of carati

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

cariyā (f.) (mostly-˚) conduct, behaviour, 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 Cnd.237^b. Ver …

Wanderer. The name given to some of the ascetics and recluses of the Buddha’s time. They were not exclusively brahmin. Their presence seems to have been recognized and respected from earlier times. Ge …

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.

…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

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

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

…e.g. to M., Buddhavamsa, Cariyapitaka generally give a 4-fold explanation of the word bodhi: 1. the tree of enlightenment, 2. the Noble path…

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…

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

…Luzac & Co.; Buddhavamsa & Cariyapitaka. tr. by I. B. Horner Minor Anthologies III, Sacred Books of the Buddhists. PTS. - Narada Thera, The…

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

…(kammanta) 2. undertaking, bent on (c. acc.) Snp.820 (ekacariyaṃ).

pp. of adhiṭṭhāti

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 …

…(= upajjhayassa vā ā ācariyassa vā te guṇā assū ti Mnd.350).

• -ārammaṇa a subjective object of thought…

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

a + māyā

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

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

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

preeminence, superiority, excellency; highest ideal, greatest good. They are mentioned as sets of 3 (viz. dassana˚, paṭipadā˚, vimutti˚;) at DN.iii.219, or of 6 (viz. *dassana˚, savana˚ lābha˚, sikk …

…invitation, appeal, question (cp. anuyuñjati 2) Mil.10 (ācariyassa ˚ṃ datvā).

Sk. anuyoga, fr. anu + yuj

…(˚ṃ karoti = añjalikaṃ karoti); Pv-a.104 (˚kara, adj.), Pv-a.128 (+ paricariya).

abstr. fr. apa + cāy, which is itself a der….

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

…DN-a.i.156 by sabbe pi assācariyaassavejja-assabhaṇḍādayo). -kaṇṇa Name of a tree, Vatica Robusta, lit….

transgression, sin, adultery DN.iii.190.

ati + cariyā

Attha¹

(also aṭṭha, esp. in combinations mentioned under 3) masculine & neuter

1. interest, advantage, gain; (moral) good blessing, welfare; profit, prosperity, well-b …

adverb elsewhere, somewhere else Ja.v.252; Pv.iv.1#62. In comp^n. also añña˚, e.g. aññatra-yoga (adj.) following another discipline DN.i.187; MN.i.487
■ As prep. c. abl. (and instr.) but …

…bhikkhako ti bh., bhikkhācariyaṃ ajjhupagato ti bh., bhinna-paṭa-dharo ti bh., bhindati pāpake dhamme ti bh., bhinnattā pāpakānaṃ…

begged food, alms, alms-begging; food Vin.iv.94; Cp.i.1#4; Vv.70#4 (ekāhā bh. food for one day) Mil.16; Pv-a.3, Pv-a.75, Pv-a.131 (kaṭacchu˚); bhikkhāya carati to go out begging food [cp. Sk. bh …

…always in term ācariya˚; (ācariyassa) the teacher’s fee (usually consisting in 1,000 kahāpaṇas Ja.i.273; Ja.v.457; Ja.vi.178;…

…Vb-a.399 (in detail); -cariya see separate article. -cārin leading a holy or pure life, chaste, pious…

…cariyaṃ brahmāṇaṃ vā cariyaṃ = brahmacariyaṃ Kp-a.151); esp. in Buddh. sense the moral life, holy life, religious life, as way to end…

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

…Vb-a.399 (in detail); -cariya see separate article. -cārin leading a holy or pure life, chaste, pious…

…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…

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. * …

Dhamma¹

masculine & rarely neuter constitution etc.

A. Definitions by Commentators

Bdhgh gives a fourfold meaning of the word dhamma (at DN-a.i.99; Dhp-a.i.22), viz. 1 guṇe ( …

adjective noun

1. (adj. unpleasant, painful, causing misery (opp. sukha pleasant Vin.i.34; Dhp.117. Lit. of vedanā (sensation) MN.i.59 (˚ṃ vedanaṃ vediyamāna, see also below iii.1 …

Dāra & Dārā

feminine a young woman, esp. married woman, wife. As; dārā f. at Cnd.295 (d. vuccati bhariyā & Iti.36; f. also dārī maiden, young girl Pv.i.11#5. Otherwise as dāra (coll-masc.): Dh …

Dāra & Dārā

feminine a young woman, esp. married woman, wife. As; dārā f. at Cnd.295 (d. vuccati bhariyā & Iti.36; f. also dārī maiden, young girl Pv.i.11#5. Otherwise as dāra (coll-masc.): Dh …

adjective noun masculine one. Eka follows the pron. declension i.e. nom. pl. is eke (e.g. Snp.43, Snp.294, Snp.780 etc.)

1. “one” as number, either with or without contrast to two or more; often al …

Gaha¹

a house, usually in compounds (see below). Ja.iii.396 (= the layman’s life; Com. geha).

