…brahma; cp. Vedic brāhmaṇa, der. fr. brahmán

Brāhmaṇa²

neuter state of a true brahman, “holiness supreme”…

A village in the Māgadha country, three gāvuta from Rājagaha. Between it and Rājagaha is the river Sappinī, which rises in the Gijjhakūṭa. Vin.i.109 Once the Buddha went from Benares to Andhakavinda w …

…to be the brahmin truths (brāhmaṇasaccāni): that no creatures are to be harmed; all sense-delights are impermanent, painful and changing;…

…sambhinnamariyāda, and brāhmaṇacaṇḍāla. AN.iii.224ff. These sages did not claim to have discerned and realised the five…

Bhāradvāja¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the heroic roar of the conquerors. Thag.177–178

Bhāradvāja²

He was the eldest of a clan of Bhāradvājas living in Rājagaha a …

…DN.i.96

According to the Brāhmaṇa-Dhammika Sutta, Snp.p.52ff. it was during the time of Okkāka that the brahmins started their practice…

The Pāḷi equivalent of the Sanskrit Taittirīyā. It refers to students of a branch of brahmanical lore. DN.i.237

…MN.ii.210 A Todeyya brāhmaṇa was also the owner of the mango grove at Kāmandā. SN.iv.121 The Aṅguttara Nikāya AN.ii.180 mentions…

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

abhi + paharaṇa

sacrificing priest, Name of a class of Brahmins DN.i.237 (brāhmaṇa).

Vedic adhvaryu fr. adhvara sacrifice

…worship the fire aN.v.263 (brāhmaṇa) -sālā a heated hall or refectory Vin.i.25, Vin.i.49 = Vin.ii.210 Vin.i.139;…

adjective one who worships the fire Vin.i.71 (jaṭilaka); DN.ii.339 sq. (jaṭila); SN.i.166 (brāhmaṇa).

aggi + ka

…of worthies Ja.vi.50 (= brāhmaṇa-gaṇā, te kira tāda ariyâcārā ahesuṃ tena te evam āha C.)

• -garahin…

…8 of samaṇas & brāhmaṇas (khanti˚) AN.iv.223 (where used as adj. -˚ strong in…); cp. Snp.212, Snp.623
■ Five balāni of…

beggar, mendicant SN.i.182 (bh. brāhmaṇa) Ja.vi.59 (variant reading BB. ˚uka); Vb-a.327.

fr. bhikkhu, Cp. Epic Sk. bhikṣuka & f. bhikṣukī

…his birth, in contrast to brāhmaṇa, the true brahman Snp.620; Dhp.396; Ja.vi.211 Ja.vi.214; Dhp-a.iv.158.

voc. of…

Bhogga¹

adjective bent, crooked MN.i.88; DN.ii.22; AN.i.138; Ja.iii.395.

fr. bhuj to bend, pp. corresp. to Sk. bhugna

Bhogga²

adjective

1. to be enjoyed or possessed, n. p …

Bhūmaka & ˚ika

(adj.) (only-˚)

1. having floors or stories (of buildings) as dve˚ pāsāda Dhp-a.i.414; pañca˚; pāsāda a palace with 5 stories Ja.i.58, Ja.i.89; satta˚; with 7 stories (pāsāda) …

Bhūmaka & ˚ika

(adj.) (only-˚)

1. having floors or stories (of buildings) as dve˚ pāsāda Dhp-a.i.414; pañca˚; pāsāda a palace with 5 stories Ja.i.58, Ja.i.89; satta˚; with 7 stories (pāsāda) …

adjective living on sour gruel; Name of a class of brāhmaṇas at Rājagaha SN.i.164.

