bodily strength, vigour, vitality (produced by food); nutriment, sustenance; sap, juice.

strength, but only in meaning of strength-giving, nutritive essence (appl; ^d. to food). MN.i.245 SN.ii.87 SN.v.162 (dhamm’) AN.iii.396 Ja.i.68 Dhs.646 Dhs.740, Dhs.875 Mil.156 Dhp-a.ii.15 …

One of the 16 Great Nations (Mahājanapadā), mentioned in the Pitakas. The countries mentioned are Aṅga, Māgadha, Kāsī, Kosala, Vajji, Mallā, Ceti, Vaṃsa, Kuru, Pañcāla, Macchā, Sūrasena, Assaka, Avant …

Evidently the name for a resident of the Bhoja country, modern Vidarbha.

In the Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.i.6f. the devaputta Rohitassa says that he was a Bhojaputta in his previous birth.

…the capital of Kāsi. The Bhojājāniya Jātaka J.i.178 says that ‘all the kings around coveted the kingdom of Benares.’ In the Brahāchatta…

A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that one who eats much and is lazy will keep being reborn. Thag.17

Perhaps it is this same Dāsaka who is mentioned in the Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.iii.127ff. as having …

Greater India. One of the four Mahādīpas, or great continents. They are grouped round Mount Sineru. In Jambudīpa is Himavā with its eighty-four thousand peaks, its lakes, mountain ranges, etc. This c …

KambojaKambojjaKambujaKambujjaKambojaka

One of the sixteen Great Nations which, with Gandhāra, belonged, not to the Majjhimadesa but, evidently, to the Uttarāpatha. AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 AN.iv.256 AN.iv …

…was on this occasion that Rojā the Mallan was converted and gave to the Buddha and the monks a supply of green vegetables and pastries….

KuveraKubera

King of Uttarakuru. His royal residence is Āḷakamandā and his citadel Visāṇā. His messengers are Tatolā, Tattolā, Tatotalā, Ojasi, Tejasi, Tatojasī, Sūra, Rāja, Ariṭṭha and Nemi. His lot …

The books mention the sixteen Mahājanapadas or Great Nations, which existed in the time of the Buddha. AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 AN.iv.256 AN.iv.260 They are Kāsī, Kosala, Aṅga, Māgadha, Vajji, Mallā, Cetiya …

…Bhadragaka, Rāsiya, Rojā and Sīha.

Other places in the Malla country, besides Pāvā and Kusinārā, are mentioned where the Buddha…

Servant of Kuvera. He takes Kuvera’s messages and makes them known in Uttarakuru. DN.iii.201

…power of his compassion, Rojā was induced to visit him again. The Buddha preached to Rojā, who asked, as a boon, that the monks should accept…

A messenger of Vessavaṇa. DN.iii.201

VaggumudāVattumudā

A river in the Vajji country. On its banks lived Yasoja and his five hundred companions. Ud.iii.3

Vajjī3river

VedisaVedisagiri

A city, the home of Devī, mother of Mahinda. He and Sanghamittā were born there, and, just before he left for Ceylon, he went there to visit his mother and stayed for one month in th …

YasojaYasojoti

The Udāna mentions Ud.iii.3 how Yasoja and five hundred of his companions went to see the Buddha at Jetavana. There they stood talking to the monks who lived there and made a great upr …

YonaYavānaYonakā

A country and its people. The name is probably the Pāḷi equivalent for Ionians, the Baktrian Greeks. The Yonas are mentioned with the Kambojas in the Assalāyana Sutta MN.ii.149 as pl …

béklyó, bilincs

what is below the knee-cap

what is below the knee-cap

laughs at; mocks

lacking strength or vitality; lacking nutriment; not juicy

lacking strength or vitality; lacking nutriment; not juicy

the inner household; the family

entangled within; inner entanglements

entangled within; inner entanglements

caught in a net; comprehended

(a slave) born in the house (of his master)

measuring 400 yojanas.

four yojanas in extent.

measuring 600 yojanas.

six yojanas in extent.

measuring 200 yojanas.

extending twelve yojanas.

eating only a single meal (a day); food at only a single meal.

receiving and eating food in a group.

the fetter that binds a householder.

the fetter that binds a householder.

eating tubers, roots, and fruit.

woolen rug or cover.

desire that is appetite, sensual appetite, appetite for sensual pleasure (the first of the nīvaraṇas and one of the saṃyojanas)

of nijoyeti

vigorous, strong; sappy; juicy

the going downstream.

vigorous, strong; sappy; juicy

resting on or supported by its vigor or vitality

resting on or supported by its vigor or vitality

(~ī)n. robbing of strength or vitality.

giving formally

giving formally

born from that.

another (distant) district or country.

1. (mfn.) three yojanas in extent.
2. (n.) a distance of three yojanas.

measuring 300 yojanas.

stimulating, incitement.

connected with rousing action; coupled with a dismissal.

stimulates, rouses to action; makes go; sends out, sends away, dismisses

Anusaya: The 7 ‘latent tendencies’, hidden inclinations, or latent liabilities are:

1: The latent tendency to sense-greed kāma-rāga samyojana,
2: The latent tendency to aversion *patigh …

Anāgāmī: T he Non-Returner is a Noble Disciple Ariya-puggala on the 3rd stage of Nobility. There are 5 classes of Non-Returners, as it is said e.g. Pug. 42-46:

A being, through the disappea …

Aparihāna-dhamma: ‘incapable of relapse’, or ‘of falling away’, namely, with regard to deliverance from some or all mental chains of existence see: samyojana. Thus all Noble Disciples are calle …

Ariya-puggala: or simply Ariya: Noble Ones, noble persons:
The 8, Ariya = Noble Ones are those who have realized one of the 8 stages of Nobility, i.e. the 4 supra-mundane paths magga …

Asmi-māna: lit.: ‘I am’-conceit, ‘ego-conceit’, may range from the coarsest pride and self-assertion to a subtle feeling of one’s distinctiveness or superiority that persists, as the 8th fette …

Avijjā: I gnorance, nescience, the blindness of not knowing, is synonymous with confusion moha (see mūla ), is the primary & deepest root of all evil and suffering in the world, veiling man’s …

[[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 …

Conceit: māna, further see: samyojana

Eating: knowing the measure in bhojane mattaññutā.

