bölcsesség, megismerés

Paññā: ‘understanding, knowledge, understanding, insight’, comprises a very wide field. The specific Buddhist knowledge or understanding, however, as part of the Noble 8-fold path magga to deli …

fallen, gone, gone down; also: creeping only in foll. compounds:

• -ga a snake Thag.429 (˚inda chief of snake-demons) Ja.v.166; Mil.23.
• -gandha with gone down (i.e. deterio …

(-˚) adjective of wisdom, endowed with knowledge or insight, possessed of the highest cognition, in foll. compounds: anissaraṇa˚ DN.i.245; SN.ii.194; SN.iv.332; anoma˚ Snp.343; appa˚ SN.i.198; Ja.ii. …

intelligence, comprising all the higher faculties of cognition, “intellect as conversant with general truths” (Dial. ii.68), reason wisdom, insight, knowledge, recognition. See on term Mrs. Rh. D. * …

1. a leaf (esp. betel leaf) Vin.i.201 (5 kinds of leaves recommended for medicinal purposes, viz. nimba˚; Azadirachta Indica kuṭaja˚; Wrightia antidysenterica, paṭola˚; Trichosanthes dioeca, *su …

AmbaṭṭhaAmbaṭṭhamāṇava

A brahmin youth of the Ambaṭṭha clan who lived with his teacher, Pokkharasādi, at Ukkaṭṭha. He was learned in the three Vedas and the correlated branches of knowledge, includin …

A banker (seṭṭhi) of Sāvatthī who became famous because of his unparalleled generosity to the Buddha. His first meeting with the Buddha was during the first year after the Enlightenment, in Rājagaha …

In Pali Literature the Asuras are classed among the inferior deities together with the supaṇṇas, gandhabbas, yakkhas, garuḍas and nāgas. Rebirth as an Asura is considered as one of the four …

BimbisāraSeniya

King of Māgadha and patron of the Buddha.

According to the Pabbajā Sutta Snp.405ff. the first meeting between the Buddha and Bimbisāra took place in Rājagaha under the Paṇḍavapabba …

The name of certain Supaṇṇas. DN.ii.259

A wanderer. He visited the Buddha at Sūkarakhatalena and the Buddha preached to him the Dīghanakha Sutta, at the end of which he became a sotāpanna. In the sutta he is addressed as Aggivessana. MN.i.497f.

GaruḷāGaruḍāSupannaSuvaṇṇa

A class of mythical birds generally mentioned in company with Nāgas.

A very learned brahmin of Khāṇumata, which village had been given to him by King Bimbisāra as a brahmadeyya. The Buddha arrived at Khāṇumata when Kūṭadanta was making preparations for a great sacrific …

MahāmoggallānaMoggallānaKolita

The second of the Chief Disciples of the Buddha. He and Sāriputta went forth as disciples of Sañjaya. After some time, Sāriputta, wandering about in Rājagaha, met Assaj …

Wife of Nakulapitā. They were householders of Suṃsumāragiri in the Bhagga-country. When the Buddha visited the village and stayed at Bhesakalāvana, they went to see him. They immediately fell at his …

Husband of Nakulamātā. They were householders of Suṃsumāragiri in the Bhagga-country. When the Buddha visited the village and stayed at Bhesakalāvana, they went to see him. They immediately fell at h …

Nandaka¹

Once, at the Buddha’s request, he preached a sermon to the nuns; on the first day they became sotāpannas, and, on the second, five hundred of them attained arahantship. MN.iii.270 …

A class of beings classed with Garuḷas and Supaṇṇas and playing a prominent part in Buddhist folk lore. They are gifted with miraculous powers and great strength. Generally speaking, they are confused …

PokkharasātiPokkharasādi

A brahmin of great wealth and learning who lived in Ukkaṭṭha, on a royal demesne given by Pasenadi. Ambaṭṭha was the pupil of Pokkharasāti, who sent him to the Buddha at Icch …

A Yakkhinī, mother of Punabbasu. One evening towards sunset, when the Buddha was at Jetavana, she, with her daughter Uttarā on her hip and the boy’s hand in hers, came to the grove in search of food. …

Rohinī¹

The Therīgāthā Thig.271–290 contains a set of verses spoken by her in exaltation, when, after becoming an arahant, she recalled to mind the discussion she had had with her father w …

SakkaVatrabhūVāsavaMaghavāMāghaPurindadaSahassakkhaSahassanettaSujampatiKosiya

Almost always spoken of as chief of the devas. The Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.i.229 contains a list of his names.

• Maghavā, be …

SarakāniSaraṇāni

A Sākyan. When he died the Buddha declared that he was a sotāpanna, bound for enlightenment. But many of the Sākyans spoke scornfully of him, saying that he had failed in the train …

Subhā¹

A group of Brahmās; the group includes the Parittasubhā, the Appamāṇasubhā and the Subhakiṇhā. MN.iii.102

Subhā²Kammāradhītā

The daughter of a rich goldsmith of Rājagah …

Sujātā¹

The foremost laywoman in being first to go for refuge. DN.ii.135 AN.i.26

Sujātā²

A lay woman of Ñātikā. The Buddha said that she had become a sotāpanna and had thus as …

A poor leper of Rājagaha, who, one day seated in the outer circle of people, heard the Buddha preach and became a sotāpanna. While waiting the departure of the crowd so that he could pay homage to t …

A brahmin village of Kosala, its inhabitants were called Sāleyyakā. The Apaṇṇaka Sutta and the Saleyyaka Sutta were preached there. MN.i.285 MN.i.400

Kosala3town

Tissa¹

One of the two chief disciples of Vipassī Buddha. DN.ii.4

Tissa²

A monk who was reborn as a Brahmā with great iddhi-powers. Moggallāna visited him soon after his bir …

A Yakkhinī, mother of Punabbasu and Uttarā. Once as she passed Jetavana at sunset looking for food, with her daughter on her hip and holding her son by his finger, she saw the assembly, intently liste …

A class of non human beings generally described as non-human. They are mentioned with Devas, Rakkhasas, Dānavas, Gandhabbas, Kinnaras, and Mahoragas (? Nāgas).

Elsewhere AN.ii.38 they rank, in progr …

One of the principal disciples of the Buddha. He was a first cousin of the Buddha and was deeply attached to him. Ānanda entered the Order in the second year of the Buddha’s ministry, together with ot …

folyambalépett

arisen fortuitously, without cause or reason; connected with fortuitous or causeless origination

1. fallen into; having done wrong.
2. fallen into the power of; assailed by

training in (higher) wisdom.

with regard to exposition.

in regard to wisdom.

as regards wisdom.

recently reborn

designation as best (of its class)

addicted to, enthralled.

1. (act.) who has committed, become guilty of (an offense).
2. (pass.) committed?.

one who has committed an offense.

capable of reason, sensible

“with a (mere) woman’s wisdom”; silly

not addicted to

who has not committed, not become guilty of (an offense)

of infinite understanding, of endless wisdom

additionally ordered or ruled

an additional or supplemental rule

rule concerning a case not yet occurred

additionally ordered or ruled

an additional or supplemental rule

not producing, not generating, not bringing into being*)uppanna.

pregnant; a pregnant woman.

1. not doubtful, certain, sure; having a certain outcome.
2. (of a die 1) true; straight-sided, cubical.

sure, safe, certain; having a certain outcome.

surely; certainly

lack of fame, lack of reputation.

wise only for oneself; concerned with oneself only (so sometimes commentaries); (same as atta)

looking (only) after one’s own profit or interest; (who is) wise as to his own advantage

whose intellect is upside down, not retentive (like an upturned jar); who cannot learn or remember

perfect in good conduct.

whose behavior is wroing; failing in good conduct.

(& ~a, f.?) of cetāpana

fifty six.

fifty six.

declared by fools.

full of compassion and kindness.

with two leaves.

with ‘two finger’ understanding (with little understanding; or whose understanding is in her two fingers)

num. fifty two.

num.

‘having one seed’, the most advanced type of sotāpanna, who will become an arahat in his next life as a man

‘having one seed’, the most advanced type of sotāpanna, who will become an arahat in his next life as a man

ekato-upasampanna

mfn. ordained in (only) one saṅgha)

num. 49

num. 49

num. 49

(one) of profound wisdom; understanding abstruse matters.

having swift understanding; of ready intelligence?

of good understanding; of excellent wisdom

the leaf of the cotton plant

one who goes from (good) family to (good) family, the middlemost type of sotāpanna ; who will become an arhat within six more births.

leaf of the neem tree.

of nipajjati lying down

, ~ā, feminine having a support; having supporters or mentors.

in the power of, assailed by, craving.

num.

num. fifty three.

rubbish of (dead) grass, twigs, and leaves.

“lap brained”, scatterbrained; who does not retain what he has heard

lying down or near

1. entered; come into existence, reborn (in).
2. possessed of, furnished with; fit, suitable

possessed of; ordained; who is a member of the saṅgha.

found out (for oneself); invented; known; instituted; (first) taught

made known; instituted; (first) taught

arisen, come into being; appeared; produced, available

fallen into the power of, a prey to (+loc.).

abounding in energy; zealous

who has attained good reputation.

involving motion.

lacking a motion.

of good deportment or appearance; decorous

having entered upon, reached (a state or condition); in trouble; who has committed an offense.

provided with an inlet

Abhisamaya: ‘breakthrough or penetration to the realization of the truth’, is the full and direct comprehension of the Four Noble Truths by the Stream-winner sotāpanna see: ariya-puggala. In …

Adhipaññā-dhamma-vipassanā: ‘insight into things based on higher understanding’, is one of the 18 chief kinds of insight see: vipassanā.

Adhitthāna, as a doctrinal term, occurs chiefly in two meanings:

1. ‘Foundation’: four ‘foundations or basics’ of an Arahat’s mentality, mentioned and explained in M. 140: the foundatio …

Anattā: No-self, egolessness, soullessness, impersonality, absence of identity, is the last of the 3 universal characteristics of existence ti-lakkhana. This anattā doctrine, which only is t …

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 …

Bala: ‘powers’. Among various groups of powers the following five are most frequently met with in the texts: 1 faith saddhā, 2 energy viriya, 3 awareness or mindfulness sati, 4 concentration …

Bhāvanā-maya-paññā: understanding based on mental development’; see: paññā

Bhāvanā: ‘mental development’ lit. ‘calling into existence, producing’ is what in English is generally but rather vaguely called ‘meditation’. One has to distinguish 2 kinds: development of tranqu …

Cakkhu: ‘eye’ see: āyatana The foll. 5 kinds of ‘eyes’ are mentioned and explained in CNid. PTS, p. 235; the first 3 also in It. 52: 1. the physical eye mamsa cakkhu. the divine eye *dibba- …

Ceto-vimutti: ‘deliverance of mind’. In the highest sense it signifies the fruition of Arahatship see: ariya-puggala and in particular, the concentration associated with it. It is often linked …

Cintā-maya-paññā: ‘Wisdom or knowledge based on thinking’, see: paññā

Eka-bījī: ‘germinating only once more’, is the name for one of the 3 kinds of Stream-winners: see: sotāpanna.

[[germinating once more]]Germinating once more: eka - bījī is the name of one of the 3 kinds of sotāpanna

Gotrabhū: lit. ‘who has entered the lineage of the Noble Ones’, i.e. the Matured One.

I. ‘change-of-lineage-Moment’ gotrabhū - citta is the last of the 4 impulse moments javana cf. *viñ …

Indriya: ‘abilities’, is a name for 22, partly physical, partly mental, phenomena often treated in the Suttas as well as in the Abhidhamma. They are:

6 Bases āyatana:

1. eye: …

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\ …

Insight: cf. Paññā vipassanā ñāna

Paccaya: ‘condition’, is something on which something else, the so-called ‘conditioned thing’, is dependent, and without which the latter cannot be. Many are the ways in which one thing, or one o …

Pakati-sīla: ‘natural or genuine morality’, is distinct from those outward rules of conduct laid down for either laymen or Bhikkhus. Those later are the so-called ‘prescribed morality’ *paññātti …

Paramī: Pāramitā: ‘perfection’. Ten qualities leading to Buddhahood: 1 perfection in giving or generosity; dāna - pāramī 2 morality sīla - p 3 renunciation nekkhamma - p 4 understan …

Pariññā: ‘full understanding’, full comprehension. There are 3 kinds of mundane f.u. lokiya - p namely: full understanding of the known ñāta - p f.u. as investigating tīrana - p and …

Patipannaka: ’ Path -attainer’, is he who had reached one of the 4 supra-mundane paths of Nobility see: ariya-puggala - App.

Paññatti-sīla: ‘prescribed morality’, is a name for the disciplinary rules of the Bhikkhu or layman prescribed by the Buddha, as…

Paññā-vimutti: ‘deliverance through understanding’ or understanding’, signifies, according to Com. to A. V, 142, the understanding associated with the fruition of Nobility arahatta - phala I …

[[prescribed moral rules]]Prescribed moral rules: paññatti - sīla

Thinking: understanding based on: cintāmayapaññā see: paññā.

