pride)

none left over; none remaining

1. (mfn.) not transgressing.
2. (m.) non-deviation

dissatisfied, displeased, disgruntled; troubled, worried

not having past or overcome; subject to

(& ~a mfn.?) pitch darkness:

relating to more than one body, connected with many bodies

…in apposition?) unmoved; not to be stirred; imperturbable (often applied both to determinative actions leading to existence in arūpāvacara…

not settling, not resting; or not paying; without expiation.

not settling, not resting; or not paying; without expiation.

not settling, not resting; or not paying; without expiation.

freedom from gluttony; moderation in eating

not limiting, without limitation; without discrimination, without distinction

not limiting, without limitation; without discrimination, without distinction

laughs at; mocks

rubs down along; strokes (one’s limbs) again and again.

who has not gone into, has not penetrated; not having entered; not appeared; not under consideration.

“making an end”, a designation of the god of death, identified with Mārā.

causes to disappear; destroys

disappears; vanishes.

mutual talk, conversation (between)

an offence committed in the meantime (i.e. before the expiration of a parivāsa or mānatta period)

anu-esati

pr. 3 sg. searches; looks for

anu-ānayati

pr. 3 sg. leads or brings after oneself; incurs

follows; keeps close to, attends closely; pursues.

experiences, enjoys, suffers; partakes of, has a share in; attains, is equal to; is able; suffices

speaks after, repeats; continually speaks.

makes increase, fosters; devotes oneself to; practices

makes increase, fosters; devotes oneself to; practices

understands; is conscious of; recollects.

walks after or along; walks with; follows; pursues; prosecutes.

walks up and down along; walks up and down with or after.

burns; consumes

(falsely) accusing; (false) accusation; defamation.

runs after, follows; chases; runs along.

points out; declares; assigns, dedicates (a gift)

(dogmatic) view.

goes along; goes after, follows; goes or falls into (acc).

following; accompanied by; fallen or gone into; affected by; relating to

favors, treats with kindness; protects, helps; acknowledges, admits

anuggahita¹anuggahīta

pp mfn. made happy; satisfied; helped, furthered

anuggahita²

neg. mfn.

favors, treats with kindness; protects, helps; acknowledges, admits.

covets, is greedy after.

sings after; repeats in verse; recites (a text or hymn); praises.

laughs at; mocks

gives permission; grants, allows; grants leave; excuses; advises; prescribes.

takes pity on; cares for; commiserates, sympathizes with (acc. or gen.).

cuts.

goes after, follow; treads upon.

throwing back; compensation.

approbation, complimentary speech.

…direct order, natural order; conformity, affirmation.

in direct and reversed order, forwards and backwards:

in direct and reversed order, forwards and backwards:

bends with; conforms to, is in accordance (with, acc. or gen.); sets right, puts in proper order

rubs, wipes; beats; applies (continuous) pressureconsiders thoroughly.

touches; takes hold of (to examine); considers, examines.

the practice of carrying out a formal act without a quorum, intending to ratify it later.

consenting party.

assents to; approves; gives leave.

approval, assent; thanks, expression of appreciation (esp. in the form of a discourse by bhikkhus after receiving a meal or gifts)

thanks; expression of appreciation

thanks; expression of appreciation

rejoices in, approves; thanks; gives thanks (esp. with a benediction or discourse, see anumodana).

(from anumodati), one who rejoices in, one who approves.

(from anumodati), one who rejoices in, one who approves.

infers; concludes.

affection, inclination towards; winning over, conciliation.

leading; conciliating; supplicating, persuading.

