conduct, behaviour, state of life

SNP 45 tissametteyyasuttaṃ aṭṭhakavaggo 7

paṇḍito'ti samaññāto, eka-cariyaṃ adhiṭṭhito, athā'pi methune yutto, mando'va parikissati.

AN 7.6 vitthatadhanasuttaṃ

ye te dhammā ādikalyāṇā majjhekalyāṇā pariyosānakalyāṇā sātthaṃ sabyañjanaṃ, kevalaparipuṇṇaṃ parisuddhaṃ brahma-cariyaṃ abhivadanti

conduct, behaviour, state of life

KHP 5 maṅgalasuttaṃ

dānañca dhamma-cariyā ca, ñātakānañca saṅgaho, anavajjāni kammāni, etaṃ maṅgalam'uttamaṃ.

SNP 37 nālakasuttaṃ mahāvaggo 11

anagāriy'upetassa, bhikkhā-cariyaṃ jigīsato, muni pabrūhi me puṭṭho, moneyyaṃ uttamaṃ padaṃ.

of carati

going about, motion; action, performance; deed; behavior, conduct; esp. good conduct.

…state of, life of. Three cariyās at Pts.i.79; six at Vism.101; eight at Pts.ii.19 sq., Pts.ii.225 & four sets of eight in detail at…

unchasity, uncelibacy

AN 3.71 uposathasuttaṃ

pāṇaṃ na haññe na c'adinnam'ādiye, musā na bhāse na ca majjapo siyā, abrahmacariyā virameyya methunā, rattiṃ na bhuñjeyya vikālabhojanaṃ.

conduct not in line with the Dhamma, unethical conduct, immoral behaviour, misconduct

AN 10.47 mahālisuttaṃ

ime ca, mahāli, dasa dhammā loke na saṃvijjeyyuṃ, na'y'idha paññāyetha adhammacariyā-visamacariyā'ti vā dhammacariyā-samacariyā'ti vā.

wandering for alms, begging for food

SNP 37 nālakasuttaṃ mahāvaggo 11

anagāriy'upetassa, bhikkhācariyaṃ jigīsato, muni pabrūhi me puṭṭho, moneyyaṃ uttamaṃ padaṃ.

spiritual path, holy life, celibacy

VIN 4.1.6 pañcavaggiya kathā

etha bhikkhavo'ti bhagavā avoca. svākkhāto dhammo caratha brahmacariyaṃ sammā dukkhassa antakiriyāyā'ti. sāva tesaṃ āyasmantānaṃ upasampadā ahosi

SN 22.96 gomayapiṇḍasuttaṃ

ettako ce'pi, bhikkhu, attabhāvapaṭilābho abhavissa nicco dhuvo sassato avipariṇāmadhammo, na'y'idaṃ brahmacariya-vāso paññāyetha sammā dukkhakkhayāya.

in conformity with the spiritual path, proper for the the holy life

AN 3.89 tatiyasikkhāsuttaṃ

yāni ca kho tāni sikkhāpadāni ādibrahmacariyakāni brahmacariyasāruppāni tattha dhuvasīlo ca hoti ṭhitasīlo ca, samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu.

living the holy life, following the spiritual path, celibate renunciant

SNP 57 tissametteyya māṇava pucchā pārāyanavaggo 2

kāmesu brahmacariyavā, vītataṇho sadā sato, saṅkhāya nibbuto bhikkhu, tassa no santi iñjitā.

living the holy life, following the spiritual path

SN 22.96 gomayapiṇḍasuttaṃ

ettako ce'pi, bhikkhu, attabhāvapaṭilābho abhavissa nicco dhuvo sassato avipariṇāmadhammo, na'y'idaṃ brahmacariyavāso paññāyetha sammā dukkhakkhayāya.

AN 3.101 loṇakapallasuttaṃ

yo, bhikkhave, evaṃ vadeyya, yathā yath'āyaṃ puriso kammaṃ karoti tathā tathā taṃ paṭisaṃvediyatī'ti, evaṃ santaṃ, bhikkhave, brahmacariyavāso na hoti, okāso na paññāyati sammā dukkhassa antakiriyāya.

spiritual path, holy life, celibacy

DHP 155 jarāvaggo

acaritvā brahmacariyaṃ, aladdhā yobbane dhanaṃ, jiṇṇakoñcā'va jhāyanti, khīṇamacche'va pallale.