…of the term “brāhmaṇa”). Brahma & Brahma

cp. Vedic bṛhant, of bṛh² to increase, to be great or strong;…

…of the Vedic hymns: v. s. brāhmaṇa¹, seen with insight). -ja sprung from Brahmā (said of the Brāhmaṇas)…

term (not in the strictly Buddhist sense) for observance of vows of holiness, particularly of chastity: good & moral living (brahmaṃ cariyaṃ brahmāṇaṃ vā cariyaṃ = brahmacariyaṃ Kp-a.151); esp. in Bu …

…Vin.iii.44; Ja.iv.362 (= brāhmaṇa dhamma C.); brahmañña (nt.) DN.ii.248; brahmaññā (f.) DN.iii.72, DN.iii.74;…

…Neg. a˚; DN.iii.70, DN.iii.71.

fr. brahma or brāhmaṇa

…of the Vedic hymns: v. s. brāhmaṇa¹, seen with insight). -ja sprung from Brahmā (said of the Brāhmaṇas)…

…Neg. a˚; DN.iii.70, DN.iii.71.

fr. brahma or brāhmaṇa

…by birth he is called a brāhmaṇa because he carries on the sacred tradition, and because he excels in wisdom,…

…a popular etymology of brāhmaṇa (pāpaṃ bahenti) DN.iii.94 (bāhitvā, better bāhetvā, explained by panuditvā Dhp-a.iii.393; variant…

keeping out, exclusion Cnd.464 (in explⁿ of word brāhmaṇa).

abstr. fr. bāhita

…AN.iii.214, AN.iii.228 (brāhmaṇa˚); AN.iv.376; Ja.iv.303; Pv-a.175; Mil.200
■ f caṇḍālī AN.iii.226; Pv.iii.1#13; Dhp-a.ii.25….

…see above); 2 samaṇas brāhmaṇas (cp. visuddhi-devā); 3 gods & men under the human aspect (gati, cp. upapatti-devā): Snp.1047 Snp.1063;…

…or observances Dhp-a.ii.55. brāhmaṇakaraṇā DN.i.244; yesaṃ dh˚ānaṃ Gotamo vaṇṇavādin DN.i.206 cp. sīlaṃ samādhi paññā ca…

…Ja.i.187 Ja.i.254 (˚brāhmaṇa); Ja.iv.391 (˚caṇḍāla); Pv-a.4 (˚corā rogues of thieves); Sdhp.86, Sdhp.367, Sdhp.434
■…

…who is born twice, i.e. a brāhmaṇa Thig.430 (Thag-a.269 = brahmajātin); -tālamatta of the size of 2 palms Dhp-a.ii.62; -pad [Sk….

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

…(always with brāhmaṇa-mahāsālā) a business man of substance DN.i.136; DN.iii.16 sq.;

• -paṇḍita…

…& often in contrast to brāhmaṇa only brāhmaṇa-gahapatika Brahmins & Privates (priests laymen, Rh.D.; Buddh. S. p. 258) MN.i.400;…

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

creature, living being:

1. sg. an individual, a creature person, man Snp.121, Snp.676, Snp.807, Snp.1023 (sabba everybody) Usually collectively: people, they, one (= Fr. on), with pl. of verb Dhp.249 …

…Vv.83#11; yathā jānemu brāhmaṇaṃ so that we may know what a b. is Snp.599 yath’ âhaṃ jāneyyaṃ vasalaṃ Snp.p.21; ajānanto…

…birth), comprising Khattiyas Brāhmaṇas
■ The var. meanings of jāti are given by Bdhgh at Vism.498, Vism.499 in the foll. classification…

, neuter the waterpot with long spout used by non-Buddhist ascetics SN.i.167; Ja.ii.73 (= kuṇḍikā); Ja.iv.362, Ja.iv.370; Ja.vi.86, Ja.vi.525, Ja.vi.570 Snp.p.80; Dhp-a.iii.448-adj. kamaṇḍaluka [ …

…˚ādi, which means samaṇabrāhmaṇa-k˚-vaṇibbaka-yācakā (e.g. DN.i.137; Pv-a.78 beggars and wayfarers, tramps Ja.i.6, Ja.i.262,…

…khattiya-kaññā, brāhmaṇa-k˚, etc. AN.ii.205 AN.iv.128; Kisāgotamī nāma khattiya-k˚ Ja.i.60; deva˚ a celestial nymph…

