One of Māra’s three daughters, who sought to tempt the Buddha. Snp.835 SN.i.124ff.

vágy

…etc.); AN.ii.149 (tibba-rāga-jātiko rāgajaṃ dukkhaṃ paṭisaṃvedeti); AN.iii.233, AN.iii.371 (kāmesu vīta˚); AN.iv.423 (dhamma˚);…

Abhaya ¹

A monk whose verse concerning the bewildering effects of beautiful sights is in the Theragāthā. Thag.98

Abhaya²Abhayarājakumāra

The son of King Bimbisāra and of Padum …

Abhibhū¹

Chief disciple of Sikhī Buddha. DN.ii.9 In the Aruṇavatī Sutta it is said that he went with Sikhī to a Brahma-world and, at the Buddha’s request, preached a sermon to the accompa …

Three verses ascribed to Abhibhūta occur in the Theragāthā, addressd to his kinsmen and retainers. Thag.255–257 The second of these verses is elsewhere SN.i.156 attributed to Abhibhū, chief disciple o …

A Brahmin of Sāvatthī. A verse addressed by him to some corpulent monks is found in the Theragāthā. Thag.114

Ajita¹

A monk. He devoted his time to explaining the Pātimokkha rules to the monks. At the time of the Second Council he was a monk of ten years’ standing and was appointed to assign seats …

AjitamāṇavaAjita

One of the disciples of Bāvarī who visited the Buddha at the request of their teacher.

He was the first to question the Buddha, and the questions asked by him form the Ajitamāṇavapu …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse describes understanding the Dhamma as like drawing oneself from water to dry land. Thag.88

First cousin of the Buddha and one of his most eminent disciples. He was the son of the Sākyan Amitodana and brother of Mahānāma. When members of other Sākyan families had joined the Order of their di …

A monk whose verses are recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.213–214

One of the three daughters of Māra, the others being Taṇhā and Ragā. Seeing their father disconsolate after his repeated attempts to foil Gotama’s quest for Enlightenment, they offered to tempt the Bu …

AññātakoṇḍaññaKoṇḍañña

One of the five ascetics known as the Pañcavaggiyā. When, after the Enlightenment, the Buddha visited them at Isipatana and preached the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, Koṇḍañña w …

BakkulaBākulaVakkula

At the age of eighty, Bakkula heard the Buddha preach and left the world. For seven days he remained unenlightened, but on the dawn of the eighth day he became an arahant. Later, …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of not wanting to drink poison after tasting the Dhamma. Thag.103

An arahant, preceptor of Ānanda. He was once afflicted with scurvy and his robes clung to him. The monks thereupon applied water to the robes, but when the Buddha heard of it he made a rule allowing n …

BelaṭṭhānikaBelaṭṭhakāni

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how the spiritual life is wasted in gluttony. Thag.101

BeluvaBeluvagāmaVeluvaVeluvagāma

A village near Vesāli, where the Buddha spent his last vassa.

It was at this time that the Buddha, in answer to a question by Ānanda, said that he had kept nothing b …

Bhadda¹

A lay disciple of Nādikā who, the Buddha declared, had destroyed the five lower fetters and had been born in the highest deva worlds, thence to pass away entirely. DN.ii.92

Bhadda …

A headman of Uruvelakappa and father of Ciravāsi. SN.iv.327

BhallikaBhalliyaBhalluka

Together with Tapussa they were the first lay disciples of the Buddha. They offered a meal shortly after the Buddha was Awakened, while still near Uruvelā. Vin.i.3f. AN.i.2 …

Bharata¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verses call on Nandaka and himself to declare their spiritual prowess to the Buddha. Thag.175–176

Bharata²

King of the Sovīras in the time of …

Bhāradvāja¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the heroic roar of the conquerors. Thag.177–178

Bhāradvāja²

He was the eldest of a clan of Bhāradvājas living in Rājagaha a …

Bhūta

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the greatest contentment while living among the harsh conditions of the forest. Thag.518–526

Brahmadatta¹

King of Kāsi. He captured Kosala and murdered its king Dīghiti and Dīghiti’s wife, but made peace later with Dīghiti’s son, Dīghāvu, restored to him his father’s kingdom, and …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how even the gods envy one such as he, with senses tamed. Thag.205–206

…BākalonakārāgamaBālakalonakārāma

A locality near Kosambī.

When the monks of Kosambī started quarrelling, the Buddha left…

A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that though he is walking blind on a wilderness road he will not go on with an evil companion. Thag.95

Candana¹

A deva, vassal of the Four Regent Gods. DN.ii.258 He is mentioned as one of the chief Yakkhas to be invoked by followers of the Buddha in case of need. DN.iii.204 He once visited …

Channa¹

A Wanderer, classed among those who wore clothes. He is only mentioned once, in the Aṅguttara Nikāya, AN.iii.215 where we are told that he visited Ānanda at Sāvatthī and asked him …

The son of Bhadragaka. Bhadragaka visited the Buddha and told him that he was always anxiously waiting for news of Ciravāsī, who was away at school. SN.iv.329

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how the cries of the beautiful peacocks wake the meditator to practice. Thag.22

CūḷagavacchaCūlagavaccha

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how a joyful monk would realize the state of peace. Thag.11

CūḷakaCūlaka

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his delight in the beautiful peacocks and good earth, and how happily he meditates. Thag.211–212

An eminent arahant, declared chief among monks skilled in creating forms by mind-power and in mental “evolution” (cetovivaṭṭa). AN.i.23

His Theragathā verses speak of how slow his progress was in …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how one with right effort will overcome defilements. Thag.100

Dhammapāla

A monk whose Theragāthā verses praise the young monk who by virtue of his practice is awake while the world sleeps. Thag.203–204

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of going forth and attaining the three knowledges. Thag.107

Dhammika

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the good state that awaits one who practices righteousness. Thag.303–306 According to the Aṅguttara. AN.iii.366ff. Dhammika had to leave seven lodgi …

Dhaniya¹Dhanika

A herdsman living on the bank of the river Mahī. One day, while he was in this house, having finished his preparations for the approach of the rains, he sat meditating on h …

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

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

EkadhammasavanīyaEkadhammasavaniyaEkadhammika

A monk whose verse is found in the Theragāthā. Thag.67

EkuddāniyaEkuddāna

A monk whose verse in the Theragāthā says that one of higher mind will not sorrow. Thag.68

The verse attributed above to Ekuddāniya, occurs in the Vinaya Vin.iv.54 as having been …

A verse admonishing this monk is found in the Theragāthā. Thag.93

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of enduring the discomforts of the forest life. Thag.31

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his austere life by the Ganges river. Thag.127–128

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his delight in meditating in his small hut while it rains. Thag.325–329

The Giri Sutta was preached in reference to Girimānanda, when he lay grievously ill. AN …

The Theragāthā Thag.659–672 contains several stanzas attributed to him, which speak of remaining even among the challenges of life, and the importance of holding to wisdom and righteousness.