SNP 4 kasibhāradvājasuttaṃ uragavaggo 4

khīṇā jāti, vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ, kataṃ karaṇīyaṃ, nāparaṃ itthattāyā'ti abbhaññāsi.

conduct in line with the Dhamma, ethical conduct, moral behaviour

KHP 5 maṅgalasuttaṃ

dānañca dhammacariyā ca, ñātakānañca saṅgaho, anavajjāni kammāni, etaṃ maṅgalam'uttamaṃ.

AN 10.47 mahālisuttaṃ

ime ca, mahāli, dasa dhammā loke na saṃvijjeyyuṃ, na'y'idha paññāyetha adhammacariyā-visamacariyā'ti vā dhammacariyā-samacariyā'ti vā.

living alone, solitude, lit. walking alone

DHP 61 bālavaggo

carañ'ce n'ādhigaccheyya, seyyaṃ sadisam'attano, ekacariyaṃ daḷhaṃ kayirā, n'atthi bāle sahāyatā.

SNP 45 tissametteyyasuttaṃ aṭṭhakavaggo 7

paṇḍito'ti samaññāto, ekacariyaṃ adhiṭṭhito, athā'pi methune yutto, mando'va parikissati.

nudity, lit. going around naked

DHP 141 daṇḍavaggo

na naggacariyā na jaṭā na paṅkā, n'ānāsakā thaṇḍilasāyikā vā, rajojallaṃ ukkuṭikappadhānaṃ, sodhenti maccaṃ avitiṇṇakaṅkhaṃ.

first teacher, foremost teacher

AN 4.63 brahmasuttaṃ

pubb'ācariyā'ti, bhikkhave, mātāpitūnaṃ etaṃ adhivacanaṃ … taṃ kissa hetu? bahukārā, bhikkhave, mātāpitaro, puttānaṃ āpādakā posakā imassa lokassa dassetāro'ti.

AN 4.63 brahmasuttaṃ

brahmā'ti mātāpitaro, pubb'ācariyā'ti vuccare, āhuneyyā ca puttānaṃ, pajāya anukampakā.

attending (to), waiting (on), service (to)

AN 4.63 brahmasuttaṃ

tāya naṃ pāricariyāya, mātāpitūsu paṇḍitā, idh'eva naṃ pasaṃsanti, pecca sagge pamodatī'ti.

in one’s own teaching, in one’s field of expertise

DN 4.5 soṇadaṇḍasuttaṃ

vihaññati kho ayaṃ soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo sakena cittena. yaṃnūn'āhaṃ soṇadaṇḍaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ sake ācariyake tevijjake pañhaṃ puccheyyan'ti

wholesome conduct, harmonious behaviour, suitable behaviour, good behaviour

AN 10.47 mahālisuttaṃ

yasmā ca kho, mahāli, ime dasa dhammā loke saṃvijjanti, tasmā paññāyati adhammacariyā-visamacariyā'ti vā dhammacariyā-samacariyā'ti vā'ti.

(living) with first teachers, with foremost teachers

AN 4.63 brahmasuttaṃ

sabrahmakāni, bhikkhave, tāni kulāni yesaṃ puttānaṃ mātāpitaro ajjhāgāre pūjitā honti. sapubb'ācariyakāni, bhikkhave, tāni kulāni, yesaṃ puttānaṃ mātāpitaro ajjhāgāre pūjitā honti.

that unsurpassed goal of the spiritual path

MN 7 vatthasuttaṃ

tad'anuttaraṃ brahmacariyapariyosānaṃ diṭṭh'eva dhamme sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja vihāsi.

unwholesome conduct, disharmonious behaviour, unsuitable behaviour, bad behaviour

AN 10.47 mahālisuttaṃ

yasmā ca kho, mahāli, ime dasa dhammā loke saṃvijjanti, tasmā paññāyati adhammacariyā-visamacariyā'ti vā dhammacariyā-samacariyā'ti vā'ti.

teacher

AN 2.9 cariyasuttaṃ

ime kho, bhikkhave, dve sukkā dhammā lokaṃ na pāleyyuṃ, na'y'idha paññāyetha mātā'ti vā mātucchā'ti vā mātulānī'ti vā ācariya-bhariyā'ti vā garūnaṃ dārā'ti vā.

DHPa 1.1.2 maṭṭhakuṇḍalī vatthu

atthakāmo'si me yakkha, hitakāmo'si devate, karomi tuyhaṃ vacanaṃ, tvaṃ'si ācariyo mama.