… ■ As epithet of “brāhmaṇa Snp.519 = Cnd. s.v.; of dhammacakka AN.ii.9; see also Snp.490, Snp.595
■ akevalin not accomplished,…

…tam ahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ Dhp.399 = Snp.623
■ Dhp-a.iv.164; Pts.ii.171, Pts.ii.176 -mettā forbearing…

…tam ahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ Dhp.399 = Snp.623
■ Dhp-a.iv.164; Pts.ii.171, Pts.ii.176 -mettā forbearing…

…of the four parisās (kh˚, brāhmaṇa˚, gahapati˚ samaṇa) at Vin.i.227; AN.ii.133; as the first one of the eight (1–4 as above,…

…tam ahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇan“ Dhp.421 = Snp.645, cf. Thig.537 kāme akiñcano “not attached to kāma” as epithet of a…

…you“ SN.i.240; māno hi te brāhmaṇa khāribhāro kodho dhūmo bhasmani mosavajjaṃ etc. “anger is the smoke (smouldering) in the ashes”…

…AN.iii.111
■ AN.v.159 sq.; Snp.984, Snp.987; Ja.i.375 (˚tāpasa); Dhp-a.iv.152 (˚brāhmaṇa); Dhp-a.iv.153 (˚cora); Mil.310, Mil.357;…

…etc.); Dhp.193
■ brāhmaṇa˚ a Brahmanic family AN.v.249; Ja.iv.411, etc.; vāṇija˚ the household of a trader Ja.iii.82; kassaka˚…

…Pv-a.163; khattiya˚, brāhmaṇa˚ Bdhd 84; deva˚ Ja.iii.392 yakkha˚ Bdhd 84.

• -kīḷā the amusement of a boy…

…kāmesu tam ahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ Dhp.401

• Muni santivādo agiddho kāme ca loke ca anûpalitto Snp.845;
• kāmesu giddha DN.iii.107;…

…tam ahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ Dhp.391 = Ne.183. Kāyena saṃvaro sādhu sādhu vācāya saṃvaro manasā saṃvaro sādhu sādhu…

…(brāhmaṇa) one who holds the view of lokāyata or popular philosophy SN.ii.77 (translation K.S. 53: a Brahmin…

…spelling Makkādeva; we also find Makhadeva at Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv. i.1).

cp. *Sk. maghā

…of rich people (especially brāhmaṇas) DN.i.136, DN.i.235; DN.iii.16, DN.iii.20; Ja.ii.272 (˚kula); Ja.iv.237 (id.), Ja.iv.325 (id.); Ja.v.227…

human being, man. The popular etym. connects m. with Manu(s), the ancestor of men, e.g. Kp-a.123: “Manuno apaccā ti manussā, porāṇā pana bhaṇanti ʻmana-ussannatāya manussa’; te Jambudīpakā, Aparagoy …

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

…let loose on Dhp.389: “na brāhmaṇassa pahareyya nâssa muñcetha brāhmaṇo,” where Dhp-a.iv.148 supplements veran na muñcetha (i.e….

…Snp.1028; Ja.iv.391 (brāhmaṇa˚); DN-a.i.36 = satto pi coro pi taruṇo pi; Dhp-a.i.89 pl. māṇavā men Thig.112
■ The spelling…

…DN.i.77 (T. reads pavāhati, variant reading pabbāḷhati, evidently fr. pabāḷha); cp. Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iv.3, 3 16
pp…

…assemblies (khattiya˚, brāhmaṇa˚, gahapati˚ samaṇa˚, Cātummahārājika˚, Tāvatiṃsa˚, Māra˚, Brahma˚ or the assemblies of…

…DN.i.119 (brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇaṃ), DN.i.180, DN.i.185, DN.i.237; Iti.98 (tevijjaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ), Pp.37, Pp.38; Pv-a.61…

Name of a (Non-Aryan) tribe, hence designation of a low social class, the members of which are said (in the Jātakas) to earn their living by means of refuseclearing On the subject see Fick, *Sociale …

…time as a sort of Prime Minister DN.i.138; Ja.i.210 Ja.v.127 (his wife as brāhmaṇī); Pp.56 (brāhmaṇa p.) Mil.241, Mil.343 (dhamma-nagare…

…inhabitant Ja.ii.241 (brāhmaṇa gahapati-r- do ārik’ ādayo). 2. an official of the kingdom [op Sk. rāṣṭriya a pretender; also…

…e.g. khattiya amacca brāhmaṇa gahapati DN.i.136; rājā brāhmaṇa gahapatika AN.i.68, where another formula has khattiya br. g….