• -kāraka a house-builder, metaph. of taṇhā (cp. kāya as geha) Dhp.153, …

…of batches Vin.i.117

• -ācariya “a teacher of a crowd,” i.e. a t. who has (many) followers. Always in phrase sanghī ca…

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

…DN.i.7; AN.i.181

• -ācariya elephant trainer Vin.i.345; Ja.ii.94, Ja.ii.221, Ja.ii.411 Ja.iv.91; Mil.201. *…

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

-patha way of deportment; mode of movement; good behavi …

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

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

the doing, deed, work orig. meaning (see karoti) either building (cp. Lit kùrti, Opr. kūra to build) or weaving, plaiting (still in mālākamma and latā˚ “the intertwining of garland …

…jāti vusitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ…“ to mark the attainment of Arahantship DN.i.84; DN.ii.68 = DN.ii.153; Thig.223; Vin.i.14; Snp.p.16;…

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

…so also Ja.v.240

• -vijjācariya one who practises kh-˚vijjā ibid.;
• -vida (so read for ˚vidha) = ˚vijja (adj.) a tricky person, ibid…

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

adjective juvenile, belonging to a youth or maiden: f. komārī a virgin AN.iv.210.

• -pati husband of a girl-wife Ja.ii.120.
• -brahmacariyā (˚ṃ carati …

…SN.iv.343 Kāmesu brahmacariyavā practising chastity Snp.1041 Kāmatthā for sexual amusement AN.iii.229.

Redemption from kāma is to be…

…(on a phalaka); Mil.349 (˚ācariya teacher of writing); Pv-a.20 (˚paṇṇa, letter so read for likhā˚). 4. the art of writing or drawing [=…

…cīvara˚, upajjhāya˚ ācariya˚, senāsana˚); Ja.ii.11; Ja.vi.402
■ lesa-kappa pretext Vin.ii.166; Vv.84#43 (= kappiya-lesa…

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

…colour of blood).

• -ācariya expert in lac-dyeing Snp-a.577.
• -guḷaka a ball of lac Snp-a.80. *…

…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);…

…SN.ii.20 (˚ṃ idaṃ brahmacariyaṃ).

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

…phalatu s.), Dhp-a.i.42 (ācariyassa m s. phalissati); Dhp-a.iv.125 (no… phāleyya); Vv-a.68 (me s. phal˚)
■ In compound muddha˚.

*…

…meaning “handful.”- ācariya- muṭṭhi close-fistedness in teaching, keeping things back from the pupil DN.ii.100; SN.v.153; Ja.ii.221,…

1. deceptive appearance fraud, deceit, hypocrisy Snp.245, Snp.328 (˚kata deceit), Snp.469, Snp.537, Snp.786, Snp.941 (: māyā vuccati vañcanikā cariyā Mnd.422); Vb.357, Vb.361, Vb.389; Mil.289; Vism.10 …

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

adjective naked, nude Vin.ii.121; Ja.i.307; Pv.i.6#1 (= niccola Pv-a.32); Pv.ii.1#5; Pv.ii.8#1; Pv-a.68 Pv-a.106.

• -cariyā going naked Dhp.141; Dhp-a.iii.78; cp. Sk nagnacar …

…DN.ii.251 (of brahmacariyaṃ), DN.ii.285, DN.iii.130 (sukhallikânuyogā, neg.), DN.iii.136 (avyākataṃ, neg.) SN.ii.223 (brahmacariya);…

…ceteti) Mil.19 (dhamma-cariya-samacariy’ atthā p.); Dhp-a.i.6; Snp-a.49, Snp-a.327, Snp-a.423; Thag-a.251
■ pabbajjaṃ…

…in foll. conn^s ācariyaṃ Ja.iv.200; sikkhaṃ Vin.iii.23, Vin.iii.34 (a˚); SN.ii.231; SN.iv.190; Pp.66, Pp.67; sabbaṃ SN.iv.15;…

Paggaha & Paggāha

1. exertion, energy.
   1. paggaha: DN.iii.213 (variant reading paggāha, also ˚nimitta) Pts.ii.8 (˚cariyā), Pts.ii.20 (˚ṭṭha); DN-a.i.63 (viriy-indriyassa ˚lak …

Paggaha & Paggāha

1. exertion, energy.
   1. paggaha: DN.iii.213 (variant reading paggāha, also ˚nimitta) Pts.ii.8 (˚cariyā), Pts.ii.20 (˚ṭṭha); DN-a.i.63 (viriy-indriyassa ˚lak …

…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…

going about, service, ministration, worship SN.i.182; AN.i.132; Dhp-a.ii.232 (aggi˚;) Occurs also as pāricariyā (q.v.), e.g. at Ja.v.154. See also paricārikā.

fr. paricarati

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. …

…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…

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

…faulty reading.

• -ācariya teacher’s understudy, pupil-teacher, tutor Ja.ii.100; Ja.v.458, Ja.v.473, Ja.v.501. *…

…faulty reading.

