space, room; place, area; occasion, opportunity; possibility, chance.

Avakāsa & okāsa

1. “appearance”: akkhuddâvakāso dassanāya not little (or inferior) to behold (of appearance) DN.i.114; ariyāvakāsa…

an open space, the open; (a place in) the open air:

(from ajjhokāse) the open air.

being in the open air

ho has not given the opportunity; who has not consented or given permission

without having consent

rotten inside

having been given the opportunity; having been given permission; having found an opportunity or scope; where space or scope has been made

(with opened flowers) like the red lotus.

the place where (someone) lies or is lying down.

of nisinna the place where (someone) sits or is sitting or has sat

frequenting a house; keeping to a refuge

frequenting a house; keeping to a refuge

makes a space; gives way; gives the opportunity (esp. for speech); allows, permits; consents

causes to give an opportunity; obtains consent; gains permission (esp. to speak)

causes to give an opportunity; obtains consent; gains permission (esp. to speak)

window; an opening to let the light in; shutters

the place where (someone) stands or is standing or has stood or been placed.

the open air, an open & unsheltered space DN.i.63 (= alagganatthena a. viya DN-a.i.180), DN.i.71 (= acchanna DN-a.i.210), DN.i.89; MN.iii.132; AN.ii.210; AN.iii.92; AN.iv.437, AN.v.65; Snp.p.139 (˚e …

…abbhokāsi-kankhā, cp. Mnd.188).

fr. abbhokāsa

the open air, only in loc. ajjhokāse in the open Vin.i.15; SN.i.212; Dhp-a.iv.100.

adhi + okāsa

…viññāṇassa okāsaṃ na karoti & at Snp-a.573 by abhisankhāra-viññān;’ ādīnaṃ…

…See e.g. avakāsa (-˚) → okāsa (˚-); avacara → ocaraka; avatata; avadāta; avabhāsa; avasāna 2. The proportion in the words before us…

adjective (-˚) despising, degrading, neglecting Vb.393 sq. (an˚). Avakasa & okasa;

fr. avakāra

Avakāsa & okāsa

1. “appearance”: akkhuddâvakāso dassanāya not little (or inferior) to behold (of appearance) DN.i.114; ariyāvakāsa…

…Pv-a.27, etc
■ (fig. okāsaṃ to give opportunity, allow Ja.i.265; ovādaṃ to give advice Pv-a.11; jīvitaṃ to spare one’s life…

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 ( …

…ek’okāsaṃ ekapassan ti vuttaṃ hoti, bhummatthe vā upayogavacanaṃ) Snp.580, Snp.1009, Snp.1017; Ja.i.291;…

…ending-ion or-ment, e.g. okāsa˚; opportunity of speaking, giving an audience Snp.p. 94; pātu˚; making clear, manifestation Dhp-a.iv.198 …

…Ja.i.378; Pv-a.116. -okāsa one who has been given permission, received into audience, or permitted to speak Vin.i.7;…

…is saṅkhāra˚, satta˚, okāsa˚; at Vism.204, with explains: “sabbe sattā āhāra-ṭṭhitikā” ti sankhāraloka; “sassato loko ti…

…DN.i.205 (= mattā f.?) okāsa-˚ṃ (nt.) permission Snp.p.94 putta˚ like children AN.ii.124; maraṇa˚ (almost) dead MN.i.86; attano…

adjective without fire Mil.324 (˚okāsa).

nis + aggi + ka

…connects oka partly with okāsa = fig. room (for rising), chance, occasion (thus Mnd.487 on Snp.966: see anoka; Snp-a.573…

…bhū: anokāsa-bhāva want of opportunity Sdhp.15; anokāsa-bhūta not giving (literally becoming) an opportunity Snp-a.573…

to be visible; Caus. okāseti to make visible, let appear, show SN.iv.290.

ava + kāś

…(gloss okāra & okāsa); cp. avatāraṃ labhati Divy.144, Divy.145 etc. 2. access, fig. inclination to, being at home with, approach,…

being boiled, boiling. torture, torment Ja.v.270; Snp-a.476 (˚okāsa). Paccanika, Paccaniya

fr. paccati, cp. pacana

…(C. for pavāti) Pv-a.14 (okāsaṃ), Pv-a.276 (obhāsaṃ). To excite or stimulate the nerves Ja.v.293 (rasa-haraṇiyo khobhetvā phari: see…

adjective (f. saññinī) conscious, being aware of (-˚), perceiving, having perception DN.i.31, DN.i.180; DN.iii.49 DN.iii.111, DN.iii.140, DN.iii.260; SN.i.62; AN.ii.34, AN.ii.48, AN.ii.50; AN.iii.35; …

…Bv.21; Mil.2.

saṃ + kāsa, of kāś, cp. okāsa

adjective wandering, going after, following, conforming to (loc.) Ja.v.15; aniketasārin wandering about houseless Snp.844, Snp.970; anokasārin wandering homeless Dhp.404; Snp.628; diṭṭhisārin a partis …

…vikāsayanto).

vi + kāś, cp. okāsa

lit. “yoking, or being yoked,” i.e. connection bond, means; fig. application, endeavour, device

1. yoke, yoking (rare?) Ja.vi.206 (meant here the yoke of the churning-sticks; cp. Ja.vi.209).
2. conn …

…Vin.i.272 (= pallankassa okāsa); SN.i.46 (ek sitting alone, a solitary seat); AN.iii.389 (an˚ without a seat); Snp.338, Snp.718, Snp.810,…