Matta¹

adjective (-˚) “by measure,” measured, as far as the measure goes, i.e

1. consisting of, measuring (with numerals or similar expressions): appamatto kali Snp.659; pañcamattā sata …

measure, quantity, right measure, moderation Snp.971 (mattaṃ so jaññā); Dhp.i.35 (mattā ti pamāṇaṃ vuccati)
■ Abl. mattaso in -kārin doing in moderation, doing moderately Pp.37 (= pamānena pade …

…polished, clean, pure

1. maṭṭa: DN.ii.133 (yugaṃ maṭṭaṃ dhāraṇīyaṃ: “pair of robes of burnished cloth…

MettajiMattaji

A monk whose Theragāthā verse extols the Buddha. Thag.94

MāraNamuciKaṇhaAdhipatiAntakaPamattabandhuPāpimā

Generally regarded as the personification of Death, the Evil One, the Tempter. Sometimes known as the Dark One (Kaṇha). Snp.355 MN.i.377 DN.ii.262 T …

A Brahmā who was present at the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.260

A class of Devas, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

A brahmin, chief minister of Ajātasattu. He and Sunidha were in charge of the fortifications of Pāṭaligāma, built against the Vajjī. Vin.i.228 Ud.viii.6 DN.ii.72ff.

At Ajātasattu’s suggestion, Vass …

(or mfn.) (of) the size of a cloud

(or mfn.) (of) the size of a cloud

above measure, excessive; very great; greater.

excessive leanness; serious emaciation

competent

(-ikā)n. not distracted; not insane

of small measure, little, insignificant

(~ā & mattikā1)n. & neuter

1. (mfn.) little, slight, insignificant.
2. (n.) a trifle; a little thing

small matter; a trifle

of small size, atomic; least

with strong gatehouses and watchtowers.

, abstr. the being legal or valid, the being according to the rule.

minister of finance; an accountant.

(~ā & ~ī)n. the size of a chickpea.

khematta¹

m(fn). one who is secure, at peace

khematta²

neuter abstr. security, safety; well being; peace

(one) made satisfied, drugged with milk, a baby

exhilarated with the intoxication of anger

intoxicated with poetry-writing; in a muse of poetic inspiration

one who is like a grandson, who is the age or status of one’s grandson

(-ikā)n. lesser; insignificant; of small value or importance

distracted; insane.

(-ikā)n. distracted; insane.

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

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

or neuter unbaked, still unbaked; or an unbaked pot or vessel.

[[balance of mental faculties]]Balance of mental abilities: indriya samatta.

Belief: blind: see: indriya-samatta.

[[bhojane mattaññutā]]Bhojane mattaññutā: ‘knowing the measure in eating’.

Now, o Bhikkhus, the Bhikkhu wisely reflecting partakes of his foodfood, neither for pastime, nor for indulgence, nor to …

Eating: knowing the measure in bhojane mattaññutā.

[[equilibrium of mental faculties]]Equilibrium of mental abilities: indriya-samatta.

Indriya-samatta: ‘equilibrium, balance, or harmony of abilities’, relates to the 5 spiritual abilities: faith, energy, awareness or mindfulness, concentration and understanding see: indriya 15\ …

A (dense & dark) cloud, a cloudy mass AN.ii.53; Vin.ii.295 = Mil.273 in list of to things that obscure moon- & sunshine, viz.; abbhaṃ mahikā (mahiyā A) dhūmarajo (megho Miln), Rāhu. This list i …

unprofitableness, idleness, nonsense Ja.v.295 (= abhūti avaḍḍhi C.).

a + bhū most likely = Vedic abhva and P. abbhuṃ, see also abbhāmatta

Abbhuta¹

adj. nt. terrifying, astonishing; strange, exceptional puzzling, extraordinary, marvellous, supernormal Described as a term of surprise & consternation (vimhay;’ āvahass’ adhivaca …

(interj.) alas, terrible, dreadful, awful (excl. of fright & shock) Vin.ii.115 (Bdhgh. explains as “utrāsa-vacanam-etaṃ”); MN.i.448. See also abbhu & abbhuta.

Vedic abhvaṃ, nt. of abhva, see expl …

adjective monstrous dreadful, enormous, “of the size of a large cloud (thus C. on SN.i.205 & Ja.iii.309) SN.i.205 = Thag.652 (variant reading abbha˚ & abbhāmutta) = Ja.iii.309 (variant reading ˚mutta) …

adjective facing, turned towards, approaching Ja.ii.3 (˚ā ahesuṃ met each other). usually -˚ turned to, going to, inclined towards DN.i.50 (purattha˚) Ja.i.203 (devaloka˚), Ja.i.223 (varaṇa-rukkha˚) …

(-matta) destroying, hurting (?) at Vb.321 is expl^d. by āpātha-matta.

cp. Divy.125 śastrâbhinipāta splitting open or cutting with a knife

Accharā¹

feminine the snapping of the fingers, the bringing together of the finger-tips:

1. (lit.) accharaṃ paharati to snap the fingers Ja.ii.447; Ja.iii.191; Ja.iv.124, Ja.iv.126 Ja. …

same meaning as addhan but as simplex only used with reference to time (i.e. a long time, cp. Vv-a.117 addhānaṃ = ciraṃ). Usually in phrase atītaṃ (anāgataṃ etc.) addhānaṃ in …

A. Prep. and pref. of direction & place:

1. as direction denoting a movement towards a definite end or goal up to, over, toward, to, on (see C 1a.)
2. as place where (prep. c. loc. or abs.) = …

adjective exceeding, extraordinary, superior, Pp.35; Vv-a.80 (= anadhivara, visiṭṭha); DN-a.i.141, DN-a.i.222; Dpvs.v.32 (an˚); Dhp-a.iii.238 Kp-a.193 (= anuttara); Sdhp.337, Sdhp.447
■ compar …

adjective extreme, exceeding, extraordinary; nt. adv. ˚ṃ extremely MN.i.152, MN.i.243; SN.iv.160; AN.ii.150; AN.iv.241; Ja.i.92; Pp.15; Mil.146, Mil.189 Mil.274, Mil.290; Pv.ii.3#6 (= adhikataraṃ Pv- …

preponderance AN.ii.150; Dhs-a.334 (cp. Dhs. trsl. 200).

abstr. fr. prec.

he-goat, a ram DN.i.6, DN.i.127; AN.ii.207; Ja.i.241; Ja.iii.278 sq. Ja.v.241; Pp.56; Pv-a.80.