(vinaya) preceptor, teacher

VIN 4.1.18 ācariyavatta kathā

ācariyo me bhante hohi āyasmato nissāya vacchāmi

teacher’s wife

AN 2.9 cariyasuttaṃ

ime kho, bhikkhave, dve sukkā dhammā lokaṃ na pāleyyuṃ, na'y'idha paññāyetha mātā'ti vā mātucchā'ti vā mātulānī'ti vā ācariyabhariyā'ti vā garūnaṃ dārā'ti vā.

teaching

DN 4.5 soṇadaṇḍasuttaṃ

vihaññati kho ayaṃ soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo sakena cittena. yaṃnūn'āhaṃ soṇadaṇḍaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ sake ācariyake tevijjake pañhaṃ puccheyyan'ti

DN 16.20 mahāparinibbānasuttaṃ

na tāv'āhaṃ, pāpima, parinibbāyissāmi, yāva me bhikkhuniyo na sāvikā bhavissanti … sakaṃ ācariyakaṃ uggahetvā ācikkhissanti desessanti paññapessanti

fundamental to the holy life, essential to the spiritual path

AN 3.89 tatiyasikkhāsuttaṃ

yāni ca kho tāni sikkhāpadāni ādibrahmacariyakāni brahmacariyasāruppāni tattha dhuvasīlo ca hoti ṭhitasīlo ca, samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu.

…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 standards of…

tanítványhoz méltó viselkedés, szent élet

attendance on, or care of, the ritual fire

non-transgression; faithfulness.

following; attendance.

1. not having a teacher; not dependent on an instructor.
2. free from bad influences.

(sexual) transgression; unfaithfulness.

conduct bringing benefit, helpful conduct; esp. benevolent behavior, helpful advice

following a different teaching

following a different teaching

following a different teaching

right action, virtuous behavior.

going about or living alone, solitariness; a solitary life

of reddish or brownish color.

complete chastity; the preserving of virginity

complete chastity; the preserving of virginity

going about naked, the practice of nakedness.

1. support, what one depends or relies on; refuge, shelter; dependence; reliance.
2. support, resource; requisite.
3. (a relation of) dependence and guidance and supervision (under an upajjhāya or ācariya)

teacher; an instructor (of religious texts); a teacher or a master; in some skill; an authority.

teacher’s wife; a female teacher

teacher’s fee

subject of learning, doctrine; craft, profession; teaching.

teacher’s house or family; a “school”

generation of teachers

(one) having the status of a teacher; like a teacher

teacher’s closed fist, the keeping something back from pupils

the succession of teachers

teacher upon teacher; teacher and a teacher of teachers

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

Abhisamācārika-sīla: ’ morality consisting in good behaviour’, relates to the external duties of a Bhikkhu such as towards his senior, etc. abhisamācārika-sīla is a name for those moral rule …

Acinteyya: lit. ‘That which cannot not be thought of’, the unthinkable, unimaginable, inconceivable, incomprehensible, impenetrable, that which transcends the limits of thinking and over which the …

Bodhi: from verbal root budhi to awaken, to understand: awakening, enlightenment, supreme knowledge. Through Bodhi one awakens from the slumber or stupor inflicted upon the mind by the defilemen …

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 sikkhāpada, takes as the third precept the vow of chastity, …

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

Paramī: Pāramitā: ‘perfection’. Ten qualities leading to Buddhahood: 1 perfection in giving or generosity; dāna - pāramī 2 morality sīla - p 3 renunciation nekkhamma - p 4 understan …

Ādibrahmacariyaka-sīla: ‘morality of genuine pure conduct’, consists in right speech, right bodily action and right livelihood, forming the 3rd, 4th and 5th links of the 8-fold path see: sacca …

adjective
standing on (c. loc.), esp. with the idea of standing above, towering over Vv.63#30 (hemarathe a. = sakalaṃ ṭhānaṃ abhibhavitvā ṭhita Vv-a.269)

1. looked after, managed, undertaken gover …

…to Dhp-a.i.199 -paricariyā fire-worship Dhp-a.ii.232; Snp-a.291 (pāri˚), Snp-a.456…

adjective noun that which is personal, subjective, arises from within (in contrast to anything outside, objective or impersonal); as adv. & ˚interior, personal, inwardly (opp.; bahiddhā bāhira etc o …

adjective not deceiving, open, honest Snp.941 (see Mnd.422: māyā vuccati vañcanikā cariyā). Cp. next.