Femininity: s bhāva indriya

fetters = Mental chains: The 10 f. binding to existence; see: samyojana

Ill-will: vyāpāda is a synonym of dosa see: mūla and patigha and is one of the 10 mental chains samyojana, 5 hindrances nīvarana and 10 disadvantageous courses of action see: *kamma \ …

Puthujjana: lit.: ‘one of the many folk’, ‘worldling’, ordinary man, is any layman or Bhikkhu who is still possessed of all the 10 mental chains samyojana binding to the round of rebirths, and t …

Ti-lakkhana: the ‘3 charactcristies of existence’, or signata, are impermanency anicca, suffcring or misery dukkha see: sacca, dukkhatā no-self anattā.

Whether Perfect Ones appear in th …

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 …

“settling in”, i.e. wishing for, tendency towards (-˚) inclination, adherence; as adj. liking, loving, being given or inclined to DN.iii.230; MN.i.136, MN.i.251; SN.ii.17; SN.iii.10 SN.iii.13, SN.iii …

“coming by completely”, insight into, comprehension, realization clear understanding, grasp, penetration. See on term Kvu trsl. 381 sq
■ Esp. in full phrases: attha˚; grasp of what is proficient …

Addha¹

(num.) one half, half (˚-) DN.i.166 (˚māsika); AN.ii.160 (-māsa); Ja.i.59 (-yojana); iii. 189 (˚māsa).

= aḍḍha, q.v.

Addha²

adjective soiled, wet; fig. attached …

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 …

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 …

Agga¹

adjective noun

1. (adj.)
   1. of time: the first, foremost Dpvs.iv.13 (saṅgahaṃ first collection). See cpds
   2. of space: the highest, topmost, Ja.i.52 (˚sākhā)
   3. of qual …

cummin-seed Vv-a.186.

Sk. ajamoda, cp. Sk. ajājī

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 …

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 …

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.

in anogha-tiṇṇa see ogha. Anojaka = anoja

at DN.i.91 is variant reading for anujagghati.

Anojaka = anojā

Vv.35#4 (= Vv-a.161, where classed with yodhikā bandhujīvakā).

Anojā

feminine a kind of shrub or tree with red flowers Ja.vi.536 (korandaka +); usually in cpd. anojapuppha the a. flower, used for wreaths…

Anojaka = anojā

Vv.35#4 (= Vv-a.161, where classed with yodhikā bandhujīvakā).

adjective Primary meanings are “inside” and “in between” as adj. “inner”; in prep. use & in compounds “inside, in between”. Further development of meaning is with a view of contrasting the (two) sides …

adjective “being in between”, i.e.

1. intermediate, next, following: see an˚.
2. distant lying in between Pv-a.173 (aneka-yojan˚ ṭhāna). See also f. antarikā.
3. inside: see *[antarikā](/define/a …

“leading along”, friendliness, courtesy, falling in with, fawning DN.iii.254 (˚saṃyojana); AN.iv.7 sq (id.) MN.i.191; Dhs.1059; Vb.145; Ne.79; comb^d. w opp. paṭigha (re …

adjective noun one who does not return, a Never-Returner, as tt. designating one who has attained the 3^rd stage out of four in the breaking of the bonds (Saṃyojanas) which keep a man back …

fasting Snp.249 (= abhojana Snp-a.292).

abstr. of anāsaka

indeclinable both prep. & conj., orig meaning “close by”, then as prep. “towards, to, on to on” and as adv. “later, and, moreover”.

1. (prep. pref.)
   1. prep. c. loc.: api ratte later on in the n …

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 …

adjective unmixed, unadulterated, i.e. with full and unimpaired properties, delicious, sublime, lovely MN.i.114; SN.i.213 (a. ojava “that elixir that no infusion needs Mrs Rh. D.) = Thig.55 (expl<su …

mule Dhp.322; Dhp-a.i.213; Dhp-a.iv.4 (= vaḷavāya gadrabhena jāta); Ja.iv.464 (kambojake assatare sudante; imported from cambodia); Ja.vi.342
■ f. assatarī a she-mule Vin.ii.188; SN.i.154; SN.i …

going over or further, passing beyond, traversing; fig. overcoming of, overstepping, failing against, transgression Dhp.191; Dhs.299; Pv-a.154 (katipayayojan˚), Pv-a.159 (˚caraṇa sinful mode of life …

adjective

1. (to attha¹) profitable, good, proper. In this meaning the MSS show a variance of spelling either atthika or aṭṭhika or *[aṭṭhita](/de …

adjective noun

1. (temporal) past, gone by (cp. accaya 1)
   1. adj.; atītaṃ addhānaṃ in the time which is past SN.iii.86; AN.iv.219; AN.v.32
      ■ Pv.ii.12#12 (atītānaṃ, scil. attabhāvāuaṃ par …

(-˚) adjective in the idiom udarāvadehakaṃ bhuñjati, to eat one’s fill MN.i.102; Thag.935. Vism.33 has udarāvadehaka-bhojana, a heavy meal.

ava + deha + ka but more likely direct fr. ava + dih

ignorance; the main root of evil and of continual rebirth (see paṭicca-samuppāda, cp. SN.ii.6, SN.ii.9, SN.ii.12; Snp.p.141 & many other passages) See on term; Cpd. 83 n. 3, 18 …

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 …

at Vin.ii.266 is expl^d. by Bdhgh on p. 327 by gojanghaṭṭika, perhaps more likely = Sk. aṣṭhīlā a round pebble or stone.

adjective dense, thick Vin.ii.112; Ja.i.467 (˚palāpa-tumba a measure thickly filled with chaff); Ja.ii.91; Mil.282; Vism.257 (˚pūva, where Kp-a.56 omits bahala), Vism.263 (opp. tanuka) Kp-a.62 (˚ku …

Bala¹

neuter

1. strength power, force DN.ii.73; AN.i.244; Thag.188; Dhp.109 (one of the 4 blessings, viz. āyu, vaṇṇa, sukha, bala; cp Dhp-a.ii.239); Pv.i.5#12 (= kāya-bala Pv-a.30); Pv …

(-˚) 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 …

“becoming”, (form of) rebirth, (state of) existence, a “life.” There are 3 states of existence conventionally enumerated as kāma˚ rūpa˚, arūpa˚; or sensual existence, deva-corporeal, formless exist …

Bhoga¹

1. enjoyment AN.iv.392 (kāmaguṇesu bh.).
2. possession, wealth DN.iii.77; Snp.301, Snp.421; Dhp.139, Dhp.355; Pp.30, Pp.57; Sdhp.86, Sdhp.228 Sdhp.264
   ■ appa˚ little or no pos …

Bhogga¹

adjective bent, crooked MN.i.88; DN.ii.22; AN.i.138; Ja.iii.395.

fr. bhuj to bend, pp. corresp. to Sk. bhugna

Bhogga²

adjective

1. to be enjoyed or possessed, n. p …

…SN.i.44, SN.i.45; bhojājānīya a well-trained horse, a thoroughbred Ja.i.178, Ja.i.179; bhojaputta son of a…

1. one who provides food, attendant at meals Ja.v.413.
2. (is this from bhuñjati² & bhujissa?) one who draws the benefit of something, owner, holder, in; gāma˚; landholder, village headma …

is ppr. of bhojeti, feeding Ja.vi.207.