• -eḷaka [Sk. ajaiḍaka] goats & sheep DN.i.5, DN.i.141; AN.ii.42 sq., AN.ii.209; J …

indeclinable emphatic particle

1. in affirmative sentences: part. of assurance emphasis = for sure, very much (so), indeed, truly. Note. In connection with a dat. or an infin. the latter only app …

1. friend, companion, fellow-worker, helper, esp one who gives his advice, a bosom-friend Iti.73; Ja.vi.512 (sahajātā amaccā); Pv.ii.6#20 (a ˚-paricārikā well-advising friends as company or around …

adjective not knowing any bounds (in the taking of food), intemperate immoderate Iti.23 (bhojanamhi); Dhp.7 (id.); Pp.21.

a + matta + ˚ñu = Sk. amātrajña

immoderation (in food) DN.iii.213; Iti.23 (bhojane); Pp.21; Dhs.1346 (bhojane) Dhs-a.402.

abstr. to prec.

adjective not lacking, complete in (loc.), fulfilling DN.i.88 (= anūna paripūra-kārin DN-a.i.248); AN.iii.152 (= samatta paripuṇṇa AA quoted by Tr. on Mil.10).

derivation doubtful. See Trenckner *P …

see *aṇu*˚.

adjective not out of mind, sane, of sound mind Mil.122; Sdhp.205.

an + ummatta

that which is tied on, i.e band, ornament, apparel, parure Vv.64#10, Vv.64#18 (expl^d. inacurately at Vv-a.279 by; a-kāro nipātamattaṃ, pilandhanaṃ = ābhāraṇaṃ); Ja.vi.472 (c. pilandhituṃ …

adjective small, little, insignificant, often in the sense of “very little = (next to) nothing” (so in most compounds); thus expl^d. at Vv-a.334 as equivalent to a negative part. (see *[a …

Appamatta¹

adjective see appa.

appa + matta

Appamatta²

adjective not negligent, i.e. diligent, careful, heedful, vigilant, alert zealous MN.i.391–MN.i.92; …

Assu¹

neuter DN.i.115, DN.i.141; Dhp.67; Pp.56; DN-a.i.284; Pv-a.39. -mocana shedding of tears Pv-a.18.

Vedic aśru, Av. asrū, Lith aszarà, with etym. not definitel …

1. (lit.) breathing, esp. breathing out (so Vism.272), exhalation, opp. to passāsa inhalation, with which often comb^d. or contrasted; thus as cpd. assāsa-passāsa mea …

indeclinable copulative and adversative part.: and, also, and further, likewise, nay SN.i.106; Snp.43, Snp.155, Snp.647; Dhp.151, Dhp.234, Dhp.423; Ja.i.83; Ja.ii.185 Ja.iv.495; Iti.106; Kp.viii.7; Pv …

ointment, esp. a collyrium for the eyes, made of antimony, adj. anointed, smeary glossy, black (cp. kaṇha ii. and kāla¹ note).

1. Vin.i.203 (five kinds viz. kāḷ˚, ras˚, sot˚, geruka, kapal …

Aḍḍha¹

(& addha) one half, half; usually in comp^n. (see below), like diyaḍḍha 1 1/2 (˚sata 150) Pv-a.155 (see as to meaning Stede, Peta Vatthu p. 107). Note. aḍḍha is nev …

adjective small, minute, atomic, subtle (opp. thūla, q.v.) DN.i.223; SN.i.136; SN.v.96 (˚bīja); Snp.299 (anuto aṇuṃ gradually); Ja.iii.12 (= appamattaka); Ja.iv.203; Dhs.230, Dhs.61 …

1. a relation, relative, kinsman; pl. bandhū Ja.iv.301; Pv-a.86 (= ñātī) & bandhavo Cnd.455 (where Mnd.11 in id. p. reads bandhū)
   ■ Ādicca˚; kinsman of the Sun an epithet of the Buddha Vin …

adjective

1. able, capable, fit for (-˚ or with dat. or inf.); abhabba unfit, incapable Vin.i.17; SN.iii.27 (dukkha-kkhayāya); SN.iv.89 (id.) Pp.12, Pp.13; Vism.116 (bhikkhu), neg. Iti.106 (antakir …

adverb still more, more and more, only in cpd. -mattāya [cp. BSk. bhūyasyā mātrāya Mvu.ii.345; Divy.263 & passim exceedingly, abundantly AN.i.124 = Pp.30 (explained at Pp-a 212 by “bhiyyoso-mattā …

food, meal, nourishment in general Ja.ii.218; Ja.iv.103, Ja.iv.173; Ja.i.178; Ja.iv.223; Snp.102 Snp.128, Snp.242, Snp.366, Snp.667; Dhp.7, Dhp.70; Pp.21, Pp.55; Mil.370 Vism.69, Vism.106; Sdhp.52, Sd …

1. a drop, usually a drop of water Snp.392, Snp.812 (uda˚); Ja.i.100; Vism.531 (madhu˚) Thag-a.281; Pv-a.98 (udaka˚).
2. a spot (cp. SBE xvii.155) Vism.222 (˚vicitvā gāvī a spotted cow).
3. (as adj. …

cat DN.ii.83; MN.i.128, MN.i.334; SN.ii.270; AN.iii.122 (viḷāra); AN.v.202, AN.v.289; Thag.1138; Ja.i.461 (as representing deceit), Ja.i.480; Ja.v.406, Ja.v.416, Ja.v.418; Mil.118; Dhp-a.ii.152; Pp- …

Bodhi¹

feminine (supreme knowledge, enlightenment, the knowledge possessed by a Buddha (see also sambodhi & sammā-sambodhi) MN.i.356; MN.ii.95 = DN.iii.237 (saddho h …

factor or constituent of knowledge or wisdom. There are 7 bojjhangas usually referred to or understood from the context. There are enumerated at several places, e.g. at DN.iii.106, where they are ment …

state of a Brahma god, existence in the Br. world Vb.337; Vism.301 Vb-a.437; Dhp-a.i.110. brahmattabhāva is to be read as brahm’ attabhāva (see under brahma).

abstr. fr. brahma

at Ja.iii.207 (of a castle) is probably to be read brahmuttara “even higher than Brahmā,” i.e. unsurpassed, magnificent. C. explains by suvaṇṇa- pāsāda.