(~entī)n. leading; conciliating; supplicating, persuading.

adopts the wanderer’s life after or in imitation (of another).

adopts the wanderer’s life after or in imitation (of another).

goes over to, passes (into).

laughs at, derides.

shakes; quivers.

lack of observation, lack of attention.

runs round and round; surrounds.

surrounds, encircles; embraces.

moves round after; escorts.

turns or moves round after or along with; keeps on moving.

see anupariyāti)

goes round about; goes round after; travels about

goes round about; goes round after; travels about

looks at; contemplates.

follows, pursues; falls in; falls upon, attacks.

following, accompanying, involved; followed by, affected with

keeps moving on after (another) or in succession; continues, maintains

gives, presents; supplies, confers upon

enters (after); goes into; resorts to; is present (in)

regards, considers carefully or continually.

pushes oneself forward, encroaches on; intrudes, works one’s way in; goes over to.

gives, presents; supplies, confers upon

enters (after); goes into; resorts to; is present (in)

not producing, not generating, not bringing into being*)uppanna.

successive cessation.

regular or gradual progress.

gradual or successive stage (in meditation).

reaches, attains; falls to one’s lot.

following; attacking.

following; attacking.

guarding, preservation, taking care of

protects, guards; preserves; takes care of.

guarding, preservation, taking care of

guarding; preservation.

compliance, consideration, liking.

approving and rejecting

approves (of); is pleased or content.

recites again; repeats.

applies to, connects with, fixes on; aims at; conforms to

flows, flows along; moves along, moves to; moves after.

applies to, connects with, fixes on; aims at; conforms to

follows, pursues; conforms oneself to

recollection, remembrance, calling to mind

flows in; flows upon

goes around, walks about (with); walks along, traverses; considers.

goes through, travels about; inspects, supervises; goes along with, escorts

goes through, travels about; inspects, supervises; goes along with, escorts

…(something, acc.) in imitation of (somebody, gen.), follows someone’s example in; follows, imitates (someone, usually gen., occasionally acc.).

(from anusikkhati) studying, learning; following, imitating.

(from anusikkhati) studying, learning; following, imitating.

bewails, mourns over, regrets.

up and down-stream

anussarati¹

pr. 3 sg. follows, pursues; conforms oneself to

anussarati²

pr. 3 sg. remembers, recollects, calls to mind;…

recollection, remembrance, calling to mind

subject of recollection

flows in; flows upon

want of exertion or determination

-ā, feminine

1. causing to be heard, sounding; proclamation (esp. of a kammavācā).
2. canvassing, speaking repeatedly (in order to win support)

causes to be heard; speaks out; proclaims (esp. a kammavācā); presents (someone) for upasampadā; speaks repeatedly (in order to win support)

the miracle of teaching (one of the three marvels of the Buddha).

teaches, instructs; advises, exhorts; guides, leads (a group); governs, administers.

-ā, feminine

1. causing to be heard, sounding; proclamation (esp. of a kammavācā).
2. canvassing, speaking repeatedly (in order to win support)

1. vexes; causes remorse (afterwards).
2. , suffers remorse; regrets, repents (afterwards); sorrows over.

praises; speaks of repeatedly

anutthunāti¹

pr. 3 sg. wails; deplores; laments (for)

anutthunāti²

pr. 3 sg. praises; speaks of repeatedly

anutthuṇāti¹

pr. 3 sg. wails; deplores; laments (for)

anutthuṇāti²

pr. 3 sg. praises; speaks of repeatedly

not menstruating; not in the fertile period

1. repeats the words of; approves; agrees with.
2. criticizes, censures.

inhabits; dwells; stays.

follows, attends, sides with; conforms with, practices; imitates.

causes to go on after, keeps in motion; maintains, continues

1. wanders about or through; explores.
2. thinks of, ponders.

thinks or ponders over; meditates upon

investigates; examines.

gone through, explored; scrutinized

acts in conformity with; follows the rules of, follows

acts in conformity with; follows the rules of, follows

searching out, investigating; examining.

looks round at; surveys

1. repetition, further explanation; approval, support; faction-forming.
2. criticism; blame; sensure.

application; devotion (to).