• -ācariya teacher’s understudy, pupil-teacher, tutor Ja.ii.100; Ja.v.458, Ja.v.473, Ja.v.501. *…

…-ācariya 1 an ancient teacher, a scholar of previous times AN.i.132; AN.ii.70; Iti.110; Vism.523 =…

…SN.ii.105; SN.iv.307 (ācariya-pācariyā); Thag.947. 2. (-˚; cp. pubba² 1) having formerly been, previous Ja.i.182…

…DN.i.90 (cp DN-a.i.254); DN-a.ii.237, etc. (see ācariya).

pa + ācariya

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;…

faith (on term cp. Geiger, Saṃyutta translation ii.45²) DN.i.63; DN.iii.164 sq. SN.i.172 = Snp.76; SN.v.196; Dhp.144; AN.i.150, AN.i.210; AN.iii.4 sq. AN.iii.352; AN.iv.23; AN.v.96; Dhs.1 …

…Vin.i.3, Vin.i.249 (ācariyaka); SN.v.261 (id.); Snp.861; Iti.76 Mnd.252; Pv.i.5#1 (ghara); Pv.ii.6#1 (bhātā)
■ Opp….

Sama¹

calmness, tranquillity, mental quiet Snp.896. samaṃ carati to become calm quiescent Ja.iv.172. Cp. -cariyā & ˚cārin.

fr. śam: see sammati¹

Sa …

living in spiritual calm, quietism AN.i.55; SN.i.96, SN.i.101 sq.; Iti.16, Iti.52; Dhp.388; Mil.19; Ja.vi.128; Dhp-a.iv.145.

sama¹ + cariyā

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

Saṅgaha¹

1. collecting, gathering, accumulation Vin.i.253; Mhvs.35, Mhvs.28.
2. comprising collection, inclusion, classification Kv.335 sq. (˚kathā) cp. Kvu. translation 388 sq.; Vism.191 …

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

sa³ + ācariya + ka

1. nature, character, habit behaviour; usually as-˚ in adj. function “being of such a nature,” like, having the character of…, e.g. adāna˚; of stingy character, illiberal Snp.244; Pv-a.68 (+ macc …

Tapa & Tapo

1. torment, punishment, penance, esp. religious austerity, self-chastisement ascetic practice. This was condemned by the Buddha: Gotamo sabbaṃ tapaṃ garahati tapassiṃ lūkhajīviṃ upavadati …

Tapa & Tapo

1. torment, punishment, penance, esp. religious austerity, self-chastisement ascetic practice. This was condemned by the Buddha: Gotamo sabbaṃ tapaṃ garahati tapassiṃ lūkhajīviṃ upavadati …

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 …

…with ācariya e.g. Vin.i.119; Mnd.350; the ācariya being only the deputy or substitute of the upajjhāya. Vin.i.45,…

Uñcha & Uñchā

feminine anything gathered for sustenance, gleaning SN.ii.281; AN.i.36; AN.iii.66 sq., AN.iii.104; Vin.iii.87; Snp.977; Thig.329, Thig.349; Ja.iii.389; Ja.iv.23, Ja.iv.28, Ja.iv.434, Ja …

Uñcha & Uñchā

feminine anything gathered for sustenance, gleaning SN.ii.281; AN.i.36; AN.iii.66 sq., AN.iii.104; Vin.iii.87; Snp.977; Thig.329, Thig.349; Ja.iii.389; Ja.iv.23, Ja.iv.28, Ja.iv.434, Ja …

…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. 22)-ppr….

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

…etc.); Dhp-a.i.92 (ācariya˚) Vb-a.354 (gata-paccāgata˚); Vv-a.47 (gāma˚). 2. (for vata²) observance, vow, virtue…

…usage, reputation Mil.148 (ācariya˚), Mil.190 (Tathāgatānaṃ); Kp-a.12 (Buddha˚); Dpvs.18, 3 (saddhamma˚-kovidā therā)- *vaṃsaṃ…

…bhuñjitvā seyya-sukhaṃ anuyogo, aññataraṃ deva-nikāyaṃ paṇidhāya brahmacariyaṃ; thus at DN.iii.238; MN.i.103;…

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

…sq.; in compounds: ācariya˚; traditional teaching Mil.148; also “heterodoxy” Mhbv.96, cp. Dpvs.v.30 uccheda˚; annihilistic…

…state AN.v.29 sq.; brahmacariya˚; chastity Pv-a.61. 4. (adj.) (-˚) staying, living, abiding, spending time Snp.19 (ekaratti˚), Snp.414…

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

…MN.i.82; AN.ii.48.

• -ācariya a groom, trainer SN.iv.176 = MN.i.124; MN.iii.97 MN.iii.222; Thag.1140; Ja.i.505.

Vedic and…

…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

…SN.i.177; AN.v.347.

• -pācariya teacher upon teacher, lit. “teacher & teacher’s teacher” (see…

…MN.ii.32; SN.v.261; AN.ii.170; AN.iv.310. See also sācariyaka.

ācariya + ka, diff. from Sk. ācariyaka nt. art of…

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

…Dpvs.iv.26.

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

the sun SN.i.15, SN.i.47; SN.ii.284; SN.iii.156; SN.v.44, SN.v.101; AN.i.242; AN.v.22, AN.v.263, AN.v.266 sq.; Iti.85; Snp.550 Snp.569, Snp.1097 (“ādicco vuccati suriyo” Cnd.125); Dhp-a.iv.143; Sdhp. …

…DN-a.i.72 (= abrahmacariyato dūra-cārin).

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