divine; heavenly; belonging to gods; supernatural; magical, marvelous.

…DN-a.i.120; divibhavattā dibba Kp-a.227; divibhāvaṃ devattabhāva-pariyāpanna Pv-a.14
■ See further e.g. SN.i.105; DN.iii.146;…

…(five (or six): iddhividhā, dibbasota, paracittavijānana, pubbenivāsānussati, dibbacakkhu, + āsavānam khaye ñaṇaṃ). 3. idea;…

the divine eye; supernatural sight.

(~ā ~ī)n. who possesses supernatural sight.

supernatural hearing.

supernatural hearing.

sports, amuses oneself; plays (with dice), gambles; is bright, shines; (goes; praises; is able)

the divine eye; supernatural sight.

godlike or supernatural hearing.

…5: divine eye dibba-cakkhu, 6: ceasing of all fermentation āsavakkhaya. The stereotype text met with in all the 4…

…cakkhu. the divine eye dibba-cakkhu see: abhiññā,. the eye of understanding paññā - cakkhu the eye of a Buddha *buddha-…

adjective non-or superhuman unhuman, demonic, peculiar to a non-human (Peta or Yakkha) Pv.ii.12#20 (kāma); Pv.iv.1#57 (as n.); Pv.iv.3#6 (gandha, of Petas)
■ f. ˚ī Dhp.373 (rati = dibbā rati Dhp- …

…devatā˚; id. Ja.i.168; dibba˚; id. Pv-a.71, Pv-a.110. rājā˚; kingly splendour, pomp DN.i.49; Ja.iv.247; Pv-a.279 etc….

Aṭṭha¹

num. card, eight, decl. like pl. of adj. in-a A. The number in objective significance, based on natural phenomena: see compounds ˚angula, ˚nakha, ˚pada, ˚pāda B. The number in …

(-˚) adjective

1. eating, feeding on DN.iii.41 (sāka˚ etc.); SN.i.69 (pahūta˚ voracious, of fire), SN.i.238 (kodha˚); Pv.i.9#1 (lohita-pubba˚); Pp.55 (tiṇa˚) Sdhp.388 (tiṇa˚).
2. eatable, to be eat …

…(one of the 3 vihāra’s dibba˚, brahma˚, ariya˚); Thag.649; Ja.i.139 (˚vihāre bhāvetvā… brahmalok’ ûpaga), Ja.ii.61; Dhs.262…

…(one of the 3 vihāra’s dibba˚, brahma˚, ariya˚); Thag.649; Ja.i.139 (˚vihāre bhāvetvā… brahmalok’ ûpaga), Ja.ii.61; Dhs.262…

…(maṃsa 2 ñāṇa˚). 2. dibba-˚: the deva-eye, the eye of a seer, all-pervading, & seeing all that proceeds in hidden worlds. 3….

…iii.²) and a˚ blind DN.i.191; SN.iii.140…

Dasa¹

the number ten; gen dasannaṃ (Dhp.137); instr. dasahi (Kp iii.) & dasabhi (Vin.i.38). In compounds (-˚) also as ḷasa (soḷasa 16) rasa (terasa 13; pannar˚ 15; aṭṭhār˚ 18).

I. *M …

…shine (see dibba & diva), orig. adj. *deiṷos belonging to the sky, cp. Av. daēvō (demon.), Lat. deus, Lith. dë̃vas; Ohg….

…DN.i.79; DN.iii.38; Vb.334 dibbasota˚ SN.ii.121, SN.ii.212; SN.v.265, SN.v.304; AN.i.255; AN.iii.17 AN.iii.280; AN.v.199; cakkhu˚ Vb.71 sq.;…

to sport, to amuse oneself Vv-a.18 (in expl. of devī); to play at dice MN.ii.106 (akkhehi).

Sk. dīvyati, pp. dyūta see jūta

…etym. explⁿ of dibba as divi-bhava (˚bhāva) of divine existence or character, a divine being, in…

…divya; the verse-form for the prose-form dibba (q.v.)

…for diddh-agadena, q.v. The Cy. has diddhagatena with variant reading dibba-gadena.