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of his delight in meditating while the rain falls on his little hut. Thag.51

According to the Saṃyutta SN.i.120f. account, Godhika lived on the Kāḷasilā in Isig …

Gosāla

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how after eating honey and rice he returns to his hillside to meditate. Thag.23

One of the nine portions (aṅga) into which the Buddhist scriptures were organized before the Tipiṭaka. It includes the Theragāthā and Therīgāthā, and other verses. Vin.iii.8

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of taming this mind like an elephant. Thag.77

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the impermanence of life, and the bitter fruit of evil deeds. Thag.145–146

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

Hārita¹

A Mahā Brahmā who was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta, at the head of one hundred thousand other Brahmās. DN.ii.261

Hārita²

A monk whose Theragāthā ve …

Isidatta¹

A verse uttered by Isidatta, in response to the Buddha’s enquiry regarding his welfare, is recorded in the Therāgāthā. Thag.120

According to the Saṃyutta Nikāya, SN.iv.283–288 I …

JambugāmikaJambugāmiya

A monk whose Theragāthā verse asks whether he is intent on adornments or virtue. Thag.28

Jambuka

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how he practiced severe austerities for 55 year before going for refuge in the Buddha and attaining Awakening. Thag.283–286

Jenta¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how the contemplation of impermanence helps to cope with the sufferings of life. Thag.111

Jenta²Purohitaputta

A monk whose Thera …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of kamma. Thag.143–144

Kappa¹

One of Bāvarī’s disciples. The questions he asked of the Buddha are recorded in the Kappamāṇavapucchā. Snp.1007 Snp.1092–1095

Kappa²

A monk whose Theragāthā verses spea …

A monk whose verses are found in the Theragāthā. Thag.199–200

Kassapa¹

One of the seven Buddhas mentioned in the Canon. DN.ii.7

Among those who attained arahantship under Kassapa is mentioned Gavesī, who, with his five hundred followers, strove alwa …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses describe how he heard the Dhamma, practiced, and overcame all defileents. Thag.179–180

The name of a Pacceka Buddha. MN.iii.70

A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that he made an offering of one flower, dwelt in heaven a long period, then became enlightened. Thag.96

Khitaka¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how light and joyful his body feels. Thag.104

Khitaka²

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of one who stands firm like a rock …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of learned ascetics of Pāṭaliputta. Thag.234–236 He was evidently one of the Pācīnaka (’Eastern“) monks who proclaimed the ten indulgences at Vesāli. He was one of …

KosalavihārīKosallavihārī

A monk whose Theragāthā verses say that he went forth in faith and dwells diligently in a forest hut. Thag.59

The capital of the Vatsas or Vaṃsas. In the time of the Buddha its king was Parantapa, and after him reigned his son Udena. Kosambī was evidently a city of great importance at the time of the Buddha f …

Kosiya¹Kosiyagotta

The name of a brahmin clan. In the pācittiya it is given as one of the lower gottas, Vin.iv.8 but it is also Sakka’s gotta, and is therefore generally regarded as a …

The Theragāthā verses Thag.393–398 ascribed to him speak of the contemplation of the foulness of the body.

Kumārakassapa

He was foremost among those who had the gift of varied and versatile discourse. AN.i.24 Once when Kumāra Kassapa was meditating in Andhavana a deva appeared before him, and asked him fi …

KuṇḍadhānaKoṇḍadhānaKoṇṭhadhānaKuḍḍadhāna

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of cutting off or developing five things. Thag.15 He was proclaimed the first among those who received food tickets. AN. …

KuṇḍalaKulakuṇḍalaKuḷakuṇḍalaKulaKuḷa

The verse attributed to Kundala in the Theragāthā Thag.19 occurs twice in the Dhammapada

Kuṭivihārī¹

The monk was so called because he obtained insight in a hut. Thag.56

Kuṭivihārī²

A monk whose Theragāthā verse is an encouragement to be content with his old hut. Thag.57

A monk to whom several Theragāthā verses on the need for energetic striving were addressed. Thag.411–416

A monk whose verses in the Theragāthā tell depict him encouraging the Buddha to return to his kinsmen. When the rains fell, covering the earth with the glory of leaves and flowers, Kāḷudāyī felt that …

LakuṇṭakaBhaddiya

He was given the title of Lakuntaka (Dwarf) owing to his very small stature.

The Udāna Ud.vii.1 Ud.vii.2 makes reference to the admonitions of Sāriputta and to the Buddha’s joy whe …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that, thrusting aside grasses with his chest, he will seek seclusion. Thag.27

According to the Lomasakaṅgiya Bhaddekaratta Sutta, MN.iii.199f. Candana visited Lom …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of practicing properly and awaiting ones’ time. Thag.12

MahākaccāyanaKaccāyanaMahākaccānaKaccāna

One of the most eminent disciples of the Buddha, considered chief among expounders in full of the brief saying of the Buddha. AN.i.23 Several suttas illustrat …

One of the most eminent disciples of the Buddha, considered foremost among those who taught the monks. AN.i.25 The Vinaya Vin.i.105 records that when Kappina was in the Deer Park at Maddakucchi he won …

MahākoṭṭhitaMahākotthitaKoṭṭhitaKotthita

One of the foremost disciples of the Buddha, ranked foremost among masters of analytical knowledge. AN.i.24 His Theragāthā verse speaks of contentment and sha …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses describe a large swarthy woman sitting surrounded by bones in the charnel ground, evidently a practitioner of asceticism. He expresses the wish to never be reborn. Thag.141–152

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 …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses warn of the dangers that face a monk who neglects the Dhamma. Thag.387–392

Mahānāma¹

A Sākiyan rājā, son of Amitodana; he was elder brother of Anuruddha and cousin of the Buddha. When the Sākiyan families of Kapilavatthu sent their representatives to join the Ord …

The elder brother of Cūḷapanthaka. He was declared pre eminent among those skilled in the evolution of consciousness. (saññāvivatta). AN.i.24

A set of verses uttered by him in the joy of attainment …

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.26

A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that one should only stay in a dwelling that is conducive to the goal. Thag.105

The name of a people and their country.

The country is included in the sixteen Great Nations of the Buddha’s time. The kingdom, at that time, was divided into two parts, having their respective capit …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his great faith in the Buddha. Thag.131–132

MettajiMattaji

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

MeṇḍasiraMeṇḍasīsa

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of realizing release from suffering after many lifetimes. Thag.78

Migajāla

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak in praise of the eightfold path. Thag.417–422

The Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.iv.35f. contains two discussions which he had with the Buddha; the second was a t …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of becoming Awakened since he went forth. Thag.181f.