Thiti-bhāgiya-sīla, Thiti-bhāgiya-samādhi, Thiti-bhāgiya-paññā: ‘static morality, static concentration, static understanding’; see: hāna-bhāgiya-sīla

thought, Thought-conception: s …

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 …

Ānantariya: Immediacy, is a name for that concentration of mind which is associated with the profound and shocking insight vipassanā that is present in any one of the 4 kinds of supra-mundane p …

Ānāpāna-sati: Awareness or mindfulness on & by in-and-out-breathing, is one of the most important trainings for reaching mental concentration and the 4 absorptions jhāna. In the Satipatthāna …

Abhijjhālū & ˚u

(adj.) covetous DN.i.139; DN.iii.82; SN.ii.168; SN.iii.93; AN.i.298; AN.ii.30, AN.ii.59, AN.ii.220 (an˚ + avyapannacitto sammādiṭṭhiko at conclusion of sīla); AN.v.92 sq., AN.v.163, …

Abhijjhālū & ˚u

(adj.) covetous DN.i.139; DN.iii.82; SN.ii.168; SN.iii.93; AN.i.298; AN.ii.30, AN.ii.59, AN.ii.220 (an˚ + avyapannacitto sammādiṭṭhiko at conclusion of sīla); AN.v.92 sq., AN.v.163, …

…as “padālanā-paññatti avijj˚aṇḍa-kosānaṃ”), Ne.98 (so MSS, but C. abhinibbidhā).

abhi + nibbidā; confused with…

(& -nipphanna) produced, effected, accomplished DN.ii.223 (siloka); Ja.vi.36 (so read for abhinippata); Mil.8 (pph.).

abhi + nippanna, pp. of ˚nippajjati

at Ja.vi.36 is to be read abhinippanna (so variant reading BB.).

“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 …

at Pv-a.144 is wrong reading for variant reading abhisapana (curse).

cursing, curse Pv-a.144 (so read for abhisampanna).

fr. abhisapati

(in compounds addha˚;)

1. (of space a path, road, also journey (see compounds & derivations); only in one ster. phrase Ja.iv.384 = Ja.v.137 (pathaddhuno paṇṇarase va cando, gen. for loc. ˚addha …

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.) = …

Adhicca¹

learning, studying, learning by heart Ja.iii.218, Ja.iii.327 = Ja.iv.301; Ja.iv.184 (vede = adhīyitvā C.), Ja.iv.477 (sajjhāyitvā C.); Ja.vi.213; Mil.164.

ger. of adhi + eti, se …

“higher thought”, meditation, contemplation, nsually in comb^n. with adhisīla and adhipaññā Vin.i.70; DN.iii.219; MN.i.451; AN.i.254, AN.i.256 Mn …

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 …

to come to, reach, attain AN.iv.96 (anatthaṃ); pp. adhipanna.

adhi + pajjati

gone into, affected with, seized by (-˚), a victim of (c. loc.) SN.i.72 Thig.345 (kāmesu); Snp.1123 (taṇhā˚ = taṇhânugata Cnd.32); Dhp.288; Ja.iii.38, Ja.iii.369; Ja.iv.396; Ja.v.91, Ja.v.379 (= dose …

higher wisdom or knowledge, insight (cp. jhāna & paññā); usually in comb^n. with adhicitta & adhisīla Vin.i.70; DN.i.174; DN.iii.219 (˚sikkhā); AN.i.240; AN.ii.92 sq., AN.ii.239; AN.iii.106 …

higher morality, usually in threefold set of adhicitta-sikkha, adhipaññā˚ adhisīla˚ Vin.i.70; DN.i.174; DN.iii.219; AN.iii.133; AN.iv.25; Dhp-a.i.334; Pv-a.207. See also adhicitta, sikkhā & sīla. …

…= Dhs.1306 (= nāma sankhā paññatti etc.); Vb.6; Pv-a.63. See on term Dhs. trsl. 340.

• -patha “process of synonymous…

1. decision, resolution, self-determination, will (cp. on this meaning Cpd. 62; DN.iii.229 (where 4 are enumerated, viz. paññā˚, sacca˚ cāga upasama˚); Ja.i.23; Ja.v.174; Pts.i.108; Pts.ii.171 sq., …

adverb just now, quite recently DN.ii.208; Vin.ii.185 (kālakata); Mil.155; Dāvs ii.94.

• -āgata a new comer MN.i.457; Ja.ii.105.
• -ābhisitta newly or just anointed DN.ii.227. …

fire.

1. fire, flames, sparks; conflagration Vin.ii.120 (fire in bathroom); MN.i.487 (anāhāro nibbuto f. gone out for lack of fuel); SN.iv.185, SN.iv.399 (sa-upādāno jalati provided with fuel blazes …

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 …

? only found in one stock phrase, viz. gathita (q.v.) mucchita ajjhopanna with ref. to selfishness, greed bonds of craving. The reading ajjhopanna is the lectio difficilior, bu …

cleaving to (earthly joys), attachment, DN.ii.58 sq.; DN.iii.289; MN.i.498 (+ abhinandana); SN.iii.187; AN.i.66; AN.ii.11 (diṭṭhi˚, kāma˚ + taṇhā). In comb^n. with (icchā) and mucchā at Nd …

spread over; covered, filled; overcome, crushed, overpowered Ja.i.363 (ajjhottaṭa) Ja.i.410; Ja.v.91 (= adhipanna); Dhp-a.i.278; Pv-a.55; Dāvs v.5.

pp. of ajjhottharati

to commit an offence, to incur, to become guilty of (acc.) Vin.iv.237. pp. ajjhāpanna (q.v.).

adhi + ā + pad

become guilty of offence DN.i.245; DN.iii.43; SN.ii.270; AN.iv.277, AN.iv.280; AN.v.178, AN.v.181 an˚; guiltless, innocent Vin.i.103; DN.iii.46; SN.ii.194, SN.ii.269; AN.v.181; Mil.401. For all pass …

adjective not infatuated (lit. not stupified or bewildered), not greedy; only in phrase agathita amucchita anajjhāpanna (or anajjhopanna) DN.iii.46; MN.i.369; SN.ii.194. See ajjhopanna.

a + mucchita

adjective

1. (lit.) blind, blinded, blindfolded Ja.i.216 (dhūm˚); Pv.iv.1#48; Pv-a.3
   ■ dark, dull, blinding MN.iii.151 (˚andhaṃ adv. dulled); Snp.669 (Ep. of timisa, like Vedic andhaṃ tamaḥ); D …

…Snp.343, Snp.352 (= mahāpañña Snp-a.347); Thig.522 (paripuṇṇa-pañña Thag-a.296), Dhp-a.i.31.

• -vaṇṇa…

…DN.iii.262 sq.; Snp.468 (˚pañña); Dhp.179, Dhp.180 (˚gocara having an unlimited range of mental vision, cp Dhp-a.iii.197); Ja.i.178. 2….

(& anudayā) feminine compassion, pity, mercy, care Vin.ii.196; SN.i.204; SN.ii.199; SN.iv.323; AN.ii.176 AN.iii.189; Pp.35 (anukampā); Ja.i.147, Ja.i.186, Ja.i.214; Pv-a.70 Pv-a.88, Pv-a.181 (= anu …

1. in comp^n. with dhamma as dhammānudhamma to be judged as a redupl. cpd after the manner of compounds mentioned under anu iv. meaning “the Law in all its parts, …

to follow, accompany Ja.iv.304. - pp. anupanna (q.v.).

anu + pad

gone into, reached, attained Snp.764 (māradheyya˚).

pp. of anupajjati

supplementary regulation or order Vin.ii.286; Vin.v.2 sq.

anu + paññatti

(˚uppāda, ˚uppādeti) see uppanna etc.

noun adjective

1. (n.) conformity, accordance DN.ii.83 = DN.iii.100; MN.i.69 (dhamm˚ logical conclusion of) SN.ii.58; DN.iii.226 (anvaye ñāṇaṃ); Pv.ii.11#3 (tassa kammassa anvāya, variant reading BB …

endowed with, possessed of, attacked by, Ud.35 (doubtfull; variant reading ajjhāpanna) = AN.iv.356 which has anvāsatta.

pp. of anu + ā + sad

certainty, absoluteness SN.iv.351 sq.

abstr. of apaṇṇaka

adjective = apañña, ignorant Dpvs.vi.29.

adjective paṇṇaka*; Weber Ind. Str. iii.150 & Kuhn, Beitr. p. 53 take it as *a-praśna-ka certain, true, absolute MN.i.401, MN.i.411; AN.v.85, AN.v.294, AN.v.296; Ja.i.104 (where …

…Mnd.377; Mil.371.

• -pañña, of little wisdom Ja.ii.166; Ja.iii.223 Ja.iii.263.
• -puñña of…

Arahatta¹

neuter the state or condition of an Arahant, i.e. perfection in the Buddhist sense = Nibbāna (SN.iv.151) final & absolute emancipation Arahantship, the attainment of the last & h …

adjective noun

1. (racial) Aryan DN.ii.87.
2. (social) noble, distinguished, of high birth.
3. (ethical) in accord with the customs and ideals of the Aryan clans, held in esteem by Aryans, gene …

fallen angel, a Titan pl. asurā the Titans, a class of mythological beings. Dhpāla at Pv-a.272 & the C. on Ja.v.186 define them as kāḷakañjaka-bhedā asurā. The are classed with other similar infer …

to pierce, to enter into (fig.), to see through, only in phrase paññāya ativijjha (ger.) passati to recognise in all details MN.i.480; SN.v.226; AN.ii.178.

Sk. atividhyati, ati …

…as “saṇha-sukhuma-pañña” of deep insight one who has a fine and minute knowledge)

• -desanā interpretation, exegesis Mil.21…

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 …

…-pañña (adj.) one whose reason is turned upside down (like an upturned pot, i.e. empty) AN.i.130; Pp.31 (=…

adverb certainly, definitely, absolutely, perfectly, expl^d. by Bdhgh. as acala (on DN.ii.217), or as paññāya ajjhogahetvā (on Snp.229); by Dhp. as apara-paccaya-bhāvena (on Pv.iv.1#25)
…

adjective free from desire to injure, free from malice, friendly, benevolent DN.iii.82–DN.iii.83 (˚citta) AN.ii.220 (id.); Pp.68 (id.)
■ Same in B.Sk. e.g. Divy.105, Divy.302.

a + vyāpanna

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 …

1. (lit.) a constituent part of the body, a limb, member; also of objects: part, member (see cpd. ˚sambhāra); uttam˚aṅga the reproductive organ Ja.v.197; also as “head” at Thag-a.209. Usually in cp …

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 strong Thag.12 (paññā˚); Vv.64#7; Dhp.280; Ja.iii.484; Ja.vi.147. Balisa & Balisa;

fr. bala

…= ˚cariyā Mhbv.28

• -paññatti declaration of alms, announcement that food is to be given to the Sangha, a dedication…

Bhisi¹

feminine a bolster, cushion pad, roll Vin.i.287 sq. (cīvara˚ a robe rolled up); Vin.ii.150 Vin.ii.170; Vin.iii.90; Vin.iv.279. Five kinds are allowed in a Vihāra, viz. uṇṇa-bhisi …

adjective having a wall or walls Ja.iv.318 (naḷa ˚ā paṇṇasālā); Ja.vi.10 (catu˚ with 4 walls).

fr. bhitti

adjective sharing in, partaking of (with gen.), endowed with; getting, receiving AN.ii.80; AN.iii.42 (āyussa vaṇṇassa etc.); Ja.i.87 (rasānaṃ) Mil.18 (sāmaññassa); Vism.150 (lābhassa); Dhp-a.ii.90 Vb …

1. anything to carry, a load Vin.iii.278 (Bdhgh; dāru˚ a load of wood) bhāraṃ vahati to carry a load AN.i.84; Vv-a.23
   ■ garu˚ a heavy load, as “adj.” “carrying a heavy load” Ja.v.439 (of a w …

producing, dwelling on something, putting one’s thoughts to, application, developing by means of thought or meditation, cultivation by mind, culture
■ See on term Dhs translation 261 (= ² …

adjective (-˚) speaking, reciting Snp.850 (manta˚; a reciter of the Mantras, one who knows the M. and speaks accordingly, i.e. speaking wisely, explained by Snp-a.549 as “mantāya pariggahetvā vāca …

1. (lit.) ground, soil, earth Vin.ii.175; Snp.418 (yāna carriage road); Pv.i.10#14≈; Snp-a.353 (heṭṭhā-bhūmiyaṃ under the earth); Dhp-a.i.414 (id., opp. upari-bhūmiyaṃ)
2. place, quarter, district …

…only in compounds: -pañña (adj.) of extensive wisdom, very wise SN.iv.205; Snp.346, Snp.792, Snp.1097 Snp.1143; Pv.iii.5#5; Pts.ii.197…

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 …

Brahma & Brahmā

I. Brahman

neuter [cp. Vedic bráhman nt. prayer; nom. sg bráhma]

1. the supreme good; as a buddhistic term used in a sense different from the brahmanic (save in controvers …

Brahma & Brahmā

I. Brahman

neuter [cp. Vedic bráhman nt. prayer; nom. sg bráhma]

1. the supreme good; as a buddhistic term used in a sense different from the brahmanic (save in controvers …

to say, tell, call; show explain DN.i.95; Snp.308 sq.; Dhp.383 sq.; Cp.vi.8; Mil.314, Mil.327
■ Constructed with double acc. or with dat of person & acc. of thing said (cp. Mil.233)
■ Forms: Pre …

…bodhiyā mūle… paññatti Mnd.458 & Ps; i.174
■ There are 2 sorts of B’s, viz Pacceka-buddhas or Buddhas who attain to…

…is wisdom Vism.104 (= paññavā).

