Dhīrā¹

A bhikkhunī whose Therīgāthā verse speaks of the wise one who attains Nibbana. Thig.6

Dhīrā²Vīrā

A bhikkhunī whose Therīgāthā verse speaks of how the heroic one overcom …

intelligent, wise; steadfast, firm, resolute.

…in meaning 1 Sk. dhīra “firm” fr. dhārayati (see dharati & dhiti); 2 Vedic. dhīra “wise” fr. dīdheti…

The name of a tribe and a country, the capital of which was Suṃsumāragiri. The Bhagga country lay between Vesāli and Sāvatthī.

The Buddha went there several times in the course of his wanderings AN.i …

He lived at Suṃsumāragiri in the Bhagga country and built a palace called Kokanada. When the palace was completed, the Buddha was staying at Bhesakalāvana near by, and Bodhi sent a message by Sañjikāp …

The palace of Bodhirājakumāra, to which he invited the Buddha and the monks to a meal when the Buddha was staying at Bhesakalāvana; the palace was just completed. Vin.ii.127 Vin.iv.199 MN.ii.91

Bhesa …

A young brahmin, friend of Bodhirājakumāra. He was sent to invite the Buddha to Bodhi’s palace, Kokanada. Vin.ii.127f. MN.ii.91

SusumāragiriSuṃsumāragiri

A city in the Bhagga country, of which it was probably the capital. Near the city was the Bhesakalāvana where the Buddha stayed.

During his visits there he preached the Anu …

the sun Vin.ii.68 Vin.iv.245; Ja.ii.154; Ja.v.403; Ja.vi.330; Dpvs.i.56; DN-a.i.30. a. uggacchati the sun rises Ja.i.108; Vv-a.75, & see compounds.

• -ugga sunrise Vin.iv.272; SN …

adjective deaf Vin.i.91, Vin.i.322; Thag.501 = Mil.367; Ja.i.76 (jāti˚); Ja.v.387; Ja.vi.7; Dhp-a.i.312. See also mūga.

• -dhātuka deaf by nature Ja.ii.63; Ja …

1. (adj.) having rents or fissures, perforated SN.iv.316; Ja.i.419; (fig.) faulty, defective, Vin.i.290.
2. (nt.) a cutting, slit, hole aperture, SN.i.43; Ja.i.170 (eka˚), Ja.i.172, Ja.i.419, Ja.i.503 …

…paññā“ (exegesis of dhīra) at Mnd.44 = Ja.ii.140 = Ja.iii.38.

Sk. dhīḥ to didheti, cp. Av. dī to see, Goth. (filu-) deisei cunning….

…Com.); also in Com expl. of dhīra (= dhikkita-pāpa detesting evil) at Mnd.44 = Ja.ii.140 = Ja.iii.38 (cp. dhi²).

Sk. dhikkṛta, of…

…& Sk. dhīti) in expl. of dhīra as “dhitisampanna” Mnd.44≈(see dhi²); Pv-a.131.

Sk. dhṛti to dhṛ; see…

adjective (only-˚) having the nature, by nature, affected with, -like (cp. ˚dhamma B 2^a); often simply first part of cpd. (cp. E. friend-like = friendly = friend Ja.i.438 (kiliṭṭha˚ mise …

…AN.v.175; Mnd.14, Mnd.45 (˚dhīra), Mnd.340 (˚pucchā); Nd i.s. v.; Pts.i.17, Pts.i.21, Pts.i.84; Pts.ii.56, Pts.ii.85 sq., Pts.ii.120…

…Pts.ii.223; Mnd.45 (˚dhīra), Mnd.171 (˚kusala), Mnd.341 (pucchā); Dhs.58, Dhs.121, Dhs.528, Dhs.556 (dukkh˚), Dhs.560, Dhs.644 Dhs.736…

…id. (+ dhīra) Snp.709; Dhp.181 (cp. Dhp-a.iii.226);

• -rata fond of meditation SN.i.53, SN.i.122;…

…dhyāyati, dhī; with dhīra, dhīḥ from didheti shine, perceive; cp. Goth. filu-deisei cunning, & in meaning cinteti →…

…-sāmin master of the milk (+ dhīrasāmin) Bdhd 62.

Sk. kṣīra

…living Snp.763.

• -dhīra wise as regards the Path Mnd.45
• -paṭipanna 1 one on the road,…

…doctrine SN.i.57 (mantā dhīra “firm in doctrine” K.S. thus taking mantā as instr.; it may better be taken as…

…the word with? SN.i.57 (+ dhīra; translation “firm in doctrine”); Snp.159 (“in truth,” opp. to musā; Snp-a.204 explains m. =…

adjective dumb Vin.i.91 (andha, m., badhira); Snp.713; Dhp-a.ii.102 (andha, m., badhira); Snp-a.51 (in simile); Sdhp.12 Freq. combined with eḷa, deaf (q.v.).

Vedic mūka; see etym. …

adjective (lit.) extinguished (of fire), cooled, quenched (fig. desireless (often with nicchāta & sītibhūta), appeased pleased, happy

1. (lit.) aggi anāhāro n. MN.i.487; Snp.19 (ginī n. = magga-sali …

… 4. The Path: dhīra. lokapariyāyaṃ aññāya nibbutā dhīrā tiṇṇā etc. SN.i.24; nibbanti dhīrā……

instrumental to cool off (lit. & fig.), to get cold to become passionless Snp.235 (nibbanti dhīrā yathâyaṃ padīpo = vijjhāyanti; yathâyaṃ padīpo nibbuto evaṃ nibbanti Kp-a.194, Kp-a.195), Snp.915 (k …

to go out, get out (esp. of saṃsāra); SN.v.6 (niyyanti dhīrā lokamhā); Snp-a.212 aor. niyyāsi DN.i.49, DN.i.108; Ja.i.263; Snp.417; 3rd pl. niyyiṃsu AN.v.195; fut. niyyassati …

1. a light Dhp.146; Vv.46#2 (jalati blazes); Tikp.14; Mil.40; Vv-a.51 (padīpaṃ ujjāletvā lighting a lamp, making a light); Pv-a.38 Sdhp.250.
2. a lamp Snp.235 (nibbanti dhīrā yath âyaṃ p.); Dhp-a.i …

means of reaching a goal or destination, path, way, means, method, mode of progress (cp. Dhs. translation 53, 82, 92, 143), course, practice (cp. BSk. pratipad in meaning of pratipatti “line of cond …

adjective red, as attribute of fishes at Ja.v.405 (i.e. a special kind of fish), and of deer at Ja.v.406 in same passage (i.e. a special kind of deer). Otherwise only in standing term rohita-maccha …

blood Dhp-a.i.140; Pv-a.34 (for lohita; variant reading ruhira). See the more freq words rohita & lohita; a form ruhira (q.v.) occurs e.g. at Pv.i.9#1

late Vedic rudhira. Etym. connected with Lat …

blood MN.iii.122; Thag.568; Vin.ii.193; Mil.125, Mil.220; Sdhp.38.

• -akkhita (ruhir’ akkhita) “besmeared with blood Ja.iv.331, is to be read as ruhir’ ukkhita of ukṣ).

fr. rudhira

…Snp.44 Snp.165 (not dhīra), Snp.642, Snp.1096, Snp.1102; Thag.736 (nara˚ hero) Cnd.609; Dhp-a.iv.225
■ mahā˚; a hero SN.i.110,…