He belonged to a brahmin family and studied under Bāvarī as an ascetic. He was one of the sixteen pupils sent by Bāvarī to the Buddha. Snp.1116–1119 The Buddha declared him foremost among wearers of r …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of unflagging striving, regardless of life or limb. Thag.311–314

MāluṅkyāputtaMāluṅkyaputtaMālukyaputta

The Theragāthā contains two sets of verses attributed to him. One set speaks of the dangers of craving and encourages effort. Thag.399–404 The second set speaks …

MāraNamuciKaṇhaAdhipatiAntakaPamattabandhuPāpimā

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

A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that he went forth after seeing an old man, a sick man, and a dead man. Thag.73

Nanda¹Vaccha

Mentioned in a list of well known leaders of the Ajivakas, the others being Kisa Saṅkicca and Makkhali Gosāla. MN.i.524 They were declared by Purāṇa Kassapa, in his classifica …

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 …

Nandiya¹

He belonged to a Sākiyan family of Kapilavatthu, and was called Nandiya because his birth brought bliss. He left the world at the same time as Anuruddha, Kimbila and the others, a …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of practicing with joy in the forest, despite being ill. Thag.435–440

Nigrodha¹

A wanderer. Once, when he was staying with a large number of colleagues at the Udumbarikārāma near Rājagaha, Sandhāna, on his way to see the Buddha, stopped him and entered into …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of giving up desire and patiently awaiting one’s time. Thag.195–196

Nāgita¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the unique efficacy of practicing the Buddha’s path. Thag.86

Nāgita²

For some time the personal attendant of the Buddha. DN.i.1 …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse asks when the lazy fool will ever escape suffering. Thag.84

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his energetic resolve after going forth. Thag.222–224

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of attaining happiness. Thag.63

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the superiority of the taste of Dhamma over all other flavors. Thag.91

His Theragāthā verses speak of his helping his relatives to practice generosity, so they attained a favorable rebirth. Thag.240–242

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the end of rebirth. Thag.87

A monk whose Theragāthā verses depict the ascetic Paṇḍarassagotta questioning him on the future decline of Bhikkhus. Thag.949–980

PilindavacchaPilindivacchaPilindiyavacchaPilindaPilindiPilindiya

A monk whose enigmatic Theragāthā verse speaks of what has come and not departed. Thag.9 Certain devas who had been born in the deva w …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of going against what everyone else does. Thag.76

Piṇḍola¹

A Pacceka Buddha, given in a nominal list. MN.iii.69

Piṇḍola²Bhāradvāja

An arahant who announced before the Buddha his readiness to answer the questions of any doubti …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of caution when accepting food from women. Thag.34

Puṇṇa¹

He was born in the family of a householder of Suppāraka in the Sunāparanta country. One day he asked the Buddha for a short lesson so that, having learnt it, he might go back to dwe …

Puṇṇamāsa¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that a restrained and wise one knows the rise and passing away of the world. Thag.10

Puṇṇamāsa²

A monk whose Theragāthā verses sp …

PālileyyaPārileyyaPārileyyaka

A town near Kosambī. When the Buddha found that he could not persuade the Kosambī monks to refrain from quarrelling, he left Kosambī alone and unattended, and passing th …

A class of devas. DN.ii.260

A monk whose Theragāthā verses are collected in two sizable groups. The first depicts him meditating in solitude and pondering over the things that one should do to accompish one’s duty and do no harm …

Pārāsariya¹Pārāpariya

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how being restrained he has overcome defilements. Thag.116

Pārāsariya²

A brahmin teacher mentioned in the Indriya …

Rakkhita ¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of having uprooted all defilements and become cool. Thag.79

Rakkhita²Rakkhitavanasaṇḍa

A forest tract near the village of Pāril …

Revata¹Khadiravaniya

An eminent disciple of the Buddha, declared by him foremost among forest dwellers. AN.i.24

His Theragāthā verses appear under two names. As Khadiravaniya he admonishe …

The Buddha declared him foremost among those who could inspire speech in others. AN.i.25

The Theragāthā Thag.133–134 contains two verses spoken by him in praise of concentration of the mind.

The Rād …

RāhulaRāhulabhadda

Only son of Gotama Buddha. When the Buddha visited Kapilavatthu for the first time after his Enlightenment and accepted Suddhodana’s invitation, Rāhula’s mother sent the boy to the …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how, when he saw a woman’s rotting corpse in the cemtery, at first lust arose, then he mindfully overcame his defilements. Thag.315–319

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how his mind does not waver among the sounds of nature. Thag.49

SabbakaSappaka

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his joy in living on the banks of the Ajakaraṇī, practising meditation. Thag.307–310.

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of getting rid of desire for this impure body. Thag.453–458

Sabbakāma lived on to one hundred and twenty years of age, and was consulted by Yasa, Soreyya Revata, …

Sabbamitta

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the suffering inherent in relationships. Thag.149–150

Sambhūta¹Sītavaniya

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how a bhikkhu in the Sītavana (Cool Grove) is victorious. Thag.6

Sambhūta²Sānavāsī

When the Vajjiputtaka heresy aro …

SambulaKaccāna

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how he dwells happily though living in a fearful hole. Thag.189–190

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of experiencing the suffering caused by kamma in the past. Thag.81

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of attaining a perception of the Buddha under a fig tree. Thag.217–218

Sangharakkhita

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of one who, although in seclusion, still has uncontrolled faculties. Thag.109

Sarabhaṅga¹

A Pacceka Buddha. MN.iii.70

Sarabhaṅga²

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of living in a hut of reeds he built himself. By practicing the straight road of the s …

Sañjaya¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that since going forth he has not had any hate. Thag.48

Sañjaya²

In the Kaṇṇakatthala Sutta Viḍūḍabha tells the Buddha that it was …

Saṅkicca

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his delight in meditating in the forest, free of harmful intentions, and confident that his religious path is accomplished. Thag.597–607

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of seeing the Buddha at the Gayā festival. Thag.287–290

A monk whose Theragāthā verse describes how those how are defiled do not find stillness. Thag.102

SigālakapitāSiṅgālakapitāSigālapitāSiṅgālapitā

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speak of a monk who practices skeleton-meditation in the Bhesakaḷā forest. Thag.18

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of openness, and how when confronted by Death, one should not waste one’s days. Thag.447–452

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how a monk without anger will not grieve when the time for Death approaches. Thag.502–509

Sirimā¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of remaining still in mind amid praise and blame. Thag.159–160

Sirimā²

Sirimā is mentioned in a list of eminent upāsikās. AN.iv.347

Sirivaḍḍha¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of meditating in the cleft of Mounts Vebhāra and Paṇḍava while the lightning flashes. Thag.41

Sirivaḍḍha²

A minister of Pasena …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses say one should avoid a lzy man and associate with those who are energetic. Thag.147–148

Sopāka¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verse says one should love all beings, like a woman loves her only child. Thag.33

Sopāka²

A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that he walked wit …

Soṇa¹

A Thera, declared chief of those possessing clear utterance. AN.i.24 He lived in Avantī, where he met Mahākaccāna and was later ordained by him, after much difficulty assembling the …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how, when someone lives the wrong way they blame their bad luck, and praises one who only speaks about what they actually do. Thag.320–324

He was declared chief of those who lived remote and in peace, and of those who were worthy of gifts. AN.i.24 The Buddha also praised his skill in meditation. Ud.vi.7

A verse attributed to him is incl …

Subāhu¹

He was the son of a seṭṭhi family of Benares, and was the friend of Yasa. When Yasa and his companions joined the Order Subāhu followed his example, and they all became arahants. V …

Sudatta¹

A lay disciple of Nādikā who had become a sakadāgāmin. DN.ii.92 SN.v.356f.