fear of interrogation

procedure in examination

answers the question (satisfactorily), passes an examination

1. practises, gives oneself up to.
2. questions, examines; calls to account

1. practises, gives oneself up to.
2. questions, examines; calls to account

goes after, follows; goes along through

goes after, follows; goes along through

acknowledged and self-professed

burns; consumes

searches; looks for

wanders about; wanders through.

leads or brings after oneself; incurs

flows after, flows upon, flows continually over

flows after, flows upon, flows continually over

moves after, follows.

enters, occupies, possesses (said esp. of Māra)

lack of expectation; lack of desire

not eating; fasting.

without energy, without application

without energy, without application

pushes aside, removes;

wards off; keeps clear of, avoids.

pushes aside, removes;

apacinati¹

pr. 3 sg. diminishes, makes less; dismantles, does away with

apacināti²

pr. 3 sg. pays attention to; respects

apacināti¹

pr. 3 sg. diminishes, makes less; dismantles, does away with

apacināti²

pr. 3 sg. pays attention to; respects

honors; respects.

indicates, designates; refers to (as a witness); uses as a pretext.

is intent; is absorbed (in thought); broods.

cuts off.

1. draws away; removes; draws back.
2. draws back, secedes; alienates oneself

draws away; takes off; removes; extracts; picks out.

departs; goes away; leaves; retires, turns aside.

1. draws away; removes; draws back.
2. draws back, secedes; alienates oneself

falling down through the loss of plaster

1. looks towards; looks back; looks to, considers.
2. looks to for approval, consults; asks permission; asks or takes leave

bends away; bends down; goes away.

misses (one’s aim), fails; wrongs or offends against (+acc., gen/dat. or loc).

goes away or aside.

sweeps away; winnows.

leans against; has a support in; depends upon.

dismisses; rebukes, reproaches; disparages

reviles; denies; rejects.

carries off or away.

pushes aside, removes;

observes attentively; watches; watches over.

(~antī)n. is going away; is retreating.

going away; retreating.

looks for, longs for, pays regard to (ace. or loc); has reference to

looks for, longs for, pays regard to (ace. or loc); has reference to

…of a clause) 3. as interrogative particle (usually at the beginning of a sentence or clause) 4. as emphasis to optative: perhaps, maybe; please…

interrogative particle

interrogative particle

interrogative particle

recites.

…few; rare; iic: very little, next to nothing (almost equivalent to a negative). 2. (n.) a little, a small amount; a trifling thing.

thinks little of; underrates, despises.

determining, fixing; esp. the fixing of thought on an object, complete concentration

being by nature free from passion

1. (according to commentary) not worthy of consideration or respect.
2. lacking consideration, disrespectful

not deferential; not obedient

not stiffened, not obdurate against:

not to be turned or rolled back; not to be black; irresistible

not stiffened, not obdurate against:

…turns towards, esp. directs the mind (upon), concentrates, achieves a state of concentration; delivers up, gives; displays,…

lack of fame, lack of reputation.

determining, fixing; esp. the fixing of thought on an object, complete concentration

1. (according to commentary) not worthy of consideration or respect.
2. lacking consideration, disrespectful

not being seized or inquired into; faultless.

not to be put together again.

lacking feeling; not experiencing.

without experiencing.

not deferential; not obedient

not to be turned or rolled back; not to be black; irresistible

the state of not giving up, not turning away (from); non-weariness

not giving up, not turning away (from); non-weariness

not to be given up; not causing weariness or satiety.

not giving up, not turning away (from); non-weariness

…turns towards, esp. directs the mind (upon), concentrates, achieves a state of concentration; delivers up, gives; displays,…

makes a clapping noise by slapping one’s arm or clapping one’s hands (in pleasure or approbation)

makes a clapping noise by slapping one’s arm or clapping one’s hands (in pleasure or approbation)

eating little

opens ( a door)

(from apāpurati) a key

1. going away, departure; loss, decline; moral deterioration; perdition.
2. misfortune; one of four unhappy destinies in saṃsāra.