Bāla¹

adjective

1. ignorant (often with ref. to ignorance in a moral sense, of the common people, the puthujjana) foolish (as contrasted with paṇḍita cp. the Bālapaṇḍita-sutta MN.iii.163 …

1. skin, hide, leather Vin.i.192 (sīha˚ vyaggha˚ dīpi˚), Vin.i.196 (elaka˚ aja˚ miga˚) AN.iv.393 (sīha˚ dīpi˚); Pv-a.157 (kadalimiga˚ as rug) Ja.ii.110 (sīha˚); Ja.iii.82, Ja.iii.184; Mil.53; Sdhp.14 …

1. (adj.) thought out, invented, devised SN.i.137 (dhammo asuddho samalehi c.); SN.iii.151 (caraṇaṃ nāma cittaṃ citten’ eva c.); Pv.ii.6#13 (mantaṃ brahma˚, expl. Pv-a.97 by kathitaṃ)
2. (nt.) a thou …

Citta¹ & Citra

adjective variegated, manifold, beautiful; tasty, sweet, spiced (of cakes), Ja.iv.30 (geṇḍuka); Dhp.171 (rājaratha); Vv.47#9; Pv.ii.11#2 (aneka˚); Pv.iv.3#13 (pūvā = madhurā …

(wooden) spoon, a ladle; (met.) the hood of a snake (dabbimattā, phaṇapuṭakā Dhp-a.iv.132)
■ Dhp.64 gen. & instr, davyā Ja.iii.218; Mil.365
■ In cpds dabbi˚.

• -kaṇṇa the tip …

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 …

Dasika¹

adjective (-˚) to be seen, to behold, being of appearance, only in dud˚; or frightful app., fierce, ugly Si.94 & id. p. (q.v. under okoṭimaka); Ja.i.504 (kodha, anger); Pv-a.24 …

liability to be judged Vin.ii.55 (& a˚).

Sk. *dharmatvaṃ

wooden pail, vat, trough; usually as measure of capacity (4 Āḷhaka generally) Pv.iv.3#33 (mitāni sukhadukkhāni donehi piṭakehi). taṇḍula˚ a doṇa of rice Dhp-a.iii.264 Dhp-a.iv.15. At Ja.ii.367 doṇa …

number two.

A. Meanings

I. Two as unit

1. with objective foundation:
   1. denoting a combination (pair, couple) or a repetition (twice). In this conn. frequent both objective …

small measure of space & time MN.iii.127; SN.ii.264 (˚mattam pi, SA “pulling just once the cow’s teat”) AN.iv.395; Mil.110. See Trenckner P.M. 59, 60; Rh D. J.R.A.S. 1903, 375.

Derivation unknown; …

1. a drop, i.e. a fall: see gaḷāgala.
2. a swelling, a boil (= gaṇḍa Ja.iv.494 (mattā gajā bhinnagaḷā elephants in rut, with the temple-swellings broken; expl. p. Ja.iv.497 by madaṃ gaḷantā); Snp.61 …

counter, one skilled in counting familiar with arithmetic; an accountant, overseer or calculator. enumerated as an occupation together with muddika at DN.i.51 (expl DN-a.i.157 by acchidda-pāṭhaka); …

1. as pp. guarded, protected
   1. lit nagaraṃ guttaṃ a well-guarded city Dhp.315 = Thag.653 Thag.1005; Devinda˚ protected by the Lord of gods Vv.30#8-
   2. fig. (med.) guarded, watchful, constrain …

little ball SN.v.462 (satta-kolaṭṭhi-mattiyo guḷikā, pl.) Thig.498 (kolaṭṭhimatta g˚ balls of the size of a jujube) cp. Thag-a.289.

to guḷa¹; cp. Sk. guṭikā pill, guṇikā tumour

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 …

A. On term

Indriya is one of the most comprehensive & important categories of Buddhist psychological philosophy & ethics meaning “controlling principle, directive force, élan, δύναμις” in t …

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 …

keeping awake, watchfulness, vigilance, esp. in the sense of being cautious of the dangers that are likely to befall one who strives after perfection. Therefore freq. in combination “indriyesu guttadv …

kind of pea, the chick-pea MN.i.245 (kaḷāya); SN.i.150; AN.v.170; Snp.p.124; Ja.ii.75 (= varaka, the bean Phaseolus trilobus, and kālarāja-māsa); Ja.iii.370; Dhp-a.i.319. Its size may be gathered f …

(& sometimes; kaṭa) done, worked, made. Extremely rare as v. trs. in the common meaning of E. make, Ger. machen, or Fr. faire (see the cognate kapp and jan, also uppajjati & viss …

ladle, a spoon; explained by uḷunka Dhp-a.iv.75, Dhp-a.iv.123; by dabbi Pv-a.135. Used for butter Vv-a.68, otherwise for cooked food in general, esp. rice gruel
■ Vin.ii.216; Ja.i.454; Ja.iii.27 …