• -sampanna endowed with (highest) wisdom Pv-a.39.

fr. budh; cp. Class. Sk….

…Ja.v.257; Mil.21, Mil.294; Pv-a.131 (paṇḍita, b., sappañña-jātika).

fr. buddhi

malevolent Sdhp.70; otherwise vy˚; e.g. SN.ii.168 (˚citta).

fr. vyāpajjati

(indef. enclitic particle)

1. Indefinite (after demonstr. pron. in the sense of kiṃ = what about? or how is it? cp. kiṃ) = ever, whoever what-ever, etc. [Sk. kaśca, Gr. ὁς τε, Lat: quisque Goth. h …

the eye (nom. sg. cakkhuṃ) Vin.i.34; SN.i.115; MN.iii.134 etc.)

I. The eye as organ of sense

1. psychologically cakkhunā rūpaṃ disvā “seeing visible object (shape with the eye” (Nd ii.on …

1. walking about grazing, feeding Vv-a.308 (˚ṭṭhāna).
2. the foot Vin.iv.212; Ja.v.431.
3. acting, behaviour, good conduct, freq. in combination with vijjā, e.g. AN.ii.163 AN.v.327; Dhp.144; Vism.202 …

adjective one of good conduct (= sampannacaraṇa) Snp.533, Snp.536.

…shallow, little Cnd.415 (˚pañña, with omakapañña lāmaka-p˚); Ja.iv.441 (nadī = tuccha Com.).

origin. “consisting only of one…

base of numeral four

1. As num. adj. nom. & acc. m cattāro (Dhp.109; Ja.iii.51) and caturo (Snp.84, Snp.188), f. catasso (Snp.1122), nt. cattāri (Snp.227); gen. m. catunnaṃ (Snp.p.102), (f. catassa …

Cetasa¹

Name of a tree, perhaps the yellow Myrobalan Ja.v.420.

Cetasa²

adjective only in-˚: sucetasa of a good mind, good-hearted SN.i.4 = SN.i.29, SN.i.46 = SN.i.52; paraph …

Chatta¹

neuter a sunshade (“parasol” would be misleading. The handle of a chatta is affixed at the circumference, not at the centre as it is in a parasol), a canopy Vin …

1. a sun-shade Ja.vi.252; Thig.23 (= Thag-a.29 as nickname of sun-shade makers). See also paṇṇa˚.
2. ahi˚; “snake’s sun-shade,” N. for a mushroom: toadstool DN.iii.87; Ja.ii.95; a mushroom, toad …

“the act of thinking” (cp. citti), thought SN.i.57; Pp.25; Dhs.16, Dhs.20, Dhs.292; Sdhp.165 Sdhp.216
■ loka˚ thinking over the world, philosophy SN.v.447; AN.ii.80.

• -kavi “tho …

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 …

(& ˚ika) masculine neuter

1. a kind of plant Snp.239 (= kaṇavīra-pupphasaṇṭhāna-sīsa Snp-a.283).
2. a toy windmill, made of palm-leaves, etc. (DN-a.i.86: tālapaṇṇādīhi kataṃ vātappahārena paribb …

1. abandoning, giving up, renunciation. Vin.i.10 SN.iii.13 SN.iii.26 SN.iii.158 MN.i.486 AN.i.299 More frequently as
2. liberality, generosity, munificence (n.) generous munificent (adj.): sīlasampann …

(-˚) (adj- suff.) giving, to be given SN.i.33 (paññā˚); Kp.viii.10 (kāma˚); Pv.ii.9#1 (identical = dāyaka Pv-a.113); ii.12⁴ (phala = dāyin Pv-a.157) Vv-a.171 (puriṁ˚)
■ duddada har …

…SN.ii.279 (daharo ce pi paññavā); MN.i.82; MN.ii.19 MN.ii.66; AN.v.300; Snp.216, Snp.420 (yuvā +), Snp.578 (d. ca mahantā ye bālā ye ca…

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 …

1. Lit. seeing, looking; noticing; sight of, appearance, look. Often equivalent to an infinitive “to see,” esp. as dat. dassanāya in order to see, for the purpose of seeing (cp. dassana-kāma = da …

adjective? stupid, in d˚-paññatta a doctrine of fools DN.i.55 = MN.i.515; Ja.iv.338.

is it base of n. ag. dātar? see…

sympathy, compassion, kindness MN.i.78; Snp.117; Ja.i.23; Ja.vi.495. Usually as anuddayā; freq. in cpd. dayāpanna showing kindness DN.i.4 (= dayaṃ metta-cittaṃ āpanno DN-a.i.70); MN.i.288; AN.iv.2 …

flag, banner; mark, emblem, sign, symbol Vin.i.306 (titthiya˚: outward signs of); Vin.ii.22 (gihi˚); SN.i.42 SN.ii.280; AN.ii.51; AN.iii.84 sq. (panna˚); MN.i.139 (id.) AN.iii.149 (dhamma); Ja.i.52 (\ …

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 ( …

Dhi¹ & Dhī

indeclinable an exclⁿ of reproach & disgust: fie! shame! woe! (with acc. or gen.) SN.v.217 (read dhī taṃ for dhītaṃ); Dhp.389 (dhī = garahāmi Dhp-a.iv.148); Ja.i.507 …

energy, courage, steadfastness, firm character, resolution. SN.i.122, SN.i.215 = Snp.188 (cp. Snp-a.237); Ja.i.266, Ja.i.280; Ja.iii.239; Ja.vi.373 Vb.211; Dhs.13 (+ thāma), Dhs.22, Dhs.289, Dhs.571 …

adjective noun

1. purified MN.i.386; Snp.351, Snp.786, Snp.813, Snp.834 (= dhutakilesa Snp-a.542); Ja.iii.160 (˚sākha = patthaṭasākha Com.; variant reading BB vena˚); Mnd.77 = Mnd.176 (: dhonā vucca …

“Carrying a yoke” a beast of burden SN.i.28; DN.iii.113 (purisa˚); AN.i.162.

• -vata (nt.) the practice of carrying a burden, the state of a beast of burden, drudgery SN.i.28;
• *\ …

1. a yoke, a pole, the shaft of a carriage Ja.i.192 (purima-sakaṭa˚) Ja.i.196; Cp.ii.8, Cp.ii.4.
2. (fig.) a burden, load, charge, office, responsibility Snp.256 (vahanto porisaṃ dh ˚ṃ “carrying a hu …

…Dhp-a.iii.289;

• -paññatta a permanently appointed (seat Vin.iv.274;
• -bhatta a constant…

adjective constant, firm, self-relying of character; wise, possessing the knowledge of the Dhamma, often = paṇḍita & epithet of an Arahant DN.ii.128; SN.i.24 (lokapariyāyaṃ aññāya nibbutā dh.), SN.i. …

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 …

…wrongly on p. Ja.vi.209 with “one who possesses two tongues” (of Agni), but has equivalent nippañña on p. Ja.vi.217 (text Ja.vi.214:…

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 …

…nibbedha, nīta; (p)pañña paṭiānaya, paṭinissaggin, paṭipadā, paṭivijjha, paṭivedha pabhajja, pamuñca, pameyya, parihāra,…

adjective noun

1. (adj. unpleasant, painful, causing misery (opp. sukha pleasant Vin.i.34; Dhp.117. Lit. of vedanā (sensation) MN.i.59 (˚ṃ vedanaṃ vediyamāna, see also below iii.1 …

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 …

…(kusala-cetanā), Vb.325 (pañña) Pv-a.8 (puñña), Pv-a.60 (identical) Pv-a.9 (kusala-kamma), Pv-a.51, etc

• -vaṭṭa alms…

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 …

adverb now, at present DN.i.29, DN.i.151, DN.i.179, DN.i.200; DN.ii.3; Ja.i.215 (opp. tadā), Ja.iii.82; Ja.vi.364 (instead of paccuppanna).

Sk. etarhi, cp. tarahi & carahi

1. (nt.) the fact or the state of going, movement, journey, walk; (-˚) striving for, the leading of, pursuit AN.ii.48 sq. (gamanena na pattabbo lokass’ anto = one cannot walk to the end of the world) …

…cp Pp-a.226;

• -pañña one whose wisdom is profound Snp.176, Snp.230; Snp.627 = Dhp.403 (+ medhāvin) cp….

Name of a mythical bird, a harpy Pts.ii.196 = Cnd.235, Cnd.3 q.; Vism.206; Vv-a.9 (= supaṇṇa) Dhp-a.i.144.

Derivation uncertain. Sk. garuḍa, Lat. volucer winged, volo to fly

adjective tied, bound, fettered; enslaved, bound to greedy for, intoxicated with (c. loc.). When abs. always in combination w. paribhuñjati and w. ref. to some object of desire (bhoga, lābha, kāmaguṇe …

Gaṇin¹

adjective one who has a host of followers, epithet of a teacher who has a large attendance of disciples; usually in standing combination sanghī gaṇī gaṇācariyo (see above) Also in f …

adjective greedy; greedy for, hankering after (with loc.) SN.i.74 (+ kāmesu mucchita); SN.ii.227; AN.ii.2; AN.iii.68; Snp.243 (rasesu), Snp.774 (kāmesu); Snp.809; Pv.iv.6#2 (sukhe); Pv-a.3 (+ rata …

, f.) a cow, an ox, bull, pl. cattle. For f. cp gāvī; see also *gava*˚ for cpds
■ Sg. nom. go (Snp.580 also in composition, cp. aja-go-mahisādi Pv-a.80 = pasū) gen. gavassa (MN.i. …

…(expl. at DN-a.i.257 paññatti-vasena nāmaṃ paveṇi-vasena gottaṃ: the name for recognition, the surname for lineage); Snp.648;…

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 …

1. (n.) seizing, seizure, grip (cp. gaha): canda˚ suriya˚ an eclipse (lit. the moon, etc., being seized by a demon) DN.i.10 (= DN-a.i.95: Rāhu candaṃ gaṇhāti). Esp. applied to the sphere of the mind …

˚Gāmin

adjective f. ˚iṇī, in composition ˚gāmi˚

1. going, walking, lit.: sīgha˚ walking quickly Snp.381
2. leading to, making for, usually with magga or paṭipadā (gāminī), either lit. Pāṭaliputtagām …

adjective

1. green, pale(-green), yellowish. It is explained by Dhpāla as nīla (e.g. Vv-a.197; Pv-a.158), and its connotation is not fixed
   ■ Vin.i.137; DN.i.148; SN.i.5; Ja. …

…in combination with -pañña and is customarily taken in meaning “of bright knowledge” (i.e. hāsa + paññā), wise, clever The syn….

wish, longing, desire DN.ii.243; DN.iii.75; SN.i.40 (˚dhūpāyito loko), SN.i.44 (naraṃ parikassati) AN.ii.143; AN.iv.293 sq.; AN.iv.325 sq.; v.40, v.42 sq.; Snp.773 Snp.872; Dhp.74, Dhp.264 (˚lobha-sa …

indeclinable here in this place, in this connection, now; esp. in this world or present existence Snp.1038, Snp.1056, Snp.1065; Iti.99 (idh ûpapanna reborn in this existence); Dhp.5, Dhp.15, Dhp.267, …

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 …

movement, posture, deportment MN.i.81; Snp.1038 (= cariyā vatti vihāro Cnd.148); Iti.31; Vism.145 (+ vutti pālana yapana).

-patha way of deportment; mode of movement; good behavi …

Iti (ti)

indeclinable emphatic deictic particle “thus”. Occurs in both forms iti & ti, the former in higher style (poetry), the latter more familiar in conversational prose. The function of “iti” is …

…Mil.93, Mil.114 (˚pañña of small wisdom). This meaning (2) also in BSk. itvaṛa, e.g. Divy.317 (dāna).

Vedic itvara in meaning…

debt DN.i.71, DN.i.73; AN.iii.352; AN.v.324 (enumerated with baddha, jāni & kali); Snp.120; Ja.i.307; Ja.ii.388, Ja.ii.423; Ja.iii.66; Ja.iv.184 (iṇagga for nagga?) Ja.v.256; Ja.v.253 (where enumerate …

1. (n.) speed SN.ii.266; SN.v.227; MN.i.446; AN.ii.113; AN.iii.248; Snp.221; Ja.ii.290; Ja.iv.2 Often combined with thāma, in phrase thāmajavasampanna endowed with strength & swiftn …

…˚paññā Pts.ii.185 sq.; ˚paññatā AN.i.45; ˚paññattaṃ SN.v.413. 2. The twelfth stage in the function (kicca) of an act…

Jhāna¹

neuter literally meditation. But it never means vaguely meditation It is the technical term for a special religious experience reached in a certain order of mental states. It was or …

adjective luminous, endowed with light or splendour, bright, excellent (in knowledge) Snp.348 (= paññājoti-sampanna Snp-a.348).

joti + mant, cp. also P. jutimant

1. As adj. n.un
   1. born, grown, arisen, produced (= nibbatta pātubhūta Cnd.256) Snp.576 (jātānaṃ maccānaṃ niccaṃ maraṇato bhayaṃ); jātena maccena kattabbaṃ kusalaṃ bahuṃ Dhp.53 = Mil.333; yakkhinī …

■ 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 …

…3): duppañña˚ & sappañña˚ MN.i.225; dabba AN.i.254; mukhara˚ Snp.275; viññū˚ Snp.294; māna Ja.i.88. 2. descended…

…this spelling for jutimant Snp.1136 Cnd.259 (explained by paṇḍita paññavā)
■ ajātima not of good birth…

…character AN.ii.36

• -pañña “wise in goodness” possessed of true wisdom Thag.506; Iti.97; *…

the doing, deed, work orig. meaning (see karoti) either building (cp. Lit kùrti, Opr. kūra to build) or weaving, plaiting (still in mālākamma and latā˚ “the intertwining of garland …

adjective noun difficult to pass, scil. magga, a difficult road, waste land, wilderness, explained as nirudaka īriṇa Vv-a.334 (on Vv.84#3), combined with maru˚ Pv-a.99 and marukantāramagga Pv-a.112 …

…procuring, acquiring (pañña˚) Snp.1090. 2. (cp kappa ii.1^b) having a kappa (as duration), lasting a Cycle Pp.13; in Mahā˚…

adjective made of cotton DN.ii.188, cp. AN.iv.394; DN.ii.351; Vin.i.58 = Vin.i.97 = Vin.i.281; Ja.vi.590; Pv.ii.1#17. (nt cotton stuff Mil.267.