Sudatta²

A devaputta who visited the Buddha at Jetavana and spoke two stanzas on the va …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of going forth after one rainy season, then attaining the Dhamma. Thag.24

A monk whose Theragāthā verse cryptically speaks of 100 signs. Thag.106

Sumana¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of having accomplished all that he was aksed to do. Thag.330–334

Sumana²Cūḷasumana

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of ordaini …

Sumaṅgala¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of being well rid of three crooked things, and exhorts himself to meditation. Thag.43

Sumaṅgala²

A Pacceka Buddha. MN.iii.70

A monk whose Theragāthā verses tell of how he was tempted by a courtesan. She showed herself to him, decked and adorned and wearing golden slippers, and invited him in with seductive manner. But seein …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of one who understands the mind, practicing jhāna happily. Thag.85

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his humble origins and how he bowed and scaped before many people, until he was lifted up by the Buddha. Practcing in the forest he realized the Dhamma, so that …

A monks whose Theragāthā verses speak of attaining the goal of the spiritual life. Thag.135–136

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the advantages of associating with good people. Thag.75

Suyāma¹

A devaputta, chief of the Yāma-devas. AN.iv.242 DN.i.217

Suyāma²Suyāmana

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of abandoning unwholesome states of mind. Thag.74

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the happiness of one who practices the right way. Thag.35

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the end of rebirth. Thag.90

SāṭimattiyaSātimattiya

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of one who formerly had faith but now has no more, and of wandering for alms, a little here and there. Thag.246–248

Sīha¹

A Licchavi general of Vesāli. He was a follower of the Nigaṇṭhas. When the Buddha visited Vesāli, Sīha, having heard reports of his greatness, wished to see him, but Nigaṇṭha Nāṭaput …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak in praise of virtue (sīla). Thag.608–619

Sīvaka¹

A Yakkha who helped Anāthapiṇḍika to find the Buddha at Sītavana.Vin.ii.155f. SN.i.211 He is mentioned among the chief Yakkhas to be invoked by followers of the Buddha in time of …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of attaining his goal and abandoning pride. Thag.60

Sīvali was declared by the Buddha AN.i.24 pre-eminent among recipients of gifts.

TekicchakārīTekicchakāni

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how, by recollecting the triple Gem and the four immeasurables, he overcomes lack of food and comfort. Thag.381–386

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 …

He once visited the Buddha and told him how he rivalled in power and wealth the seṭṭhi Migāra, grandson of Rohana. He was worth one hundred thousand in gold alone, to say nothing of silver. The Buddha …

Ujjaya¹

A Pacceka Buddha, mentioned in the list in the Isigili Sutta. MN.iii.70

Ujjaya²

A monk whose verse is in the Theragāthā. Thag.67

Ujjaya³

A brahmin. He onc …

A monk whose verse is recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.65

UpasenaVaṅgantaputta

When his ordination was but one year old, he ordained another bhikkhu, to increase the number of holy ones, and went with him to wait upon the Buddha. The Buddha roundly rebuked …

Upāli ¹

One of the most eminent of the Buddha’s immediate disciples. He belonged to a barber’s family in Kapilavatthu and entered the service of the Sākiyan princes. When Anuruddha and his …

A township of the Mallas in the Malla country. Once when the Buddha was staying there, Bhadragaka, the headman of the town, visited him, and the Buddha preached to him a sermon on the arising and the …

UruvelāSenānigamaUruvelapattana

A locality on the banks of the Nerañjara, in the neighbourhood of the Bodhi-tree at Buddhagayā. MN.i.166 The place chosen by the Bodhisatta for his penances was calle …

UruvelākassapaKassapa

One of three brothers, the Tebhātika-Jatilas, living at Uruvelā. After initial resistance, all became the Buddha’s followers. He lived on the banks of the Nerañjara with five h …

Uttara¹

A monk whose verses are recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.121–122

Uttara²

A monk whose verse are recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.161–162

Uttara³

A *devapu …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse tell of how he overcame his desire and confusion and attained arahantship. Thag.252–254

Uttarā¹

A bhikkhunī whose Therīgāthā verses tell of her awakening. Thig.15

Uttarā²

The Therīgāthā contains seven verses uttered by her after becoming an arahant, the result of …

Uttiya¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verse tells of how when ill, he aroused mindfulness. Thag.30

In the Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.v.22 the Buddha explains to him, in answer to his question, the char …

A wanderer who later became an arahant Thera. Several conversations he had with the Buddha are mentioned in the books. For details see the Tevijja Vacchagotta-, Aggi Vacchagotta-, Mahā Vacchagotta- …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the ease of attaining Nibbana for one who practices well. Thag.71

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of dwelling alone in the forest. Thag.62 Vajjiputta’s story is given in the Saṃyutta. SN.i.201f.

A Vajjiputta, perhaps the same person, has another verse that …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how, after many rebirths he has found peace. Thag.215–216

Vakkali

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of never relinquishing energy, whether ill or happy, while meditating in the forest. Thag.350–354 The Buddha declared him foremost among those of implicit …

A Theragāthā verse ascribed to a monk of this name speaks of rejoicing while it rains outside, since he meditates in comfort in his hut. Thag.53

Two further verses ascribed to a monk of the same name …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of his delight to be meditating in nature. Thag.13

There is a separate verse also ascribed to a Vacchagotta on the same theme. Thag.113

Vappa ¹

One of the group of five monks who practiced with the Bodhisatta before his Awakening, and who were his first monastic followers. Vappa was disappointed when the Buddha began takin …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of one who kills himself and others, and then address a certain Sujampati, saying that a brahmin has color on the inside. Thag.139–140

Vaḍḍha¹

A Licchavi. He was a friend of the Mettiyabhummajakā, and, at their instigation, charged Dabba Mallaputta with having committed adultery with his wife. Dabba repudiated the charge, …

Vaḍḍhamāna

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of putting forth effort as if one’s haor was on fire. Thag.40 Elsewhere Thag.1162 this same verse is ascribed to Moggallāna as having been spoken by hi …

A monk who was declared foremost in the gift of spontaneous poetic expression. AN.i.24

The Theragāthā contains numerous verses spoken by him on various occasions Thag.1208–1279 SN.i.183ff. Some of …

VepacittiSambara

An Asura chieftain, who was present with Namuci (Māra) at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259

Vepacitti was the friend of Rāhu, and when Rāhu seized Candimā and Suriya …

Vijaya¹

A householder, mentioned as an exemplary layman. AN.iii.451

Vijaya²

A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that one without defilements may not be traced, like birds in th …

Several verses uttered by him in self admonition, in which he displays his knowledge of elephant training, are included in the Theragāthā. Thag.355–359

Vimala¹

One of the four friends of Yasa who, following the latter’s example, joined the Order and attained arahantship. Vin.i.18f.

Vimala²

A monk whose Theragāthā verse spea …

A monk whose Theragāthā verse is in the form of a riddle. Thag.64

Visākha¹

Husband of Dhammadinnā. After Dhammadinnā had joined the Order, she left the city and retired into the country, returning to Rājagaha after she had attained arahantship. Visākha, …

A monk whose Theragāthā verses praise non-harming and seclusion. Thag.237–239

Vīra

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of taming oneself like a hero. Thag.8

A Pacceka Buddha. MN.iii.71

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how, while shaving, he gained insight. Thag.169–170

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 …

Yasa ¹

He was the son of a very wealthy treasurer of Benares, and was brought up in great luxury, living in three mansions, according to the seasons and surrounded with all kinds of pleasu …

YasojaYasojoti

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

A monk whose verse is in the Theragāthā. Thag.72

érzéki vágy

a ragaszkodás öt halmaza

ragaszkodás, tapadás

elszíntelenedés, lecsillapodás

elmélkedés, gondolati megragadás

not unwelcome; welcome

unguents or cosmetics for the body

excellent scent because of sandalwood decoration.

appetite and desire; desire that is appetite.

leader of thieves; a leader of bandits.

not welcome; unwanted; ill-come; an ill coming

village from where a mendicant obtains food; a village where mendicants can (properly) beg for food.

hard; solid

desire that is passion; passionate desire for sensual pleasures, esp. for sexual pleasure

went out; left; came out, emerged, appeared.

num., mfn.