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 …

Err:509

Bhojaniya, Bhojanīya, Bhojaneyya

what may be eaten, eatable food; fit or proper to eat
■ bhojaniya: food Vin.iv.92 (five foods: odana rice, kummāsa gruel, sattu meal flour, …

Bhojaniya, Bhojanīya, Bhojaneyya

what may be eaten, eatable food; fit or proper to eat
■ bhojaniya: food Vin.iv.92 (five foods: odana rice, kummāsa gruel, sattu meal flour, …

Bhojaniya, Bhojanīya, Bhojaneyya

what may be eaten, eatable food; fit or proper to eat
■ bhojaniya: food Vin.iv.92 (five foods: odana rice, kummāsa gruel, sattu meal flour, …

1. (n. m.) a freed slave freeman; a servant as distinguished from a slave Vin.i.93; Ja.ii.313; Pv-a.112
   ■ bhujissaṃ karoti to grant freedom to a slave Ja.v.313; Ja.vi.389, Ja.vi.546; Dhp-a.i. …

Bhuñjati¹

to eat (in general), to enjoy, make use of, take advantage of, use Snp.102, Snp.240, Snp.259, Snp.619; Dhp.324 Pp.55.
pot bhuñjeyya Snp.400; Dhp.308, 2^nd pl *bhuñj …

Bhājana¹

neuter a bowl, vessel, dish, usually earthenware, but also of other metal, e.g. gold (suvaṇṇa˚) DN-a.i.295; copper (tamba˚ Dhp-a.i.395; bronze (kaṃsa˚) Vism.142 (in simile). Vin …

…mahā-samuddaṃ manthetvā ojāya nīharaṇaṃ; Sineru-pādato vālikāya uddharaṇaṃ; pabbataṃ pīḷetvā rasassa nīharaṇaṃ. 4….

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 …

Brāhmaṇa¹

a member of the Brahman caste; a Br teacher. In the Buddhist terminology also used for a man leading a pure, sinless & ascetic life, often even syn. with arahant
■ On brāhmaṇas …

conditional particle “if,” constructed either with Indicative (ito ce pi yojanasate viharati even if he lived 100 y. from here DN.i.117) or Conditional (tatra ce tumhe assatha kupitā DN.i.3), or Poten …

Cha & Chaḷ

(cha in composition effects gemination of consonant, e.g. chabbīsati = cha + vīsati, chabbaṇṇa cha + vaṇṇa, chaḷ only before vowels in compound chaḷanga, chaḷ-abhiññā) the number six.

…

Cha & Chaḷ

(cha in composition effects gemination of consonant, e.g. chabbīsati = cha + vīsati, chabbaṇṇa cha + vaṇṇa, chaḷ only before vowels in compound chaḷanga, chaḷ-abhiññā) the number six.

…

to cut off, to destroy, to remove, both lit. (bandhanaṃ, pāsaṃ, pasibbakaṃ, jīvaṃ, gīvaṃ, sīsaṃ hatthapāde, etc.) and fig. (taṇhaṃ, mohaṃ, āsavā saṃyojanāni, vicikicchaṃ, vanathaṃ, etc.) Freq. in …

covering. clothing, often combined with ghāsa˚; food & clothing (q.v.) Ja.ii.79 (vattha˚) Pv.i.10#7 (bhojana˚); Pv.ii.1#7 (vattha˚); Pv-a.50 (= vattha) Dhp-a.iv.7
■ As adj. Ja.vi.354 (of the tha …

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 …

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 ( …

1. wearing, in mālā˚ (etc.) DN.i.5 = AN.ii.210 = Pp.58; Kp-a.37 cīvara˚ AN.ii.104 = Pp.45.
2. maintaining, sustaining keeping up Mil.320 (āyu˚ bhojana).
3. bearing in mind, remembrance Vin.iv.305; MN …

adjective of the next world, divine, heavenly, celestial, superb magnificent, fit for exalted beings higher than man (devas, heroes, manes etc.), superhuman, opp. mānusaka human. Freq. qualifying the …

view, belief, dogma, theory, speculation, esp. false theory, groundless or unfounded opinion

1. The latter is rejected by the Buddha as pāpa˚; (AN.iv.172) and pāpikā d. (opp bhaddikā: AN.v.212 sq …

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 …

bond, fetter, rope; chain, wreath, garland SN.iv.163 (read dāmena for damena), SN.iv.282, (id.); AN.iii.393 (dāmena baddho); Snp.28 (= vacchakānaṃ bandhanatthāya katā ganthitā nandhipasayuttā rajjuban …

…Def. by Bdhgh as “antojāto” (DN-a.i.300), or as “antojātadhanakkīta-karamarânīta-sāmaṃ dāsabyaṃ upagatānaṃ…

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 …

Ganthati & Gantheti

1. to tie, knot, bind, fasten together: kathaṃ mittāni ganthati “how does he bind friends” SN.i.214; Snp.185; mālaṃ ganthamāna tying a garland Vv.38#1 (ganthento Vv-a.173). Of m …

Ganthati & Gantheti

1. to tie, knot, bind, fasten together: kathaṃ mittāni ganthati “how does he bind friends” SN.i.214; Snp.185; mālaṃ ganthamāna tying a garland Vv.38#1 (ganthento Vv-a.173). Of m …

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 …

Ghaṭa¹

a hollow vessel, a bowl, vase, pitcher. Used for holding water, as well as for other purposes, which are given under pānīya˚ paribhojana vacca˚ at Vin.i.157 = Vin.i.352 = MN.i.207. …

Goṇaka¹

a kind of ox, a wild bull Ja.vi.538 (arañña˚).

goṇa¹

Goṇaka²

a woollen cover with long fleece (DN-a.i.86: dīghalomako mahākojavo; caturangulādhikāni kir …

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 …

collection of houses, a hamlet (cp. Ger. gemeinde), a habitable place (opp. arañña: gāme vā yadi vâraññe Snp.119), a parish or village having boundaries & distinct from the surrounding country (gāmo c …

linear measure, a quarter of a yojana = 80 usabhas, a little less than two miles, a league Ja.i.57, Ja.i.59; Ja.ii.209 Vism.118; Dhp-a.i.396.

cp. Vedic gavyūti pasture land, district

barren soil, desert Ja.vi.560 (= niroja C.) Cp. īriṇa.