Sk. dviṣṭa, pp. of dveṣṭi dviṣ to hate

…*dei̯ā to shine (see dibba, deva); cp. Gr. δίαλος, δ ̈ηλος; see also…

1. interior, cavity (loc. gabbhe in the midst of: angāra˚ Ja.iii.55); an inner room, private chamber, bedroom, cell. Of a Vihāra Vin.ii.303; Vin.iii.119; Vin.iv.45; Vv-a.188; Vv-a.220
   ■ Ja.i.90 …

…scent Ja.i.265; Pv-a.127; dibba-g˚puppha a flower of heavenly odour Ja.i.289. 2. odour smell in particular: enumerated as mūla˚, sāra˚…

…evil“ Pv-a.87 = sugga & dibbaṭṭhāna Pv-a.89; sugati-parāyana sure of rebirth in a realm of bliss, ib.

duggati a…

…hall Ja.vi.281.

Sk. dyūta pp. of div, dīvyati, P. dibbati to play at dice

…a heavenly flower Ja.iii.87, Ja.iii.88 = dibbapuppha

to desire.

1. Objective: pleasantness, pleasure-giving, an object of sensual enjoyment.
2. Subjective: (a) enjoyment, pleasure on occasion of sense, (b) sense-desire.

Buddhist commentators exp …

group, heap, collection, aggregate, body

Definitions and synonyms

Snp-a.31 gives the foll. synonyms and similes of kāya: kuṭī, guhā (Snp.772), deha, sandeha (Dhp.148 = Thag.20), nāvā (Dhp.3 …

the coral tree, Erythrina fulgens (considered also as one of the 5 celestial trees) The blossoms mentioned DN.ii.137 fall from the next world
■ DN.ii.137; Vv.22#2 (cp. Vv-a.111); Ja.i.13, Ja.i.39; …

adjective noun

1. (adj.) human Snp.301 (bhoga); Iti.94 (kāmā dibbā ca mānusā); Pv.ii.9#21 (m. deha); Pv.ii.9#56 (id.)- amānusa divine Vv.35#6; Pv.ii.12#20; ghostly (= superhuman …

…SN.i.115; Ja.i.59 (su˚), Ja.i.307 (sāṭakaṃ); Pv-a.47, Pv-a.49 (dibbavattha˚), Pv-a.50.

pp. of ni + vasati¹

…Ja.vi.366; Pv-a.155 (˚dibbabhojana)

• -ādhimuttikatā diversity of dispositions DN-a.i.44 Ne.98;
• -āvudhā (pl.) various weapons…

…+…

…(of a Buddha): maṃsa˚ dibba˚ paññā˚ buddha˚ samanta˚ -taṇhā cravings, specified in 4 sets of 5 each: see Cnd.271#v. -nikāyā…

…supreme knowledge Dhp.28 (= dibba-cakkhuṁ sankhātaṁ ˚ṁ)

• -bala the power of reason or insight, one of the 5 powers DN.iii.229…

…Dhp-a.iii.292 (dasavidha dibba˚ viz. āyu etc.: see ṭhāna); Dhp-a.iv.11.

• -kuṭi a hut of…

…Ja.v.441 (rājā dibba-phassena puṭṭho touched by the divine touch, i.e. fascinated by her beauty; puṭṭho = phutto); Vb-a.177…

…puṭṭha); Ja.v.441 (dibbaphassena); Vism.31 (˚samphassa contact by touch), Vism.49 (byādhinā); Vv-a.6 (in both meanings, scil. pītiyā…

…(Mrs. Rh. D.) Vv.44#11 (= dibba-maccha Vv-a.191); Thig.508 (= so-called fish Thag-a.292); Ja.iv.466.

• -vacana…

…Snp.398, Snp.924; Ja.i.202 (dibba˚); Pp.51; Pv-a.7, Pv-a.8, Pv-a.50.

• -āgāra a drinking booth, a tavern Vin.ii.267; Vin.iii.151;…

…has pāvāraka˚).

fr. pa +…

…Ja.i.202 (dibba-pānaṃ), Ja.ii.115 (lohitaṃ); Ja.iii.372 (phāṇīt’ odakaṃ); Ja.iv.30 (pānakaṃ); Ja.vi.392…

adjective of the nature of rajas, i.e. leading to lust, apt to rouse excitement, enticing lustful.