a + māyā

Antarāya¹

obstacle, hindrance, impediment to (-˚); prevention, bar danger, accident to (-). There are 10 dangers (to or from) enumerated at Vin.i.112, Vin.i.169 etc., viz. *rāja˚, cora˚ …

instructor, adviser Ja.iv.178 (ācariya +). Cp anusāsaka.

n. ag. to anu + sās, cf. Sk. anuśāsitṛ & P. satthar

…lābha˚, sikkhā˚, pāricariyā˚, anussata˚*;) at DN.iii.250 DN.iii.281; AN.i.22; AN.iii.284, AN.iii.325 sq., AN.iii.452; Pts.i.5. Cp….

1. application, devotion to (-˚), execution, practice of (-˚); often comb^d. with anuyutta in phrase -anuyogaṃ anuyutta = practisiṅg e.g. Vin.i.190 (maṇḍan’ ânuyogaṃ anuyutta); DN.iii.1 …

honouring, honour, worship, reverence Ja.i.220; Ja.v.326; DN-a.i.256 (˚kamma); Vv-a.24 (˚ṃ karoti = añjalikaṃ karoti); Pv-a.104 (˚kara, adj.), Pv-a.128 (+ paricariya).

abstr. fr. apa + cāy, w …

adjective noun Before Buddhism used as honorific title of high officials like the English ʻHis Worship’; at the rise of Buddhism applied popularly to all ascetics (Dial. iii.3–⁠6). Adopted by the Bu …

Assa¹

shoulder; in cpd. assapuṭa shoulder-bag, knapsack i.e. a bag containing provisions instr. assupuṭena with provisions. Later exegesis has interpreted this as a bag full of ashes, …

transgression, sin, adultery DN.iii.190.

ati + cariyā

…Ja.vi.369

• -cariyā useful conduct or behaviour DN.iii.152 DN.iii.190 DN.iii.232 AN.ii.32 AN.ii.248 AN.iv.219 AN.iv.364
• -ñu…

…karaṇīyaṃ a. dhammacariyāya SN.i.101; ko nu aññatram-ariyehi who else but the Nobles Snp.886 (= ṭhapetvā saññā-mattena…

an almsman, a mendicant, a Buddhist monk or priest, a bhikkhu.
■ nom. sg. bhikkhu freq. passim; Vin.iii.40 (vuḍḍhapabbajita); AN.i.78 (thera bh., an elder bh.; and nava bh. …

…-cariyā going about for alms, begging round Snp.700; Pv-a.146.

• -cāra = ˚cariyā Mhbv.28 *…

1. part, portion, fraction, share Vin.i.285; Snp.427 (sahassa-bhāgo maraṇassa = sahassaṃ bhāgānaṃ assā ti Snp-a.387; a thousand times a share of death, i.e. very near death, almost quite dead), Snp. …

Brahma & Brahmā

I. Brahman

neuter [cp. Vedic bráhman nt. prayer; nom. sg bráhma]

1. the supreme good; as a buddhistic term used in a sense different from the brahmanic (save in controvers …

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 …

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

Brahma & Brahmā

I. Brahman

neuter [cp. Vedic bráhman nt. prayer; nom. sg bráhma]

1. the supreme good; as a buddhistic term used in a sense different from the brahmanic (save in controvers …

…also cara, caraṇa, cariyā, cāraka, cārikā, cārin.

Meaning:

1. Lit.
   1. to move about, to walk, travel etc.; almost synon. with…

to set going, to pasture, feed, preserve: indriyāni c. to feast one’s senses (cp. Ger. “augenweide”) Pv-a.58; khantiṃ c to feed meekness DN-a.i.277; olambakaṃ cārento drooping Ja.i.174; Pass. ppr. * …

…Dial. i.184; ii.176;

• -cariyā walking in righteousness, righteous living, observance of the Dh., piety (=…

…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…

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

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

…Snp.451; Dhp.37.