Vedic iriṇa, on etym. see Walde, Lat. Wtb. under rarus

Issā¹

feminine jealousy, anger, envy, ill-will DN.ii.277 (˚macchariya); DN.iii.44 (id.); MN.i.15; SN.ii.260; AN.i.95, AN.i.105 (˚mala), AN.i.299; AN.ii.203; AN.iv.8 (˚saññojana), AN.iv.14 …

Jalla¹

neuter moisture, (wet) dirt, perspiration (mostly as seda˚ or in cpd. rajo˚, q.v. Snp.249 (= rajojalla Snp-a.291); Ja.vi.578 (sweat under the armpits = jallikā Com.).

*jalya to j …

…Yonā (Gandhārā A), Kambojā Cp. Rhys Davids, B. India p. 23.

• -kathā talk or gossip about the province DN.i.7≈ *…

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 …

■ Instr. jātiyā (Snp.423) & jaccā (DN.ii.8; Ja.iii.395; Dhp.393); abl. jātiyā (SN.i.88) & jātito (by descent: DN.ii.8); loc. jātiyaṃ (Pv-a.10) & jātiyā (Pv-a.78).

1. birth, rebirth, possibility of …

adjective coming fr. Kamboja Ja.iv.464 (assatara).

, nt.) the plant Cassia tora or alata Ja.iii.223 (˚gumba = elagalāgumba; vv.ll. kammoja˚ & tampo˚ [for kambo˚]).

meaning & etym. unexpl^d

N of a country Ja.v.446 (˚ka raṭṭha); Pv.ii.91 (etc.); Vism.332, Vism.334, Vism.336.

Karoṭi¹

feminine

1. a basin, cup, bowl, dish Ja.i.243; Ja.ii.363; Ja.iii.225; Ja.iv.67; Ja.v.289, Ja.v.290.
2. the skull (cp. kaḷopi On the form cp. Dial. i.227 n.) Ja.vi.592.

Karoṭi<s …

1. a thorn Snp.845; Vin.i.188; Ja.v.102 Ja.vi.105 (in description of the Vetaraṇī); cp. kusa˚
2. any instrument with a sharp point Sdhp.201.
3. a bone, fish-bone Ja.i.222; in piṭṭhi˚; a bone of the …

adjective sharp, bitter, acid, severe

1. severe, sharp (fig.), of dukkha, vedanā, kāmā, etc MN.i.10 = AN.ii.143; Ja.vi.115; Thig.451 (= Thag-a.281) SN-a.56
   ■ painful, terrible, frightful (-ap …

waste, destruction, consumption decay, ruin, loss; of the passing away of night Vv-a.52 mostly in applied meaning with ref. to the extinction of passions & such elements as condition, life, & rebirth …

hard or solid food, opp. to and freq. combined with bhojaniya (q.v.). So at DN.ii.127; Ja.i.90, Ja.i.235; Ja.iii.127; Snp.p.110; Mil.9, Mil.11
■ Also in combination anna, pāna …

food, in rāja˚ royal food Snp.831 (rājakhādāya puṭṭho = rājakhādanīyena rājabhojanīyena posito Mnd.171; where printed ˚khadāya throughout).

Kilesa & klesa

stain, soil, impurity, fig. affliction; in a moral sense, depravity, lust. Its occurrence in the Piṭakas is rare; in later works, very frequent, where it is approx. tantamount to our t …

Kilesa & klesa

stain, soil, impurity, fig. affliction; in a moral sense, depravity, lust. Its occurrence in the Piṭakas is rare; in later works, very frequent, where it is approx. tantamount to our t …

mail armour Ja.iv.296 (= kavaca).

rug or cover with long hair, a fleecy counterpane Vin.i.281; Dhp-a.i.177; Dhp-a.iii.297 (pāvāra˚); Dāvs v.36 Often in explⁿ of goṇaka (q.v.) as dīgha-lomaka mahākojav …

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 …

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 …

world, primarily “visible world,” then in general as “space or sphere of creation, with var. degrees of substantiality. Often (unspecified in the comprehensive sense of “universe.” Sometimes the term …

1. a road (usually high road), way, foot-path Vism.708 (maggaṃ agata-pubba-purisa, simile of); Vb-a.256 (tiyojana˚, simile of a man travelling); Dhp-a.i.229- addhāna˚; high road Vin.iv.62; MN. …

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

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 …

death, as ending this (visible) existence, physical death, in a narrower meaning than kālakiriyā; dying, in compounds death
■ The customary stock definition of maraṇa runs; …

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 …

wild man of the woods, non-Aryan, barbarian Ja.iv.291 (not with C. = janapadā), cp. luddā m. ibid., and milāca-puttā Ja.v.165 (where C. also explains by bhojaputta, i.e. son of a villager).

by-for …

Māḷa & Māla

a sort of pavilion, a hall DN.i.2 (maṇḍala˚, same at Snp.p.104, which passage Snp-a.447 explains as “savitānaṃ maṇḍapaṃ”); Vin.i.140 (aṭṭa, māla, pāsāda explained at Vin.iii.201. In the …

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 …

Māḷa & Māla

a sort of pavilion, a hall DN.i.2 (maṇḍala˚, same at Snp.p.104, which passage Snp-a.447 explains as “savitānaṃ maṇḍapaṃ”); Vin.i.140 (aṭṭa, māla, pāsāda explained at Vin.iii.201. In the …

Nandi¹ & Nandī

masculine & feminine

1. joy, enjoyment, pleasure, delight in (c loc.) SN.i.16, SN.i.39, SN.i.54; SN.ii.101 sq. (āhāre); SN.iii.14 (= upādāna), SN.iv.36 sq.; AN.ii.10 (kāma˚ …

Nava¹

(num.) number nine. gen
■ dat. navannaṃ (Snp.p.87) instr
■ abl. navahi (Vv-a.76), loc. navasu.

Meaning and Application: The primitive-Aryan importance of the “mystic” nine i …

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 …

adjective tasteless, insipid Ja.ii.304; Ja.iii.94; Ja.vi.561.

nis + oja

that on which anything depends, support help, protection; endowment, resource, requisite, supply foundation, reliance on (acc. or-˚) Vin.i.58 (the four resources of bhikkhu, viz. piṇḍiyālopa-bhojana …

food thrown (for feeding), fodder, bait; gift, portion, ration MN.i.151 sq. (Nivāpa-sutta); Ja.i.150; Ja.iii.271; Dhp-a.i.233 (share); Dhp-a.iii.303; Vv-a.63 (diguṇaṃ ˚ṃ pacitvā cooking a double p …

adverb variously differently.