1. corn ready for threshing, the threshing floor Cnd.587; Vism.120; DN-a.i.203 (khalaṃ sodheti).
2. threshing, mash, in ekamaṃsa-khalaṃ karoti “to reduce to one mash of flesh” DN.i.52 = MN.i.377 (+ …

thrown; cast, overthrown Dhp.34; rajo paṭivātaṃ kh˚, dirt thrown against the wind SN.i.13, SN.i.164 = Snp.662 = Dhp.125; Ja.iii.203; ratti-khittā sarā arrows shot in the night Dhp.304 = Ne.11; acchi …

milk, milky fluid, milky juice Vin.i.243; Vin.ii.301; MN.i.343 sq. = AN.ii.207 = Pp.56; AN.ii.95 (in simile with dadhi, navanīta, sappi, sappi-maṇḍa) DN.i.201; Dhp-a.i.98; enumerated with *[dadhi](/ …

little bird with a head like a man’s. Ja.iv.106, Ja.iv.254, Ja.iv.438, Ja.v.47, Ja.v.456; Mil.267. Canda kinnara Np. Ja.i.91, Ja.vi.283, Ja.vi.74. f. kinnarā Np. of a queen Ja.v.437 sq., and *[kinna …

trifle, a small thing: yaṃ vā taṃ vā appamattakaṃ Snp.121; Snp.131; Pp-a 210 (iii.4). āmisa-kiñcikkha-hetu “for the sake of a little gain” AN.i.128 = Pp.29; at Pv.ii.8#3 as āmisa-kiñci-hetu (but …

the kernel of the jujube, only in cpd. -mattiyo (pl.) SN.i.150 = AN.v.170 = Snp.p.125 (with kolamattiyo) and -mattā Thig.498 = Thag-a.289; Dhp-a.i.319.

1. a round jar, waterpot (= kulālabhājana earthenware Dhp-a.i.317), frequent in similes, either as illustrating fragility or emptiness and fullness: AN.i.130, AN.i.131 = Pp.32; AN.v.337; SN.ii.83; Mi …

Kāla & Kāḷa

Preliminary

1. dark (syn. kaṇha, which cp. for meaning and applications), black, blueblack, misty, cloudy. Its proper sphere of application is the dark as opposed to light, and i …

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 …

1. poetry, the making of poems, poetry as business. one of the forbidden occupations DN.i.11 (= DN-a.i.95 kabba-karaṇa)
2. poetry, song, poem (of suttanta) AN.i.72 = AN.iii.107.

• *-[matta](/defin …

Kāla & Kāḷa

Preliminary

1. dark (syn. kaṇha, which cp. for meaning and applications), black, blueblack, misty, cloudy. Its proper sphere of application is the dark as opposed to light, and i …

1. a pit, a cavity akkhi˚; the socket of the eye MN.i.80, MN.i.245; Dhs-a.306 gūtha˚; a cesspool DN.ii.324; Snp.279; Pv.ii.3#16; Pp.36 miḷha˚; a pit for evacuations Pgdp.23, Pgdp.24; loma˚; t …

Kūṭa¹

neuter a trap, a snare; fig. falsehood, deceit. As trap Ja.i.143 (kūṭapāsādi); Ja.iv.416 (explⁿ paṭicchannapāsa). As deceit, cheating in formula tulā˚ kaṃsa māna˚ “cheatin …

kind of measure Vb-a.343 (36 rattareṇus equal to one likkhā 7 likkhās equal to 1 ūkā); Kp-a.43 (˚matta).

*Sk. likṣā egg of a louse, as measure equal to 8 trasareṇu (BR.)
■ Connected with Lat. ri …

covetousness, greed. Defined at Vism.468 as “lubbhanti tena, sayaṃ vā lubbhati, lubbhana-mattam eva vā taṃ,” with several comparisons following. Often found in triad of lobha, dosa, moha (greed, an …

adjective noun

1. (adj.) red: rarely by itself (e.g. MN.ii.17), usually in compounds e.g. -abhijāti the red species (q.v.) AN.iii.383; -kasiṇa the artifice of red DN.iii.268; AN.i.41; Dhs.203; …

being greedy, greediness, a scholastic word, only found in exegesis of word lobha, e.g. at Dhs.32 (where also the enlarged abstr. formation lubbhitatta) & Vism.465, Vism.468 (lubb …

1. intoxication, sensual excess, in formula davāya madāya maṇḍanāya (for purposes of sport, excess, personal charm etc. MN.i.355 = AN.ii.40 = Mnd.496 = Cnd.540 = Pp.21 = Dhs.1346, Dhs.1348. The comm …

adjective great, extensive, big important, venerable
■ nom. mahā Snp.1008; Mhvs.22, Mhvs.27. Shortened to maha in cpd. pitāmaha (following a …

Majjati¹

is represented in Pali by mujjati, as found esp. in cpds ummujjati & nimujjati.

majj to immerse, submerge, cp. Lat. mergo

Majjati²

to wipe, po …

of pers. pron. ahaṃ (q.v.) used quasi independently (as substitute for our “self-”) in phrase mama-y-idaṃ Snp.806 thought of “this is mine,” cp SN.i.14, i.e. egoism, belief in a …

selfishness, self-love, egoism; conceit, pride in (-˚), attachment to (-˚). Snp.806, Snp.871 Snp.951; Thag.717; Mnd.49 (two: taṇhā & diṭṭhi˚); Cnd.499 (id. but as masc.); Snp-a.276; Dhs-a.199; Pv …

Mano & Mana(s)

neuter

I. Declension

Like all other nouns of old s-stems mano has partly retained the s forms (cp cetah → ceto) & partly follows the a-declension. The …

Mano & Mana(s)

neuter

I. Declension

Like all other nouns of old s-stems mano has partly retained the s forms (cp cetah → ceto) & partly follows the a-declension. The …

adjective

1. of the size of Sdhp.238 (pāṇi˚).
2. only as much as, mere DN.i.12 (appa˚ ora˚, sīla˚); Ja.iv.228 (mana˚); Dhp-a.iv.178 (pitumattakaṃ gahetvā).

fr. matta¹

(the fact of) consisting of, or being only… Pv-a.199 (maṃsa-pesi˚).

