…of the rare passages where brahma˚ = brahma III. 1). -sama like Brahmā Snp.508; Snp-a.318, Snp-a.325; Dhs-a.195. -ssara…

…of the rare passages where brahma˚ = brahma III. 1). -sama like Brahmā Snp.508; Snp-a.318, Snp-a.325; Dhs-a.195. -ssara…

…he could, standing in the Brahma-world, make his voice heard by its thousand realms. SN.i.154f. The verses spoken on this occasion are, in the…

The word occurs in a list of brahmin teachers in the Tevijja Sutta. DN.i.237 They teach a state of union with Brahmā. These are evidently Adhvaryu brahmins.

…Vin.i.4 It was then that the Brahma Sahampati appeared to him and persuaded him to preach the doctrine, in spite of the difficulty of the task….

…one such occasion that the Brahmajāla Sutta was preached. Vin.ii.287 DN.i.1

It was one of the spots in which the Buddha rested during his last…

…after becoming the Great Brahma, is yet subject to old age and death.

The Saṃyutta also records a conversation that took place between…

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 …

…put by an anāgami Brahma, his erstwhile colleague, to Kumāra-kassapa, while he was in Andhavana.

The Pārājika Vin.iii.28ff.…

A well-known paribbājaka who lived in the Paribbājakārāma on the banks of the River Sappinī near Rājagaha. He is mentioned as staying with the well-known paribbājakas, Varadhara and Sakuludāyi. …

…to curb the pride of the Brahma who had thought that no ascetic could reach his world. SN.i.145 (The others being Moggallāna, Mahākassapa and…

…among Araka’s pupils those who followed his teachings were born in the Brahma-world, while the others were born in various purgatories.

…got rid of their lusts. As a result, they were born in the Brahmaloka. They had many disciples.

…are the legitimate sons of Brahma. Hearing of this, Asita Devala appeared before their hermitage in orange attire, with stout sandals and staff,…

…Paithan).

In the time of King Reṇu, the Assaka king of Potana was Brahmadatta. DN.ii.236

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…the legitimate sons of Brahma.

The Buddha points out to him that such pretensions are baseless, and that virtue, which alone leads to purity,…

…five kinds of Brahmins—brahmasama, devasama, mariyāda, sambhinnamariyāda, and brāhmaṇacaṇḍāla. AN.iii.224ff. These sages…

A Brahmā. When the Buddha was once staying at Ukkaṭṭha in the Subhagavana, he read the thoughts of Baka, who had conceived the idea that this world was permanent and free from decay and death; and 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 …

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 …

…Reṇu and his six friends, Brahmadatta was given the kingdom, of the Assakas, with Potama as his capital….

The son of a brahmin woman. Having joined the Order, he dwelt in solitude and became an arahant. One day he went to Sāvatthī for alms, and, in due course, arrived at his mother’s house. She was in the …

The highest of the celestial worlds, the abode of the Brahmas.

5heaven

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how even the gods envy one such as he, with senses tamed. Thag.205–206

A brahmin foremost in Mithilā in his knowledge of the Vedas.

On hearing of the Buddha at the age of one hundred and twenty, he sent his pupil Uttara to discover if the Buddha had on his body the mark …

…however, is that of Brahmadatta, which seems to have been the dynastic name of the Benares kings. In the Mahāgovinda Sutta, the foundation…

…him the carrying out of the Brahmadaṇḍa whereby all monks were forbidden to have anything whatsoever to do with him. This was the last…

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

…of this kind; in order to avenge their death, but when the occasion arose he made peace with Brahmadatta. His father’s kingdom was restored…

…his friend, the chaplain of Brahmadatta. Dīghāyu was sent away from the city lest harm should befall him, Later, Dīghīti’s place of refuge…

A town on the river Eṇi. One of Baka’s good deeds which brought him rebirth in the Brahma-world was that of having set free the inhabitants when the village was raided. SN.i.143

4town

…of Gayā and is now called Brahmayoni. To the south-east of the hill Hsouien Thsang saw the three thūpas of the Tebhātika Jaṭilā…

…river in Dakkhiṇāpatha, of which it forms the southern boundary, rising in Brahmagiri near the village of Triyanvaka.

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A teacher of old, with a following of many hundred disciples to whom he taught the way to union with Brahmā. AN.iii.371 AN.ii.373 AN.iv.135

Hārita¹

A Mahā Brahmā who was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta, at the head of one hundred thousand other Brahmās. DN.ii.261

Hārita²

A monk whose Theragāthā ve …

…and pray to, for union with Brahma after death. In another place, he is described as being seated in the company of Pajāpati and other gods in the…

…Purāṇa is described as a brahmacāri, but not Isidatta, yet, after death, they were both born in Tusita. Migasālā asks Ānanda how it was that…

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

…taught the way to reach the Brahma-world, and, having listened to Sanaṅkumāra’s exposition, decided to leave the world. The kings and all the…

A city near the Himalaya, capital of the Sākiyan republic. The administration and judicial business of the city and all other matters of importance were discussed and decided in the Santhāgārasālā. DN …

…the Saṃyutta Nikāya. SN.i.144 Bakabrahma is identified with Kappa’s teacher, Kesava.

…was later born in the Brahma-world and visited Gotama, after his Enlightenment. Gotama then reminded him of this past friendship, which…

…dissatisfaction was expressed to the Buddha, by the two Pacceka-brahma, Subrahmā and Suddhāvāsa. S.i.148.

An ascetic in Himavā. He is identified with Baka Brahmā. SN.i.144

Keṇiya

A brahmanical matted hair ascetic. He lived in Āpaṇa, and when the Buddha once stayed there with one thousand three hundred and fifty…

…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…

…in the Bhaddakappa. He was a brahman of the Kassapa clan who lived for 30,000 years. His enlightenment tree was an Udumbara, his two chief discples…

…was evidently common to both brahmans and khattiyas, for we find the brahman Aññāta-Koṇḍañña belonging to it, as well as the three…

…They had numerous followers and, after death, were born in the Brahma-world. AN.iii.371 AN.iii.373 AN.iv.135

…immemorial was evidently Brahmadatta, and references to kings of that name abound in the Jātakas. Among other kings of Kāsi mentioned is Kikī…

…him by King Bimbisāra as a brahmadeyya. The Buddha arrived at Khāṇumata when Kūṭadanta was making preparations for a great sacrifice and,…

…to follow the Buddha to the Brahma world. SN.i.145 SN.v.315

Mahā Kappina was quite often in the company of Sāriputta, and it is said Thag.1086…

…in the Sudhamma-Hall in the Brahma world and made him confess his conviction that his earlier views were erroneous. Thag.1198 SN.i.144f. Other…

…theory has been found in Brahmanical texts. DN.i.89 DN.i.114 DN.i.120 AN.i.163 MN.ii.136 DN.i.891 DN.i.893 In the Lakkhaṇa Sutta,…

The capital of the Videha country. The city was very ancient, and, according to the Mahāgovinda Sutta, DN.ii.235 was founded by Mahāgovinda, steward of King Reṇu.