1. (abs.) AN.i.138 (on different sides, viz right ↔ left). Snp.878 (= na ekaṁ Snp-a.554 = vividhaṁ aññoññaṁ puthu na ekaṁ Mnd.285), Snp.884 sq.
2. more frequently in co …

Initial o in Pali may represent a Vedic o or a Vedic au (see ojas, ogha, etc.). Or it may be guṇa of u (see oḷārika opakammika, etc.). But it is usually a prefix representing Vedi …

1. to put down, to put in, supply MN.i.117 (okacaraṃ, see under oka); MN.ii.216 (agad’angāraṃ vaṇa-mukhe odaheyya); Thag.774 (migavo pāsaṃ odahi the hunter set a snare; Morris, J.P.T …

1. to give up, leave behind, renounce (cp. ojahāti) Snp.64 (= oropeti Cnd.183).
2. to take down (see oharati 1) Vin.i.48; Pv-a.95.
3. to cut down, shave off (hair; see oharāpeti …

ger. of ojahāti.

having left behind Ja.iv.432 (gaṇaṃ).

pp. of ojahāti

to give up, leave, leave behind, renounce, ger. ohāya DN.i.115 (ñāti-sanghaṃ & hirañña-suvaṇṇaṃ) MN.ii.166 (id.); Ja.v.340 (= chaḍḍetvā C.); Pv-a.93 (maṃ). Pass. avahīyati & ohīyati;, pp. *[ohīna …

…AN.iii.260 (an˚ of food, i.e. not nourishing Dhp-a.i.106

fr. ojā; Vedic ojasvant in diff. meaning: powerful

richness in sap, strength giving (nourishing) quality. Ja.i.68 (of milk)

abstr. fr. ajavant

adjective being a share of the lower, i e this world, belonging to the kāma world, epithet of the 5 saṃyojanāni (see also saṃyojana) DN.i.156; DN.iii.107, DN.iii.108 DN.iii.132; …

at SN.i.212 read ojava.

washing off, cleaning, washing one’s hands Vin.ii.31 (Bdhgh. refers it to fig. meaning onojeti² by explaining as “vissajjana gift, presentation).

fr. oṇojeti, Sk. avanejana

Pakkhika

adjective

1. belonging or referring to the (2) lunar fortnights fortnightly, for a fortnight or in the (specified) fortnight of the month (cp. Vin. Texts iii.220). As one special provisio …

1. a broken bit, splinter, small stone (?) (Rh. D. in Dial. iii.83 “outgrowth”) DN.iii.87 (bhūmi ˚ṃ paribhuñjati); Vism.418 (≈) Ne.227 (Com.) (˚ojaṃ khādāpento).
2. a water plant; see *[paṇṇaka](/de …

adverb adjective

1. (adv. & prep.) beyond, on the further side of (with abl. or loc.), over Pv-a.168 (para Gangāya, variant reading ˚āyaṃ). See in same meaning & application paraṃ, paro and parā & c …

(param˚) adverb further, away (from); as prep. (w. abl.) after, beyond; absolute only in phrase ito paraṃ from here, after this, further, e.g. Kp-a.131; Snp-a.160, Snp-a.178, Snp …

(or -īya) neuter that which is used for cleaning, water for washing Vin.ii.76, Vin.ii.208, Vin.ii.216 (˚ghaṭa), Vin.ii.226 (cp. vin. texts iii.8); Vin.iii.119 (pāniyaṃ); Ja.i.416; Ja.vi.75; Dhp- …

exhausted, wasted, decayed, extinct Vin.iv.258; MN.iii.80; SN.i.92; SN.ii.24 SN.v.145, SN.v.461; DN.iii.97, DN.iii.133 (˚bhava-saṃyojana); Iti.79 (id.); AN.iv.418, AN.iv.434 (āsavā); Snp.175, Snp.639 …

measure, extent, limit, as adj. (-˚) measuring, extending over, comprising Ja.i.45; Snp-a.1 (pariyatti˚); Pv-a.113 (yojana˚), Pv-a.102 (anekabhāra˚)
■ neg. aparimāṇa witho …

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 …

adjective (-˚) ending in, bounded or limited by SN.ii.83 = AN.ii.198 (kāya-p. ˚ā & jīvita-p ˚ā vedanā); Vism.69 (bhojana˚, udaka˚, āsana˚) Sdhp.440 (kāla˚ sīla).

fr. pariyanta

state of being possessed (or hindered) by (-˚), prepossession bias, outburst MN.i.18, Kvu xiv.6 (thīnamiddha˚), MN.i.136; AN.i.66 (˚ajjhosāna); AN.v.198 (adhiṭṭhāna-˚samuṭṭhāna) Nd ii.under taṇhā<su …

well understood, thoroughly known Thig.106; MN.i.1 sq.; SN.ii.99; SN.v.182; Pv-a.1, Pv-a.287 With ref. to food (˚bhojana & ˚āhāra) it means food understood according to the three pariññās (q.v.) Dhp …

1. to change (trs. & intrs.), lit. to bend round, to turn (round), to be transformed into (acc.) SN.iii.3 (reading pariṇamati once, at other passages vi˚, cp. p. 40); Mil.136 (bhojanaṃ visamaṃ p food …

Patta¹

neuter

1. the wing of a bird, a feather Vin.iv.259; DN.i.71. kukkuṭa˚ a hen’s quill (for sewing) Vin.ii.215
2. a leaf MN.i.429; Snp.44 = Snp.64 (sañchinna˚, see Cnd.625); Snp.625 ( …

adjective

1. (adj.) happening, going on, procedure, resulting Thig.220 (assu ca pavattaṃ taken by Mrs. Rh. D. as “tears shed”); Thag-a.179; Pv-a.35, Pv-a.83 (gāthāyo), Pv-a.120, esp. with ref. to …

1. undertaking, business Pv-a.201.
2. appointment Ja.i.143.
3. prescript injunction Dhs-a.403.
4. purpose, application, use Sdhp.395.

fr. pa + yuj

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

1. (lit.) brought out or to, applied executed; used with ref. to punishment (see paṇeti daṇḍaṃ) Pv.iv.1#66 (˚daṇḍa receiving punishment ṭhapita-sarīra-daṇḍa Pv-a.242) …

…-ojā (paṭhavojā) sap or essence of the earth Dhp-a.ii.154.