• -paṇṇa the leaf of the cotton tre …

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 …

…26 sq. Bdhd 29; ananta k˚ pañña as epithet of Buddha Bdhd 1 karuṇaṃ dūrato katvā, without mercy, of the Yamadūtā messengers of Death…

adverb dubit. interr. part.

1. how; with ind. pres. Pv-a.6 (k. puriso paṭilabhati), or with fut. & cond. Ja.i.222; Ja.ii.159 (k. tattha gamissāmi); Ja.vi.500; Pv-a.54 (na dassāmi)
2. why, for what …

young (unmarried) woman, maiden, girl Pv.i.11#1
■ As emblem of beauty in simile khattiya-kaññā vā… pannarasa-vassuddesikā vā solasa-vassuddesikā vā… MN.i.88; in combination khattiya-kaññā, brāhm …

adjective one who is fully accomplished, an Arahant; often with mahesi and uttamapurisa Defⁿ sabbaguṇa-paripuṇṇa sabba-yoga-visaṃyutta Snp-a.153
■ ye suvimuttā t …

I. Crude meaning

bulk, massiveness (gross) substance.

1. Esp. used
   1. of an elephant: the bulk of the body, i.e. its back SN.i.95 vāraṇassa Ja.iii.392; hatthi-khandha-vara-gata on th …

Khanti & Khantī

f. patience, forbearance, forgiveness. Def. at Dhs.1341: khantī khamanatā adhivāsanatā acaṇḍikkaṃ anasuropo attamanatā cittassa Most frequent combinations: with *[mettā](/define/mettā …

Khanti & Khantī

f. patience, forbearance, forgiveness. Def. at Dhs.1341: khantī khamanatā adhivāsanatā acaṇḍikkaṃ anasuropo attamanatā cittassa Most frequent combinations: with *[mettā](/define/mettā …

Khaṇa¹

1. (m.) a (short), moment, wink of time; in phrase khaṇen’ eva “in no time” Pv-a.38 Pv-a.117; Sdhp.584 (etc.). Sdhp.584; khaṇo ve mā upaccagā “let not the slightest time be wasted …

…“in what respect is a man a great man?” Cnd.502 B; k˚ nu kho paññavā ti vuccati? MN.i.292. Kitti & Kitti

anger. Nearest synonyms are āghāta (Dhs.1060 = Cnd.576 both expositions also of dosa), upanāha (always in chain rāga, dosa, moha, kodha, upanāha) and *[dhūma]( …

the jujube fruit MN.i.80; AN.iii.49 (sampanna-kolakaṃ sūkaramaṃsa “pork with jujube”); Ja.iii.22 (= badara); Ja.vi.578.

• -mattiyo (pl.) of the size of a j. truit, always comb w. kolaṭṭhi-mattiy …

Kosa¹

masculine neuter any cavity or enclosure containing anything, viz.

1. a store-room or storehouse, treasury or granary AN.iv.95 (rāja˚); Snp.525; Ja.iv.409 (= wealth, stores); Ja.vi …

proficiency. There are 3 kinds mentioned at DN.iii.220, Vb.325 & Vism.439 sq. viz.; āya˚, apāya˚; and upāya˚; at Dhs.16 = Dhs.20 = Dhs.292 Dhs.555 = Nd ii.ad paññā it is classed between paṇḍicca a …

the end—

1. of space: the extreme part, top, summit, point (cp. anta to which it is opposed at Ja.vi.371): dhanu-koṭiṃ nissāya “through the (curved) end of my bow,” i.e. by means …

(nt.; but poetic pl. kulā Pv.ii.9#43)

1. clan a high social grade, “good family,” cp. Gr. (doric) φυά, Goth. kuni. A collection of cognates and agnates, in sense of Ohg. sippa, clan; “house” in sense …

nest DN.i.91 (= DN-a.i.257 nivāsaṭṭhanaṃ); SN.i.8; SN.i.224 = Ja.i.203 (a brood of birds = supaṇṇapotakā); Ja.iii.74 (variant reading BB), Ja.iii.431; Ja.vi.344; Dhp-a.ii.22.

1. the kusa grass (Poa cynosuroides) Dhp-a.iii.484: tikhiṇadhāraṃ tiṇaṃ antamaso tālapaṇṇam pi; Dhp.311; Ja.i.190 (= tiṇa); Ja.iv.140.
2. a blade of grass used as a mark or a lot: pātite kuse “when t …

…Mil.300, Mil.396; with duppañña DN.iii.252 = DN.iii.282; AN.ii.227, AN.ii.230; AN.iii.7, AN.iii.183, AN.iii.433
■ In…

(kuṭi˚) feminine any single-roomed abode, a hut, cabin, cot, shed Vin.iii.144 (on vehāsa-kuṭī see vehāsa Vin.iv.46); Snp.18, Snp.19; Pv.ii.2#8; Vv-a.188, Vv-a.256 (cīvara˚ a cl …

the crow; freq. in similes: SN.i.124; Snp.448; Ja.i.164. Its thievish ways are described at Dhp-a.iii.352; said to have ten bad qualities AN.v.149; Ja.i.342; Ja.iii.126; kākā vā kulalā vā Vin.iv.40 …

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. abs.
   1. deed, service, act of mercy or worship, homage: kāra-paṇṇaka Ja.vi.24 (vegetable as oblation); appako pi kato kāro devûpapattiṃ āvahati “even a small gift of mercy brings about rebirth …

1. sign, characteristic mark; esp. a sign as implying something extraordinary or pointing to the future, therefore a prognosticative mark (cp. talisman), a distinguishing mark or salient feature, prop …

1. luck, good fortune, success, personal welfare Ja.iii.443 (combined with sirī splendour explained by parivāra-sampatti & paññā respectively), Ja.iv.281 (explained as “sirī pi puññam pi paññā pi”). …

1. streak, line Vv-a.277 (= rāji); canda˚; crescent moon [cp. Epic candralekhā Mbh 3, 1831] Vism.168; Dhs-a.151.
2. a scratch, line AN.i.283; Pp.32; Ja.vi.56 (lekhaṃ kaḍḍhati).
3. writing, inscrip …

1. to scratch; to cut carve; write, inscribe MN.i.127 (rūpāni); Ja.ii.372 (suvaṇṇa-patte); Ja.iv.257 (id.), Ja.iv.488, Ja.iv.489 (jāti-hingulakena); Dhp-a.i.182; Pv-a.145 (nāmaṃ likhi wrote his na …

in likhā-paṇṇa at Pv-a.20 is faulty for lekhā˚; (lekha˚) letter, cp. lekha-pattra letter Mālatīm 172, 7.

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 …

the hair of the body (whereas kesa is the hair of the head only) DN.ii.18 (ekeka˚, uddhagga˚, in characteristics of a Mahāpurisa); SN.ii.257 (asi˚, usu˚, satti˚ etc.) AN.ii.114; Vin.iii.106 (usu˚ etc. …

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. …

…sapphire Vv-a.111

• -pañña very wise DN.iii.158; AN.iii.244; Dhp.352; Dhp-a.iv.71.
• -patha…

adjective middle, viz

1. of space: of moderate height DN.i.243 (contrasted with ucca & nīca).
2. of; time: of middle age Snp.216 (contrasted with dahara young & thera old).
3. often used adv. in …

…(= amanasikārā manda-pañña Dhp-a.iv.17); Ja.iv.221; Pp.65, Pp.69; Kp-a.53, Kp-a.54. 2. slow, yielding little result unprofitable (of…

orig. a divine saying or decision, hence a secret plan (cp. def. of mant at Dhtp.578 by “gutta-bhāsane”), counsel; hence magic charm, spell. In particular a secret religious code or doctrine, esp. …

sage, seer, wise man, usually appositionally nom. mantā “as a sage,” “like a thinker,” a form which looks like a fem. and is mostly explained as such by the Commentaries Mantā has also erroneous …

…foolish Ja.iii.83 (= duppañña C.); Pv.i.8#2 (= nippañña Pv-a.40); Sdhp.292.

Vedic mati, fr. man: cp. Av. maitiš, Lat. mens, mentem…

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 …

…representing mayaṃ!). 2 paññatti “regulation” (same as (1) according to example given, but constructed…

…wise Vv.22#2 (= sundara-pañña Vv-a.111); Pv.iii.7#7 (both combined as bhūri-su-medhasa, hardly correct; variant reading M bhūrimedhasa…

adjective noun = medha in adj. use; only in cpd. dummedhin (= dum-medha) foolish, ignorant Dhp.26 (bālā dummedhino janā; = nippaññā Dhp-a.i.257).

…khīṇa-medha one whose intelligence has been impaired stupefied Ja.vi.295 (= khīṇa-pañña).

Vedic medhā & medhas, perhaps to Gr.;…

adverb wrongly, in a wrong way, wrong-, false Snp.438 (laddho yaso), Snp.815 (paṭipajjati leads a wrong course of life, almost syn with anariyaṃ. Illustrated by “pāṇaṃ hanati, adinnaṃ ādiyati, sandhi …

adjective

1. mixed (with: -˚); various Vin.i.33 (kesa˚, jatā˚ etc. = a mixture of, various); Thag.143; Ja.iii.95, Ja.iii.144 (udaka-paṇṇa˚ yāgu); Pv.i.9#2 (missā kiṭakā). nt. missaṃ as adv. “in a …

1. a sort of sweetmeat SN.i.148; AN.i.130; AN.iii.76; Pp.32; Pv-a.4.
2. receptacle for a letter, an envelope, wrapper or such like Ja.vi.385 (paṇṇaṃ ˚assa anto pakkhipitvā). May however, be same ạs 1 …

wisdom, character, self-possession Snp.540 (˚patha = ñāṇa-patha Snp-a.435), Snp.718, Snp.723; Mnd.57 Cnd.514 A (= ñāṇa & paññā); Thag.168 (what is monissaṃ? fut. 1^st sg. of?).

fr. muni, …

Muddha¹

infatuated, bewildered, foolish Ja.v.436.

• -dhātuka bewildered in one’s nature, foolish(ly Ja.iv.391 (variant reading luddha˚); Dhp-a.iii.120 (variant read …

adj. nt.

1. (adj.)
   1. (-˚) being caused by, having its reason through or from, conditioned by originating in Vb.390 (taṇhā˚ dhammā); Tikp.233 sq. Tikp.252 sq., Tikp.288 sq. & passim; Vb-a.200 sq …

the stars or constellations, a conjunction of the moon with diff. constellations, a lunar mansion or the constellations of the lunar zodiac, figuring also as Names of months & determinant factors of h …

prudence, discrimination, carefulness; usually as sati˚; SN.v.197 sq.; MN.i.356; AN.iii.11 AN.iv.15; Cnd.629 B; Vb.244, Vb.249; Vism.3 (= paññā) Dhp-a.iv.29.

fr. nipaka

penetration, insight; adj.: penetrating, piercing, scrutinising, sharp. Freq. in phrase nibbedha-bhāgiya (sharing the quality of penetration), with ref. to samādhi, saññā etc. [cp. BSk nirvedha˚ Di …

adjective piercing, sharp, penetrating, discriminating; only in f. nibbedhikā (cp. āvedhikā), applied to paññā (wisdom) DN.iii.237, DN.iii.268; SN.v.197, SN.v.199; MN.i.356; AN.i. …

…pattiyā sussūsā labhate paññaṃ appamatto* SN.i.214; Snp.186, cp. SN.i.48; Gotamo n- paṭisaṃyuttāya dhammiyā kathāya bhikkhū…

…-pañña of inferior wisdom Snp.890 (= paritta-pañña Mnd.299);

• -sevin of vile pursuit…

the Nimb tree (Azadirachta Indica), bearing a bitter leaf, & noted for its hard wood Vin.i.152 (˚kosa), Vin.i.284 (id.), Vin.i.201 (˚kasāva); AN.i.32 AN.v.212; Vv.33#36 (˚muṭṭhi, a handful of N. leave …

adjective noun

1. (adj.) bent down (cp ninnata), low-lying, deep, low, sunken Ja.ii.3 (magga) Pv-a.29 (bhūmibhāga), Pv-a.132 (ṭhāṇa); esp. freq. as-˚ bent on, inclining to, leading to, aiming at, …

adjective lying down Ja.i.151, Ja.i.279; Ja.ii.103; Ja.iii.276 (˚kāle while he was asleep), Ja.iv.167; Pv-a.43, Pv-a.75, Pv-a.265 (spelt nippanna, opp. nikujja).