It was also the capital of Makhādeva …

…doctrines. SN.i.67 In the Brahmanimantanika Sutta. MN.i.326 Māra is spoken of as entering the hearts even of the inhabitants of the Brahma…

NerañjarāyaNerañjara

A river. After the Enlightenment, the Buddha lived under the Ajapāla Nigrodha at Uruvelā, on the banks of this river. There Māra tempted him, and, later, Brahmā persuaded him to …

A king, ancestor of the Sākyas and the Kolians.

In the Ambaṭṭha Sutta DN.i.92 it is stated that Okkāka, being fond of his queen and wishing to transfer the kingdom to her son, banished from the kingd …

…two places in the books of Brahmas who are described as Paccekabrahmā—e.g., Subrahmā, Suddhāvāsa and Tudu. I have not come across any…

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 …

A Brahmā who was present at the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.260

…this bliss can be won by brahmacariyā, by freedom from all evil in acts, words, aims, and mode of livelihood. MN.ii.24

All these four…

…his friends—Sattabhū, Brahmadatta, Vessabhū, Bharata, and the two Dhataratthas.

The seven divisions of the kingdom were called Kalinga,…

…her to give her offerings to Brahmadeva instead. SN.i.140f. On another occasion, when Kokāliya died and was born in Padumaniraya, Sahampati…

A Mahā Brahmā, whose name means “ever young”. In the Nikāyas DN.i.121 MN.i.358 SN.i.153 AN.v.327 he is mentioned as the author of a famous verse, which is eleswhere attribued to the Buddha. SN.ii.284 …

…young brahman student. He once visited the Buddha in Sāvatthī, asking him various questions. The interview is described in…

…to whom he preached the Brahmanimantanika Sutta MN.i.326 SN.i.142 It was under a sāla tree in Subhagavana that the Mūlapariyāya Sutta was…

…class of Brahmas who occupy the ninth Rūpa-world; a division of the Subha devā.MN.iii.102 DN.ii.69 MN.i.2 Beings are born in…

Subhā¹

A group of Brahmās; the group includes the Parittasubhā, the Appamāṇasubhā and the Subhakiṇhā. MN.iii.102

Subhā²Kammāradhītā

The daughter of a rich goldsmith of Rājagah …

Subrahmā¹

A devaputta. He visits the Buddha at Veḷuvana and tells him that his heart is full of dismay. The Buddha replies that the only path out of sorrow is by way of wisdom, renunciat …

A Brahma world; one of the Suddhāvāsā. Five kinds of Anāgāmīs are born there. MN.i.289 DN.ii.52 DN.iii.237

A Brahma world, one of the Suddhāvāsā. The inhabitants of this world are friendly with those of Akaniṭṭhā. DN.ii.52 MN.i.259 DN.iii.237…

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

They to …

…a name given to a group of Brahma-worlds—the five highest Rūpa worlds—consisting of Avihā, Atappā, Sudassā, Sudassī and Akaniṭṭhā….

…teachings were reborn in the Brahma world and in various other worlds. Then Sunetta, seeing that some among his disciples were as good as himself,…

…He was the teacher of Brahmadatta. It was the discussion between these two, in the Ambalaṭṭhikā park, regarding the virtues of the…

…soon after his birth in the Brahma-world and asked him questions about devas and Brahmas who were assured of salvation.AN.iii.331 AN.iv.75ff. He…

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

Todeyya¹

A Mahāsāla brahmin, mentioned in a list of eminent brahmins gathered together at Icchanankala and Manasākaṭa. DN.i.235 Snp.p.115

There was in Caṇḍalakappa a mango grove belonging …

…he was residing at Subhagavana that be became aware of the erroneous views of Baka-brahma and went to the Brahma-world to teach Baka the…

UruvelāSenānigamaUruvelapattana

A locality on the banks of the Nerañjara, in the neighbourhood of the Bodhi-tree at Buddhagayā. MN.i.166 The place chosen by the Bodhisatta for his penances was calle …

…the Four Regent Gods, Sakka, Brahma and others. The Buddha spent the whole rainy season there, performing, in all, three thousand five hundred…

Uttara¹

A monk whose verses are recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.121–122

Uttara²

A monk whose verse are recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.161–162

Uttara³

A *devapu …

One of the Brahma worlds of the Rūpaloka plane. Beings are born there as a result of developing the fourth jhāna. Their life span is five hundred…

A Brahma-world where live radiant devas from whose bodies rays of light are emitted, like lightning. It belongs to the Rūpaloka and is in the plane…

One of the chief devas.

In the Tevijja Sutta DN.i.244 he is mentioned with Indra, Soma, Varuṇa, Pajāpati and Brahmā, as being invoked by the brahmins.

He was in the battle of the devas against the A …

tanítványhoz méltó viselkedés, szent élet

isteni lakhely

living the holy or celibate life absolutely, constantly

living the holy or celibate life absolutely, constantly

sacrificing priest; name of a class of brahmans.

superior Brahmā; one higher than Brahmā.

superior Brahmā; one higher than Brahmā.

…or suicide). 3. the ritual fire, the sacrificial fire; (one of) the three fires of brahmanical ritual; the god Aggi Bhagavā. 4. (metaphorically)…

…who has reached the third stage, and will be reborn only in a Brahma world, and attain arahatship there)

…who has reached the third stage, and will be reborn only in a Brahma world, and attain arahatship there)

boundlessness, infinitude (as name for the brahmavihāras)

seeing absolutelyl the only seer ( of Brahmā or Tathāgata)

…of the text) of the Vedas; (the language) of the brahmanical text.

an udgātṛ priest; name of a class of brahmans.

name of a class of brahmans.

…unrestricted; pervading the four quarters (with brahmavihāras)

having two births; a brahman.

, neuter a water-vessel, water-jar (used by ascetics and brahmans).

compassion; wise empathy, sympathy (for another being’s sorrows; one of the brahmavihāras)

complete chastity; the preserving of virginity

complete chastity; the preserving of virginity

1. a kind of grass (with long pointed stalks, used at brahmanical religious ceremonies).
2. a piece of wood (or grass!) used as an identifying mark.

1. (mfn.) unbarred, unimpeded; free.
2. (mfn. & n.) unlimited (of a gift or sacrifice); the name of a brahmanical sacrifice.

who is kept from the brahma world.

belonging to a partridge; the name of a class of brahmans.

disinterestedness, unaffectedness (one of the brahmavihāras q.v.); lack of involvement or reaction.

shining, radiant; (m.pl.) (the name of a class of gods inhabiting one of the rūpabrahmalokas.

primary or fundamental morality; the higher holy life

concerning (the fundamentals of) the pure and holy life; belonging to primary or fundamental morality; forming a cause or beginning of the holy life

as regards a pure and holy life

fellow religious student belonging to the same house or community.

fellow religious student belonging to the same house or community.

…the law of genuine pure conduct A. V, 21. Cf. ādibrahmacariyaka-sīla

…& giant. Even up to the Brahma-world can he master his body.

2: With the divine ear dibba-sota he hears sounds both divine…

Abodes: vihāra The 4 Divine abodes: brahma-vihāra The 9 abodes of beings: sattāvāsa

…pure conduct see: ādibrahmacariyaka-sīla, does neither lead to aversion, detachment, ceasing, nor to peace, not to full comprehension,…

[[altruistic joy]]Altruistic Mutual Joy: muditā is one of the 4 sublime & divine abodes brahma-vihāra.