abstr. fr. matta

the head, fig. top, summit Ja.iii.206 = Ja.iv.4; Ja.iv.173, Ja.iv.457; Ja.v.478; DN-a.i.226 (pabbata˚); Pv.iv.16#3; Dhp-a.i.184. matthaka-matthakena (from end to end) Ja.i.202; Ja.iii.304. Loc. * …

adjective short (?) Vin.ii.138 (ati˚ = atikhuddaka C.). Matta & Mattha;

doubtful spelling & meaning

…polished, clean, pure

1. maṭṭa: DN.ii.133 (yugaṃ maṭṭaṃ dhāraṇīyaṃ: “pair of robes of burnished cloth…

item of wrong, wrongness. There are 8 items of wrong, viz. the 8 wrong qualities as enumerated under (an-) ariya-magga (see micchā) forming the contrary to the *[sammatta](/defin …

stupidity, dullness of mind & soul, delusion bewilderment, infatuation DN.iii.146, DN.iii.175, DN.iii.182, DN.iii.214, DN.iii.270; Vin.iv.144, Vin.iv.145; Snp.56, Snp.74, Snp.160, Snp.638, Snp.847; Vb …

adjective bald, shaven; a shaven, (bald-headed) ascetic, either a samaṇa, or a bhikkhu or (f.) bhikkhunī SN.i.175 (m. sanghāṭi-pāruta); Vin.iv.265 (f.); Snp.p.80 (= muṇḍita-sīsa Snp-a.402)
■ *ka …

1. pride, conceit, arrogance (cittassa uṇṇati Mnd.80; Vb.350). Māna is one of the Saññojanas It is one of the principal obstacles to Arahantship A detailed analysis of māna in tenfold aspect is give …

death; usually personified as Np. Death, the Evil one, the Tempter (the Buddhist Devil or Principle of Destruction) Sometimes the term māra is applied to the whole of the worldly exi …

Māsa¹

a month, as the 12^th part of the year. The 12 months are (beginning with what chronologically corresponds to our middle of March) Citta (Citra), Vesākha, Jeṭṭha, Āsāḷha, S …

lit. a small bean, used as a standard of weight & value; hence a small coin of very low value. Of copper, wood & lac (Dhs-a.318 cp. Kp-a.37; jatu˚, dāru˚, loha˚); the suvaṇṇa˚ (golden m.) at Ja.iv.1 …

mother
■ Cases: nom. sg mātā Snp.296; Dhp.43; Ja.iv.463; Ja.v.83; Ja.vi.117; Cnd.504 (def. as janikā); gen. mātu Thag.473; Vin.i.17; Ja.i.52 mātuyā Ja.i.53; Mhvs.10, Mhvs.80; Pv-a.31; and * …

I. Etymology

Although nir + vā “to blow”. (cp. BSk. nirvāṇa) is already in use in the Vedic period (see nibbāpeti), we do not find its distinctive ap …

to go down to, to “undergo,” incur, enter, come to; to suffer esp. with dukkhaṃ & similar expressions of affliction or punishment SN.iv.70 (dukkhaṃ); MN.i.337 sq. (id.); AN.i.251 …

way, way to an end or aim, esp. to salvation, right way (sammatta˚); method manner, practice SN.i.196; SN.iii.225 (sammatta˚); AN.i.122; Snp.371 (˚dassin = sammatta-niyāmabhūtassa maggassa dassāvin S …

No¹

indeclinable affirm. & emphatic part. = nu (cp. na¹): indeed, then, now Snp.457, Snp.875, Snp.1077; Ja.v.343 (api no api nu), Ja.v.435 (= nipātamattaṃ p. 437 …

name.

1. Literal. nom. nāmaṃ SN.i.39; Snp.808; Ja.ii.131; Mil.27; acc. nāmaṃ Pv-a.145 (likhi: he wrote her name)
   ■ nāmaṃ karoti to give a name Snp.344 Cnd.466 (n’ etaṃ nāmaṃ mātarā kataṃ on “ …

stalk, shaft; a tube, pipe or cylinder for holding anything; a small measure of capacity Vin.ii.116 (sūci˚, cp. sūcighara, needle-case) DN.i.7 (= bhesajja˚ DN-a.i.89); AN.i.210; Ja.i.123 (taṇḍula a …

(in compounds); nāḷi a hollow stalk, tube, pipe; also a measure of capacity Vin.i.249; AN.iii.49; Ja.i.98 (suvaṇṇa˚), Ja.i.124 (taṇḍula˚), Ja.i.419; Ja.iii.220 (kaṇḍa˚ a quiver); Ja. …

Okāsa

1. lit. “visibility”, (visible) space as geometrical term, open space, atmosphere, air as space DN.i.34 (ananto okāso); Vism.184 (with disā pariccheda), Vism.243 (id.); Pv-a.14 (okāsaṃ pharitvā …

adjective below, inferior, posterior. Usually as nt. oraṃ the below, the near side, this world Snp.15; Vv-a.42 (orato abl. from this side)
■ Cases adverbially: acc. *[oraṃ](/defin …

1. to burst open, broken (like a flower or fruit), flowing with juice; usually applied to an elephant in rut, mad, furious MN.i.236 (hatthi˚); Dhp.326 (hatthi˚ = mattahatthi Dhp-a.iv.24) Thag.77; Ja. …

Pakkha¹

1. side of the body, flank wing, feathers (cp. pakkhin), in compounds -biḷāla a flying fox (sort of bat) Bdhgh on ulūka-camma at Vin.i.186 (MV. Vin.v.2, 4; cp. Vin. Texts ii.1 …

security, confidence DN.i.96; MN.i.17; cp. DN-a.i.266 “loma-haṃsa-mattam pi ’ssa na bhavissati.”

a contraction of pannaloma, see J.P.T.S. 1889, 206

Pamajjati¹

1. to become intoxicated SN.i.73.
2. to be careless, slothful, negligent; to neglect waste one’s time SN.iv.125, SN.iv.133; Snp.676, Snp.925, Snp.933; cp Mnd.376 & Cnd.70; Dhp.16 …

slothful, indolent, indifferent, careless, negligent DN.iii.190; SN.i.61 = SN.i.204; AN.i.11, AN.i.139 AN.iv.319; AN.v.146; Snp.57, Snp.70, Snp.329 sq., Snp.399, Snp.1121; Dhp.19, Dhp.21 Dhp.29, Dhp.2 …

adjective = pamatta, only in neg. form ap˚ careful, mindful Pv-a.201.