pp. of nipajjati

adjective = nipanna Pts.ii.209; Ja.i.151.

see nipanna & nipphanna.

adjective unwise, foolish Pv-a.40, Pv-a.41 (= dummati).

nis + pañña

adjective accomplished, perfected, trained SN.i.215 (˚sobhin, spelt nippanna) Ja.iv.39 (˚sippa master of the art, M.A.); Dhp-a.iii.285 (sasse); Dhs-a.316; in phil. determined, conditioned Kvu xi.7; …

adjective obstructing, destroying Iti.82 (paññā˚), cp. MN.i.115.

fr. nirodha

…salvation SN.iv.205;

• -pañña (adj.) = ˚dassin DN.i.245 (a˚); DN.iii.46; SN.ii.194; SN.iv.332; AN.v.178 (a˚), AN.v.181…

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 …

1. a serpent or Nāga demon, playing a prominent part in Buddh. fairy-tales, gifted with miraculous powers & great strength. They often act as fairies are classed with other divinities (see *[devatā]( …

shine, splendour, light, lustre, effulgence; appearance. In clairvoyant language also “aura (see Cpd. 214¹ with C. expl^n. “rays emitted from the body on account of insight”)-D …

bud, young flower Ja.vi.497 (vv.ll. Ja.vi.498 opaṇṇa & opatta).

o + puppha

basket Ja.i.9, Ja.i.243; Ja.ii.68; Ja.iii.21; Ja.vi.369 (paṇṇa˚), Ja.vi.560 (phala˚); Dhp-a.ii.3; Dhp-a.iv.205 (˚pasibbaka).

etym. doubtful

what has arisen (just now), existing, present (as opposed to atīta past & anāgata future) MN.i.307, MN.i.310; MN.iii.188 MN.iii.190, MN.iii.196; SN.i.5; SN.iv.9 …

…asaṭho, āraddha-viriyo, paññavā DN.iii.237 = MN.ii.95, MN.ii.128 = AN.iii.65; referred to at Mil translation i.188. Besides these there is…

adjective noun having a lotus, belonging to a lotus, lotus-like; Name of (the spotted) elephant Snp.53 (explained at Snp-a.103 as “padumasadisa-gattatāya vā Padumakule uppannatāya vā padumī,” cp. C …

to send; Pres. pahiṇati. Vin.iii.140 sq.; Vin.iv.18; Dhp-a.ii.243; aor. pahiṇi Ja.i.60 (sāsanaṃ); Ja.v.458 (paṇṇāni); Vv-a.67; Dhp-a.i.72 Dhp-a.ii.56, Dhp-a.ii.243; ger. *pahi …

…T. bahuta-ratana).

• -pañña rich in wisdom Snp.359, Snp.539, Snp.996.
• -bhakkha eating much, said…

to go, go to; usually not in simplex, but only in compound with prefixes; as āpajjati, uppajjati, nipajjati etc
■ Alone only in one doubtful passage, viz. AN.iv.362 (vv.ll. paccati, pabbati gacchati …

light, lustre, splendour, a lamp SN.i.15, SN.i.47; AN.ii.140; Snp.349; Pp.25 Sdhp.590
■ telapajjota an oil lamp Vin.i.16 = DN.i.85; AN.i.56 ≈ Snp.p.15
■ dhammapajjota the lamp of the Dhamma Mil.21 …

knowledge, understanding, discernment; used in exegetical literature as syn. of paññā Cnd.380 = Dhs.16, Dhs.20, Dhs.555; Pp.25; Ne.28 Ne.54. As nt. ˚a at Vism.436.

fr. pajānāti

… ■
pp paññatta;
pass paññāyati
pp paññāta…

fallen, got or sunk into (-˚ or loc.) Vin.i.301 (muttakarīse); DN.ii.24 (id.); MN.i.45 (palipa˚) = Cnd.651 B; MN.i.88; Ja.vi.8 Vism.49 (muttakarīse).

for paripanna, pp. of paripajjati

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

Palāsa¹

masculine & neuter

1. the tree Butea frondosa or Judas tree Ja.iii.23 (in Palāsa Jātaka).
2. a leaf; collectively (nt.) foliage, pl. (nt.) leaves SN.ii.178; Ja.i.120 (nt.); Ja.iii …

adjective silent (?) DN-a.i.163.

fr. panna

number, adjective fifteen (and fifteenth), usually referring to the 15th day of the lunar month, i.e. the full-moon day Snp.153 (pannaraso uposatho); pannarase on the 15^th day SN.i.191 = …

ordinal number the 15^th Snp-a.366 (gāthā).

fr. pannarasa

adjective belonging to the 15^th day (of the lunar month) Vin.iv.315.

fr. pannarasa

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 …

adjective finding pleasure in, fond of, only in two (doubtful) compounds viz. -vutta [unexplained, perhaps v for y, as daya → dava through influence of d in parada˚; thus = parata yutta?] “fond of …

Pari˚

indeclinable prefix, signifying (lit. around, round about; (fig.) all round, i.e. completely altogether. The use as prep. (with acc. = against, w abl. = from) has entirely disappeared in Pāli …

1. to mark out Vv-a.291 (vasana-ṭṭhānaṃ).
2. to determine, to fix accurately to decide Ja.i.170 (padaṃ the track), Ja.i.194 (nivāsavetanaṃ); Ja.iii.371; Ja.iv.77; Mil.272; Vism.184, Vism.409; Snp-a …

comprehension Ja.ii.7 (˚paññā comprehensive wisdom).

fr. parigaṇhāti

…Snp.827, Snp.881 (˚pañña); Ja.i.112, Ja.i.242; Ja.iv.200 Mnd.166, Mnd.289; Mil.249, Mil.281 (a˚); Pv-a.220 (= nihīna).

pp. of…

“all that belongs to anything,” make-up, adornment (so Cnd.585 bāhirā p. of the body)

1. requisite, accessory equipment, utensil, apparatus Vin.i.50, Vin.i.296 (˚colaka cloth required for water-str …

“complete Nibbāna” in two meanings:

1. complete extinction of khandhalife; i.e. all possibility of such life & its rebirth, final release from (the misery of) rebirth and transmigration death (after …

see palipanna.

…Iti.71; Snp.61, Snp.390 (˚pañña of inferior wisdom, cp Cnd.415), Snp.1097 (id.); Ja.i.221; Dhs.181, Dhs.584, Dhs.1018, Dhs.1034 (cp. Dhs…

1. all that belongs to a castle, a mansion and its constituents Vv.84#53 (explained at Vv-a.351 as follows: veṇiyato pekkhitabbato pariveṇaṃ pāsāda-kūtâgāra-ratti-ṭṭhān’ ādisampannaṃ pākāraparikkh …

adjective having a limit, having a set or well-defined purpose; f. -vatī (vācā) discriminating speech DN.i.4 = MN.iii.49 = Pp.58; explained as “paricchedaṃ dassetvā yatha ’ssa paricchedo paññāyati …

Pariyogāhati & ˚gāheti

to penetrate, fathom, scrutinise AN.ii.84; AN.iv.13, AN.iv.145 sq. (paññāya) Ja.i.341; Pp.33 (a˚), Pp.48 sq. Cp. ajjhogāhati.

pari + ogāhati

Pariyogāhati & ˚gāheti

to penetrate, fathom, scrutinise AN.ii.84; AN.iv.13, AN.iv.145 sq. (paññāya) Ja.i.341; Pp.33 (a˚), Pp.48 sq. Cp. ajjhogāhati.

pari + ogāhati

to be finished AN.iv.339. - pp. pariyāpanna (q.v.)
caus pariyāpādeti (q.v.).

pari + āpajjati

1. “gone completely into,” included in, belonging to, got into Vin.i.46 (patta˚ that which has been put into the bowl); DN.i.45 (= ābaddha DN-a.i.127); Snp-a.397 (milakkhabhāsa˚ etc.); Kp-a.136 (vi …

includedness Snp-a.174.

abstr. fr. pariyāpanna

(-˚) knowing, recognising, understanding Iti.44 (bhūta˚ so, or should we read bhūtapariññāya?); also in cpd. pariññacārin (to be exp^d as shortened gr. pariññā?) Snp.537 (= paññāya paricchi …

leader, guide, adviser; one of the 7 treasures (ratanāni) of a great king or Cakkavattin (according to Bdhgh on DN.ii.177 the eldest son; in the Lal. Vist. a general cp. Divy.211 Divy.217; Senart, *Lé …

adverb beyond, further, above, more than, upwards of; only ˚-in connection with numerals (cp. Vedic use of paras with acc. of numerals) e.g. paropaññāsa more th an.50; DN.ii.93; parosataṃ more …

at Ja.iv.365 is doubtful; perhaps we should read pasakkita (pp. of pasakkati); the C. explains as “lying down” (nipanna acchati, p. 367); Kern,

Toevoegselen

s. v. proposes change to pamakkhita …

1. clearness, brightness, purity; referring to the colours (“visibility”) of the eye Ja.i.319 (akkhīni maṇiguḷa-sadisāni paññāyamāna pañca-ppasādāni ahesuṃ); Snp-a.453 (pasanna-netto i.e. pañca-v …

Patta-kkhandha

downcast, dejected, disappointed Vin.ii.77 = Vin.iii.162 (trsl^d “with fallen hearts,” explained as patita, see Vin. Texts iii.13); SN.i.124; MN.i.132, MN.i.258; MN.iii.29 …

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 ( …

1. the Pavāraṇā, a ceremony at the termination of the Vassa Vin.i.155, Vin.i.160 (where 2 kinds cātuddasikā & pannarasikā); Vin.ii.32. Vin.ii.167; DN.ii.220; SN.i.190. pavāraṇaṃ ṭhapeti to fix or de …

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 …

…wisdom, sense etc. SN.v.412 (variant reading paññatā). See also paññatā.

abstr. fr. paññā

…(q.v.).

fr. paññāpeti, cp. paññatta¹

…AN.iii.421 (dup˚ = foolishness), AN.v.159 (id.); mahā˚, puthu˚ vipula˚ AN.i.45. See also paññatta².

secondary abstract…

adjective possessed of insight, wise, intelligent sensible Vin.i.60; DN.iii.237, DN.iii.252, DN.iii.265, DN.iii.282, DN.iii.287; MN.i.292 MN.iii.23; SN.i.53, SN.i.79; SN.ii.159 sq., SN.ii.207, SN.ii.2 …

adjective noun one who advises, assigns or appoints Vin.ii.305 (āsana˚).

fr. paññāpeti

disclosure, discovering MN.iii.17; SN.iii.59; declaration Dhs-a.11.

fr. paññāpeti

one who imparts knowledge, discloser of truths, discoverer DN.ii.223.

n. ag. of paññāpeti

…Pv-a.61 (āsanaṃ). 2. to lay down, fold out, spread Pv-a.43 (sanghāṭiṃ)
pp paññatta (q.v.)

caus 2…

known, renowned DN-a.i.143; ap˚ unknown, defamed Vin.iv.231; SN.iv.46; AN.iii.134 (where also der. appaññātika).

pp. of pajānāti

indeclinable understanding fully, knowing well, realising, in full recognition, in thorough realisation or understanding. Used most frequently with yathābhūtaṃ (q.v. SN.i.13 (bhāveti), SN.i.44 (lokasm …

to be (well) known, to be clear or evident, to be perceived, seen or taken for, to appear Iti.89; Dhp-a.i.14, Dhp-a.i.95 (fut. paññāyissatha you will be well known); Dhp-a.ii.75; Pv-a.83 (pālito e …

1. wisdom, knowledge, intelligence DN.i.124 (sīla +); SN.i.41; AN.iv.342; Snp.96, Snp.1136; DN-a.i.171, DN-a.i.290.
2. mark, sign, token Ja.v.195.

pa + ñāṇa, cp. Vedic prajñāno in both meanings & paññā

adjective reasonable, sensible, wise Snp.202, Snp.1090; Ja.v.222; Ja.vi.361; Cnd.382.

paññāṇa + vant

only in cpd. paṅgacīra (nt.) at DN.i.6 “blowing through toy pipes made of leaves” (Dial. i.10, where is cpd. Sinhalese pat-kulal and Marathī pungī after Morris J.P.T.S. 1889, 205). Bdhgh explai …

see paṇṇaka
■ paṇaka (comb) see phaṇaka.

…Pv.iv.3#32 (opp. bāla = sappañña Pv-a.254); Dhs.1302; Mil.3, Mil.22; DN-a.i.117; Dhp-a.iv.111; Vv-a.257; Pv-a.39, Pv-a.41, Pv-a.60 (=…

1. green leaves (collectively), vegetable, greens Ja.vi.24 (kāra˚ vegetable as homage or oblation); Pv.iii.3#3 (panko paṇṇako ca, explained as “kaddamo vā udakacchikkhalo vā” Pv-a.189, but evidently …

Paṇṇarasa & Paṇṇavīsati

see pañca 1 B, & C.

see paññatti.

adjective having a manifestation or name, in a˚-bhāva state without designation, state of non-manifestation, indefinite or unknown state (with ref to the passing nature of the phenomenal world) Dhp\ …

Paṇṇarasa & Paṇṇavīsati

see pañca 1 B, & C.

leaf Vin.i.202 (taka˚).

