…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…

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

abstr. fr. brahma

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

-chinna (udaka) (water of a…

…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…

…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…

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

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…

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

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

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

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

…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…

…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…

…the term “brāhmaṇa”). Brahma & Brahma

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

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

…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…

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…

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

who is kept from the brahma world.

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…

…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….

…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….

…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…

…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…

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

…(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;…

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

ati + brahmā

…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…

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

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

fr. brahma

…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…

…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,…

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

…& 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…

…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;…

…& 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…

…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…

…(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…

…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…

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

…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…

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

…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…

…(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….

…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….

…(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…

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

…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…

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

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

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

…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….

…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….

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

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

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

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

…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…

…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…

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

…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…

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

…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…

…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…

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

5heaven

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

…the legitimate sons of Brahma.

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

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

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

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

The Pārājika Vin.iii.28ff.…

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

The Saṃyutta also records a conversation that took place between…

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

…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,…

…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…

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

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

…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

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

As the Great Beings mahā - satta a synonym often…

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

Pity: karunā see: brahma-vihāra.

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

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…

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

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

…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…

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

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

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

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

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