in cpd. luñcita-pamaṭṭā kapotī viya (simile for a woman who has lost all her hair) at Pv-a.47 is doubtful it should probably be read as luñcita-pakkhikā k. viya i.e. like a pigeon whose feathers …

keeping, preserving, protecting, sustaining DN.i.71 (kāya˚ cīvara, kucchi˚ piṇḍapāta; explained as kāya-pariharaṇa-mattakena & kucchi˚ at DN-a.i.207 correct reading accordingly); MN.i.180; MN.iii.3 …

adjective

1. (quite) full, fulfilled, complete, finished, satisfied MN.i.200 (˚sankappa), MN.iii.276; SN.ii.283; SN.iv.104; SN.v.315; Pts.i.172 (= pariggah’ aṭṭhena parivār’ aṭṭhena, paripūr’ aṭṭhe …

fullness, completeness, completion SN.v.200 sq. (+ samatta).

abstr. fr. paripūra

Paritta¹

adjective small, little, inferior, insignificant limited, of no account, trifling Vin.i.270; DN.i.45; MN.iii.148 (˚ābha of limited splendour, opp. appamāṇ’ ābha); SN.ii.98; SN.iv. …

1. limit, end, climax, border SN.i.80 (manāpa˚ “limit-point in enjoyment”; cp. C. nipphattikaṃ koṭikaṃ K.S. 320) Ja.i.149 (hattha-pāda˚ hoofs), Ja.i.221 (udaka˚), Ja.i.223 (sara˚), Ja.ii.200 (anga …

burning, fever; fig fever of passion, consumption, distress, pain DN.iii.238 (avigata˚), DN.iii.289 (˚nānatta); MN.i.101 (kāme); SN.ii.143 sq (˚nānatta), SN.ii.151 (kāma˚; vyāpāda˚, vihiṃsā˚); SN.iii. …

Pasata¹

adjective spotted, only in cpd. -miga spotted antelope Ja.v.418 (variant reading pasada˚) The more freq. P. form is pasada˚; e.g. SN.ii.279 (gloss pasata˚); Ja.v.24, Ja.v.416; …

adjective noun masculine

Cases:
■ gen. dat. pañcannaṃ,
■ instr. abl pañcahi,
■ loc. pañcasu;
■ often used in compositional form pañca˚ (cp. Ved. pañcāra with 5 spokes RV i.164¹³; G …

adjective looking (in front), in phrase yugamattaṃ p. “looking only the distance of a plough Mil.398.

fr. pekkhati

1. (adj.) throbbing, trembling, wavering Dhp.33 (phandanaṃ capalaṃ); Ja.vi.528 (˚māluvā trembling creeper) Dhp-a.i.50 (issa˚ throbbing with envy).
2. (m.) Name of a tree Dalbergia (aspen?) AN.i.202; …

throbbing, flashing; throb MN.ii.24 (˚mattā “by his throbbings only”); pl phanditāni “vapourings,” imaginings Vb.390 (where Vb-a.513 only says “phandanato phanditaṃ”) cp Brethren 344.

pp. of phandati

1. an individual, as opposed to a group (sangha or parisā), person, man; in later philosophical (Abhidhamma) literature = character, soul (= attan). DN.i.176; MN.iii.58; SN.i.93 sq.; SN.iii.25; AN.i.8 …

the hand Vin.iii.14 (pāṇinā paripuñchati); MN.i.78 (pāṇinā parimajjati) SN.i.178, SN.i.194; Snp.713; Dhp.124; Ja.i.126 (˚ṃ paharati) Pp-a 249 (id.); Pv-a.56; Sdhp.147, Sdhp.238. As adj. (-˚) “han …

adjective full; full of (with gen.) DN.i.244 (nadī); MN.i.215; MN.iii.90, MN.iii.96; AN.iv.230; Snp.195, Snp.721; Ud.90 (nadī); Ja.i.146; Pv.iv.3#13 (= pānīyena puṇṇa Pv-a.251); Pp.45, Pp.46; Pv-a.2 …

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 …

Ratana¹

neuter

1. (lit.) a gem, jewel Vv-a.321 (not = ratana², as Hardy in Index) Pv-a.53 (nānāvidhāni)
   ■ The 7 ratanas are enumerated under veḷuriya (Mil.267). They are …

1. dust; pl. reṇū particles of dust
   ■ Vin.i.32 (˚hatā bhūmi); Vism.338 = Mnd.505 = Ja.i.117 (rāgo rajo na ca pana reṇu vuccati); Ja.iv.362 (okiṇṇā raja-reṇūhi; C. explains by “paṃsūhi”); Mil.274 …

Rājā (Rājan)

king, a ruling potentate. The defⁿ at Vin.iii.222 is “yo koci rajjaṃ kāreti.” The fanciful etym. at DN.iii.93 Vism.419 is “dhammena pare rañjetī ti rājā” i.e. he gladdens othe …

Rājā (Rājan)

king, a ruling potentate. The defⁿ at Vin.iii.222 is “yo koci rajjaṃ kāreti.” The fanciful etym. at DN.iii.93 Vism.419 is “dhammena pare rañjetī ti rājā” i.e. he gladdens othe …

1. heap, quantity, mass Iti.17; usually -˚, e.g. aṅgāra˚ heap of cinders Ja.i.107; kaṇikārapuppha˚ of k. flowers Vv-a.65; kahāpaṇa˚ of money Pv-a.162; tila˚ of seeds Vv-a.54; dhañña˚ of …

Rūhati¹

1. to grow, spread Iti.67; Ja.iv.408 (akkhīni rūhiṃsu; also ppr. med. ruyhamāna), Ja.v.368; Ja.vi.360.
2. to heal (of a wound), close up Vin.i.206 (vaṇo na rūhati).
3. to have e …

form, figure, appearance, principle of form, etc.