= paṇṇa

one who deals with greens, a florist or greengrocer Ja.i.411; Ja.ii.180; Ja.iii.21 (˚dhītā); Mil.331.

paṇṇa + ika

greens, green leaves vegetable Vin.ii.267 (na harītaka ˚ṃ pakinitabbaṃ trsl. at Vin. Texts iii.343 by “carry on the business of florist and seedsman,” thus taken as paṇṇika, cp. also Vin. Texts ii …

see pañca 2 A.

indeclinable directional prefix in well-defined meaning of “back (to), against towards, in opposition to, opposite.” As preposition (with acc. and usually postponed) towards, near by, at usually …

grounded on, on account of, concerning, because (with acc.) MN.i.265 (etaṃ on these grounds); SN.iii.93 = Iti.89 (atthavasaṃ); Ja.ii.386 (= abhisandhāya); Snp.680, Snp.784 Snp.872, Snp.1046; Snp-a.35 …

Paṭicca-samuppanna

evolved by reason of the law of causation DN.iii.275; MN.i.500; SN.ii.26; AN.v.187; Pts.i.51 sq., Pts.i.76 sq.; Vb.340, Vb.362. Cp. BSk pratitya samutpanna Mvu.iii.61. Paticca-sa …

Paṭicca-samuppāda

“arising on the grounds of (a preceding cause)” happening by way of cause working of cause & effect, causal chain of causation causal genesis, dependent origination, theory of the …

to enter upon (a path), to go along, follow out (a way or plan) to go by; fig. to take a line of action, to follow a method to be intent on, to regulate one’s life DN.i.70 (saṃvarāya), DN.i.175 (tatha …

(having) followed or following up, reaching, going along or by (i.e. practising), entering on, obtaining SN.ii.69; SN.iv.252; AN.i.120 (arahattāya); AN.iv.292 sq. (id.), AN.iv.372 sq.; Iti.81 (dhammân …

adjective noun one who has entered upon the Path (ariyamagga) Pp.13 (= maggaṭṭhaka phalatthāya paṭipannattā p. nāma Pp-a 186); Mil.342 Mil.344; Ne.50; Dhs-a.164. See also Mil trsl. ii.231, 237.

f …

letter in return, a written reply Ja.i.409.

paṭi + paṇṇa

carefulness, mindfulness, consideration Ja.i.502; Vv-a.327; Dhs-a.402 (˚paññā); Sdhp.397. -bala power of computation AN.i.52, AN.i.94; AN.ii.142; DN.iii.213, DN.iii.244; Pts.ii.169, Pts.ii.176; D …

kind of cucumber, Trichosanthes Dioeca Vin.i.201 (˚paṇṇa).

dial.?

to send forth or out, esp. on a message or to a special purpose, i.e. to employ as a servant or (intrs.) to do service (so in many derivations

1. to send out Ja.i.86, Ja.i.178, Ja.i.253; Ja.iv.169 (p …

is variant reading for paṇṇakata Npl. at Vv.45#5 sq. (see Vv-a.197).

Phala¹

neuter to burst, thus lit. “bursting,” i.e. ripe fruit; see phalati]

1. (lit. fruit (of trees etc.) Vv.84#14 (dumā nicca-phal’ ûpapannā not to phalu, as Kern, …

Phassa¹

contact, touch (as sense or sense-impression, for which usually phoṭṭhabbaṃ). It is the fundamental fact in a sense impression and consists of a combination of the sense, the ob …

Piṭṭhi & Piṭṭhī

feminine

1. the back Vin.ii.200 (piṭṭhī); MN.i.354; Ja.i.207; Ja.ii.159, Ja.ii.279. piṭṭhiṃ (paccāmittassa) passati to see the (enemy’s) back, i.e. to see the …

Piṭṭhi & Piṭṭhī

feminine

1. the back Vin.ii.200 (piṭṭhī); MN.i.354; Ja.i.207; Ja.ii.159, Ja.ii.279. piṭṭhiṃ (paccāmittassa) passati to see the (enemy’s) back, i.e. to see the …

(-˚)

1. the young of an animal MN.i.104 (kukkuṭa˚); Ja.i.202 (supaṇṇa˚), Ja.i.218 (hatthi˚); Ja.ii.288 (assa˚ colt); Ja.iii.174 (sakuṇa˚); Pv-a.152 (gaja˚)
   ■ f potikā Ja.i.207 (haṃsa˚); Ja.i …

…(paññā˚ ariyamagga = paññaṁ pure-cārikaṁ katvā Pp-a 194); Sdhp.547 (paññā˚). cp. Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit pūrvangama Divy.333…

…DN.iii.283.

• -paññatti descriptions of persons, classification of individuals DN.iii.105 (cp. Dial.…

shrivelled grain Mil.232 (sukka-yava˚ of dried barley); Dhp-a.ii.154 (SS; T. reads mūlakaṃ which is explained by Bdhgh as “nitthusaṃ katvā ussedetvā gahita-yava-taṇḍula vuccanti” ibid). Here bel …

…(Indaṃ); Pp-a 194 (paññaṃ).

• -java [cp. BSk. purojava attendant Divy.211, Divy.214, Divy.379; also Vedic puroyāva…

adjective

1. ancient, past Snp.312, Snp.944 (= Mnd.428 atītaṃ opp. nava = paccuppannaṃ); Dhp.156 (= pubbe katāni C.); with ref. to former births or previous existences p. kammaṃ SN. …

…reading hāsa˚).

• -paññatā wide wisdom AN.i.45.
• -pāṇiya ordinary (p. 1) mode of shampooing with the hand…

an ordinary, average person (4 classes of ordinary people are discussed at Cpd. 49, 50) a common worldling, a man of the people, an ordinary man MN.i.1, MN.i.7, MN.i.135, MN.i.239, MN.i.323; MN.iii. …

full seldom by itself (only passage so far pannarase puṇṇāya puṇṇamāya rattiyā DN.i.47 = Snp.p.139). nor-(only Snp.835 muttakarīsa˚), usually in compounds, and there mostly restricted to phrases rela …

orig. meaning “tube,” container, hollow pocket.

1. a container, usually made of leaves (cp Ja.iv.436; Ja.v.441; Ja.vi.236), to carry fruit or other viands a pocket, basket: ucchu˚; basket for sugar …

adjective

1. common, vulgar, uncontrolled in phrase pākat-indriya of uncontrolled mind SN.i.61 (= saṃvarâbhāvena gihikāle viya vivaṭa-indriya K.S. 320), SN.i.204; SN.iii.93; SN.v.269; AN.i.70, …

completeness, perfection, highest state Snp.1018, Snp.1020; Pp.70; Dhp-a.i.5; Vv-a.2 (sāvakañāṇa˚); Pv-a.139; Sdhp.328. In later literature there is mentioned a group of 10 perfections (*dasa pāram …

adjective connected with preservation or attention, fostering, keeping Vism.3 (˚paññā), Vism.98 (˚kammaṭṭhāna); Snp-a.54 (id.).

fr. parihāra

at Vv-a.321 in phrase sukka-pakkha-pāṭiyaṃ “in the moonlight half” is doubtful. Hardy in Index registers it as “part, half-,” but pakkha already means “half” and is enough by itself. We should pro …

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 …

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 …

Ruṇṇa & Roṇṇa

1. (pp. crying, in combⁿ ruṇṇa-mukha with tearful face Ja.vi.525 (C. rudam˚); Mil.148.
2. (nt.) weeping, crying lamentation Thag.554; AN.i.261; Snp.584 (+ soka); Pv.i.4#3; …

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 …

Ruṇṇa & Roṇṇa

1. (pp. crying, in combⁿ ruṇṇa-mukha with tearful face Ja.vi.525 (C. rudam˚); Mil.148.
2. (nt.) weeping, crying lamentation Thag.554; AN.i.261; Snp.584 (+ soka); Pv.i.4#3; …

adjective having streaks or stripes; f. rājimatī shining, radiant Vv.32#1 (variant reading rājāputti), explained at Vv-a.134 as follows: “rājati vijjotatī ti rājī: rājī ti matā paññātā rājimatī” (t …

…upādāya rūpassa paññatti. The rūpakkhandha shares with the others the qualities of soullessness, evanescence and ill (anattā,…

lit. ascent, growth see *vi*˚
■ fig. what has grown by custom tradition, popular meaning of a word (˚sadda). The fig. meaning is the one usually found in Pāli, esp. in Abhidhamma and …

Sa¹

the letter s (sa-kāra) Snp-a.23; or the syllable sa Dhp-a.ii.6; Pv-a.280.

Sa²

base of the nom. of the demonstr. pron. that, he she. The form sg. m. * …

adjective (able) to be realized SN.iii.223 sq.; DN.iii.230 = AN.ii.182 (in four ways by kāya, sati, cakkhu, paññā).

grd: of sacchikaroti

adjective attentive, thoughtful AN.i.254 (= citta-sampanna C.).

sa³ + cetasa

1. accompanied with Mhvs.7, Mhvs.27.
2. united, keeping together DN.i.4; Ja.iv.347; Pp.57.
3. consistent, sensible, to the point DN.i.8; AN.ii.138; AN.iv.196; SN.iii.12; Dhp.19 (at Dhp-a.i.157 explai …

to send out, prepare, give, equip; to fit up, decorate: dānaṃ to give a donation Dhp-a.ii.88; pātheyyaṃ to prepare provisions Ja.iii.343; gehe to construct houses Ja.i.18; nāṭakāni to arrange …

indeclinable possible (lit. one might be able to); in the older language still used as a Pot., but later reduced to an adv. with infin. E.g. sakkā sāmaaññphalaṃpaññāpetuṃ would one be able to point …

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; …

the same as sambodha, the highest enlightenment DN.i.156; DN.ii.155; Dhp.89 = SN.v.29; Snp.478; SN.i.68, SN.i.181; AN.ii.14; Iti.28, Iti.42, Iti.117; Snp-a.73 See also sammā˚. …

complete understanding; adj. -vant wise Ja.iii.361 (= buddhisampanna).

saṃ + buddhi

1. crowding, pressure, inconvenience from crowding, obstruction Vism.119 janasambādharahita free from crowding Mil.409 kiṭṭhasambādha crowding of corn, the time when the corn is growing thick MN.i.115 …

Sammā¹

a pin of the yoke Abhp.449; a kind of sacrificial instrument Snp-a.321 (sammaṃ ettha pāsantī ti sammāpāso; and sātrā-yāgass’ etaṃ adhivacanaṃ). Cp. Weber Indische Streifen i.3 …

1. attainment, success accomplishment; happiness, good fortune; blessing bliss AN.i.38; Pv.ii.9#47 (= sampatti Pv-a.132)
   ■ Sampadā in its pregnant meaning is applied to the accomplishments of th …

1. to come to, to fall to; to succeed, prosper Ja.i.7; Ja.ii.105.
2. to turn out, to happen, become DN.i.91, DN.i.101, DN.i.193, DN.i.239; Pv-a.192. aor sampādi DN.ii.266, DN.ii.269

pp *[sampanna] …

1. successful, complete, perfect Vin.ii.256; sampannaveyyākaraṇa a full explanation Snp.352.
2. endowed with, possessed of abounding in Vin.i.17; Snp.152, Snp.727 (ceto-vimutti˚) Ja.i.421; vijjācaraṇ …

1. success, attainment; happiness, bliss, fortune (opp. vipatti) AN.iv.26, AN.iv.160; Vism.58 Vism.232; Ja.iv.3 (dibba˚); DN-a.i.126; three attainments Ja.i.105; Mil.96; Dhp-a …

to arise, to be produced SN.iv.218; pp. samuppanna.

saṃ + uppajjati

arisen, produced, come about Snp.168, Snp.599; Dhs.1035.

saṃ + uppanna

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 …

1. to come into, enter upon, attain DN.i.215 (samādhiṃ samāpajji); Vin.iii.241 (Pot. ˚pajjeyya); samāpattiṃ Ja.i.77; arahattamaggaṃ AN.ii.42 sq.; Vin.i.32; saññāvedayitanirodhaṃ to attain the tran …

having attained, got to, entered, reached SN.iv.293 (saññā-nirodhaṃ); AN.ii.42 (arahatta-maggaṃ entered the Path); Dhp.264 (icchālobha˚ given to desire); Kv.572 (in special sense attaining the samāp …

adjective possessed of the samāpattis DN-a.i.119.

last + ka

1. spreading, covering, floor(ing) SN.i.170; Vin.ii.120 (3 kinds of floors: iṭṭhakā˚, silā˚ dāru˚, i.e. of tiles, flags, wood); AN.i.136 (paṇṇa˚); Ja.vi.24 (id.); Ja.i.92; Pts.i.176.
2. (cp. paṭi˚) fr …

adjective wise MN.i.225; Snp.591; often as sapañña Iti.36; Snp.90; Ja.ii.65.

sa³ + pañña

saññāyo and saññā-e.g. MN.i.108)

1. sense, consciousness, perception, being the third khandha Vin.i.13; MN.i.300; SN.iii.3 sq.; Dhs.40 Dhs.58, Dhs.61, Dhs.113; Vb-a.42.
2. sense, perception, discer …

thought, intention, purpose, plan DN.iii.215; SN.ii.143 sq.; AN.i.281 AN.ii.36; Dhp.74; Snp.154, Snp.1144; Mnd.616 (= vitakka ñāṇa paññā buddhi); Dhs.21; Dhp-a.ii.78. As equivalent of *[vitakka](/def …

Saṅkha¹

a shell conch; mother-of-pearl; a chank, commonly used as a trumpet DN.i.79; DN.ii.297 = MN.i.58; AN.ii.117; AN.iv.199; Vv.81#10; Ja.i.72; Ja.ii.110; Ja.vi.465, Ja.vi.580; Mil.21 …

…Cnd.617 (= uddesa gaṇanā paññatti); Dhs.1306; Mil.25
■ saṅkhaṃ gacchati to be styled, called or defined; to be put into words…

agreed on, reckoned; (-˚) so-called, named DN.i.163 (akusala˚ dhammā); DN.iii.65 DN.iii.133 = Vin.iii.46 (theyya˚ what is called theft); DN-a.i.313 (the sambodhi, by which is meant that of the thre …

fall, a heap of things fallen; only in cpd. paṇṇa˚; a heap of fallen leaves MN.i.21 (= paṇṇa-kacavara MN-a.i.120); Ja.ii.271.

most likely = Sk. śada (fall), fr. śad to fall; Kern

Toevoegselen …

sleeping and sitting, bed & chair, dwelling, lodging Vin.i.196, Vin.i.294, Vin.i.356; Vin.ii.146 Vin.ii.150 (˚parikkhāra-dussa); Vin.iii.88 etc.; DN.ii.77; AN.i.60; Iti.103, Iti.109; DN-a.i.208; Ja. …

the plant Blyxa octandra moss, AN.iii.187, AN.iii.232, AN.iii.235; Ja.ii.150 = Dhp-a.i.144; Ja.iii.520; Ja.iv.71; Ja.v.462; Mil.35; Dhp-a.iii.199 Tikp.12 (in sim.). (m. and nt.) Ja.v.37; *-[mālaka] …

1. study, training, discipline Vin.iii.23; DN.i.181; AN.i.238; SN.ii.50, SN.ii.131; SN.v.378; Dhs.1004; Vb-a.344 (various)
   ■ sikkhaṃ paccakkhātaka one who has abandoned the precepts Vin.i.135, V …

whip snake Ja.vi.194 (= nīlapaṇṇavaṇṇasappa).