Appamaññā: The 4 ‘Infinite States’, identical with the 4 brahma-vihāra

…bounded beneath by the Brahma-world and above by the akanittha world (see: deva ), having therein their level, and being therein…

…are adosa (see: mūla ) and mettā (see: brahma-vihāra ).

…4 sublime abodes brahma-vihāra: loving-kindness, Pity, altruistic joy, equanimity mettā, karunā, muditā, upekkhā. Of…

Brahma-cariya: ‘pure chaste or Noble life’, is a term for the life of the monk. Also a lay-devotee who observes the 8 moral precepts…

…of them is called the Great Brahma mahā - brahmā. With caustic humor he is said D. 11 to pretend: I am Brahma, the Great Brahmā, the Most…

Brahma-loka: ‘Brahma-world’, in the widest sense, is a name for the fine-material rūpa - loka and immaterial world arūpa - loka;…

…of these 4 sublime abodes brahma - vihāra - bhāvanā bhāvanā often met with in the Suttas,- is as follows: ’There, o Bhikkhus, the…

…joy and equanimity see: brahma-vihāra; d. of m. from the appendages stands for the sphere of nothingness ākiñcaññāyatana see: jhāna…

[[chaste life]]Chaste life: brahma-cariya

Pity: karunā see: brahma-vihāra.

Joy: somanassa - Altruistic j. = muditā see: brahma-vihāra.

…joy, equanimity; see: brahma-vihāra one may reach these 10 perfections, namely:

As the Great Beings mahā - satta a synonym often…

…Word ‘Tathāgata’is included in The All-Embracing Net of Views Brahmajāla Sutta, tr. Bhikkhu Bodhi BPS.

…higher knowledge’. In Brahmanism means ‘knower of the 3 Vedas’ tri - vidyā in Buddhism means one who has realised 3 kinds of knowledge,…

Ādibrahmacariyaka-sīla: ‘morality of genuine pure conduct’, consists in right speech, right bodily action and right livelihood, forming the…

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

adjective finding one’s peace in (c. loc.), trusting in having faith in, believing in, devoted to (loc.) Vin.iii.43; DN.i.211 (Bhagavati) SN.i.134; SN.iv.319; SN.v.225, SN.v.378; AN.iii.237, AN.iii.27 …

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

Vedic adhvaryu fr. adhvara sacrifice

A. Prep. and pref. of direction & place:

1. as direction denoting a movement towards a definite end or goal up to, over, toward, to, on (see C 1a.)
2. as place where (prep. c. loc. or abs.) = …

superior Brahmā, higher than Brahmā MN.ii.132.

adhi + Brahmā, cp. atibrahmā

fire.

1. fire, flames, sparks; conflagration Vin.ii.120 (fire in bathroom); MN.i.487 (anāhāro nibbuto f. gone out for lack of fuel); SN.iv.185, SN.iv.399 (sa-upādāno jalati provided with fuel blazes …

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

aggi + ka

…a scholar of the brahmanic texts, a studious learned person DN.i.88, DN.i.120; DN.iii.94; AN.i.163; AN.iii.223; Snp.140 (˚kula: thus…

…siriṃsapa˚ jīvita˚, brahmacariya˚*. In B.Sk. 7 at Divy.544, viz rājā-caura-manuṣy-amanuṣya-vyāḍ-agny-udakaṃ
■ DN.i.3…

…khīṇā jāti vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ kataṃ karaṇīyaṃ nāparaṃ itthattāya “destroyed is (re-) birth lived is a chaste life, (of…

adjective noun

1. (racial) Aryan DN.ii.87.
2. (social) noble, distinguished, of high birth.
3. (ethical) in accord with the customs and ideals of the Aryan clans, held in esteem by Aryans, gene …

greater Brahma, a super-god Mil.277; Dhp-a.ii.60 (Brahmuṇā a. greater than B.).

ati + brahmā

…atisambādhaṃ Brahmaloko atinīcako* the World is too narrow and Heaven too low (to comprehend the merit of a person, as sign of…

the world of the Aviha’s, i.e. the 12th of the 16 Brahmā-words, cp. Kindred Sayings 48 n. 3; Cpd. 139
■ SN.i.35, SN.i.60; AN.i.279; Pp.17. Avihimsa (Avihesa)

of uncertain etym.

…a king DN.i.137 sq., of brahmassara, the supreme or most excellent voice (of the Buddha) DN.ii.211; Ja.i.95; Vv-a.217. Also in Buddh. Sk….

…Ja.i.476; Ja.ii.234; Ja.iii.252. 2. Name of a dweller in the Brahma world MN.i.326; SN.i.142.

cp. Epic Sk. baka

Bala¹

neuter

1. strength power, force DN.ii.73; AN.i.244; Thag.188; Dhp.109 (one of the 4 blessings, viz. āyu, vaṇṇa, sukha, bala; cp Dhp-a.ii.239); Pv.i.5#12 (= kāya-bala Pv-a.30); Pv …

…the foot of Brahma, from which the Śūdras are said to have originated (cp. Sk. pādaja), in cpd bandhupād’apacca “offering…

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

…speaker; name given to the brahman, as proud of his birth, in contrast to brāhmaṇa, the true brahman Snp.620; Dhp.396;…

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 …

at Vb-a.424, in phrase sucikāmo bh. brāhmaṇo is a kind of Desider, formation fr. bhuj˚ (bhuñj), appearing as *bhukṣ = bhokkh (cp. bhokkhaṃ), with ending -in; meaning “wishing to eat.” It corr …

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.

…qualities of perfect sound (brahma-ssara, with ref. to the voice of Brahmā and of Buddha, cp. aṭṭhanga), which are given at DN.ii.211…

…the term “brāhmaṇa”). Brahma & Brahma

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

…Vb-a.504
■ brahmacariyaṃ vussati to live the religious life AN.i.115 (cp. ˚ṃ vusitaṃ in formula under…

adjective only in phrase ādi˚ leading to the highest purity of life DN.i.189, DN.i.191 DN.iii.284; AN.iv.166.

fr. brahmacariya

adjective leading the religious life, pure, chaste SN.i.182; Dhp.267.

fr. brahmacariya

adjective only in cpd. sa˚; with Brahmā (or the Br. world). q.v.

…is to be read as brahm’ attabhāva (see under brahma).

abstr. fr. brahma

at Ja.iii.207 (of a castle) is probably to be read brahmuttara “even higher than Brahmā,” i.e. unsurpassed, magnificent. C. explains by suvaṇṇa- pāsāda.

adjective “having Brahmā,” possessed or full of Brahmā; f. brahmavatī Np. Vism.434. Brahmanna. brahmannata & brahmannattha;

fr. brahma

adjective brahman, of the brahman rank; brahmanhood, of higher conduct, leading a pure life DN.i.115 (at which passage DN-a.i.286 includes…

see brahmañña.

