coming down (into); entering a womb, conception; appearance.

entry, appearance, coming down into, opportunity for rebirth SN.ii.66 (nāmarūpassa), SN.iii.46 (pañcannaṃ indriyānaṃ); Pp.13 (= okkanti nibbatti pātubhāvo Pp-a 184); Kv.142 (nāmarūpassa); Mil.123 (ga …

…confidence;
avakkanti (not Sk.): okkanti appearance;
avakkhitta thrown down: okkhitta subdued;
avacara sphere of…

crane Thag.307; Ja.ii.363; Ja.iii.226; Mil.128 (˚ānaṃ megha-saddena gabbhâvakkanti hoti); Vism.126 (in simile, megha-mukhe b. viya); DN-a.i.91 (variant reading baka).

cp. Vedic balākā, perhaps to …

…conceived Vin.ii.278.

• -avakkanti (gabbhe okkanti Cnd.304#1) conception DN.iii.103, DN.iii.231; Vism.499, Vism.500…

…Snp-a.365); Mnd.314 (˚avakkanti); Cnd.358 (= cattāro maggā); Pts.ii.236 sq. (sammatta˚ okkamati); Pp.13, Pp.15; Vb.342
■ niyāmena…

…SN.ii.4, SN.ii.66 (nrūpassa avakkanti), SN.ii.101 sq. (id.); MN.i.53; AN.i.83, AN.i.176 AN.iii.400; AN.iv.385 (˚ārammaṇa); AN.v.51, AN.v.56;…

…the phrase viññāṇassa avakkanti is used (DN.ii.63; SN.ii.91). In this connection the expression paṭisandhi-viññāṇa first appears in…