• -kampa shaking the earth, an…

to prepare, arrange, give, dedicate Snp-a.447
pp paṭiyādita (q.v.)
causII. paṭiyādāpeti to cause to be presented or got ready, to assign, advise, give over Vin.i.249 (yā …

1. (trs.) to pervade, permeate, fill, suffuse Pv.i.10#14 (= vyāpetvā tiṭṭhati Pv-a.52); Ja.iii.371 (sakala-sarīraṃ); Ja.v.64 (C. for pavāti) Pv-a.14 (okāsaṃ), Pv-a.276 (obhāsaṃ). To excite or stim …

adjective thrilling, suffusing, pervading, filling with rapture Vv-a.16 (dvādasa yojanāni ˚pabho sarīra-vaṇṇo).

fr. pharaṇa

Phuṭa¹

1. (cp. pharati¹) pervaded, permeated, thrilled (cp. pari˚) DN.i.73, DN.i.74 (pītisukhena T. prints phuta; variant reading phuṭa; variant reading at DN-a.i.217 p(h)uṭṭha) …

morsel of food Vin.i.58 (˚bhojana), Vin.i.96 (id.); AN.ii.27; Iti.102.

piṇḍi + ālopa

indeclinable before (both local & temporal), thus either “before, in front” or “before, formerly, earlier.” In both meanings the opp. is pacchā -

1. local SN.i.176 (pure hoti t …

cp. Gr. πίνω to drink, πότος drink; Obulg piti to drink, pivo drink; Lith. penas milk; Lat. potus drink, poculum drinking vessel (= Sk. pātra, P. patta) drink, including water as well as any other liq …

Pīta¹

1. having drunk or (pred.) being drunk (as liquid) SN.i.212 (madhu˚); Ja.i.198; Pv-a.25 (with asita, khāyita & sāyita as fourfold food).
2. soaked or saturated with (-˚), in *kasāya …

(rajas) & Raja neuter

1. Forms.
   ■ Both rajo & rajaṃ occur as noun & acc. sg., e.g. rajo at DN.ii.19; Snp.207, Snp.334; Dhs.617; rajaṃ at Snp.275; Iti.83; once (in verse) *[rajo](/define/rajo …

1. to be or make subject to, (intrs.) to be in one’s power; (trs.) to harass oppress, vex, hurt (mostly Caus. randheti = Sk. randhayati). Only in Imper. randhehi Ja.i.332, and …

Rasa¹

that which is connected with the sense of taste. The defⁿ given at Vism.447 is as follows “jivhā-paṭihanana-lakkhaṇo raso, jivhā-viññāṇassa visaya-bhāvo raso, tass’ ev …

night DN.i.47 (dosinā). gen. sg. ratyā (for *rattiyā) Thag.517; Snp.710 (vivasane = ratti-samatikkame Snp-a.496); Ja.vi.491. abl. sg. rattiyā in phrases abhikkantāya r. at the waning of night D …

tree. In the rukkha-mūlik’ anga (see below) Bdhgh at Vism.74 gives a list of trees which are not to be selected for the practice of “living at the root of a tree.” These are sīmantarika-rukkha, ceti …

at MN.i.480 is doubtful in spelling. The meaning is clearly “furthering growth, making or being prosperous, bringing luck” (combined with ojavant), as also indicated by variant re …

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 …

adjective noun sharing food (?) Vin.iv.95; Snp.102.

sa³ + bhojana

the body in being, the existing body or group (= -nikāya q.v.); as a t.t. in P. psychology almost equal to individuality; identified with the five khandhas MN.i.299; SN.iii.159; …

adjective face to face with, in presence; sammukhaciṇṇa a deed done in a person’s presence Ja.iii.27; sammukhā (abl.)

1. face to face before, from before DN.ii.155; Snp.p.79; Ja …

“lake-born,” a lotus Dāvs iii.13.

Sk. saroja, saras + ja

Brahmā, an archangel Dāvs i.34.

fr. last

Sata¹

(num. card.) a hundred, used as nt (collect.), either-˚ or as apposition, viz. gāma-sataṃ a hundred (ship of) villages Dhp-a.i.180; jaṭila-satāni 100 ascetics Vin.i.24; jāti˚ DN. …

adjective (-˚) consisting of a hundred, belonging to a hundred; yojanasatika extending one hundred yojanas Vin.ii.238; vīsaṃvassasatika of hundred and twenty years’ standing Vin.ii.303.

fr. sata¹

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 …

Saññ˚

is frequent spelling for saṃy˚; (in saṃyojana = saññojana e.g.), q.v.

bond, fetter SN.iv.163 etc.; especially the fetters that bind man to the wheel of transmigration Vin.i.183; SN.i.23; SN.v.241, SN.v.251; AN.i.264 AN.iii.443; AN.iv.7 sq. (diṭṭhi˚); MN.i.483; Dhp.370; …

(saññ˚) adjective connected with the saṃyojanas, favourable to the saṃyojanas, AN.i.50; SN.ii.86; SN.iii.166 sq.; SN.iv.89, SN.iv.107; Dhs.584, Dhs.1125, Dhs.1462; Dhs-a.49. Used as a noun, with *dha …

1. tied, bound, fettered MN.iii.275 (cammena); SN.iv.163; AN.iv.216 (saṃyojanena s. by bonds to this world); Snp.194 (ññ), Snp.300, Snp.304; Iti.8 Sdhp.211.
2. connected with, mixed with (-˚) Ja.i.26 …

ordinal number sixty DN.i.45; DN.ii.261; Snp.538; Dhp-a.iii.412 (ekūna˚). It is found mostly in the same application as cha (group-number) e.g. at Ja.i.64 (˚turiya-sahassāni); Vv- …

Siddha¹

boiled, cooked Ja.ii.435 (= pakka); Ja.v.201 (˚bhojana); Mil.272; Snp-a.27 (˚bhatta = pakk’odana of Snp.18).

a specific Pali formation fr. sijjati (svid) in meaning “to cook,” …

set of precepts, “preceptorial,” code of training; instruction, precept, rule

1. in general: DN.i.63, DN.i.146, DN.i.250; MN.i.33; AN.i.63, AN.i.235 sq. AN.ii.14, AN.ii.250 sq.; AN.iii.113, AN.iii.26 …

nobility, high birth Ja.ii.137.