…& brāh˚

state of a brahman DN.iii.145, DN.iii.169; Dhp.332, cp. Dhp-a.iv.33
■ Neg. a˚; DN.iii.70, DN.iii.71.

fr. brahma or…

…& brāh˚

state of a brahman DN.iii.145, DN.iii.169; Dhp.332, cp. Dhp-a.iv.33
■ Neg. a˚; DN.iii.70, DN.iii.71.

fr. brahma or…

Brāhmañña. brāhmaññatā & brāhmaññattha

see brahmañ˚.

Brāhmañña. brāhmaññatā & brāhmaññattha

see brahmañ˚.

…are pronounced to be apetā brahmaññā degraded fr. brahmanship Ja.iv.361 sq. Diff. schools of br. teachers are enumerated at DN.i.237 sq….

Buddha¹

adjective

1. understood SN.i.35 = SN.i.60 (su-dub-buddha very difficult to understand)
2. having attained enlightenment, wise AN.iv.449; Pv-a.16 (buddh’ ādayo), Pv-a.60 (= ari …

to stand in array (like a troop) Vv-a.104 (byūhanto, variant reading brahmanto).

Denom. fr. byūha

Bāheti¹

to keep away, to keep outside, to ward off; only with ref. to pāpa (pāpaka) to keep away (from) sin SN.i.141 (bāhetvā pāpāni); Snp.519 = Cnd.464#a (bāhetvā pāpakā …

…freq. applied to the Brahmanic religion & their practice (samaya) Kv.251 (+ puthujjana-pakkhe ṭhita); Dhp-a.iii.378 (= mana i.e….

…than the Buddha, esp. Brahmanic (cp. bāhira˚ and BSk. bāhirako mārgaḥ, e.g. Mvu.i.284; Mvu.ii.210; Mvu.ii.223) Ja.iii.364;…

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

abstr. fr. bāhita

…Vb.317 sq.; Vb.344 (see brahma). Cp. cakkavattin (below)
■ Cp. vi˚.

-chinna (udaka) (water of a…

…atisambādhaṃ brahmaloko atinīco“ (= the whole world cannot hold it) to express immensity Dhp-a.i.310; Vv-a.68.

*…

…ñāṇa˚ dhamma˚ brahma˚) 4. buddha˚: the eye of a Buddha or of complete intuition, i.e. of a person who “sees the heart of man,…

…exercise, lead a life: brahmacariyaṃ c to lead a life of purity Vin.i.17; Snp.289, Snp.566, Snp.1128 dhammañ c. to walk in righteousness…

…Very freq. in dhamma & brahma˚, a good walk of life, proper conduct, chastity-eka˚ living alone Snp.820; unchā˚ begging Ja.ii.272…

Caṇḍāla¹

a man of a certain low tribe, one of the low classes, an outcaste; grouped with others under nīcā kulā (low born clans) as caṇḍālā nesādā veṇā rathakārā pukkusā at AN.i.107 = AN.i …

conditional particle “if,” constructed either with Indicative (ito ce pi yojanasate viharati even if he lived 100 y. from here DN.i.117) or Conditional (tatra ce tumhe assatha kupitā DN.i.3), or Poten …

…c.); Pv.ii.6#13 (mantaṃ brahma˚, expl. Pv-a.97 by kathitaṃ) 2. (nt.) a thought, intention, in duc˚ su˚; (bad & good) AN.i.102;…

…Snp.904. 2. fig. anudhamma˚ Snp.69; āgu˚ AN.ii.240; AN.iii.163 dhamma˚ Mil.19; brahma˚ Snp.695; manāpa˚ Vv.31#4 yata˚ Snp.971;…

…& also (with ref to brahmanic usage) at Cnd.291
■ SN.i.142, SN.i.168, SN.i.220; MN.i.37, MN.i.236 sq.; MN.i.446; AN.i.63, AN.i.150;…

…(-˚ by; often in Np. as Brahmadatta, Deva-datta = Theo-dor. etc.) Snp.217 (para˚ = Snp-a.272 (variant reading dinna).

pp. of…

…hit with a stick SN.iv.62; brahma˚ a certain kind of punishment DN.ii.154, cp. Vin.ii.290 & Kern, Manual p. 87; pañca satāni daṇḍo a fine…

…sa-brahmakā (SN.iii.90). See below 1 b. Lists of popular gods are to be found, e.g. at DN.ii.253; DN.iii.194
■ A…

…of, devotee of Mil.234 (Brahma˚ + Brahma (garuka)
■ f.; devatā in pati “worshipping the husband,” i.e. a…

“condition or state of a deva, divinity; divine being, deity, fairy. The term comprises all beings which are otherwise styled devas, & a list of them given at Cnd.308 & based on the principle that any …

…at Cnd.523 under the old Brahman’s term yañña “sacrifice”) 1 cīvara, 2 piṇḍapāta 3 senāsana, 4…

…etc. (with dhammaja for the brahmanic brahmaja)
■ In later (Abhidhamma) literature the (dogmatic) personification of Dhamma occurs. See…

of abandoned life, wild, fast, cunning, crafty, fraudulent; wicked, bad. (m.) a rogue, cheat, evil-minded person, scoundrel, rascal. There are three sorts of a wild life, viz. akkha˚ in gambling, * …

…the higher wisdom, e.g. of brahmacariyā SN.ii.24; of paññā DN.iii.268; AN.iii.152 sq.; of ariyā diṭṭhi DN.iii.264 = AN.iii.132; of…

adjective noun spoilt, corrupt; bad, malignant, wicked Vin.iii.118; SN.ii.259 SN.ii.262; SN.iv.339; AN.i.124 (˚âruka), AN.i.127 (id.), AN.i.157 sq.; Iti.68 (saro d., perhaps should be read as diddho); …

…Thig.430 (Thag-a.269 = brahmajātin); -tālamatta of the size of 2 palms Dhp-a.ii.62; -pad [Sk. dvipad, Lat. bipes, Gr.δίπους…

…buddhistic equivalent of the brahmanic mahāyajña the chief sacrifice. On 16 Mahādānas see Wilson Hindu Caste 413; on 4 Beal Chinese Texts 88…

…3 (kāmesu micchācārin or abrahmacariyā, adultery) as sakena dārena santuṭṭha AN.iii.348; AN.v.138; Snp.108 (a˚); Pv.1#2, etc-…

…3 (kāmesu micchācārin or abrahmacariyā, adultery) as sakena dārena santuṭṭha AN.iii.348; AN.v.138; Snp.108 (a˚); Pv.1#2, etc-…

…phrase rājadāya brahmadeyya, a king’s grant, cp. rājadattiya); Ja.iv.138; Ja.v.363; Ja.vi.346. Cp dāyāda & brahmadeyya.

Sk….

…as dhamma˚ DN.iii.84 as brahma˚; MN.ii.84; DN.iii.83
■ adāyāda not having an heir SN.i.69; Ja.v.267. See dāyajja & dāyādaka.

Sk….

…AN.iii.296 (brahmacariyā);

• -pati see sep.

see under gaṇhāti

Gaha²

“seizer,” seizing,…

the possessor of a house, the head of the household pater familias (freq. + seṭṭhi).