1. (num.) thirteen.
2. (mfn.) containing (a poem of) 13 verses (Theragāthā)

theragāthā¹

feminine a verse of an elder; a verse from the Theragāthā.

theragāthā²

feminine pl. the verses of the elders; one of the collections making up the Khuddakanikāya o …

multitude of stars.

snake

…to sense-greed kāma-rāga samyojana,
2: The latent tendency to aversion patigha,
3: The latent tendency to speculative opinion…

…existence rūpa - rāga,

7: Craving for formless existence. arūpa - rāga,
8: Conceit and pride māna,
9:…

…of men: the greedy-natured rāga-carita the hate-natured dosa-carita the stupid or dull-natured moha-carita the faithful-natured…

…nīvarana chanda - rāga ‘lustful desire’ see: kāma It is one of the 4 wrong paths see: agati.

3. As a good quality…

Craving: Tanhā, rāga, further see: mūla

[[fading away]]Fading away (of craving) = disillusion: see: virāga.

Greedy-natured: rāga-carita see: carita

…XVII, 36-42.

The most frequent synonyms of tanhā are rāga and lobha see: mūla.

…Reflecting on disillusion virāga I will breathe in, thus he trains himself; reflecting on disillusion I will breathe out, thus he trains…

adjective drawn out, pulled (of a sting or dart), fig. removed destroyed. Most freq. in comb^n. -salla with the sting removed, having the sting (of craving thirst, taṇhā) pulled out DN.ii …

…(maraṇaṃ); SN.iv.71 (rāgadose), SN.i.117 (kodhaṃ), SN.i.246, SN.i.249 (sāmikaṃ); Ja.i.56 Ja.i.280; Pv-a.94 (= balīyati,…

…(buddhi˚), Pts.ii.142 (˚virāga), Pts.ii.145 (˚vimutti), Pts.ii.216 (˚abhisamaya). See also abhiniropana.

fr….

…SN.iv.339 (rāga˚); Mil.281 (mudda˚ for the sake of the royal seal, orig. in attendance on the r. s.). Kimâdhikaraṇaṃ why,…

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 …

…DN.ii.241; SN.i.32 (= rāgadosamoha-khayo), SN.i.193; SN.iii.2 (˚ena abhisitta “sprinkled with A.”); SN.iv.94 (˚assa dātā),…

adjective not free from impurity, impure, stained Dhp.9 = Thag.969 = Ja.ii.198 = Ja.v.50; Dhp-a.i.82 (= rāgâdīhi kasāvehi sakasāva).

a + nikkasāva, cp. nikasāva

1. leaning against Ja.ii.69 (tālamūlaṃ = nissāya ṭhita C.).
2. depending on, trusting in (c. acc. or loc.) Vv.10#1 (parâgāraṃ = nissita Vv-a.101); Ja.iv.25 (balamhi = balanissita). See also avassita. …

…is defined at SN.iv.252 as rāga-kkhaya, dosa˚ moha˚. Descriptions of this state are to be found in the formulae expressing the feelings of an…

…(= sabba Cnd.113). As ˚-(adv.) entirely, fully completely Snp.p.141 (˚virāga-nirodha); Mil.212 (˚vacana inclusive statement).

a + sesa

…Pv-a.189.

• -rāga painting or rouging the body Vin.ii.107 (+ mukha˚)
• -laṭṭhi…

…Mil.44; and bhagga -rāga, ˚dosa etc. (in def. of Bhagavā) at Mnd.142 = Cnd.466 B, quoted at Vism.211.

pp. of bhañj,…

…sīlabbata-parāmāsa, rāga, dosa, moha, māna) This def. at Mnd.70 = Cnd.477#a 3. Whereas in a & b the first syllable; bhi(-kkhu) is…

…anatta˚, pahāna˚, virāga˚, nirodhasaññā thus at Ne.112, Ne.237. In the older texts we do not find any numbered lists of the b- p-…

…(-˚) Ja.vi.313; Mil.92 (rāgac˚ = ratta); Vism.105, Vism.114 (rāga˚, dosa˚, moha˚ etc.). 2. (nt.) action, behaviour, living Dhp.330…

…sense is rāga (lust), e.g. ch rāga dosa paṭigha DN.i.25 (cp. DN-a.i.116); rūpesu uppajjati ch. vā rāgo SN.iv.195. See…

…AN.ii.126 AN.iii.393; rāga-pariyuṭṭhitaṃ c. hoti AN.iii.285; sārattacitto SN.iv.73; viratta˚ SN.iv.74; Snp.235; Pv-a.168. 3….

…to decay (+ vaya˚, virāga˚, nirodha˚), with ref. to the Sankhāras SN.iv.216 sq.; in the Paṭiccasamuppāda SN.ii.60; akkhaya…

…(greed) d. moha (see rāga & lobha) to denote the 3 main blemishes of character. For defⁿ see Vism.295 &…

…AN.iv.406; SN.ii.69; rāgajan d ˚ṃ dom ˚ṃ paṭisaṃvedeti AN.ii.149; kāmûpasaṃhitaṃ d ˚ṃ dom ˚ṃ AN.iii.207; d ˚ṃ dom…

…combined with rajanīya, cp. rāga dosa moha AN.iii.110 (dusanīye dussati, where Iti.84 has dosaneyye) Ja.vi.9; Mil.386.

cp. Sk. dveṣanīya,…

1. lit. an outer door, a gate, entrance Vin.i.15; SN.i.58 SN.i.138, SN.i.211; Ja.i.346; Ja.ii.63; Ja.vi.330; Vb.71 sq.; Pv-a.4, Pv-a.67 (village gate), Pv-a.79; Sdhp.54, Sdhp.356
   ■ That d. can …

adjective feminine pregnant, enceinte Vin.ii.268; SN.iii.202; Ja.i.151, Ja.i.290; Ja.iv.37; Pv.i.6#6; Pv-a.31, Pv-a.82: Vv-a.110 (-bhāva); in combination g˚ pāyamānā purisantaragatā (pregnant, lac …

…Pp.22; DN-a.i.108. Of rāga˚, moha˚, etc., and kilesa˚ Cnd.630 (in expl. of Satthā; rāgagahanaṃ tāreti); Dhp-a.iv.156 (on Dhp.394)…

adjective = gayha one who is to be taken (prisoner), in ˚niyyamāna id. SN.i.143 = Ja.iii.361 (expl. as karamaragāhaṃ gahetvā niyyamāna; cp. karamara).