1. wet with perspiration Vin.i.46, Vin.i.51; Vin.ii.223.
2. boiled (cp. siddha¹) esp in the comp. udaka-sinna-paṇṇa; it occurs in a series of passages Ja.iii.142, Ja.iii.144; Ja.iv.236, …

sort of magician or trickster, clown Ja.vi.277 (sobhiyā ti nagarasobhanā sampannarūpā purisā; not correct C.).

cp. Sk. śaubhika; BSk. śobhika Mvu.iii.113

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 …

Su¹

indeclinable a part. of exclamation “shoo!”; usually repeated su su Ja.ii.250; Ja.vi.165 (of the hissing of a snake); Thag-a.110 (scaring somebody away), Thag-a.305 (sound of puffi …

“Fairwing” a kind of fairy bird, a mythical creature (cp. garuḷa), imagined as winged, considered as foe to the nāgas DN.ii.259; SN.i.148; Ja.i.202; Ja.ii.13, Ja.ii.107; Ja.iii.91, Ja.iii.187, Ja.ii …

Suta¹

1. heard; in special sense “received through inspiration or revelation” learned; taught A 97 sq.; DN.iii.164 sq., DN.iii.241 sq.; freq in phrase “iti me sutaṃ” thus have I heard, I ha …

adjective one who is learned in religious knowledge Vin.i.14; AN.ii.178; AN.iii.55; AN.iv.68, AN.iv.157; SN.iii.57; Tikp.279; Snp.70 (= āgama-sampanna Snp-a.124), Snp.90, Snp.371; sutavanta-nimmita …

rule of life, precept governing the monastic life of the Buddhist bhikkhus Vin.iii.24#2; adj. ˚-samāpanna ibid.; adj. ˚-kara one who supports Ja.iv.42 (= sa-ājīvakara, C.).

1. vegetable, potherb DN.i.166; MN.i.78, MN.i.156; AN.i.241, AN.i.295; AN.ii.206; Pp.55; Vism.70; Vv.33#33; Ja.iii.225; Ja.iv.445; Ja.v.103.
2. (m.) name of a tree (Tectona grandis) DN.i.92; DN-a.i.2 …

Sāmīcī & sāmīci˚

feminine right, proper course Vin.iii.246; DN.ii.104; AN.ii.56, AN.ii.65; SN.v.261, SN.v.343; Mil.8; Dhp-a.i.57.

• -kamma proper act, homage Vin.ii.22, Vin.ii.1 …

Sāmīcī & sāmīci˚

feminine right, proper course Vin.iii.246; DN.ii.104; AN.ii.56, AN.ii.65; SN.v.261, SN.v.343; Mil.8; Dhp-a.i.57.

• -kamma proper act, homage Vin.ii.22, Vin.ii.1 …

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 …

hog, pig Vin.i.200; DN.i.5; AN.ii.42 (kukkuṭa +), AN.ii.209; Iti.36; Ja.i.197 (muṇika); Ja.ii.419 (Sālūka); Ja.iii.287 (Cullatuṇḍila Mahā-tuṇḍila); Mil.118, Mil.267; Vb-a.11 (vara-sayane sayāpita) …

1. belonging to soup, broth, soup MN.i.448; SN.iii.146.
2. curry DN.ii.198 Cnd.314; Dhp-a.iv.209.

• -paṇṇa curry leaf, curry stuff Vism.250 = Vb-a.233; Ja.i.98, Ja.i.99;
• *-[s …

adverb then, as that time (either past or future) DN.ii.157; Ja.ii.113, Ja.ii.158; Pv.i.10#5; Pv-a.42. Also used like an adj.: te tadā-mātāpitaro etarahi m˚ ahesuṃ “the then mother & father” Ja.i.21 …

diminution, reduction, vanishing, gradual disappearance AN.i.160 (manussānaṃ khayo hoti tanuttaṃ paññāyati); AN.ii.144 (rāga˚, dosa˚ moha˚); esp. in phrase (characterizing a sakadāgāmin “rāga-dosa-m …

…tapaneyya (verse 372) & tapañña (Ja.vi.218) shining; (n.) the shining bright metal, i.e. gold (= rattasuvaṇṇa Ja.v.372 Thag-a.252)…

(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 …

to rattle, shake, clatter; to grind or gnash one’s teeth; to fizz. Usually said of people in frenzy or fury (in ppr. ˚yanto or ˚yamāna) Ja.i.347 (rosena), Ja.i.439 (kodhena); Ja.ii.277 (of a bhikkhu k …

(& thāmo nt. in instr. thāmasā MN.i.498; SN.ii.278 = Thag.1165; SN.iii.110, see below) “standing power, power of resistance, steadfastness, strength, firmness vigour, instr. thāmena (Mil.4; Pv-a.19 …

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 …

Iti (ti)

indeclinable emphatic deictic particle “thus”. Occurs in both forms iti & ti, the former in higher style (poetry), the latter more familiar in conversational prose. The function of “iti” is …

number thirty (cp. tiṃsa), esp. the thirty deities (pl.) or belonging to them (adj.). It is the round figure for 33, and is used as equivalent to tāvatiṃsa. Nandanaṃ rammaṃ tidasānaṃ mahāvanaṃ Pv.iii. …

…mud-indriya Cnd.235#3p = Pts.i.121 = Pts.ii.195; & tikkha-paññatā AN.i.45.

= tikhiṇa

grass, herb; weed; straw; thatch hay, litter SN.iii.137 (tiṇa, kasā, kusa, babbaja, bīraṇa) satiṇakaṭṭhodaka full of grass, wood & water (of an estate) DN.i.87, DN.i.111, etc.; sītaṃ vā uṇhaṃ vā rajo …

■ adj.) oneself, himself, etc.; every or anybody (= quisque) yaṃ tumo karissati tumo va tena paññāyissati (quid quisque faciat) Vin.ii.186 = AN.iii.124; Snp.890 (cp. ātumānaṃ Snp.v.888), Snp.908; Pv.i …

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 …

…MN.i.366; AN.i.130 (˚pañña); Ja.i.5, Ja.i.308; Ja.ii.412; Ja.iii.22; Ja.iv.38 Ja.iv.151; Pp.31; Vism.279; Dhp-a.ii.72.

Sk. utsanga, ts…

adjective elevated, high, lofty, clever Ne.7, Ne.118, Ne.123 (= uḷārapañña C.).

Sk. udātta

adjective rich in water, well-watered Ja.v.405 (= udaka-sampanna C.).

udan = uda(ka) + vant

adjective upright, honest MN.i.386 (variant reading for pannadhaja).

uddhaṃ + ja

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 …

Uju & Ujju

adjective straight direct; straightforward, honest, upright DN.iii.150 (T. ujja), DN.iii.352 (do.), DN.iii.422, DN.iii.550; Vv.18#7 (= sabba-jimha-vanka-kuṭilabhāv’âpagama-hetutāya u. …

Uju & Ujju

adjective straight direct; straightforward, honest, upright DN.iii.150 (T. ujja), DN.iii.352 (do.), DN.iii.422, DN.iii.550; Vv.18#7 (= sabba-jimha-vanka-kuṭilabhāv’âpagama-hetutāya u. …

1. an underground watercourse, a conduit, main MN.i.171; AN.ii.189; Ja.vi.426, Ja.vi.432; Snp-a.50 (“ummaggo paññā pavuccati”) Dhp-a.i.252 (˚cora); Dhp-a.ii.37 (v l. umanga); Dhp-a.iv.104; Pv-a.4 …

… fut upaññissati (& upaññassati; Snp.716) Snp.701, Snp.716 (= upaññayissati kathayissati Snp-a.498); Ja.v.215
pp…

to get to, be reborn in (acc.) to originate, rise Vin.iii.20 (nirayaṃ); AN.iii.415; AN.v.292 sq.; Snp.584; Iti.13 (nirayaṃ), Iti.14 (sugatiṃ; variant reading upp˚), Iti.67 (saggaṃ lokaṃ; variant readi …

1. (-˚) possessed of, having attained, being furnished with Snp.68 (thāma-bala), Snp.212, Snp.322, Snp.1077 (ñāṇa˚, cp. Cnd.266#b and uppanna-ñāṇa).
2. reborn, come to existence in (with acc.) SN.i …

to investigate, ascertain, test, examine MN.i.133, MN.i.292, MN.i.443; SN.ii.216; SN.iii.42, SN.iii.140; SN.iv.174; Ja.i.489 Ja.ii.400; Ja.v.235; Mil.91, Mil.293; Dāvs v.27; Sdhp.539; Pv-a.60 (paññāy …

calm, quiet, appeasement, allaying, assuagement, tranquillizing Vin.i.10; SN.iv.331 = SN.v.421 (in freq. phrase upasamāya abhiññāya sambodhāya nibbānāya saṃvattati; see nibbāna ii …

to attain, enter on, acquire, take upon oneself usually in ger. upasampajja MN.i.89; SN.iii.8; AN.iv.13; AN.v.69; Dhs.160 (see Dhs-a.167) DN-a.i.313; Snp-a.158
pp *[upasa …

obtained, got, received; in special sense of having attained the recognition of bhikkhuship ordained [cp. BSk. upasampanna Divy.281] SN.i.161; AN.v.70; Vin.iii.24; Vin.iv.52, Vin.iv.130; Mil.13.

pp. …

…upasankami, upasankamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi“, e.g. Vin.i.270; DN.i.109; DN.ii.1, and passim
aor ˚sankami Pv.ii.2#10; Snp-a.130,…

found out, learnt, known Vin.i.40; Ja.v.325, Ja.v.368; AN.i.61.

pp. of upajānāti

At the time of the rise of Buddhism the word had come to mean the day preceding four stages of the moon’s waxing and waning, viz. 1^st, 8^th, 15^th 23^d nights …

to come out, to arise, to be produced, to be born or reborn, to come into existence DN.i.180; Snp.584; Pv.ii.1#11 (= nibbattati Pv-a.71); Pv-a.8 (nibbattati +), Pv-a.9, Pv-a.20, Pv-a.129 (= pātu …

born, reborn, arisen, produced, DN.i.192 (lokaṃ u. born into the world); Vin.iii.4; Snp.55 (˚ñāṇa; see Cnd.168), Snp.998; Ja.i.99; Pv.ii.2#2 (pettivisayaṃ) Dhs.1035, Dhs.1416; Vb.12, Vb.17, Vb.50, Vb. …

jumped up, arisen, come about Snp.1 (= uddhamukhaṃ patitaṃ gataṃ Snp-a.4), Snp.591; Dhp.222 (= uppanna Dhp-a.iii.301); Thag.371.

pp. of uppatati

fallen into, a prey to (with loc.) Snp.495 (= nipanna with gloss adhimutta Snp-a.415).

pp. of upâtipajjati, upa + ā + pad

erected, high SN.v.228; Thag.424 (pannaddhaja); Ja.v.386; Vv.84#15; Vv-a.339. Cp. sam˚.