• -cariyā walking alone, solitude Dhp.61; Snp.820.
• -cārin = ˚cara Mil.105. *…

…AN.iii.296 (brahmacariyā);

• -pati see sep.

see under gaṇhāti

Gaha²

“seizer,” seizing, grasping,…

1. 1. in special sense: a meeting or a chapter of (two or three bhikkhus, a company (opposed both to sangha, the order & puggala, the individual) Vin.i.58, Vin.i.74, Vin.i.195, Vin.i.197 Vin.ii.170, V …

˚Gāmin

adjective f. ˚iṇī, in composition ˚gāmi˚

1. going, walking, lit.: sīgha˚ walking quickly Snp.381
2. leading to, making for, usually with magga or paṭipadā (gāminī), either lit. Pāṭaliputtagām …

an elephant Vin.i.218, Vin.i.352; Vin.ii.194 sq (Nālāgiri) = Ja.v.335 (nom. sg. hatthī; gen. hatthissa) DN.i.5; AN.ii.209; Ja.i.358; Ja.ii.102; Dhp-a.i.59 (correct haṭṭhi!), Dhp-a.i.80 (acc. pl. hat …

…MN.i.81; Snp.1038 (= cariyā vatti vihāro Cnd.148); Iti.31; Vism.145 (+ vutti pālana yapana).

-patha way of…

Itthi & Itthī

feminine woman female; also (usually as-˚) wife. Opp. purisa man (see e.g. for contrast of itthi and purisa Ja.v.72, Ja.v.398; Ne.93; Dhp-a.i.390; Pv-a.153)
■ SN.i.33 (nibbānass’ e …

Itthi & Itthī

feminine woman female; also (usually as-˚) wife. Opp. purisa man (see e.g. for contrast of itthi and purisa Ja.v.72, Ja.v.398; Ne.93; Dhp-a.i.390; Pv-a.153)
■ SN.i.33 (nibbānass’ e …

…carati viññāṇacariyā Pts.i.80; kusalassa k˚ssa katattā Vb.173 sq. Vb.266 sq.; Vb.297 sq.; kusala-k˚-paccayāni Bdhd 12;…

1. (adj.)
   1. that ought to be, must or should be done, to be done, to be made (= kātabbaṃ karaṇârahaṃ Kp-a.236) Vin.i.58; DN.i.3, cp. Mil.183; AN.v.210; DN-a.i.7. Often-˚ in the sense of “doing …

adjective one who is fully accomplished, an Arahant; often with mahesi and uttamapurisa Defⁿ sabbaguṇa-paripuṇṇa sabba-yoga-visaṃyutta Snp-a.153
■ ye suvimuttā t …

rule, power, possession; only in compounds:

• -dhamma the law of ruling, political science Ja.v.490 (is it khattu˚ = khattā˚?)
• -vijjā polity DN.i.9, condemn …

destroyed, exhausted, removed, wasted, gone; in compounds ˚-often to be translated “without.” It is mostly applied to the destruction of the passions (āsavā) & demerit (kamma). Khīṇā jāti “destroyed …

…Ja.ii.120.

• -brahmacariyā (˚ṃ carati) to practise the vow of chastity or virginity AN.iii.224; Thag-a.99. *…

…conduct equivalent to abrahmacariyā, inchastity (see sīla Pp.38, Pp.39; Iti.63, etc. itthi-kāmehi paricāreti “he enjoys…

1. streak, line Vv-a.277 (= rāji); canda˚; crescent moon [cp. Epic candralekhā Mbh 3, 1831] Vism.168; Dhs-a.151.
2. a scratch, line AN.i.283; Pp.32; Ja.vi.56 (lekhaṃ kaḍḍhati).
3. writing, inscrip …

sham, pretext, trick Vin.iii.169 (where ten lesas are enumerated, viz. jāti˚, nāma˚ gotta˚, linga˚, āpatti˚, patta˚, cīvara˚, upajjhāya˚ ācariya˚, senāsana˚); Ja.ii.11; Ja.vi.402
■ lesa-kappa pre …

1. carved, cut, worked (in ivory 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 “likhita-sankha-sadisa dhota-sankha-sap …

lac; lac-dye; enumerated with other colourings at MN.i.127 = SN.ii.101 = AN.iii.230
■ Snp-a.577 Vism.261 (as colour of blood).

• -ācariya expert in lac-dyeing Snp-a.577.
• …

anything impure, stain (lit. & fig.), dirt. In the Canon mostly fig. of impurities. On mala in similes see J.P.T.S., 1907, 122
■ SN.i.38 (itthi malaṃ brahmacariyassa), SN.i.43 (id.); AN.i.105 (issā˚ …

the top part, best part of milk or butter, etc. i.e. cream scum; fig. essence of, the pick of, finest part of anything parisā˚; the cream of a gathering, the pick of the congregation, excellent cong …

Muddha¹

infatuated, bewildered, foolish Ja.v.436.