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 …

…kāmapudavā ti chavi-rāga-maṇḍanânuyuttā nāgarikamanussā gāmaṃ podavā ti pi pādho es’ ev’ attho, Vin.ii.315; Vin.ii.105;…

verse, stanza, line of poetry, usually referring to an Anuṭṭhubbaṃ or a Tuṭṭhubbaṃ, & called a catuppādā gāthā, a stanza (śloka) of four half-lines AN.ii.178; Ja.iv.395 Def. as akkhara-padaniya-mit …

…SN.ii.101; Kp-a.64; -rāga like the colour of turmeric, or like the t. dye, i.e. not fast quickly changing & fading Ja.iii.148 (of citta),…

…SN.ii.101; Kp-a.64; -rāga like the colour of turmeric, or like the t. dye, i.e. not fast quickly changing & fading Ja.iii.148 (of citta),…

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

1. birth, rebirth, possibility of …

adjective variegated, spotted, striped; mixed, intermingled; in patches Vism.190. Of a cow (˚gāvī) Dhp-a.i.71 (˚go-rūpa) Dhp-a.i.99; of a calf (˚vaccha Ja.v.106; of a dog (˚vaṇṇa = sabala q.v.) Ja. …

kind of gem Mil.118 (vajira k. phussarāga lohitanka).

1. rough, hard, harsh (lit. & fig.) Dhs.648 (opp.; muduka Dhs.962 (rūpaṃ paṭhavīdhātu: kakkhalaṃ kharagataṃ kakkhaḷattaṃ kakkhaḷabhāvo); Vism.349 (= thaddha), Vism.591, Vism.592 (˚ …

…the fundamental faults (rāga, dosa moha) AN.i.112; Dhp.10; Vb.368.

• -a˚; faultless, flawless in akasāvattaṃ being without defect…

…the fundamental faults (rāga, dosa moha) AN.i.112; Dhp.10; Vb.368.

• -a˚; faultless, flawless in akasāvattaṃ being without defect…

…kh. MN.i.5; AN.i.299, cp. rāga˚, dosa˚ moha˚, AN.i.159; dosa˚ SN.iii.160, SN.iii.191; SN.iv.250
■ taṇhānaṃ kh. Dhp.154;…

…As three khilā, viz. rāga, dosa, moha at SN.v.57; also with other qualities at Cnd.9. In combination with paligha SN.i.27 (chetvā kh˚…

Khura¹

the hoof of an animal Vv.64#10 (of a horse = turagānaṃ khuranipāta, the clattering of a horse’s hoof Vv-a.279), cp. Sk. kṣura, a monkey’s claw Sp. Avs.i.236.

khura-kāse MN.i.44 …

…it stands with rāga, viz rāga dosa moha kilesa, i.e. sensuality, bewilderment and lust (see Cnd. s.v. rāga ii.), cp. Dhs.982, Dhs.1006. The…

…3 impurities of character (rāga, dosa, moha at DN.iii.217; MN.i.298; SN.iv.297; Vb.368; Cnd.206#b (adding māna, diṭṭhi, kilesa, duccarita);…

…it stands with rāga, viz rāga dosa moha kilesa, i.e. sensuality, bewilderment and lust (see Cnd. s.v. rāga ii.), cp. Dhs.982, Dhs.1006. The…

…(always in chain rāga, dosa, moha, kodha, upanāha) and dhūma (cp χυμός, Mhg. toûm = anger). As pair k….

…korañjika).

fr. ku + raj or rañj, cp. rāga

…Ja.iii.170; Ja.v.451 -rāga sensual passion, lust. This term embraces the kāmaguṇā & the three rāgas: Dhs.1131,…

ruby AN.iv.199, AN.iv.203; Tha-ap.2; Vv.36#3; Vv-a.304. See masāragalla for further refs. Note. The word is not found in Vedic and Class. Sk. a later term for “ruby” is *[ …

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

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. …

precious stone, cat’s eye; also called kabara-maṇi (e.g. Vv-a.304). It occurs in stereotyped enumⁿ of gems at Vin.ii.238 (where it is said to be found in the Ocean) = Mil.267; and at Mi …

…enter the Path: see under rāga (& Cnd p. 237, s. v. rāga where the wide range of application of this set is to be seen). Cp….

…to be stupified. Just as rāga, dosa & moha form a set, so do the verbs rajjati, dussati, muyhati, e.g. Mil.386 (rajjasi rajjanīyesu,…

…(one of the 7 sallāni, viz. rāga, dosa, moha etc., explained in detail on p.413See other series with similar terms & māna at Cnd p. 237 s. v….

…Vin.ii.236 (id.)

• -rāga pleasure & lust, passionate delight SN.ii.227 SN.iii.51; SN.iv.142, SN.iv.174, SN.iv.180;…

…frequently together with; virāga, vimutti & nibbāna; in the formula: etaṃ ekanta-nibbidāya virāgāya nirodhāya… sambodhāya nibbānāya…

…AN.iv.415 sq.; (chanda-) rāga vinodanaṃ Snp.1086; rāgakkhayo (dosa˚, moha˚) SN.v.8; rāgavinayo (dosa˚, moha˚) ibid.,…

…out, quench SN.i.188 (mahārāgaṃ); Iti.93 (rāg-aggiṃ; & nibbāpetvā aggiṃ nipakā parinibbanti); cp. aggiṃ nijjāleti Ja.vi.495;…

…disvā nibbāti bhikkhu = rāgaṃ etc. nibbāpeti Mnd.344); Ja.iv.391 (pāyāsaṃ). See also parinibbāti (e.g. Vb.426).

see…

adjective free from fear, pain or anguish Dhp.205 = Snp.257 (explained at Dhp-a.iii.269 by rāgadarathānaṃ abhāvena n.; at Snp-a.299 by…

Nigha¹

(nīgha) adjective noun is invented by Com. & scholiasts to explain the combⁿ anigha (anīgha sporadic, e.g. SN.v.57). But this should be divided *an-ī …

…DN.i.180; asesavirāga˚ SN.ii.4, SN.ii.12; SN.iv.86; SN.v.421 sq.; AN.i.177; AN.ii.158, AN.ii.161 upādāna˚ SN.iii.14; kāma˚…

…sq.; AN.iii.128; Dhp.339 (rāga˚); Snp.752, Snp.798 Snp.910; Ja.i.145; Mnd.283; Pv.i.8#6 (sokaṃ hadaya˚ lying in), Pv.ii.6#6 (paṭhavi˚…

adjective low-lying, deep remote, only in one phrase, viz. udaka-tarakā gambhīragatā okkhāyikā MN.i.80, MN.i.245.

fr. ava + khāyin fr. kṣi, cp. avakkhāyati; Kern,

Toevoegselen

s. v. suggests …

1. to make go out or away, drive out, banish, exile DN.i.92 (raṭṭhasmā out of the kingdom; = nīharati DN-a.i.258); MN.ii.122; Dhp.388 (attano malaṃ pabbājayaṃ, tasmā pabbajito ti vuccati) Dhp-a.iv.1 …

…of worldliness) Dhp.179 (rāga, etc., as padāni Dhp-a.iii.197, but cp. also p. 194.)

• -attha meaning of a word Kp-a.81,…

…Cnd.393; Snp-a.78.