1. In formulas
   1. as regards social standing, wealth & clanship: a man of private (i.e. not official) life, cl …

adjective noun belonging to the rank or grade of a householder, a member of the gentry, a man of private means (see gahapati) DN.i.61 (expl. as gehassa pati ekageha-matte jeṭṭha …

…vana˚ dense forest Ja.ii.385; Ja.iv.56; Ja.v.502; Ja.vi.11, Ja.vi.519, Ja.vi.564; brahma company of brahmins Ja.vi.99.

Sk. ghaṭā; conn….

in dhamma˚ & brahma˚, a name of certain theatrical entertainers Mil.191.

…khemaṃ Amata˚ MN.i.508; brahmacariyaṃ: nibbān ogadha˚ Iti.28, Iti.29; dukkhûpasama˚ maggaṃ Snp.724; Dhp.191; niraya˚ maggaṃ Snp.277,…

…See also mahesi. 2. (in brahmanic tradition) the ten (divinely) inspired singers or composers of the Vedic hymns (brāhmaṇānaṃ pubbakā…

1. lord, ruler, master, chief AN.iv.90; Snp.552; Ja.i.89 (˚jana), Ja.i.100, Ja.i.283 (˚bheri); Ja.iv.132 (˚jana); Pv.iv.6#7 (˚mada) Mil.253 (an˚ without a ruler); Dhs-a.141; DN-a.i.111; Pv-a.31 (ge …

…mentioned as a branch of brahmanic learning, in phrase itihāsa-pañca-mānaṃ padako veyyākaraṇo etc. DN.i.88 = (see DN-a.i.247);…

…SN.i.38 (malaṃ brahmacariyassa), SN.i.43 (id.); Ja.i.287 (itthiyo nāma āsa lāmikā pacchimikā); Ja.iv.222 (itthiyo papāto…

…SN.i.38 (malaṃ brahmacariyassa), SN.i.43 (id.); Ja.i.287 (itthiyo nāma āsa lāmikā pacchimikā); Ja.iv.222 (itthiyo papāto…

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 …

to know.

I. Forms

The 2 Vedic roots jān˚ & jñā˚; are represented in Pali by jān˚ & ñā˚ (ña˚)

1. jān:
   pres jānāti
   pot jāneyya (Snp.781) & jaññā (AN.iv.366 …

…na naṃ jāti nivāresi brahmalok’ ûpapattiyā Snp.139; jātiṃ akkhāhi tell me the rank of his father mother Snp.421, Snp.1004; Snp.462 ;…

Ka˚

(pron. interr.) who? m. ko f. kā (nt. kiṃ, q.v.); follows regular decl. of an atheme with some formations fr. ki˚, which base is otherwise restricted to the nt.
■ From ka˚ also nt. pl. *k …

, 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 [ …

adjective dark, black, as attr. of darkness, opposed to light, syn. with kāḷa (q.v. for etym.); opp. sukka. In general it is hard to separate the lit. and fig. meanings, an ethical implication is to b …

adjective noun

1. poor, miserable, wretched; a beggar; freq explained by varāka, duggata, dīna and daḷidda; very often classed with low-caste people, as caṇḍālā Pv.iii.1#13 & pesakārā (Ud.4). Snp.81 …

…“khīṇā jāti vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ…” to mark the attainment of Arahantship DN.i.84; DN.ii.68 = DN.ii.153; Thig.223; Vin.i.14;…

…Mhvs.130; Sdhp.577;

• -brahmavihāra divine state of pity Vism.319.
• -ādhimutta intent upon compassion…

…nature is impurity, in comb. brahmacāripaṭiñño antopūti avassuto k˚ SN.iv.181; AN.ii.240; AN.iv.128, AN.iv.201; Vin.ii.236; Pp.27, Pp.34,…

one who makes or creates, a maker, doer; in foll. construction.

I. Dependent

Either in verb-function with acc., as n. agent to all phrases with karoti e.g. pañhaṃ karo …

young (unmarried) woman, maiden, girl Pv.i.11#1
■ As emblem of beauty in simile khattiya-kaññā vā… pannarasa-vassuddesikā vā solasa-vassuddesikā vā… MN.i.88; in combination khattiya-kaññā, brāhm …

…= AN.v.16
■ with gen.: brahmacariyassa k. “perfected in morality” AN.ii.23
■ As epithet of “brāhmaṇa Snp.519 = Cnd. s.v.; of…

Khanti & Khantī

f. patience, forbearance, forgiveness. Def. at Dhs.1341: khantī khamanatā adhivāsanatā acaṇḍikkaṃ anasuropo attamanatā cittassa Most frequent combinations: with *[mettā](/define/mettā …

Khanti & Khantī

f. patience, forbearance, forgiveness. Def. at Dhs.1341: khantī khamanatā adhivāsanatā acaṇḍikkaṃ anasuropo attamanatā cittassa Most frequent combinations: with *[mettā](/define/mettā …

…Tāvatiṃsa˚ Māra˚, Brahma˚) at MN.i.72 = DN.iii.260;

• -mahāsāla “the wealthy khattiya” (see above ii.1)…

female khattiya, in series brāhmaṇī kh˚ vessī suddī caṇḍālī nesādī veṇī rathakārī pukkusī AN.iii.229; similarly MN.ii.33, MN.ii.40.

…virūhana-ṭṭhāna), brahma˚
■ AN.i.162, AN.i.223 (kammaṃ khettaṃ, viññāṇaṃ bījaṃ); AN.iv.237; Iti.98; Vv-a.113….

…a well-bred brahmin (with brahmavaṇṇī) DN.i.114, DN.i.120, etc.

• -desa, in ˚issara ruler of a small district…

…formula “kh. j vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ kataṃ karaṇīyaṃ nâparaṃ itthattāya,” denoting the attainment of Arahantship (See arahant…

adjective noun only in neg. sentences: something, anything From the freq. context in the older texts it has assumed the moral implication of something that sticks or adheres to the character of a man, …

anger. Nearest synonyms are āghāta (Dhs.1060 = Cnd.576 both expositions also of dosa), upanāha (always in chain rāga, dosa, moha, kodha, upanāha) and *[dhūma]( …

…girl-wife Ja.ii.120.

• -brahmacariyā (˚ṃ carati) to practise the vow of chastity or virginity AN.iii.224;…

deceitful, cheating; a cheat, a fraud, combined with lapaka DN.i.8; AN.iii.111
■ AN.v.159 sq.; Snp.984, Snp.987; Ja.i.375 (˚tāpasa); Dhp-a.iv.152 (˚brāhmaṇa); Dhp-a.iv.153 (˚co …

…Snp.711; Iti.109 sq. (sabrahmakāni, etc.); Dhp.193
■ brāhmaṇa˚ a Brahmanic family AN.v.249; Ja.iv.411, etc.; vāṇija˚ the…

young boy, son Snp.685 sq. (kuhiṃ kumāro aham api daṭthukāmo: w. ref. to the child Gotama); Pv.iii.5#2; Pv-a.39, Pv-a.41 (= māṇava) daharo kumāro MN.ii.24, MN.ii.44
■ a son of (-˚) rāja˚ Pv-a.16 …

“being made up.”