• -dhātuka bewildered in one’s nature, foolish(ly Ja.iv.391 (variant reading luddha˚); Dhp-a.iii.120 (variant read …

the fist Vv-a.206 muṭṭhī katvā gaṇhāti to take by making a fist, i.e. clutch tightly, clenching one’s fist Ja.vi.331
■ muṭṭhiṃ akāsi he made a fist (as sign) Ja.vi.364. As-˚ often meaning “han …

…māyā vuccati vañcanikā cariyā Mnd.422); Vb.357, Vb.361, Vb.389; Mil.289; Vism.106 (+ sātheyya, māna, pāpicchatā etc.), Vism.479 (māyā…

1. (lit.) root AN.ii.200; MN.i.233; Dhp-a.i.270; Dhp-a.iv.200 (opp. patti); Vism.270 (rukkha˚; = rukkha-samīpaṃ); Pv.ii.9#6 (sa˚ with the root); Pv-a.43 (rukkhassa mūle at the foot of).
2. foot …

…Pv-a.68 Pv-a.106.

• -cariyā going naked Dhp.141; Dhp-a.iii.78; cp. Sk nagnacaryā Divy.339; *…

…by means of; tapo, brahmacariyā and ariyasaccāna-dassanaṃ Snp.267
■ brahmacariya (a saintly life) is…

leaving the world, adopting the ascetic life state of being a Buddhist friar, taking the (yellow) robe ordination

1. ordination or admission into the Buddha’s Order in particular: Vin.iii.13; SN.i.16 …

lit. to speak against, i.e. to reject, refuse, disavow, abandon, give up, usually in connection with Buddhaṃ, dhammaṃ sikkhaṃ or similar terms of a religious-moral nature Vin.iii.25; SN.ii.231, SN.ii …

…also ˚nimitta) Pts.ii.8 (˚cariyā), Pts.ii.20 (˚ṭṭha); DN-a.i.63 (viriy-indriyassa ˚lakkhaṇa). 2. paggāha:…

…also ˚nimitta) Pts.ii.8 (˚cariyā), Pts.ii.20 (˚ṭṭha); DN-a.i.63 (viriy-indriyassa ˚lakkhaṇa). 2. paggāha:…

to shine forth, to be visible, to become known Snp.445, Snp.1032 (= bhāsati tapati virocati Cnd.373)
caus pakāseti to show up, illustrate, explain make known, give information …

…ministration, worship SN.i.182; AN.i.132; Dhp-a.ii.232 (aggi˚;) Occurs also as pāricariyā (q.v.), e.g. at…

1. to serve, wait on, attend upon, honour, worship [cp. BSk. paricārayati Divy.114 sq., Divy.421] SN.i.124 (pāde); Dhp-a.iii.196 (id.); Ja.i.81 (˚cāritabba-ṭṭhāna place of worship); Ja.iv.274; Ja.v. …

adjective noun = paricāraka (servant, attendant) AN.v.263 (aggi˚ fire-worshipper); Pv.ii.6#20 (amacca minister & attendant); Thag-a.267; Snp-a.597
■ f. -carikā

1. a maid-servant, handmaiden, …

to cover, encompass, surround Ja.i.181 (nagaraṃ ˚ayiṃsu); Ja.ii.102 (fut. ˚essati), Ja.iii.371 (rukkhaṃ); Ja.iv.405 (for parikaroti); Ja.vi.179. ger. parivāretvā used as prep. …

1. end, finish, conclusion Ja.i.106 (sacca˚ = desanā˚); Pv-a.9 (desanā and passim), Pv-a.136 (āyūha˚), Pv-a.162 (id.), Pv-a.281 (= anta) Often contracted with ādi beginning & majj …

Parāyana & Parāyaṇa

neuter

1. (n.) final end, i.e. support, rest, relief SN.i.38; AN.i.155, AN.i.156 (tāṇa lena dīpa etc.); Ja.v.501 = Ja.vi.375 (dīpañ ca p.).
2. (adj. ˚)
   1. going through to, en …