1. outlet (for water).
2. cause, occasion of loss or moral deterioration

goes away; departs

is worthy of, deserves; is entitled to; is fit to; ought to; should, must (+ inf.).

unwilling, not consenting; discontented; unsatisfied.

asana¹

neuter eating; food.

asana²

neuter a shot; a missile, an arrow.

eats; enjoys

asita¹

neuter scythe; sickle.

asita²

pp neuter eating

overcoming the dark (fortnight?):

eats; enjoys

1. breathes, breathes in; breathes on; breathes heavily.
2. recovers one ’s breath, revives; takes courage; is comforted:

flows (towards).

tastes, tastes with relish; relishes, enjoys, takes pleasure

tastes, tastes with relish; relishes, enjoys, takes pleasure

wish; aspiration.

1. breathes, breathes in; breathes on; breathes heavily.
2. recovers one ’s breath, revives; takes courage; is comforted:

1. and, and further.
2. and (before that); and then.
3. the, just then; next; with interrogatives.
4. but

or; or rather, or perhaps (in commentaries, introducing an alternative (preferred?) explanation)

ati-r-iva

(?) excessively; exceedingly’

ati-uṇha

mfn. too hot; very hot

tied together, coupled.

tying together, coupling.

goes beyond the bounds; transgresses sexually (against), is unfaithful (to); commits adultery.

who transgresses; commits adultery.

who transgresses; commits adultery.

(sexual) transgression; unfaithfulness.

passing beyond; overcoming; being beyond; transgressing (against)

transgressing; unfaithful.

transgressing; unfaithful.

transgressing; an unfaithful wife

abosl.

(according to commentary) immoderate in the use of the requisites of a bhikkhu, or transgressing the proper use of the requisites.

(according to commentary) immoderate in the use of the requisites of a bhikkhu, or transgressing the proper use of the requisites.

runs past, outstrips; goes too far; goes against, transgresses.

as regards to belief, view.

going beyond; escaping from; transgressing.

brings over, brings, brings to; carries over.

causes to bring in; collects, harvest, confiscates

brought in, harvest

passing; passing through; surpassing; having gone beyond, beyond; beyond the norm; passing by, neglecting; transgressing; passing beyond, escaping, overcoming; (with expressions of time) after

more than repaid; paid back excessively

pulls or presses too much or very much; harasses (?).

too dark

scattered.

too thin

going over or further; passing, passing beyond; overcoming.

going over.

1. passes, passes through, passes by; elapses, passes (of time); steps over; goes beyond; surpasses; overcomes.
2. goes beyond, crosses; escapes from.
3. oversteps; transgresses (against), passes by, …

3. sg.

to be passed by; to be gone beyond; to be transgressed against

passing; passing through; surpassing; having gone beyond, beyond; beyond the norm; passing by, neglecting; transgressing; passing beyond, escaping, overcoming; (with expressions of time) after

atikkanta-mānussaka

mf(-ikā)n. superhuman

1. having passed through or by; having gone beyond, overcome, surpassed; having elapsed.
2. who has approached

atikkanta-vara

mfn. beyond or above granting boons

atikkāmayatiatikkameti

caus. pr. 3 sg. lets pass, makes pass over, takes over; lets elapse

(~entī)n.

let pass, taken beyond

very early; too early

very early; too early

very early; too early

(~ī)n. too dark

too dark

too small (?).

despises, slights, neglects.

too short (?).

garland of the atimuttaka shrub’s flower (perhaps Ougeinia oojeinensis).

pride; arrogance; conceit; high opinion (of oneself).

proud; conceited.

proud; conceited.

injures; destroys.

killed

bringing up to; leading into, bringing in.

having brought up to; having lead into, brought in.

excessive gazing upon.

self-abasement.

1. spends (time), lets (time) elapse; lets the time pass.
2. makes pass; makes pass into, leads (someone) into.

out-flanking (?).

1. makes fly through or past.
2. lays low; injures, kills; (and causes (someone) to kill (?)).

transgressing; attacking, injuring.

transgressing; attacking, injuring.

causes to injure or kill.