• -rāga “lotus hued,” a ruby Vv-a.276.
• -vyūha one of the 3 kinds of…

adjective bold, daring, forward, reckless MN.i.236; SN.i.201 (sup˚); AN.iii.433; Snp.89, Snp.852 (ap˚ = na pagabbha Kp-a.242, cp. also Mnd.228); Dhp.244 (= kāyapāgabbhiyâdīhi samannāgata Dhp-a.iii.3 …

resoluteness, boldness, decision Ja.vi.273. See also pāgabbhiya.

abstr. fr. pagabbha, cp. Sk. pragalbhatā

…AN.iv.290; Snp.34 = Snp.638 (rāga˚ Snp-a.469) = Dhp.414 (= rāga˚ Dhp-a.iv.194).

for paripatha = ˚pantha (q.v.), the bases path˚ & panth˚…

…dukkha˚, dosa˚, rāga˚, soka˚, sneha˚, Vin.i.5; DN.ii.36; MN.i.13, MN.i.114, MN.i.364, MN.i.460; MN.iii.14, MN.iii.92; SN.ii.110;…

…Ja.iv.303, Ja.iv.453; Ud.85 (rāga-dosa-moha-kkhayā p.); Mil.50 (˚atta), Freq. in combination with kindred terms like…

…fever of craving or fire of rāga, dosa, moha. Always coupled with the quâsi synonyms sameti & dameti (cp. damatha samatha parinibbāpana)…

…pākaṭa-parissaye, rāga-bhaya-dosabhay’ ādayo paṭicchanna-parissaye Dhp-a.iv.29); Mnd.12 = Cnd.420 (where same division into…

…Kv.i.91 (kāma-rāga˚); Thag-a.78 Sdhp.581.

• -citta whose heart is possessed by (-˚) DN.ii.104 (Mārena);…

…master, control SN.iii.155 (rāgaṃ); Nd ii.under parisahati
pot -ādiyeyyaṃ Vin.i.25 (tejaṃ)
ger -adiyitvā Vin.i.25…

…MN.i.84; SN.iii.26 (yo rāgakkhayo dosā˚ moha˚ ayaṃ vuccati p.), SN.iii.159 sq., SN.iii.191; SN.iv.16, SN.iv.51, SN.iv.138, SN.iv.206,…

…AN.i.68 (kāma˚), AN.i.137 (rāgaja mohaja etc.); AN.ii.197 (vighāta); AN.iii.3, AN.iii.245 sq., AN.iii.388 sq. AN.iv.461 sq.; Snp.715 (= rāgajo…

…saññā-vedanā, rāga-dosa-moha, through the 4 jhānas etc.). Passaddhi is one of the 7 sambojjhaṅgas (constituents of…

…rajā˚ SN.ii.219; rāga˚ (sensuality SN.iv.70; vacana˚ (way of saying, speech) Vv.63#17 (= vacana Vv-a.262), etc. See also cakkhu˚,…

…impurities, viz. rāga, dosa, moha, māna, diṭṭhi (cp. taṇhā) Dhp-a.iv.109. -sīla the 5 moral precepts as sub-division of…

cage, Ja.i.436; Ja.ii.141; Ja.iii.305 (sīha˚); Ja.iv.213; Ja.v.232 (sīha), Ja.v.365; Ja.vi.385 (sīha˚), Ja.vi.391; Mil.23 (˚antaragata gone into the c.); Mil.27; Dhp-a.i.164 (nakha˚), where meaning i …

…Dhp-a.ii.172; Dhs-a.222 (rāga-dosa-moha˚).

• -kamma (in deva cult) payment of a vow DN.i.12 cp. DN-a.i.97 (which Kern,…

…pati also; AN.ii.41; AN.iv.449; Snp.810 Snp.852; Mnd.130, Mnd.224 (rāgassa etc. pahīnattā patilīno).

pp. of paṭilīyati

secluded, retired, gone into solitude abstracted, plunged in meditation, separated Vin.i.101 (rahogata +); DN.i.134, DN.i.151; SN.i.71, SN.i.146 sq. (divāvihāragata +), SN.i.225; SN.ii.74 (rahogata …

…Pv-a.74. -rāga [cp. Sk. puṣpa-rāga] topaz Mil.118; Vv-a.111
■ At Mnd.90 as variant reading to be preferred to…

…Ja.iv.131; 5 Ne.191; 6 rāga-carita, dosa˚, moha˚, saddhā˚, buddha˚ vitakka˚ Vism.102; 7 ubhato-bhāga-vimutta, paññāvimutta etc….

man (as representative of the male sex, contrasted to itthi woman, e.g. at AN.iii.209; AN.iv.197; Ja.i.90; Ja.v.72; Pv-a.51). Definitions of the C. are “puriso nāma manussa-puriso …

adverb preposition beyond, to the other side DN.i.244; MN.i.135; Snp.1146 (Maccu-dheyya˚, vv. ll ˚dheyassa & ˚dheyya˚), expl^d by Cnd.487 as amataṃ nibbānaṃ; Vv-a.42.

• *-[gata](/define/ …

…at DN-a.i.311 is: r. = rāgajanaka
■ The expression rajanīyā dhammā “things (or thoughts) causing excitement” is contrasted…

…or derivations, representing rāga or lobha, cp. lobhanīya); Vb-a.11
ppr rajjamāna Pv-a.3; Pot. rajjeyya Mil.280 (kampeyya +); grd…

…trsl.) Thag-a.240 (= rāga-raj’ ādi-saṃvaḍḍhana) 3. rajā-˚patha dusty place, dustiness, dust-hole DN.i.62, DN.i.250;…

…SN.iv.339; Snp.795 (virāga˚); Iti.92 (maccā rattā); Mil.220. Also in combination ratta duṭṭha mūḷha: see Cnd. s.v. chanda; cp…

…or rāga. The Ṭīkā on Dhs-a.50 (see Expos. 67) gives the foll. explains (late & speculative) 1….

…Vism.194 (with var. characterisations).

fr. rāga

…(quoted at Vb-a.428), Vin.iv.217.

fr. rāga?

…D 2.

• -rāga lust after rebirth in rūpa DN.iii.234 (+ arūpa˚); Ne.28 (pañc’ indriyāni rūpīni rūpa-rāgassa…

…bhava˚; Dhp.351; rāga˚; Dhp-a.iii.404; Pv-a.230; soka˚ Snp.985; Pv.i.86; Kp-a.153. Cp. also DN.ii.283; Snp.51 Snp.334, Snp.938;…

adjective connected with lust, passionate DN.i.79; DN.ii.299; MN.i.59; Vism.410.

sa³ + rāga

…ādīnava-, pahāna-, virāga-, and nirodha-saññā, DN.ii.79; cp. AN.iii.79; the tenfold perception asubha-, maraṇa-, āhāre…

passion Ja.iv.22. Cp. sārāga.

saṃ + rāga

to lead (to), to be useful (for) AN.i.54, AN.i.58 (ahitāya dukkhāya); Vin.i.10 = SN.v.421; Iti.71 sq.; Ja.i.97; Pot. saṃvatteyya Vin.i.13
■ Often in phrase *nibbidāya, virāgāya… nibbānāya saṃvatta …

…sīlabbataparāmāsa, bhavarāga, issā macchariya, avijjā); compare, however, Dhs.1002.

A diff. enumⁿ of seven saṃyojanas at…

…the five sangas are rāga, dosa moha, māna, and diṭṭhi, Thag.633 = Dhp.370; Dhp-a.iv.187; seven sangas, Iti.94; Mnd.91, Mnd.432;…

…id. with vaya˚, virāga˚, nirodha etc.); Snp.731 (yaṃ kiñci dukkhaṃ sambhoti sabbaṃ sankhāra-paccayā; sankhārānaṃ…

…Snp.943 (= chanda, pema rāga, Mnd.426); Ja.iv.11.