Parāyana & Parāyaṇa

neuter

1. (n.) final end, i.e. support, rest, relief SN.i.38; AN.i.155, AN.i.156 (tāṇa lena dīpa etc.); Ja.v.501 = Ja.vi.375 (dīpañ ca p.).
2. (adj. ˚)
   1. going through to, en …

opulent, prosperous, rich; in the older texts only in stock phrase iddha ph. bahujana (rich & prosperous & well-populated) DN.i.211 (of the town Nālandā); DN.ii.146 (of Kusāvatī); MN.i.377; (of Nāl …

Piṭṭhi & Piṭṭhī

feminine

1. the back Vin.ii.200 (piṭṭhī); MN.i.354; Ja.i.207; Ja.ii.159, Ja.ii.279. piṭṭhiṃ (paccāmittassa) passati to see the (enemy’s) back, i.e. to see the …

Piṭṭhi & Piṭṭhī

feminine

1. the back Vin.ii.200 (piṭṭhī); MN.i.354; Ja.i.207; Ja.ii.159, Ja.ii.279. piṭṭhiṃ (paccāmittassa) passati to see the (enemy’s) back, i.e. to see the …

Pubba¹

pus, matter, corruption MN.i.57; MN.iii.90; SN.i.150; SN.ii.157; AN.i.34; Ja.ii.18; Mil.382; Pv-a.80
■ In detail discussed (as one of the 32 ākāras) at Vism.261, Vism.360; Kp- …

…SN.iv.307 (ācariya-pācariyā); Thag.947. 2. (-˚; cp. pubba² 1) having formerly been, previous Ja.i.182 (suvaṇṇakāra˚…

(-˚) only as 2^nd part of a (redupl.) compound ācariya-pācariya in the nature of combinations mentioned under a¹ 3 b: “teacher upon teacher (explained by C^s as “tea …

same as paricariya serving, waiting on, service, ministration, honour (for = loc.) DN.iii.189, DN.iii.250 DN.iii.281; MN.ii.177; SN.iv.239; AN.ii.70; AN.iii.284, AN.iii.325, AN.iii.328; Ja.iii.408; …

…Dhs.62, Dhs.75; Ne.19.

• -cariyā living in faith Vism.101.
• -deyya a gift in faith DN.i.5; Vin.i.298;…

adjective own DN.i.106, DN.i.119, DN.i.231; DN.ii.173 (sakaṃ te “all be your own,” as greeting to the king); MN.i.79; Vin.i.3, Vin.i.249 (ācariyaka); SN.v.261 (id.); Snp.861; Iti.76 Mnd.252; Pv.i.5#1 …

…quiescent Ja.iv.172. Cp. -cariyā & ˚cārin.

fr. śam: see sammati¹

Sama²

fatigue…

…Ja.vi.128; Dhp-a.iv.145.

sama¹ + cariyā

grove, wood Ja.v.417, Ja.v.421 (variant reading sañcāriya).

…are: dāna, peyyavajja atthacariyā, samānattatā, or liberality, kindly speech, a life of usefulness (Rh. D. at Dial. iii.145 sagacious…

adjective together with one’s teacher DN.i.102.

sa³ + ācariya + ka

…to one; 3. abrahmacariyā adultery (oṭherwise called kāmesu micchā-cārā); 4. musāvādā telling lies; 5….

…of morality (often brahmacariyā & saṃvara); in this sense held up as an ideal by the Buddha. DN.iii.42 sq., DN.iii.232 (attan & paran˚)…

…of morality (often brahmacariyā & saṃvara); in this sense held up as an ideal by the Buddha. DN.iii.42 sq., DN.iii.232 (attan & paran˚)…

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

fr. tittira

sometimes tūriya (e.g. Vv.5#4) musical instruments in general, usually referred to as comprising 5 kinds of special instruments (pañcangika t. e.g. Vv.5#4; Vv.39#1 ; Vv-a.181, Vv-a.183, Vv-a.210, V …

spiritual teacher or preceptor, master. Often comb^d. with ācariya e.g. Vin.i.119; Mnd.350; the ācariya being only the deputy or substitute of the upajjhāya. Vin.i.45, V …

…Cp. samuñchaka.

• -cariyā wandering for, or in search for gleaning, Ja.ii.272; Ja.iii.37, Ja.iii.515; Ja.v.3;…

…Cp. samuñchaka.