…a greater, a superior…; ifc (following numerals); plus; atirekaṃ, atirekena, atirekato, adv., especially; more, still more (than).

left over; remaining; extra, surplus.

outshines; surpasses in splendor; shines magnificently.

going beyond; passing over, overlooking.

going beyond; transgressing.

going beyond; transgressing.

passes over, crosses; goes beyond, surpasses.

offering to a guest

hospitality

guest; stranger.

overpowers, overwhelms.

rains very much or too much; rains upon, rains into.

overcoming

goes beyond, escapes from; exceeds, overwhelms; goes too far; transgresses (against).

presses.

having pierced through, penetrated.

kind of plant.

/abl. excessively, very much, especially, much more than’

what leads across, a guide, a conveyance.

abuse, blame, reproach.

(re-)enters.

the becoming reborn as an individual; reincarnation; type of body or existence

self-mortification.

acquisition of a self; type of personal existence

…matters; the practical application and result as opposed to the theory; the interpretation as opposed to the text.

attha²

masculine…

annihilation, disappearance.

administration of practical affairs or policy

analysis of the meaning

…nd…

serves the interest, the purpose (of, gen.); benefits

investigating the meaning; inquiring into the significance

investigating the meaning; inquiring into the significance

unlimited.

excessive view(s); deviant view(s).

going beyond, deviation; transgression.

1. (mfn.)

   1. past, gone by; former, belonging to past times.
   2. having neglected; transgressing.
   3. having passed beyond, overcome, escaped from.

2. (n.) what is past; the past; (a story of) the past.

in the past

no longer having a master or teacher

in the past

whose youth has passed

in the past

the past

who has missed his profit

in the past

very much, exceedingly

becomes aware of; perceives, knows; takes account of.

takes down, puts down; takes away; steals.

is left behind; is found wanting

is left behind; is found wanting

broods, mourns

broods, mourns

1. despises; underrates.
2. denies, repudiates.

is conquered; is lost.

removes; draws away; secedes.

desires, longs for.

dish for the left overs or surplus

scrapes off

scrapes off

looks at, regards; looks back

draws back, secedes; alienates oneself

draws back, secedes; alienates oneself

fallen, fallen down.

misses, neglects, fails (of); offends, commits a fault.

goes down (to); moves away (to).

is left over; is left as a remnant; remains.

makes sink down; disheartens, discourages

takes one’s stand; remains standing; continues, lingers; falls down on or into.

looks down on; looks upon; considers.

calls; summons; invokes; challenges; calls back

summoning, invitation; invocation; naming.

summoning, invitation; invocation; name.

opens ( a door)

(from apāpurati)a key

goes; goes towards; reaches, obtains; reaches (a state); is involved (in)

(food) offered to the ancestors

stretches; pulls, drags, turns (on a lathe).

respectful salutation with cupped hands

worthy of respectful salutations

the cupped hands; esp. as raised to the head (as a gesture of respect or supplication).

1. smearing, anointing (?).
2. ointment, esp. a collyrium for the eyes, used for decoration or as a medication; a pigment.

1. smears, anoints; paints; makes clear.
2. goes.

añña-m-aññakhādikā

feminine the eating of one another

change, alteration; change of mind; doubt, anxiety

becoming different; change, alteration

belonging to another sec; a non-Buddhist

1. (m.) one who speaks about something else, a prevaricator.
2. (n.) the offense of prevaricating

rheumatism

the art of prognosticating from parts of, or marks on, the body

involving eight proclamations

the idea of bones, contemplation of the skeleton (as a meditation exercise).

the idea of bones; contemplation of the bones

(from aṭṭa) is distressed, pained, disgusted.