1. Work. The beginning of things was the work of Brahmā. The use of kutta implies that the work was so easy as to be nearer play than work, and to have been carried out in a mood of …

…esanās: kāma˚, bhava˚, brahmacariya˚ DN.iii.216 DN.iii.270; AN.ii.42; Vb.366; Iti.48; SN.v.54;

• -ogha the flood of…

1. abs.
   1. deed, service, act of mercy or worship, homage: kāra-paṇṇaka Ja.vi.24 (vegetable as oblation); appako pi kato kāro devûpapattiṃ āvahati “even a small gift of mercy brings about rebirth …

…in the same sense Brahma-kāyo “the best body” (i.e. of Doctrine) DN.iii.84 (Dial. iii, 81). 3. Valuation of physical body. From…

…etc.), in cpd. saṅkha˚ brahmacariya the moral life, like a polished shell DN.i.63; SN.ii.219, explained at DN-a.i.181 as…

…AN.i.153; AN.iii.414 sq.; Brahma˚; Vb.421 Mhvs.19, Mhvs.45; Yama˚; Dhp.44; SN.i.34; nara˚; Mhvs.5, Mhvs.282 See also each sep….

Name of a nakkhatta, in cpd. -deva Snp-a.352 (cp. MN.ii.74, n. 6, where spelling Makkādeva; we also find Makhadeva at Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv. i.1).

cp. *Sk. maghā

adjective great, extensive, big important, venerable
■ nom. mahā Snp.1008; Mhvs.22, Mhvs.27. Shortened to maha in cpd. pitāmaha (following a …

…(= seṭṭhatta C.); Vism.132, Vism.232 sq.; Vb-a.278 (Satthu˚, jāti˚, sabrahmacārī˚); DN-a.i.35; Vv-a.191.

fr. mahat˚ cp. Sk. mahattva

… ■ SN.i.38 (itthi malaṃ brahmacariyassa), SN.i.43 (id.); AN.i.105 (issā˚); Snp.378 Snp.469, Snp.962, Snp.1132 (= rāgo malaṃ etc. Cnd.500);…

…criticised by Bdhgh as brahmanic (: heretic) work in contrast with the ancient Vedas as follows “vede bhinditvā dhammayutte…

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 …

adjective pleasant, charming sweet, lovely (only with ref. to the voice) DN.ii.211, DN.ii.227 (one of the 8 characteristics of Brahmā’s & the Buddha’s voice: see bindu & aṭṭhanga); …

…SN.ii.20 (˚ṃ idaṃ brahmacariyaṃ).

later Sk. maṇḍa, perhaps dial. from *mranda, cp. Sk. vi-mradati to soften. Attempts at etym….

…which was specialised in Brahmanism has acquired a general meaning in Buddhism & is applied by the Buddha to any man attaining perfection in…

I. Forms

The 2 bases muñc˚ & mucc˚; are differentiated in such a way, that muñc˚; is the active base, and mucc˚; the passive. There are however cases where the active forms (muñ …

…(sukhaṃ); Snp.524 (brahma-khettaṃ); Dhp.417 (yogaṃ m. kāyaṃ Dhp-a.iv.225); Vv.35#6; Ja.i.138 (kāmā)
■ f manusikā…

…(sukhaṃ); Snp.524 (brahma-khettaṃ); Dhp.417 (yogaṃ m. kāyaṃ Dhp-a.iv.225); Vv.35#6; Ja.i.138 (kāmā)
■ f manusikā…

youth, young man, esp. a young Brahmin Snp.1022, Snp.1027, 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 mānava occurs …

…Mnd.490); Thag.1027 (brahmacariyassa); Dhp.247, Dhp.337. Freq. in formula (may be taken to no. 1) [pahīna] ucchinna-mūla tālâvatthukata…

…devā, vinipātikā; 2 Brahmakāyikā devā; 3 Ābhassarā; 4 Subhakiṇhā; 5 Asaññasattā; 6 Ākāsanañcâyatana-upagā; 7…

…Snp.267
■ brahmacariya (a saintly life) is n- parāyanā (leading to N. SN.iii.189, cp. SN.v.218; also…

…(hidden) treasure Snp.285 (brahma n.); Dhp.76; Kp.viii.2 (see Kp-a 217 sq.: nidhīyatī ti nidhi, def. of n.), 9 (acorâharaṇo nidhi cp….

…(kāyo n’ eva deva˚ na brahma˚), Ja.i.232, Cnd.202#a, also under pucchā; Pv.ii.1#19 (su˚, well constructed i.e. symmetrical); Vism.228…

maker, builder, creator DN.i.18, DN.i.56 (in formula: brahmā… kattā nimmātā…).

Sk. nirmātṛ, n. ag. of nimmināti

adjective sounding (loud), resonant (of a beautiful voice) DN.ii.211 (cp. aṭṭhanga brahmassara & bindu).

fr. ninnāda

…(attānaṃ); Iti.78 (brahmacariye); Thig.391 (manaṃ); Ja.v.99; Pv.iii.7#7 (saṃyame nivesayi); DN-a.i.273 (gāmaṃ); Pv-a.206.

Caus….

Nābhi & Nābhī

feminine

1. the navel AN.iii.240; Ja.i.238; DN-a.i.254 (where it is said that the Vessā (Vaiśyas) have sprung from the navel of Brahmā).
2. the nave of a wheel Vv.64#4 (pl. nabhyo & n …

Nābhi & Nābhī

feminine

1. the navel AN.iii.240; Ja.i.238; DN-a.i.254 (where it is said that the Vessā (Vaiśyas) have sprung from the navel of Brahmā).
2. the nave of a wheel Vv.64#4 (pl. nabhyo & n …

to pull out, draw forth DN.i.77 (T. reads pavāhati, variant reading pabbāḷhati, evidently fr. pabāḷha); cp. Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iv.3, 3 16
pp pabāḷha¹ (q.v.).

pa + bṛh to pull, see …

…a stanza each), SN.i.146 (˚brahma an independent Brahma); AN.ii.41 (˚sacca); AN.v.29 (id.) Snp.824 (id.), Snp.1009 (˚gaṇino each one having…

progeny, offspring, generation, beings, men, world (of men), mankind (cp. use of Bibl. Gr. γέννημα in same meaning) DN.ii.55; SN.v.346 SN.v.362 sq.; AN.ii.75 sq.; AN.iv.290; AN.v.232 sq., AN.v.253 sq. …

…viz devā saindakā sabrahmakā sapajāpatikā in sense of foll. Also at Vb-a.497 with Brahmā. 2. prajāpati (f.) [of Ved. prajāvant,…

…SN.i.105; Iti.111 (brahmacariyaṃ); Dhp.304; Snp.578, Snp.1021 Pp.57; Ja.vi.281 (atthaṃ to explain the meaning or matter); Dhp-a.ii.11…

… ■ two assemblies (viz. Brahma˚, Māra˚) at DN.iii.260; allegorically two groups of people (viz. sāratta-rattā & asāratta-rattā…

…Dial. ii.316); DN.iii.55 (brahmacariya +) SN.v.230; AN.iii.363 (nibbāna˚), AN.iii.376 (brahmacariya˚) Vism.5.

pari + osāna of ava +…

…SN.iv.373; SN.v.218; brahmacariya˚ SN.i.234; Maccu˚ SN.v.217; sambodhi˚ DN.i.156; DN.ii.155; Pp.16. Cp. also Snp.1114 (tap˚ = tad˚, see…

…SN.iv.373; SN.v.218; brahmacariya˚ SN.i.234; Maccu˚ SN.v.217; sambodhi˚ DN.i.156; DN.ii.155; Pp.16. Cp. also Snp.1114 (tap˚ = tad˚, see…

1. happy state, reconciliation, purity Pv-a.132.
2. granting graces, gratification Dhp-a.iii.3 (brahmaṇo mama p. ˚ṭṭhāne pasīdati he is gracious instead of me giving graces)

■ Cp. sam˚.

fr. pa + sad

…profit, advantage SN.i.169 (brahma “best vantage ground”). 4. merit, profit, in special sense of a gift given for the benefit of someone else…

…Quotations of similar use in brahmanical literature see at Vogel p. 6 sq.