1. Definitions. According to P. expositors rūpa takes its designation fr. ruppati, e.g. “ruppanato rūpaṃ” Vism.588; “ruppan’ a …

adjective whole, entire all, every DN.i.4; SN.iv.15; Vin.i.5; Iti.3; Cnd. s.v., nom pl. sabbe Snp.66; gen. pl. sabbesaṃ Snp.1030
■ nt sabbaṃ the (whole) world of sense-experience SN.iv.15 cp. …

1. state (of mind), nature, condition Mil.90, Mil.212, Mil.360; Pv-a.39 (ummattaka˚), Pv-a.98 (santa˚), Pv-a.219.
2. character, disposition, behaviour Pv-a.13, Pv-a.35 (ullumpana˚), Pv-a.220 (lo …

adverb always Snp.1041, Snp.1087, Snp.1119; Cnd.631 (where long stereotype definition); Dhp.79; Pv.ii.8#11 (= sabbakālaṃ yāvajīvaṃ Pv-a.110); Pv.ii.9#37 (= sabbakālaṃ divase divase sāyañ ca pāto ca P …

companion, friend DN.ii.78; MN.i.86; SN.iv.288; Pp.36; Snp.35, Snp.45 sq.; Ja.ii.29; --kicca assistance (?) Ja.v.339; --matta companion Ja.iv.76; --sampadā the good luck of having companio …

Śakraship, the position as the ruler of the devas MN.iii.65; Ja.i.315; Vism.301 (brahmatta +). -rajja a kingdom rivalling Sakka’s Ja.i.315.

fr. Sakka = Indra

Samatta¹

neuter equality AN.iii.359; Mhvs.3, Mhvs.7; equanimity, justice AN.i.75.

abstr. fr. sama³

Samatta²

1. accomplished, brought to an end AN.ii.193; Snp.781 = …

Sammatta¹

intoxicated, maddened, delighted DN.ii.266; Dhp.287; Ja.iii.188; doting on Ja.v.443; rogasammatta tormented by illness Ja.v.90 (= ˚pīḷita C.; variant reading ˚patta, as under mat …

swept, cleaned, polished, smooth Vin.iii.119 (su˚); Ja.i.10; Ja.iii.395 (smooth) Spelt -maṭṭa at Mil.15.

pp. of sammajjati

1. consent, permission Vin.iii.199.
2. choice, selection, delegation Vin.iii.159.
3. fixing, determination (of boundary) Vin.i.106.
4. common consent, general opinion, convention, that which is genera …

merged in, given to Ud.75.

read sammattaka (?)

1. concentration; a concentrated, self-collected, intent state of mind and meditation which, concomitant with right living, is a necessary condition to the attainment of higher wisdom and emancipatio …

to complete, conclude Mhvs.5, Mhvs.280; Mhvs.30, Mhvs.55; DN-a.i.307 (desanaṃ)
pp samatta².

saṃ + āpeti

Satta¹

hanging, clinging or attached to Vin.i.185; DN.ii.246; Mnd.23, Mnd.24; Dhp.342; Ja.i.376 Cp. āsatta¹ & byāsatta.

pp. of sañj: sajjati

Satta²

1. (m.) a li …

cardinal number sixteen DN.i.128; Snp.1006; Ja.i.78 (lekhā); Ja.ii.87; Ja.iii.342 (atappiya-vatthūni); Ja.v.175, Ja.vi.37; Mil.11 (palibodhā); Dhp-a.i.129 (˚salākā); Dhp-a.iv.208 (˚karīsa-matta). …

fineness, delicacy DN.ii.17 sq.

abstr. fr. sukhuma

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 …

(& taco nt.)

1. bark. MN.i.198, MN.i.434, MN.i.488; AN.v.5
2. skin, hide (similar to camma, denoting the thick outer skin, as contrasted with chavi, thin skin, see chavi & cp. Ja.i …

(lit.) drought, thirst; (fig.) craving, hunger for, excitement the fever of unsatisfied longing (c. loc.: kabaḷinkāre āhāre “thirst” for solid food SN.ii.101 sq.; cīvare piṇḍapāte taṇhā = greed for Sn …

Ti

adverb the apostrophe form of iti, thus. See iti.

cp. Sk. iti

Ti˚

base of numeral three in compound; consisting of three, threefold; in numerical compounds also three (3 times).

*-[kaṭuka](/d …

number three hundred Ja.vi.427 (˚mattā nāvā). See also under tayo.

ti + sata

(tiṃsa˚) the number 30; DN.i.81≈(tiṃsaṃ pi jātiyo); SN.ii.217 (t
■ mattā bhikkhū); dat. instr. tiṃsāya AN.v.305 (dhammehi samannāgato); Snp.p.87 (pi dadāmi) Pv-a.281 (vassasahassehi): t
■ yojana\ …

1. the palmyra tree (fan palm), Borassus flabelliformis; freq. in comparisons similes MN.i.187; Ja.i.202 (˚vana), Ja.i.273 (˚matta as tall as a palm): Vv-a.162; Pv-a.100 (chinnamūlo viya tālo)
2. a …

adjective out of one’s mind, mad SN.v.447 (+ viceta); Ja.v.386; Mil.122; Sdhp.88; Pv-a.40 (˚puggala read with variant reading SS for dummati puggala). Cp. next & ummāda.