• -anvaya following an affection Snp.36.
• -gata…

…Snp.943 (= chanda, pema rāga, Mnd.426); Ja.iv.11.

• -anvaya following an affection Snp.36.
• -gata…

…cp. BSk. sārajyati, Sk. saṃrajyate, cp. sārāga

…MN.i.17, MN.i.498; AN.i.264; SN.iii.69 sq., SN.iii.93; Dhs.1059, Dhs.1230; cp. saṃrāga
■ Neg. a˚; Dhs.32, Dhs.312, Dhs.315.

=…

…paññāyati); AN.ii.144 (rāga˚, dosa˚ moha˚); esp. in phrase (characterizing a sakadāgāmin “rāga-dosa-mohānaṃ tanuttā…

…(t. ponobbhavikā nandirāga-sahagatā SN.iii.26; SN.v.402: gaṇḍa = kāya, gaṇḍamūlan ti taṇhāy etaṃ adhivacanaṃ SN.iv.83; =…

…AN.i.299 = Nd ii.under rāga = Mil.289; cp. MN.i.15
■ AN.iii.430 (+ māna), AN.iv.350, AN.iv.465 (+ sāṭheyya); Snp.245 (+ mada),…

Therī & Therikā

feminine

1. an old woman (cp. sthavirikā Mvu.iii.283) Pv.ii.11#6 (= thāvarijiṇṇā Pv-a.149).
2. a female thera (see compounds), as therikā at Thig.1; Dpvs.xviii.11.

• *-[gāthā](/de …

Therī & Therikā

feminine

1. an old woman (cp. sthavirikā Mvu.iii.283) Pv.ii.11#6 (= thāvarijiṇṇā Pv-a.149).
2. a female thera (see compounds), as therikā at Thig.1; Dpvs.xviii.11.

• *-[gāthā](/de …

…t- rāga Dhp.349 (= bahalarāga Dhp-a.iv.68); AN.ii.149; tibbo vanasaṇḍo avijjāya adhivacanaṃ SN.iii.109; tibbasārāga (kāmesu…

one who has reached the other shore (always fig.) gone through, overcome, one who has attained Nibbāna. Ogha˚ gone through the great flood SN.i.3, SN.i.142; Snp.178, Snp.823, Snp.1082, Snp.1101, Snp.1 …

adjective swift, quick; only in composition with -ga, etc., “going swiftly,” denoting the horse; viz. turaga Vv-a.279; turaṅga Vv-a.281; Mil.192 (gaja˚, e …

to take the dirt out, to clean out DN-a.i.255 (dosaṃ); Snp-a.274 (rāgaṃ variant reading BB. uggileti).

Caus. of ud + klid, see kilijjati

…7 bad qualities, viz. rāga, dosa, moha etc.), Snp.855
■ See also ussādana, ussādeti etc.

most likely to ud + syad; see…

…id. Mil.102.

• -rāga the colour of bamboo, a term for the -veḷuriya gem Ja.iv.141. *…

…& vaṃsa-vaṇṇa. At Ja.i.207 a peacock’s neck is described as having the colour of the…

…˚rājeti discard as rāga, ˚rodha destruction, ˚lumpati break up, ˚vitta separated, ˚vidha mixed, ˚veka separation, ˚vāha carrying…

…nikati˚). Often in phrase rāga˚, dosa˚, moha˚; e.g. SN.iv.7 sq.; SN.v.137 sq., SN.v.241; AN.iv.175; Ne.22. 2. rule (in logic), way of saying…

adjective bound (to) SN.i.20; SN.iii.9; AN.iii.311 (chanda-rāga˚); AN.iv.289 (id.); Mnd.30 (+ lagga etc.).

vi + nibaddha

…Snp.1086 (chanda-rāga˚, = pahāna etc Cnd.578); Mil.285; DN-a.i.140 (niddā˚); Dhp-a.i.41 (tama˚, adj.); Pv-a.38 (soka˚).

fr….

…to purify, to discard as rāga DN.ii.51; SN.i.16 = Snp.171 (ettha chandaṃ v. = vinetvā viddhaṃsetvā Snp-a.213); SN.iv.17 = Kv.178;…

…displeased with (loc.) SN.iii.45 (rūpadhātuyā cittaṃ virattaṃ vimuttaṃ); Snp.204 (chandarāga˚), Snp.235 (˚citta āyatike…

…liable to), vaya˚ virāga˚, nirodha˚; MN.i.500; SN.ii.26. 2. colouring diversity or display of colour, dye, hue (= rāga 1) Ja.i.89…

disinterestedness, absence of lust Kv.212 = Ud.10.

abstr. fr. rāga

…virāgeti or as instr. to virāga in sense of virādha(na)) Pv.i.11#7 (sukhaṃ virāgāya, with gloss virāgena, i.e. spurning one’s good…

…avirāginī), Ja.iii.148 (rāga fading in the original dye, of citta). 2. changing reversing AN.iii.416 (of dukkha: dandha˚ & khippa˚ of slow &…

…vi + *rāgeti, Denom. of rāga?

…reading. It corresponds to virāgadhamma of the prose part (virāgudh˚ vv.ll.) The variant reading is pabhaṅguṇa (which might be preferable…

…discarded as rāga, given up SN.iv.158 (dosa); Ja.iii.404 (= pahīna C.).

pp. of virājeti

Virājita²

shining out,…

…(two sets of 3 visamāni: rāga, etc.); Mil.136, Mil.157, Mil.277 Mil.351; Ja.v.70; Vv-a.301
■ visamena (instr.) in a wrong way…

…(explained as “vivaṭa-rāga-dosa-moha-chadana Snp-a.365), Snp.378, Snp.1003 (ed. Snp p.efers dd as T. reading); Cnd.593 (with allegorical…

…in Index to Snp-a.

• -rāga passionless Snp.11, Snp.507, Snp.1071; Pp.32; Pv.ii.4#7; Mil.76 and frequently elsewhere. *…

1. name of certain non-human beings, as spirits, ogres, dryads, ghosts spooks. Their usual epithet and category of being is amanussa, i.e. not a human being (but not a sublime g …

…Thig.337; Pv.iv.3#15, opp durāgata not liked, unwelcome, AN.ii.117, AN.ii.143, AN.ii.153; AN.iii.163; Thig.337 2. come down, handed down (by…

Ārā¹

feminine an awl; see cp āragga. Perhaps a der. of ārā is āḷakā (q.v.).

Sk. ārâ; *ēl “pointed”, as in Ohg. āla = Ger. ahle, Ags. āēl = E awl; Oicel. alr

Ārā<su …

…2 confused with ārabhati. In BSk. strangely distorted to ārāgayati; freq in Divy as well as Avs

1. stretch, extent, reach, compass, region; sphere, locus, place, spot; position, occasion (corresponding to Bdhgh’s definition at DN-a.i.124 as “samosaraṇa”) DN.iii.241, DN.iii.279 (vimutti˚); SN.ii …

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). …

…me pariḍayhati); ib. (mahārāga: mā ḍayhittho punappunaṃ) MN.ii.73; SN.iii.150 (mahāpaṭhavī ḍayhati vinassati na bhavati) esp. in ppr….

…founded on or caused by (-˚) Vin.ii.194 (-nīca˚) AN.i.264 (chanda-rāga-dhamma˚). See also under tiṭṭhati.

grd. of tiṭṭhati