• -āvudha (āyudha) set of 5 weapons (sword, spear,…

1. to make known, declare, point out, appoint, assign, recognise, define 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 (āsanaṃ).
2. t …

dead, departed, the departed spirit. The Buddhistic peta represents the Vedic pitaraḥ (manes, cp. pitṛyajña), as well as the Brāhmaṇic preta. The first are souls of the “fathers, …

“applause,” in brahma-pphoṭana at Dhp-a.iii.210 should be taken as ā + phoṭana (= apphoṭana).

to shake, toss (or thunder?) only at two places in similar formula, viz. devatā sādhukāraṃ adaṃsu, brahmāno apphoṭesuṃ (variant reading appoṭh˚) Mil.13 Mil.18; Sakko devarājā appoṭhesi (variant readin …

…country); SN.ii.107 (fig. of brahmacariyaṃ; with bahujañña for ˚jana) AN.iii.215 (of town). By itself & in other combⁿ in the…

father
■ Cases: sg. nom. pitā SN.i.182; Dhp.43; Ja.v.379; Snp-a.423; acc. pitaraṃ Dhp.294; pituṃ Cp.ii.9#3; instr. pitarā Ja.iii.37, pitunā, petyā Ja.v.214; dat. gen. pitu MN.iii.176; …

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 …

…the king’s headpriest (brahmanic), or domestic chaplain, acting at the same time as a sort of Prime Minister DN.i.138; Ja.i.210 Ja.v.127 (his…

1. the foot, usually pl. pādā both feet, e.g. Vin.i.9, Vin.i.34, Vin.i.188; Iti.111; Snp.309, Snp.547, Snp.768, Snp.835, Snp.1028; Ja.ii.114; Ja.iv.137; Dhp-a.iii.196; Pv-a.4, Pv-a.10, Pv-a.40, …

sacrificial cake (brahmanic), oblation Snp.459 (= carukañ ca pūvañ ca Snp-a.405), Snp.467 Snp.479 (= havyasesa C.), 486.

cp. Vedic puroḍāśa

1. one belonging to a kingdom, subject in general, inhabitant Ja.ii.241 (brāhmaṇa gahapati-r- do ārik’ ādayo).
2. an official of the kingdom [op Sk. rāṣṭriya a pretender; also king’s brother in-law …

…dinnaṃ rāja-dāyaṃ brahma-deyyaṃ DN.i.87, of a flourishing place. Dial. i.108 trsl^s “with power over it as if he were…

…dinnaṃ rāja-dāyaṃ brahma-deyyaṃ DN.i.87, of a flourishing place. Dial. i.108 trsl^s “with power over it as if he were…

adjective noun a fellow student DN.ii.77; DN.iii.241 sq., DN.iii.245; MN.i.101; AN.ii.97; Snp.973; Vb-a.281.

sa³ + brahmacārin

adjective including the Brahma world DN.i.62; DN.iii.76, DN.iii.135; AN.i.260; AN.ii.70; SN.v.423; Vin.i.11; DN-a.i.174.

sa³ + brahma…

…up offerings, to abandon Brahmanism Vin.i.7; DN.ii.39; Snp.1146. The word is n. according to Abhp and AN.v.269–AN.v.273; loc. ˚e, DN.i.97;…

thousand, used as a singular with a noun in the plural, sahassaṃ vācā Dhp.100; satasahassaṃ vassāni Ja.i.29; also in the plural after other numerals cattāri satasahassāni chaḷabhiññā Bv.ii.204 = J …

Śakraship, the position as the ruler of the devas MN.iii.65; Ja.i.315; Vism.301 (brahmatta +). -rajja a kingdom rivalling Sakka’s Ja.i.315.

fr. Sakka = Indra

…doctrine of outsiders, i.e. brahmanic Dhp-a.iii.392, cp. brāhmaṇānaṃ samaye DN-a.i.291; ariyānaṃ samaye Mil.229. 7. end, conclusion,…

wanderer, recluse, religieux AN.i.67; DN.iii.16 DN.iii.95 sq., DN.iii.130 sq.; SN.i.45; Dhp.184; of a non-Buddhist (tāpasa) Ja.iii.390; an edifying etymology of the word Dhp-a.iii.84: “samita-pāpat …

…viz. devā sa-indakā sa-brahmakā sa-pajāpatikā DN.ii.274 (without sa-brahmakā); SN.iii.90; AN.v.325. Otherwise…

Brahmā, an archangel Dāvs i.34.

fr. last

(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.

Sirī (siri)

feminine

1. splendour, beauty Snp.686 (instr. siriyā); Ja.vi.318 (siriṃ dhāreti).
2. luck, glory majesty, prosperity SN.i.44 (nom. siri); Ja.ii.410 (siriṃ) Ja.ii.466; DN-a.i.148; Vv-a. …

Sirī (siri)

feminine

1. splendour, beauty Snp.686 (instr. siriyā); Ja.vi.318 (siriṃ dhāreti).
2. luck, glory majesty, prosperity SN.i.44 (nom. siri); Ja.ii.410 (siriṃ) Ja.ii.466; DN-a.i.148; Vv-a. …

…in the fourteenth rūpa-brahmaloka DN.ii.52; Pp.17; Kv.207. -diṭṭha well seen Snp.178 Snp.p.143…

…deva-world, e.g. Vism.314 (brahmalokaṃ uppajjati) Dhp-a.i.28 (kanaka-vimāne nibbatti); Dhp-a.iii.7 (id.); cp SN.i.143.

pp. of…

…not given to one; 3. abrahmacariyā adultery (oṭherwise called kāmesu micchā-cārā); 4. musāvādā telling lies; 5….

…vuṭṭhi); Snp.267 (t. ca brahmacariyā ca), Snp.655 (id.), Snp.901; Pv.i.3#2 (instr. tapasā brahmacariyena Pv-a.15); Ja.i.293; Ne.121 (+…

…tapo). 2. (as f.) tapanī Ja.v.201 (in metaphorical play of word with aggi & brahmacārin Com….