Sk. ucchrita, pp. of ud + sri, see ussāpeti

Uttara¹

adjective

1. higher, high, superior, upper, only in compounds, Ja.ii.420 (musal˚ with the club on top of him? Cy not clear, perhaps to uttara²); see also below.
2. nort …

drawn out, pulled out, nt. outlet, passage Ja.ii.72 (paṇṇasālāya uttiṇṇāni karoti make entrances in the hut). Or should it be uttiṇa?

pp. of uttarati

adjective “getting-up-ish”, i.e. ready to get up, quick, alert active, industrious; f. -ikā Thig.413 (= uṭṭhāna-viriyasampannā Thag-a.267; variant reading uṭṭhāhikā)

adj. formation fr. uṭṭhāya …

Vaddha¹

adjective noun

1. grown, old; an Elder; venerable, respectable; one who has authority At Ja.i.219 three kinds of vaddha are distinguished: one by nature (jāt …

Vajja¹

neuter that which should be avoided, a fault, sin DN.ii.38; SN.i.221; Vin.ii.87 (thūla˚ a grave sin); AN.i.47, AN.i.98; AN.iv.140; Pts.i.122; Dhp.252; Vb-a.342 (syn. with dosa and …

…it characterizes, e.g. -pañña of supreme wisdom Snp.391, Snp.1128 (= agga-pañña Cnd.557); -bhatta excellent food (opp. lāmaka˚)…

1. rain, shower Ja.iv.284; Ja.vi.486 (khaṇika sudden rain); Mil.307; Mhvs.21, Mhvs.31; Dhp-a.iii.163 (pokkhara˚ portentous); Snp-a.224 (mahā˚ deluge of rain); Pv-a.55 (vāta˚ wind & rain)
   ■ fig …

Vatta¹

neuter

1. that which is done, which goes on or is customary, i.e. duty, service, custom, function Vin.ii.31; Snp.294, Snp.393 (gahaṭṭha˚) Vism.188 (cetiy’ angaṇa˚ etc.); Dhp-a.i.9 …

adjective noun being in existence, going on, happening at the time; nt. process, progress, (as ˚-) in progress Snp-a.4 (˚uppanna); Pv-a.55 -vacana the present tense Snp-a.16, Snp-a.23.

ppr. m …

Vatthu¹

neuter lit. “ground,” hence

1. (lit.) object, real thing, property, thing, substance (cp. vatthu²!) AN.ii.209 (khetta˚, where khetta in lit. sense, cp. No. 2). Here bel …

adjective (-˚)

1. having a site or foundation or ground, in ucca˚; (high) and nīca˚; (low) Vin.ii.117, Vin.ii.120; Mhvs.33, Mhvs.87.
2. having its ground in founded on, being of such & such a na …

primary meaning “to increase” (trs. intrs.); hence: to keep on, to prosper, to multiply, to grow SN.i.15 (read vaḍḍh˚ for vaṭṭ˚); SN.ii.206 (vaṇṇena), SN.iv.73, SN.iv.250; AN.v.249 (paññāya); Snp.329 …

appearance etc (lit. “cover, coating”). There is a considerable fluctuation of meaning, especially between meanings 2, 3, 4. One may group as follows.

1. colour Snp.447 (meda˚); SN.v.216 (chavi˚ of t …

adjective beautiful AN.iv.240 (cātummahārājikā devā dīgh’āyukā vaṇṇavanto; variant reading ˚vantā) Pp.34; Pv.iii.2#12 (= rūpasampanna Pv-a.184); Dhp-a.i.383.

fr. vaṇṇa

1. (cp. vediyati & vedanā) (joyful) feeling, religious feeling, enthusiasm awe, emotion, excitement (something like; saṃvega) DN.ii.210 (˚paṭilābha + somanassa-paṭilābha) MN.i.4 …

full development, abundance, plenty, fullness DN.iii.70, DN.iii.221, DN.iii.285; SN.iii.53; AN.i.94 (āmisa˚, dhamma˚); AN.iii.8, AN.iii.404; AN.v.152 sq., AN.v.350 sq.; Mil.33, Mil.251; Vism.212 (sadd …

distinction, lucidity; accomplishment DN.iii.38 (paññā˚ in wisdom); MN.i.82, MN.i.175; MN.ii.209.

abstr. form (˚ya = ˚ka) fr. veyyatti = viyatti

adjective causing injury or oppression, oppressive, annoying (of pains) MN.i.10; AN.iii.388; Vism.35 (explained diff. by Bdhgh as “vyābādhato uppannattā veyyābādhikā”).

= vyābādhika

indeclinable

I.

1. inseparable prefix of separation and expansion, in original meaning of “asunder,” semantically closely related to Lat. dis- & Ger ver-. Often as base-prefix in var mean …

1. power, wealth, prosperity DN-a.i.147; Ja.i.56; Ja.v.285; Mhvs.26, Mhvs.6; Dhp-a.i.6; Dhp-a.ii.9, Dhp-a.ii.84 Dhp-a.iv.7; Vv-a.5, Vv-a.302 (˚sampanna rich); Pv-a.122, Pv-a.130, Pv-a.176 Pv …

a˚; (nt.)

1. investigation, search, attention Snp.1108, Snp.1109 (f. & nt.); Ja.iii.73 (˚paññā).
2. arranging, planning, looking after, scheme Ja.i.220; Ja.ii.404 (yuddha˚); Ja.vi.333 sq.

fr. vicāreti

…(dhamma˚) Vv.30#11 (= sappañña Vv-a.127); Mil.276; Mhvs.15, Mhvs.51 (ṭhān’ âṭhāṇa˚ knowing right & wrong sites)
■ In Pass…

one of the dogmatic terms of Buddhist teaching varying in meaning in diff. sections of the Canon. It is not always the positive to avijjā (which has quite a well-defined meaning f …

freed, released, intellectually emancipated Vin.i.8; AN.iv.75, AN.iv.179, AN.iv.340; AN.v.29; DN.iii.97 DN.iii.100, DN.iii.133, DN.iii.258; SN.i.23, SN.i.35; SN.iii.13, SN.iii.53, SN.iii.137; Snp.354, …

release, deliverance, emancipation DN.i.174; DN.iii.288; SN.v.206 sq. (abhijānāti), SN.v.222 (ariya˚), SN.v.266, SN.v.356; AN.ii.247, AN.iii.165 (yathābhūtaṃ pajānāti), AN.iii.242, Snp.54, Snp.73, Snp …

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 …

ruin, destruction; a place of suffering, state of punishment, syn. with apāya duggati; (with which often combined, plus niraya, e.g. Vin.i.227; DN.i.82, DN.i.162; MN.i.73; AN.iii …

to go wrong, to fail, to perish (opp. sampajjati) Dhp-a.iii.357; Pv-a.34
pp vipanna. Vipancana & Vipanciyati;

vi + pajjati

gone wrong, having lost, failing in (-˚), opp. sampanna: AN.iii.19 (rukkho sākhā-palāsa a tree which has lost branches and leaves); Snp.116 (˚diṭṭhi one who has wrong views, he …

failure, misfortune Dhs-a.367.

fr. vipanna

to go astray; fig. to err, fail; to commit sin Vin.iii.166; SN.i.73; Ja.i.438
pp vippaṭipanna. Caus. vippaṭipādeti.

vi + paṭipajjati. Cp. BSk. …

“on the wrong track,” going or gone astray, committing sin Pv.iv.1#59 (˚citta = adhammiyaṃ paṭipadaṃ paṭipanna Pv-a.242).

pp. of vippaṭipajjati

…AN.i.45 (˚paññatā); Snp.41, Snp.675, Snp.687, Snp.978, Snp.994; Thag.588; Mnd.581 (= adhimatta); Vv.67#6 (= mahanta Vv-a.290)…

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 …

1. (adj.) determined, of settled opinion, learned, accomplished; only in stock phrase sāvakā viyattā vinītā visāradā (which Rh. D trsl^s “true hearers, wise and well-trained, ready etc. …

gone down, lost, destroyed Snp.314 (in verse; gloss viyāvatta. The former explained as “naṭṭha,” the latter as “viparivattitvā aññathā-bhūta” at Snp-a.324).

vi + āpanna, pp. of vi + āpajjati cp …

Vy˚

is the semi-vowel (i.e. half-consonantic) form of vi˚; before following a & ā (vya˚, vyā), very rarely ū & o; The prefix vi˚ is very unstable, and a variety of forms are also attached to …

sunk into (loc.), immersed Ja.iv.399; Ja.v.16 (here doubtful; not, as C. vyasanāpanna; gloss visanna; vv.ll. in C.: vyaccanna viphanna, visatta).

metric (diaeretic) for visanna

shaking up Vb.352; Vb-a.479 (uppannavyādhitā; i.e. kāya-pphandana).

fr. vyādheti

instrumental to go wrong, to fail, disagree; to be troubled; also (trs.) to do harm, to injure SN.iii.119; SN.iv.184 = Cnd.40 (by˚); AN.iii.101 (bhattaṃ me vyāpajjeyya disagrees with me, makes me ill) …

adjective spoilt, disagreeing, gone wrong; corrupt; only with citta, i.e. a corrupted heart, or a malevolent intention; adj. malevolent DN.i.139; DN.iii.82; AN.i.262, AN.i.299; opp. …

adjective doing service, active, busy; eager, keen intent on (loc.), busy with AN.iv.195 (mayi = worrying about me); Ja.iii.315 (su˚); Ja.iv.371 (kiccâkiccesu v. uyyatta C.); Ja.v.395 (= ussukka); Ja. …

1. speaking, speech, talk, nearly always-˚, e.g. iti˚; hearsay, general talk MN.i.133; SN.v.73; AN.ii.26; kumāraka˚; child-talk or childish talk i.e. in the manner of talking to a child SN.ii.21 …

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 …

-Y-

combination consonant (sandhi), inserted (euphonically) between 2 vowels for the avoidance of hiatus. It has arisen purely phonetically from i as a sort of “gliding or semi-vowel within a wo …

Ya˚

I. Forms

(See inflection also at Geiger, P.Gr. § 110.) The decl. is similar to that of ta˚ among the more rarely found forms we only mention the foll.
■ sg. nom. m. *[yo](/define/y …

means for holding, contrivance, artifice, instrument machine, mechanism; fig. instrumentality (as perhaps in, kamma˚ at Th passages)
■ Referring to the machinery (outfit) of a ship (as oars, helm, …

adverb in which, where, since; only in phrase yatra hi nāma (in emphatic exclamations) with Fut. “as indeed, inasmuch as, that” SN.ii.255 (ñāṇabhūtā vata sāvakā y. h. n. savako ñassati etc.); Ja.i.5 …

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 …

1. method, truth, system, later = logic: ˚gantha book on logic Dāvs iii.41.
2. fitness right manner, propriety, right conduct, often applied to the “right path” (ariyamagga = ariyañāya Vin.i.10) DN. …

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 …

to tell, relate, show, describe, explain DN.i.110; AN.ii.189 (atthaṃ ā to interpret); Pp.59; Dhp-a.i.14; Snp-a.155; Pv-a.121, Pv-a.164 (describe)
imper pres. ācikkha Snp.1097 (= brūhi Cnd.119 …

1. come, arrived Mil.18 (˚kāraṇa the reason of his coming); Vv-a.78 (˚ṭṭhāna); Pv-a.81 (kiṃ āgat’attha why have you come here) come by, got, attained (˚-) AN.ii.110 = Pp.48 (˚visa); Mhvs.xiv.28 (˚p …

1. attire, appearance, Vin.i.44 (an˚) = Vin.ii.213; Ja.i.505.
2. deportment Dhs.713 (ā˚ gamanādi-ākāro Dhs-a.321).

• -sampanna, suitably attired, well dressed, AN.iii.78; Ja. …

Ākoṭana¹

neuter beating on, knocking MN.i.385; Mil.63, Mil.306; Dhs-a.144.

fr. ākoṭeti

Ākoṭana²

adjective beating, driving, inciting, urging Ja.vi.253 (f. ākoṭanī of paññā, …

“the (way of) making”, i.e.

1. state, condition Ja.i.237 (avasan˚ condition of inhabitability); Ja.ii.154 (patan˚ state of falling, labile equilibrium) cp. paṇṇ˚
2. property, quality, attribute DN.i. …

to get into, to meet with (acc.); to undergo; to make, produce, exhibit Vin.ii.126 (saṃvaraṃ); DN.i.222 (pariyeṭṭhiṃ); Iti.113 (vuddhiṃ) Ja.i.73; Pp.20, Pp.33 (diṭṭh’ânugatiṃ); Pv-a.29 (ppr. āpajjant …

1. entered upon, fallen into, possessed of, having done Vin.i.164 (āpattiṃ ā.); Vin.iii.90; DN.i.4 (dayāpanna merciful); Cnd.32 (taṇhāya).
2. unfortunate miserable Ja.i.19 (verse 124). Cp. pari˚. *Ap …

…pasāda- & sukhuma-rūpa, paññatti nibbāna. See on term especially; Cpd. 3, 14; Dhs trsl. xli.& 209; A 1 sq.; AN.iv.385; Snp.506; Pts.i.57…

sitting, sitting down; a seat, throne MN.i.469; 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, Snp.981; Mnd.1 …

adj. f. scil. pannā piercing, penetrating; or ravelling, turning rolling up or round (cp. āvijjhati which is derived from ā + vyadh, but takes its meaning from āveṭheti), discrimination thinking ov …

…definition at DN-a.i.124 as paññatti), usually -˚, viz. kamm˚; Mnd.505; Vb.324 Vb.353; kasiṇ˚; AN.v.46 sq., AN.v.60; Pts.i.28;…

adjective

1. connected with, endowed, furnished with Thag.753 (dve pannaras’āyuta due to twice fifteen); Snp.301 (nārī-varagaṇ˚ = ˚saṃyutta Snp-a.320); Pv.ii.12#4 (nānā-saragaṇ˚ ˚yutta Pv-a.157). …

(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 …