…particle emphasizing the preceding word; an expletive particle. 6. ca following a relative pronoun probably makes it indefinite, while itself…

of cajati

1. leaves, abandon, gets rid of, frees oneself from.
2. gives up; lets go, surrenders.
3. emits.

of cajati

of cajati

…a circle of possible cases, a series of permutations.

is moved; shakes, quivers; is agitated or disturbed.

of calati

1. (mfn.) moving, shaking; unstable; agitated, disturbed; shaken; stirred.
2. (n.) trembling; agitation

stick of sandalwood.

excellent scent because of sandalwood decoration.

…often expressing exasperation or indignation: who then …? whatever in that case …? why on earth …? esp. in the second clause of a…

of carati

(~antī)n of carati

of carati

of carati

of carati

of carati

of carati

of carati

of carati

of carati

of cajati

1. (mfn.) left, abandoned; got rid of; renounced, given up; given away.
2. (n.) abandoning; leaving; ~ena, adv., with renunciation;…

, num. twenty four.

the 24th.

concealed for four days.

of cavati

of cavati

1. moves or falls from one’s place, goes away; falls away, deviates (from), abandons.
2. moves or falls from one state of existence (to another); dies (in one state); falls away; perishes, ceases.

of cavati

of cavati

of cavati

of cavati

of cavati

of cavati

1. (m.) a mound, a pile; a raised platform; accumulation, assemblage.
2. (mfn.) collecting; having an accumulation (?)

of caṅkamati

(~antī)n of caṅkamati

of caṅkamati

walks, walks about, walks up and down.

of caṅkamati

of caṅkamati

of caṅkamati

bamboo pole used in an acrobatic feat.

name of an acrobatic feat.

…than…

cloth covering; a length of cloth.

whose thoughts are freed or free (from defilement or obstruction) in or through advanced stages of meditation.

…or freedom of thought (from defilement or obstruction) by advanced stages of meditation (a state attained temporarily in meditation and…

whose thoughts are freed or free (in or through advanced stages of meditation)

of ceteti

1. a place or object of veneration, a sanctuary or shrine (near a village), perhaps a sacred tree and mound.
2. a place or object of veneration…

tree that is an object of veneration, a sacred tree.

belonging to the group of six ( bhikkhus or bhikkhunīs who are represented as continually violating vinaya rules or expected behavior)

num. twenty six.

covering, protecting, in the six directions.

covering, protecting, in the six directions.

covering, protecting, in the six directions.

covering, protecting, in the six directions.

dung.

becomes stiff or rigid; is paralyzed (with fear); (but apparently understood also as shakes)

wrong way of behavior because of partiality or desire.

num. seventy six.

num. thirty six.

num. of chattiṃsati

measuring 600 yojanas.

of chaḍḍeti

of chaḍḍeti

of chaṭṭeti

of chindati

(of the (expiation of) an offense); entailing cutting.

of chindati

of chindati

of chindati

of chindati

of chijjati

of chijjati

…with pass.; the meanings overlap), (intrans.) breaks, breaks off; dries up, comes to an end.

chijjati²

pass. pr. 3 sg. of chindati is…

of chindati

(~antī)n. of chindati

of chindati

1. cuts; chops; cuts off; cuts out; inscribes.
2. cuts down; destroys; removes.
3. crosses (water)

chindi¹

aor. 3 sg. of chindati

chindi²

2 sg. of chindati

(from chindati) one who cuts.

of chindati

of chindati

of chindati

of chindati

of chupati

touches.

of chupati

chādayati¹

chādayati²

pr. 3 sg.

…acc.), pleases, is enjoyable (esp. of food) 2. gratifies, pleases.

of chādeti

concealed for six days.

hisses; fizzes; makes the sound “chit-chit”; makes a hissing sound.

for a long time, since a long time agor; or being for a long time.

, abstr. long duration.

painting; the art of painting; ornamentation.

agitating, irritating thinking or thoughts.

indeclinable as one’s intentions; in accordance with one’s thoughts; satisfactorily; ?

fixing; stilling of thoughts; profound meditation.

concentration of thought.

respect; consideration; values.

considering; contemplating the thinking or thoughts.

considering; contemplating the thinking or thoughts.

respect; consideration.

makes the sound “citi-citi”; sputters, makes a sputtering sound.