• *-[r …

adjective = ummatta; Vin.i.123, Vin.i.321; Vin.ii.60, Vin.ii.80; Vin.iii.27, Vin.iii.33; AN.iv.248; Vism.260 (reason for); Mil.277; Pv-a.38, Pv-a.39, Pv-a.93 (˚vesa appearance …

Unnala & Unnaḷa

adjective showing off, insolent, arrogant, proud, haughty in phrase uddhata unnaḷa capala MN.i.32; SN.i.61 = SN.i.204 (translated as “muddled in mind, puffed up, vain”, expl^{d.< …}

Unnala & Unnaḷa

adjective showing off, insolent, arrogant, proud, haughty in phrase uddhata unnaḷa capala MN.i.32; SN.i.61 = SN.i.204 (translated as “muddled in mind, puffed up, vain”, expl^{d.< …}

Usabha¹

a bull; often fig as symbol of manliness and strength (cp. nisabha) DN.i.6 (˚yuddha bull-fight), DN.i.9 (˚lakkhaṇa signs on a b.), DN.i.127; Vin.iii.39 (puris˚ “bull of a man”, a …

Va¹

the syllable “va” Kp-a.109 (with ref. to ending ˚vā in Bhagavā, which Bdhgh exp^ls as “va-kāraṃ dīghaṃ katvā,” i.e. a lengthening of va); Snp-a.76 (see below va^{3</sup …}

Vagga¹

1. a company, section group, party Vin.i.58 (du˚, ti˚), Vin.i.195 (dasa˚ a chapter of 10 bhikkhus).
2. a section or chapter of a canonical book Dhp-a.i.158 (eka-vagga-dvi-vagga- …

Ve¹

indeclinable part. of affirmation, emphasizing the preceding word: indeed, truly Vin.i.3 (etaṃ ve sukhaṃ); Dhp.63 (sa ve bāḷo ti vuccati), Dhp.83 (sabbattha ve), Dhp.16 …

difference, distinction Mil.410; Vism.195.

fr. vi + matta¹

difference, distinction, discrepancy, disproportion(ateness) MN.i.453 MN.i.494; SN.ii.21; SN.iii.101; SN.v.200; AN.iii.410 sq.; Snp.p.102 (puggala˚); Ne.4, Ne.72 sq., Ne.107 sq.; Mil.284, Mil.285. The …

dress, apparel; (more frequently:) disguise, (assumed) appearance Ja.i.146 (pakati˚ usual dress), Ja.i.230 (āyuttaka˚); Ja.iii.418 (andha˚) Mil.12; Dhp-a.ii.4; Pv-a.62, Pv-a.93 (ummattaka˚), Pv-a. …

Veyy˚

is a (purely phonetic) diaeretic form of vy˚; for which viy˚ & veyy˚; are used indiscriminately. There is as little difference between viy˚ & veyy˚; as between vi˚ & ve˚; …

adjective noun [vi + cakkhaṇa, of cakṣ to see, attentive, watchful, sensible, skilful; (nt.) application attention, wit SN.i.214 = Snp.186 (appamatta + ; translation K.S. i.277 “discerning wit”) …

adjective large, extensive, great, abundant. The word is poetical.-DN.iii.150; AN.i.45 (˚paññatā); Snp.41, Snp.675, Snp.687, Snp.978, Snp.994; Thag.588; Mnd.581 (= adhimatta); Vv.67#6 (= mahanta Vv …

adjective unconscious, one who has lost consciousness; also in meaning “of unsound mind (= ummattaka Mnd.279) AN.ii.52 (khitta-citta +); Mil.220; Sdhp.117. Visata & visata;

vi + saññin

reflection, thought, thinking; “initial application” (Cpd. 282)
■ defined as “vitakkanaṃ vitakko, ūhanan ti vuttaṃ hoti” at Vism.142 (with simile on p. 143, comparing vitakka with vicāra kumbhakār …

“decider,” one connected with a law-suit or with the law, magistrate, a higher official (mahāmatta) in the law-courts, a judge or justice. At Vin.i.74 two classes of mahāmattā (ministers) are give …

wind. There exists a common distinction of winds into 2 groups: “internal and “external” winds, or the ajjhattikā vāyo-dhātu (wind category), and the bāhirā. They are discussed at Vb.84, quoted a …

Ya-kāra

1. the letter (or sound) y: Ja.i.430 (padasandhikara); Ja.iii.433 (vyañjana-sandhi-vasena gahita).
2. the letter (or syllable) ya: Ja.v.427 (nipāta-matta). It is referred to at Vin.iv.7 …

indeclinable

1. as conjunction: if; constructed either with pres. indic., as: Snp.189; “yadi bodhiṃ pattuṃ icchasi” Ja.i.24 (v. 167); “yadi dāyako dānaṃ deti… etaṃ bījaṃ hoti” Pv-a.8; or pot.; o …

Yāpana & yapana

(nt.) keeping going, sustenance, feeding, nourishment existence, living. Esp. in one standing combⁿ respecting the feeding and keeping of the body “*kāyassa ṭhitiyā yāpanāy …

held, checked, controlled, restrained, careful SN.ii.15, SN.ii.50; Snp.78, Snp.220, Snp.1079 (= yatta, paṭiyatta gutta etc. Cnd.525); Ja.vi.294 (C. appamatta; Kern

Toevoegselen

s. v. proposes read …

1. a brahmanic sacrifice.
2. alms-giving charity, a gift to the Sangha or a bhikkhu.

The brahmanic ritual of Vedic times has been given a changed and deeper meaning. Buddhism has discarded the outwa …

1. the yoke of a plough (usually) or a carriage Dhp-a.i.24 (yugaṃ gīvaṃ bādhati presses on the neck); Pv-a.127 (ratha˚); Sdhp.468 (of a carriage) Also at Snp.834 in phrase dhonena yugaṃ samāgamā w …

Yāpana & yapana

(nt.) keeping going, sustenance, feeding, nourishment existence, living. Esp. in one standing combⁿ respecting the feeding and keeping of the body “*kāyassa ṭhitiyā yāpanāy …

knowledge, intelligence insight, conviction, recognition, opp. añāṇa avijjā, lack of k. or ignorance.

1. Ñāṇa in the theory of cognition:
   it occurs in intensive couple-compounds with terms of …

-Ñū

(-ññū) (adj-suffix) knowing, recognizing, acknowledging, in ughaṭita˚, kata˚, kāla˚, khaṇa˚, matta˚, ratta˚, vara˚ vipacita˚, veda˚, sabba˚, etc. (q.v.)-fem. abstr. ˚ñutā in same combinations …

1. coming, approach, result, DN.i.53 (āgamanaṃ pavattatī ti DN-a.i.160; cp. Sdhp.249 dukkh˚).
2. that which one goes by, resource, reference source of reference, text, Scripture, Canon; thus a design …

expletive particle = assu³ Ja.v.241 (variant reading assu; nipātamattaṃ C. p.243).