abstr. fr. sujāta

Sota¹

neuter ear, the organ of hearing Vin.i.9, Vin.i.34; DN.i.21; Snp.345 (nom pl. sotā); Vism.444 (defined); Dhs.601; Dhs-a.310-dibba-sota the divine ear (cp. dibba-cakkhu) DN.i.79 D …

adjective pure, clean, white DN.i.4; AN.i.293; Snp.226, Snp.410
■ opp. asuci impure AN.iii.226; AN.v.109 AN.v.266
■ (nt.) purity, pure things Ja.i.22; goodness, merit Dhp.245; a …

rice DN.i.105, DN.i.230; DN.ii.293; Vin.iv.264; MN.i.57; AN.i.32, AN.i.145; AN.iii.49; AN.iv.108 (+ yavaka), AN.iv.231; SN.v.10, SN.v.48; Ja.i.66, Ja.i.178; Ja.iv.276; Ja.v.37; Ja.vi.531; Mil.251; Sn …

1. from this, in this SN.iii.96 (tatoja); Ja.iii.281 (tato paraṃ beyond this after this); Cnd.664 (id.); DN-a.i.212 (tatonidāna).
2. thence Ja.i.278; Mil.47.
3. thereupon, further afterwards Ja.i.58; …

Tattaka¹

pleasing, agreeable, pleasant Mil.238 (bhojana).

tatta pp. of tappati² + ka

Tattaka²

adjective (= tāvataka) of such size, so large Vism.184 (correspondin …

(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 …

Thāvara¹

adjective “standing still,” immovable (opp to tasa) firm, strong (Ep. of an Arahant: Kp-a.245; Dhp-a.iv.176. Always in connection with tasa, contrasting or com …

stupa or tope, a bell-shaped pile of earth, a mound, tumulus, cairn; dome, esp. a monument erected over the ashes of an Arahant (otherwise called dhātugabbha = dāgaba), or on spots consecrated as sce …

adjective having domed roofs (“house-tops” Ja.vi.116 (of a Vimāna = dvādasayojanika maṇimayakañcanathūpika; cp. p. Ja.vi.117: pañcaṭhūpaṃ vimānaṃ explained as pañcahi kūṭāgārehi samannāgataṃ).

from …

pillar, prop support AN.ii.198; Vv.54#1 (= thambha Vv-a.245); DN-a.i.124. Esp. the sacrificial post in phrase thūṇûpanīta “lead to sacrifice” (yūpa-sankhātuṃ thūṇaṃ upa DN-a.i.294): DN.i.127≈SN.i. …

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 …

adjective noun consisting of 3, a triad SN.ii.218 (t
■ bhojana); Dhp-a.iv.89 (-nipāta, the book of the triads, a division of the Jātaka), Dhp-a.iv.108 (t
■ catukka-jhāna the 3 & the 4 jhānas); …

(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\ …

height, only as measure, contrasted with āyāma length, & vitthāra width Ja.i.29 (Ja.v.219; asīti-hatth˚), Ja.i.203 (yojana-sahass˚); Vv-a.33 (yojana˚), Vv- …

Ubbhaṃ & Ubbha˚

(indecl.) up, over, above, on top Ja.v.269 (ubbhaṃ yojanaṃ uggata); in compounds like ubbhakkhakaṃ above the collar bone Vin.iv.213; ubbhajānumaṇḍalaṃ above the knee Vin.iv.213; * …

Ubbhaṃ & Ubbha˚

(indecl.) up, over, above, on top Ja.v.269 (ubbhaṃ yojanaṃ uggata); in compounds like ubbhakkhakaṃ above the collar bone Vin.iv.213; ubbhajānumaṇḍalaṃ above the knee Vin.iv.213; * …

Uddhaṃ & Uddha˚

(indecl.) high up, on top, above (adv. & prep.)
■ On uddhaṃ in spatial, temporal, ethical & psychological application see in detail Cnd.155.

I. (adv.)

1. (of space) up a …

over-balancing, agitation, excitement distraction, flurry (see on meaning; Dialogues i.82; Dhs trsl^n. 119; Cpd. 18, 45, 83). AN.i.256, AN.i.282; AN.iii.375, AN.iii.421 AN.iii.449; AN …

Uddhaṃ & Uddha˚

(indecl.) high up, on top, above (adv. & prep.)
■ On uddhaṃ in spatial, temporal, ethical & psychological application see in detail Cnd.155.

I. (adv.)

1. (of space) up a …

Ugga¹

adjective mighty, huge, strong fierce, grave, m. a mighty or great person, noble lord DN.i.103; SN.i.51 = Vv-a.116 (uggateja “the fiery heat”) Ja.iv.496; Ja.v.452 (˚teja); Ja.vi.490 …

fem. of ujjavanaka used as adv. up-stream, lit “running up” Vin.ii.290 Vin.iv.65 (in expl^n. of uddhaṃgāmin, opp. ojavanikāya).

ud + javanaka, q.v.

? in ukkhasataṃ dānaṃ, given at various times of the day (meaning ἑκατόμβη?) SN.ii.264 (variant reading ukkā). Or is it to be read ukhāsataṃ d. i.e. consisting of 100 pots (of rice = mahā danaṃ?). S A …

1. cause, means DN.ii.217, DN.ii.259; MN.iii.71 (samādhiṃ sa-upanisaṃ); SN.ii.30–SN.ii.32 (SN-a. = kāraṇa, paccaya); SN.v.25; AN.i.198; AN.iii.20, AN.iii.200 sq. AN.iii.360; AN.iv.99, AN.iv.336, AN. …

having ceased, desisting from (-˚), restraining oneself (cp. orata) Vin.i.245 (ratt-ûparata abstaining from food at night = ratti-bhojanato uparata DN-a.i.77); DN.i.5 (id.); MN.i.319 (bhaya˚); Snp …

adjective = upariṭṭha uparima Dhs.1016, Dhs.1300, Dhs.1401; Pp.16, Pp.17 (sañyojanāni = uddhaṃbhāgiya-sañyojanāni Pp-a.198).

double-superl. formation after analogy of seṭṭha, pacchima & heṭṭhima: heṭṭhā

Upaṭṭhapeti & ˚ṭṭhāpeti

1. to provide, procure, get ready, put forth, give Vin.ii.210; DN.ii.19; MN.i.429; Ja.i.266; Ja.iv.2; Ja.v.218; Pp.59, Pp.68; Mil.15, Mil.257, Mil.366 (pānīyaṃ paribhojanīyaṃ), …