• -cariyā wandering for, or in search for gleaning, Ja.ii.272; Ja.iii.37, Ja.iii.515; Ja.v.3;…

…a dwelling, abode, residence Ja.vi.292 (rāja˚ = rāja-paricariyā C.); Mil.372 (rājavasatiṃ vase); Dāvs…

Vata¹

indeclinable part of exclamation: surely, certainly, indeed, alas! Vin.iii.39 (puris’ usabho vat’ âyaṃ “for sure he is a human bull”) Thig.316 (abbhutaṃ vata vācaṃ bhāsasi); Snp.178, …

Vatta¹

neuter

1. that which is done, which goes on or is customary, i.e. duty, service, custom, function Vin.ii.31; Snp.294, Snp.393 (gahaṭṭha˚) Vism.188 (cetiy’ angaṇa˚ etc.); Dhp-a.i.9 …

1. a bamboo Snp.38 (vaṃso visālo va; vaṃso explained at Cnd.556 as “veḷugumba,” at Snp-a.76 as “veḷu”), ibid. (˚kaḷīra) Ja.vi.57; Vism.255 (˚kaḷīra); Kp-a.50 (id.).
2. race lineage, family AN.ii.27 …

bondage SN.ii.17; SN.iii.135, SN.iii.186; AN.i.66 (+ vinivesa); Snp.16
■ The five cetaso vinibandhā (bondages of the mind) are: kāmesu rāgo, kāye rāgo, rūpe rāgo, yāvadatthaṃ udar’ âvadehakaṃ b …

fulfilled accomplished; (or:) lived, spent (= vuttha); only in phrase vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ (translation Dial. i.93; “the higher life has been fulfilled”) DN.i.84 (cp. Dhp.i.225 vutthaṃ parivuttha …

1. speaking, speech, talk, nearly always-˚, e.g. iti˚; hearsay, general talk MN.i.133; SN.v.73; AN.ii.26; kumāraka˚; child-talk or childish talk i.e. in the manner of talking to a child SN.ii.21 …

Vāsa¹

clothing; adj. (-˚) clothed in Ja.vi.47 (hema-kappana-vāsase).

vas to clothe, see vasati¹

Vāsa²

1. living, sojourn, life Snp.191; Mhv …

Ya˚

I. Forms

(See inflection also at Geiger, P.Gr. § 110.) The decl. is similar to that of ta˚ among the more rarely found forms we only mention the foll.
■ sg. nom. m. *[yo](/define/y …

training, practice Ja.ii.165 (yoggaṃ karoti to practise); Ja.iv.269 (id.); Dhp-a.i.52 (lakkha-yoggaṃ karoti to practise shooting)
■ adj. (-˚) katayogga well-practised, trained SN.i.62, SN.i.98 …

adjective noun treaching, f. ācarinī a female teacher Vin.iv.227 (in contrast to gaṇa & in same sense as ācariya m. at Vin.iv.130), Vin.iv.317 (id.).

fr. ā + car

teacher (almost syn. with upajjhāya) Vin.i.60, Vin.i.61, Vin.i.119 (˚upajjhāya); Vin.ii.231; Vin.iv.130 (gaṇo vā ācariyo a meeting of the bhikkhus or a single teacher cp. f. āca …

teacher Vin.i.249; Vin.iii.25, Vin.iii.41; DN.i.88 DN.i.119, DN.i.187; DN.ii.112; MN.i.514; MN.ii.32; SN.v.261; AN.ii.170; AN.iv.310. See also sācariyaka.

ācariya + ka, diff. …

is the contracted form of ācariya; only found in the Jātakas, e.g. Ja.iv.248; Ja.vi.563.

1. (m.) starting-point, beginning Snp.358 (acc. ādiṃ = kāraṇaṃ Snp-a.351); Dhp.375 (nom. ādi); Mil.10 (ādimhi); Ja.vi.567 (abl. ādito from the beginning). For use as nt. see below 2 b.
2. (adj & adv …

…(= jīvikatthāya ādiccaparicariyā DN-a.i.97); Ja.ii.72 (˚jātaka; ādiccaṃ upatiṭṭhati Ja.ii.73 = suriyaṃ namassamāno tiṭṭhati…

Ārā¹

feminine an awl; see cp āragga. Perhaps a der. of ārā is āḷakā (q.v.).

Sk. ārâ; *ēl “pointed”, as in Ohg. āla = Ger. ahle, Ags. āēl = E awl; Oicel. alr

Ārā<su …