…vuṭṭhi); Snp.267 (t. ca brahmacariyā ca), Snp.655 (id.), Snp.901; Pv.i.3#2 (instr. tapasā brahmacariyena Pv-a.15); Ja.i.293; Ne.121 (+…

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 …

…i.e. of the Path)

1. brahmanic DN.i.238; AN.i.163; also as tevijjaka (n.) DN.i.88, DN.i.107, DN.i.119
2. buddhistic: Vin.ii.161;…

…mentioned as a branch of brahmanic learning, in phrase itihāsa-pañca-mānaṃ padako veyyākaraṇo etc. DN.i.88 = (see DN-a.i.247);…

adjective belonging to a partridge, like a partridge Ja.i.219 (brahmacariya).

fr. tittira

No. 33, only in compounds denoting the 33 gods, whose chief is Sakka, while the numeral 33 is always tettiṃsa. This number occurs already in the Vedas with ref. to the gods & is …

…kāmadeva life, or after brahmadeva life) DN.i.34, DN.i.55; SN.iv.323; Mnd.324; Mil.413; Ne.95, Ne.112, Ne.160; DN-a.i.120.

*…

…Pts.i.84; kāy˚ SN.ii.24; brahmalok˚ Pv.ii.13#19 yathākamm˚ DN.i.82. 2. coming into, experiencing, having as vikappan˚ according to option…

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 …

…(˚bhāvanā), Vism.319 (˚brahmavihāra), Vism.325 (˚vihārin), Vism.461; Snp-a.128; Sdhp.461.

fr. upa + īkṣ, cp. BSk. upekṣā…

…(˚bhāvanā), Vism.319 (˚brahmavihāra), Vism.325 (˚vihārin), Vism.461; Snp-a.128; Sdhp.461.

fr. upa + īkṣ, cp. BSk. upekṣā…

…byūhanto (variant reading brahmanto) mahantaṃ yuddha-kiccaṃ vahituṃ samatthā ti attho“. The BSk. udviddha (Divy.7) may possibly be a…

…See also under brahma. Note. The P. root vacc is given at Dhtm.59 in meaning of “ditti,” i.e….

adjective to be killed, slaughtered or executed; object of execution; meriting death Vin.iv.226; Snp.580 (go vajjho viya); Ja.ii.402 (cora), Ja.vi.483 (= vajjhappatta cora C.); Vism.314; Kp-a.27- *[ …

…keeping the Sunday Ja.vi.232 brahmacariyaṃ v. to live a chaste life MN.i.515 (cp. same expression Ait. Br. 5, 13; Śat. Br. 12, 2, 2; 13, 8….

…(sīla, vata, tapas brahmacariya); AN.v.18; Snp.792, Snp.898; Vv.84#24; Ja.iii.75; Vv-a.9; Pv-a.60
■ subbata…

(& -ī) a carpenter builder, architect, mason. On their craft and guilds see Fick, Sociale Gliederung 181 sq.; Mrs. Rh. D Cambridge Hist. Ind. i.206
■ The word is specially characteristic of t …

appearance etc (lit. “cover, coating”). There is a considerable fluctuation of meaning, especially between meanings 2, 3, 4. One may group as follows.

1. colour Snp.447 (meda˚); SN.v.216 (chavi˚ of t …

…the Veda(s), the brahmanic canon of authorized religious teaching (revelation) & practice otherwise given as…

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 …

…(of heart) Mil.225; brahma˚; divine state SN.v.326; Snp-a.136; Vism.295 sq. (ch. ix.); phāsu˚; comfort AN.iii.119 AN.iii.132;…

…SN.i.192, SN.i.194. In brahmanic sense at Snp.594 (= tiveda Snp-a.463). Both meanings compared contrasted at AN.i.163 (aññathā…

…is abbreviated to brahma (nt.) “highest, best thing of all,” “summum bonum,” paradise magic palace: Thag-a.47…

…udar’ âvadehakaṃ bhuñjitvā seyya-sukhaṃ anuyogo, aññataraṃ deva-nikāyaṃ paṇidhāya brahmacariyaṃ; thus at DN.iii.238;…

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. …

…only in phrase vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ (translation Dial. i.93; “the higher life has been fulfilled”) DN.i.84 (cp. Dhp.i.225 vutthaṃ…

indeclinable part. of disjunction: “or”; always enclitic Kp viii. (itthiyā purisassa vā; mātari pitari vā pi). Usually repeated vā-vā (is it so-) or, either-or, e.g. Snp.1024 (Brahmā vā Indo vā p …

…feast“; Prof. Dutoit “Brahmanen-backwerk” (i.e. special cakes for br.). vācana may be a distortion of vājana,…

…holy state AN.v.29 sq.; brahmacariya˚; chastity Pv-a.61. 4. (adj.) (-˚) staying, living, abiding, spending time Snp.19 (ekaratti˚),…

(-˚) enclosure, circle, ring; in gala˚; the throat circle, i.e. the bottom of the throat Vism.258; Dhs-a.316; Dhp-a.i.394; caṇḍāla˚; circle of Caṇḍālas Ja.vi.156; brāhmaṇa˚; of Brahmins Dhp- …

…he led“ trsl. refers to brahmacariyaṃ). The same verse occurs at Snp.354. The latter passage is mentioned in P.D under…

…(when critical) to the Brahmanic rites of sacrificing to the gods according to the rules initiated in the Vedas & Vedic literature; or (when…

…concerning the brahmanic sacrifice: see DN.i.129 sq., DN.i.137 sq. They are there given as 16 parikkhāras as follows: (4) cattāro…

…as follows: “ye upari Brahma-lokesu vā Āruppesu vā nibbattanti, tadavasese sandhāya vuttaṃ”); DN.ii.139: yebhuyyena dasasu…

adjective noun requesting, one who begs, a recipient of alms, a beggar Ja.iii.353; Pv.ii.9#38; Pv-a.78, Pv-a.102 (= yācanaka); Sdhp.324, Sdhp.331. Freq. in combination with similar terms of wayfarin …

1. A (brahmanic) sacrifice, known otherwise as mahāyāga (or pl ˚yāgā), and consisting of the 4: assamedha, purisamedha…

to cause to sacrifice, to make a priest give an offering (to the gods or otherwise) Ja.vi.211, Ja.vi.215; ppr. yājento MN.i.404; Pot. 2^nd sg. yājeyya Ja.iii.515; 3^rd pl. *yāj …

…Thag-a.257); and brahma-yāna dhamma-yāna “the very best & excellent carriage” as epithet of magga SN.v.5, cp. Ja.iv.100 Cp. the…

…in deva˚ magga DN.i.215, Brahma˚ magga the way leading to the Brahma-world DN.i.220. 2. (in applied meaning, cp. yānikata) -yānika one…

…in deva˚ magga DN.i.215, Brahma˚ magga the way leading to the Brahma-world DN.i.220. 2. (in applied meaning, cp. yānikata) -yānika one…

… 3. with abl.: y brahmalokā up to the highest heaven AN.iii.17; y mekhalā down to her girdle Pv-a.46; yāva āyu-pariyosānā up to…

…of a class of gods in the Brahma heavens “the radiant gods”, usually referred to as the representatives of supreme love (pīti & mettā) thus…

…original Dpvs.iv.26.

• -brahmacariyaka belonging to the principles or fundaments of moral life DN.i.189; DN.iii.284;…

…AN.v.205; DN-a.i.72 (= abrahmacariyato dūra-cārin).

Vedic ārād, abl. as adv.; orig. a root der. fr. *ara remoteness, as in Sk. araṇa…