…e.g. khattiya amacca brāhmaṇa gahapati DN.i.136; rājā brāhmaṇa gahapatika AN.i.68, where another formula has khattiya br. g….

congregation; time, condition, etc.

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

…Samaṇas often opposed to Brāhmaṇas thus, DN.i.13; Iti.58, Iti.60; Snp.p.90; Vin.i.12; Vin.ii.110 samaṇabrāhmaṇā, Samaṇas and…

(fem. -ī) together, with samaṇas and brahmins Vin.i.11; DN.i.62; DN.iii.76, DN.iii.135; SN.v.423; Snp.p.100; DN-a.i.174.

…Ja.v.214.

• -corabrāhmaṇa “a brahmin who stole good luck” Ja.ii.409 (cp. sirilakkhaṇa-˚).
• -devatā…

…Ja.v.214.

• -corabrāhmaṇa “a brahmin who stole good luck” Ja.ii.409 (cp. sirilakkhaṇa-˚).
• -devatā…

num. card. three.

■ nom. acc. m. tayo (Snp.311), & tayas (tayas; su dhammā Snp.231, see Kp-a.188)
■ f. tisso (DN.i.143; AN.v.210; Iti.99)
■ nt. tīṇi (AN.i.1 …

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

…be slain, scathless Snp.288 (brāhmaṇa) Mil.221 = Ja.v.49; Mil.257 (˚kavaca invulnerable armour).

-ghāta a slaughterer,…

…architect Mil.331, Mil.345; brāhmaṇa˚; a brahmin carpenter Ja.iv.207; mahā˚; chief carpenter, master builder Vism.463. In metaphor…

…Mil.225 (khattiya˚ brāhmaṇa˚). 7. kind, sort Mil.128 (nānā˚), cp. Vin.iv.243, as mentioned under 6. 8. timbre (i.e. appearance) of…

adjective knowing or studying the Vedas Snp-a.462 (brāhmaṇa).

fr. veda 3

adjective belonging to var. kingdoms or provinces, coming from various countries (nānā˚) living in a different country, foreign, alien DN.i.113; MN.ii.165 (brāhmaṇā); AN.iii.263 (bhikkhū); Thag.1037 …

…(ariya, Buddhist) monk (or brāhmaṇa): “etāhi tīhi vijjāhi tevijjo hoti brāhmaṇo,” opposing the three Veda-knowledge of the…

only in phrase -ññū either: knowing diffuseness or detail, or: of unillusioned understanding, clear-minded, unprejudiced combined with ugghaṭita-ññū at AN.ii.135 = Pp.41 (trsl^d by B. …

…Under brāhmaṇa (compounds) we have trsl^d it as “elocution show (cp. our “speech…

…Dhp-a.i.394; caṇḍāla˚; circle of Caṇḍālas Ja.vi.156; brāhmaṇa˚; of Brahmins Dhp-a.iv.177.

fr. vāṭa

…Ja.vi.200 (yañña-kāraka-brāhmaṇa), Ja.vi.211 sq.; DN-a.i.267; Dhp-a.ii.6.

• -āgāra a hall for sacrifices Pp.56 (= yañña-sālā…

…people in phrase samaṇa-brāhmaṇa-kapaṇ iddhika-vaṇibbaka-yācakā e.g. at DN.i.137; Iti.64. See single terms
■…

…sg. yājeyya Ja.iii.515; 3^rd pl. yājeyyuṃ Ja.vi.215 (aññaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ) also yājayeyyuṃ Ja.vi.211
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