Upaṭṭhapeti & ˚ṭṭhāpeti

1. to provide, procure, get ready, put forth, give Vin.ii.210; DN.ii.19; MN.i.429; Ja.i.266; Ja.iv.2; Ja.v.218; Pp.59, Pp.68; Mil.15, Mil.257, Mil.366 (pānīyaṃ paribhojanīyaṃ), …

coming forth, product, genesis, origin, rebirth, occasion AN.ii.133 (˚paṭilābhikāni sanyojanāni); Vb.137 (˚bhava), Vb.411; cp. Compendium, 262 f. (khaṇa); Mil.127 (˚divasa); Vism.571 sq. (˚bhava 9 f …

inciting, instigation AN.iv.233.

fr. uyyojeti

wayfarer, beggar, pauper Snp.100 (ṇ); Ja.iv.403, Ja.iv.406 (n); Ja.v.172 (= bhojaputta C.; n), Ja.vi.232 (n); DN-a.i.298 (ṇ); Pv-a.78 (n), Pv-a.112 (n); Vv-a.5 (n). Often combined with similar ter …

trade, trading MN.ii.198; Snp.404 (payojaye dhammikaṃ so vaṇijjaṃ); AN.ii.81 sq.; Pv.i.5#6 (no trade among the Petas); Ja.i.169; Pv-a.47 (tela˚) Sdhp.332, Sdhp.390
■ Five trades must not be carri …

“what is made of something,” make, i.e.

1. sort, kind Ja.i.59 (ābharaṇa˚ kind of ornament), Ja.i.243 (maccha-maṃsa˚); Mil.403 (bhojana˚ all kinds of material things); Vism.376 (bhājana˚ special bowl …

changed, altered, distorted; disgusting, foul, filthy Pgdp.63 (˚ānana with filthy mouth)-nt. filth, dirt; four mahā-vikaṭāni applied against snake-bite, viz., gūtha, mutta, chārikā, mattikā Vin.i.2 …

“wrong time,” i.e. not the proper time, which usually means “afternoon” or “evening,” and therefore often “too late.”- Vin.iv.274 (= time from sunset to sunrise); Ja.v.131 (ajja vikālo to-day it is …

Vimāna¹

neuter lit. covering a certain space, measuring; the def^ns given by Dhpāla refer it to “without measure,” i.e. immeasurable. Thus = vigata-māne appamāṇe mahanta vara-p …

to turn down or away (perhaps in dogmatic sense to turn away from saṃsāra), to divert destroy: only in phrase vivaṭṭayi saṃyojanaṃ (in standard setting with acchecchi taṇhaṃ), where the usual vari …

only at DN.iii.43 in phrase ˚ṃ āpajjati in meaning of “making a distinction,” being particular (about food: bhojanesu), having a dainty appetite; explained by “dve bhāge karoti” Bdhgh. It seems to sta …

(vi + ā + vṛt ] to turn away (trs.), to do away with, remove MN.i.12 (aor. vāvattayi saṃyojanaṃ, explained at MN-a.87 as “parivattayi, nimmūlaṃ akāsi”) = MN.i.122 (with variant reading vi˚, see p …

Vīsati & vīsaṃ

indeclinable number 20
■ Both forms are used indiscriminately

1. vīsati, e.g. Vin.ii.271 (˚vassa, as minimum age of ordination); Snp.457 (catu-vīsat’akkharaṃ); …

Vīsati & vīsaṃ

indeclinable number 20
■ Both forms are used indiscriminately

1. vīsati, e.g. Vin.ii.271 (˚vassa, as minimum age of ordination); Snp.457 (catu-vīsat’akkharaṃ); …

Vīti˚

is the contracted prepositional combination vi + ati, representing an emphatic ati, e.g. in the foll.:

• -(k)kama 1 going beyond, transgression, sin Vin.iii.112; Vin.iv. …

Yogga¹

neuter “what may be yoked,” i.e.

1. a coach, carriage, waggon (usually large & covered, drawn by bullocks) Ja.vi.31 sq. (paṭicchanna), Ja.vi.368 (mahā˚) Dhp-a.ii.151 (mahā˚ & paṭi …

1. the yoke of a carriage Ja.vi.38, Ja.vi.42 (= ratha-yuga).
2. a measure of length as much as can be travelled with one yoke (of oxen) a distance of about 7 miles, which is given by Bdhgh as equal …

adjective a yojana in extent Ja.i.92 (vihāra); Dpvs.17, 108 (ārāma); Dhp-a.i.274 (maṇipallanka).

fr. yojana

(grammatical) construction; exegesis, interpretation; meaning Kp-a.156 Kp-a.218, Kp-a.243; Snp-a.20, Snp-a.90, Snp-a.122 sq., Snp-a.131 sq., Snp-a.148, Snp-a.166, Snp-a.177, Snp-a.248, Snp\ …

…Pv-a.278 (id.)

caus 2 yojāpeti to cause some one to yoke etc.: DN.ii.95 (yānāni, to harness); Ja.i.150 (dvāraṃ, to…

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 …

…& II.; yojāpeti (q.v.)
pp yutta.

Vedic yunakti, yuñjati & yuñkte; yuj; cp. Gr….

…yānāni yojāpetvā bhadraṃ yānaṃ abhirūhitvā…), Vin.i.242 (same phrase with Meṇḍaka gahapati); DN.i.7, DN.i.89,…

adverb

1. (as prep.) up to (a point), as far as, how far so far that (cp. tāva I), both temporal and local, used either with absolute form of noun or adj. (base), or nom., or abl. or *acc …

Ādiya¹

adjective grd. of admi, ad, Sk. ādya] edible, eatable AN.iii.45 (bhojanāni).

Ādiya²

in -mukha is uncertain reading at AN.iii.164 sq. (vv.ll. ādeyya˚ & ādheyya), me …

having food, feeding, in an˚ fasting Snp.249 (= abhojana Snp-a.292).

abstr. fr. āsaka

adjective ill, sick, diseased; miserable, affected SN.iii.1 (˚kāya); AN.i.250; Snp.331; Vv.83#14 (˚rūpa = abhitunna-kāya Vv-a.328); Ja.i.197 (˚anna “food of the miserable”, i.e. last meal of one goi …

1. (lit.) stretching, stretching out, extension Vin.i.349 = Ja.iii.488 (mukh˚).
2. (appl.) usually as linear measure: extension, length (often comb^d. with and contrasted to *[vitthāra](/def …

(i.e. 563-483) ‘Megvilágosodott’. A buddhizmus alapítójának, Gótama Sziddhártának a neve, amelyet az általa keresett lényeg felismerése során, azaz a Megvilágosodás kapcsán nyert. Nevezték még Szakjam …