1. As epithet of rūpa (vedanā saññā etc.) SN.iii.79; also at DN.i.152 sq. (dibbāni …

…Vism.58 Vism.232; Ja.iv.3 (dibba˚); DN-a.i.126; three attainments Ja.i.105; Mil.96; Dhp-a.iii.183 (manussa˚, devaloka˚ nibbāna˚); Ne.126…

…song, chorus, music Ja.i.32 (dibba˚); Ja.vi.528 (of birds). 2. proclamation (cp. sangara), rehearsal, general convocation of the Buddhist clergy in…

…the divine ear (cp. dibba-cakkhu) DN.i.79 DN.i.154; DN.iii.38, DN.iii.281; dhamma˚ the ear of the Dhamma AN.iii.285 sq., AN.iii.350;…

…another three (manussa˚, dibba˚, nibbāna˚) Dhp-a.iii.51; four (possessing, making good use of possessions, having no debts, living a…

satisfied (with = instr.) enjoying (c. gen.), happy, contented AN.i.87 = Pp.26 (+ tappetar) Mil.249; Vv-a.86 (= pīṇita); Pv-a.46 (dibbâhārassa), Pv-a.59 (= suhita), Pv-a.109 (= pīṇita)
■ *[atit …

…(mahāpaṭhaviṃ), SN.ii.262; SN.v.457 (Sineru-pabbata-rājānaṃ) AN.iii.181 sq.; AN.iv.253 sq. (dibbasukhaṃ); Thag.496 (kammaṃ);…

…Ja.i.50; Dāvs ii.39; dibba˚; heavenly i.e. exquisite dresses Pv-a.23, Pv-a.46, Pv-a.53
■ pl. vatthāni garments, clothes…

…(seṭṭha); AN.iii.33 (dibba); AN.iv.396 (id.); Snp.610 (doubtful, more likely because of its combination with sara to below…

…SN.v.326; Snp-a.136; dibba˚; supreme condition (of heart) Mil.225; brahma˚; divine state SN.v.326; Snp-a.136; Vism.295 sq. (ch. ix.);…

…2 manomaya-kāya, 3 iddhi 4 dibba-sota, 5 ceto-pariyañāṇa, 6 pubbe-nivās ânussatiñāṇa, 7 cut’ ûpapatti-ñāṇa, 8 āsavānaṃ…

…either as dibba˚ (Dhp-a.iii.291), or vara˚; (Vv-a.130), or vimāna˚; (Vv.31#10)
■ The vimānas are specified as…

…DN.iii.286; Ja.iv.275 sq. (dibba y. as one of the 10 qualities of greatness, viz. divine duration of life, complexion, happiness, fame, power, and…

…DN.iii.286; Ja.iv.275 sq. (dibba y. as one of the 10 qualities of greatness, viz. divine duration of life, complexion, happiness, fame, power, and…

…men (the human body), opp. dibba yoga: SN.i.35 = SN.i.60; Snp.641; Dhp.417; explained at Dhp-a.iv.225 as “kāya.”…

…sahassa-yuttaṃ dibbaṃ yānaṃ; trsl^d as “the wondrous elephant E., the thousand-wise yoked celestial mount.”…

…Vv-a.196 (as adj. ˚āyukā dibba-sampatti) Pv-a.66, Pv-a.73, Pv-a.133; -icchakaṃ as much as is desired, according to one’s wishes…

…& ˚pariyāya SN.v.160 dibbacakkhu Pts.i.114; dhammaṭṭhiti SN.ii.60, SN.ii.124; Pts.i.50; nibbidā Pts.i.195; pubbe-nivāsânusati…

… ■ Long or divine life, dibbaṃ āyu is one of the 10 attributes of ādhipateyya or majesty (see ṭhāna) thus at…

…Vv-a.196 (yāvatāyukā dibbasampatti divine bliss lasting for a lifetime). Esp. freq in comb^n. with dīgha…

(ṭṭhāna) neuter

I. Connotation

As one of the 4 iriyāpathā (behaviours)

1. contrasted (a) as standing position with sitting or reclining (b) as rest with motion.
2. by itself without parti …