1. exhorting to action; admonition, reproof, criticism.
2. pressing (for payment of a debt or promise); accusation (of an offense)

ground for criticism or accusation.

…accuses (of an offense, instr.); makes an accusation.

causes (someone) to make an accusation or criticism; drives on, incites.

of copeti

falling from one existence (to another); death; cessation.

hard substance ground into a powder or dust; aromatic powder; powder for washing.

1. leaving, abandoning; getting rid of.
2. giving up; gift; donation; generosity; liberality.

the calling to mind one’s liberality.

of calati

of calati

large vessel or jar.

of cāṭi

…uttarasaṅga or saṅghati (prob. both sewn of pieces as a patchwork, and dyed a yellowish-red); one of the extra robes allowed; material…

the expectation of receiving a robe or material for a robe.

(one) who receives robe material (on behalf of the saṅgha.

share or portion of material for robe.

is accumulated; increases.

being by nature wise or skilled.

of dadāti

of dadāti

of dadāti

of dadāti

of dadāti

eating sediment or scrapings (from leather working)

of dassati

of dadāti

of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

of dadāti

gives; makes a gift; yields; applies.

(~antī)n. of ḍahati

dahati¹

pr. 3 sg.

dahati²

pr. 3 sg. puts, places; fixes; takes, holds; takes as, considers as.

of ḍahati

of ḍahati

of ḍayhati

of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

will see.

of dakkhati

of dakkhati

of dakkhati

of dameti

of dadāti

of daḍati

is slow; is sluggish; delays.

slow; hesitating.

slowness; hesitation; delaying.

kind of grass

concealed for ten days.

dassati¹

pr. 3 sg. gives; makes a gift; yields; applies.

dassati²

fut. 3 sg of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

of dassati

goes.

of ḍahati burnt; what is burnt

strengthening; making firm; confirmation.

punishment; a penance; reparation.

of dakkhati

of dakkhati

of deseti

an act of purification in the presence of the gods.

recalling the gods to mind.

gift, a donation; a fee; the benefit or merit of a gift.

of dhamati

melts or manufactures by blowing, smelts; blows away.

…rule; the punishment or reparation for that offense; a procedure; esp. the special requirements (garudhammā) imposed on bhikkhunis.

2. an…

veneration of dhamma.

reflection on, examination of, dhamma.

calling dhamma to mind.

false representation of the teachings or the rule.

, ~a, neuter analytic knowledge of dhamma or dhammas; understanding of causes.

connected with dhamma.

discrimination of dhammas; discernment of dhamma (one of the seven bojjhaṅgas)

does one’s duty, does what is right; lives righteously; practices the dhamma.

1. in accordance with the teaching, the rule; properly.
2. according to what is right; justly, with justice.
3. rightly, with justification.

…legitimate; in conformity with what is right. 4. right;…

of dhamati smelted

desires, wishes for.

holds, holds in mind; remembers.

of dharati held, held in mind; remembered, memorized

type of tree (grislea tomentosa or anogeissus latifolia)

dhaṃsati¹

pr. 3 sg. is bold; dares to attack.

dhaṃsati²

pr. 3 sg. falls (from); is gone (from); is deprived of.

…pr. 3 sg. of dhamsati dares to attack; offends

dhaṃseti²

caus. pr. 3 sg. of dhamsati makes fall; deprives of; destroys;…

indeclinable (an exclamation expressing reproach or displeasure or disgust) shame! out upon … ! (usually + acc., also + gen., voc. or nom.)

of dhovati

1. (mfn.) washed, cleaned; clean; polished; washed off.
2. (n) washing

of dhovati

of dhovati

of dhovati

washes; rinses; cleanses; polishes; purifies.

of dhovati

of dhovati

of dhovati

of dhovati

of dhovati

of dhovati

of dhovati