…= sabhaggata SN.v.394; MN.i.286.

Vedic sabhā, cp. K.Z. iv.370

The country of Assaka is one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas mentioned in the Aṅguttara Nikāya.AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 AN.iv.256 AN.iv.260 It does not, however; occur in the list of twelve countries given in …

CetiyaCetiCetīCedi

One of the sixteen Great Nations, AN.i.213 probably identical with Cedi of the older documents. The people of Ceti settled near the Yamunā, to the east, in the neighbourhood of and …

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

A class of semi-divine beings who inhabit the Cātummahārājika realm and are the lowest among the devas. DN.ii.212 They are generally classed together with the Asuras and the Nāgas AN.iv.200 AN.iv.204 …

A brick hall at Nādikā. The Buddha stayed there on various occasions during his visits to Nādikā. It was during one of these visits that Ambapāli presented her park to the Buddha and the Order. Vin.i. …

A town in the Kuru country. In the Kurudhamma Jataka J.ii.365f; also J.iii.400; J.iv.361; J.v.457; J.vi.255; Cyp.i.3, Cyp.v.1, Dhananjaya Koravya, is mentioned as its king and as the owner of Anjanava …

A Gandhabba, a vassal of the Four Regent Gods. He was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.258

In the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta DN.iii.204 he is mentioned as a Yakkha chieftain to be invoked by th …

Kassapagotta¹

A monk living in Vāsabhagāma in the Kāsi kingdom. He was in the habit of showing extreme hospitality to the monks who came there from other parts. Once some monks who visited …

KatissabhaKaṭissaha

A lay disciple of the Buddha at Nādikā, one of those, who, after their death, were declared by the Buddha, in answer to a question by Ānanda, to have destroyed the five orambhāgiy …

KāsiKāsikaKāsigāmaKāsinigama

One of the sixteen Great Nations, AN.i.213 its capital being Bārāṇasī.

At the time of the Buddha, it had been absorbed into the kingdom of Kosala, and Pasenadi was king …

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

…Dīgha Nikāya DN.iii.201 speaks of it as a hall (sabhā).

5building

…one hundred thousand for his sabhā or Council Sp.i.52.

The city was known to the Greeks as Pālibothra, and Megasthenes, who spent some time…

…deliberate in the Sudhamma sabhā and Sakka consults with them rather than issues them commands. On such occasions, the Four Regent Devas are…

A Mahā Brahmā, whose name means “ever young”. In the Nikāyas DN.i.121 MN.i.358 SN.i.153 AN.v.327 he is mentioned as the author of a famous verse, which is eleswhere attribued to the Buddha. SN.ii.284 …

SikhīArindama

A Buddha of a past age.DN.ii.7 DN.iii.195f. SN.ii.9

• He was born in the Nisabha pleasance in Aruṇavatī.
• His father was the khattiya Aruṇa and his mother Pabhāvatī.
• His wife wa …

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 …

SuriyavaccasāBhaddā

A Gandhabba maiden, daughter of Timbaru.

When she went to dance before Sakka, Pañcasikha saw her and fell in love with her, but she favoured Mātali’s son Sikhaṇḍī.

Later she hea …

Name of a Pacceka Buddha. MN.iii.69

Usabha ¹

Going out one day from his cave after the rains, he saw the loveliness of the woods and mountains and reflected, “These trees and creepers, though unconscious, yet by the season’s …

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

Mentioned with Bhañña in the compound Vassabhaññā, as dwellers of Ukkalā and as “denying cause, consequence and reality.” There were certain aspects of the Buddha’s teaching which even they would acce …

ViḍūḍabhaViḍūḍabha

Son of Pasenadi and Vāsabhakhattiyā. Both in the Piyajātika Sutta MN.ii.110 and the Kaṇṇakatthala Suttas. MN.ii.127 Viḍūḍabha is spoken of as general.

VāsabhagāmakaVāsabhagāma

A village in Kāsī. It was once the residence of Kassapa Thera. Vin.i.312f.

Kāsī3town

VāsabhagāmīVāsabhagāmika

One of the four Western monks appointed to the committee which considered the Ten Points raised by the Vajjiputtaka at the Second Council. Vin.ii.305

The second queen of King Pasenadi. MN.ii.110

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 …

developed in one part; practiced for one aspect

leader of men.

bull; a leader; the best or most excellent (of a group)

the being (like) a bull?

the lord of the stars; the moon.

ubbega-uttāsabhayāpanūdana

mfn. driving away alarm and fear

developed in both parts; practiced for both aspects or objects; (ubhayaṃsa)

food specially prepared for a specific number of persons

bull; a leader, the best or most excellent (of a group).

(~ī)n. coming from or produced from a bull; bull-like; belonging to a leader; lordly.

…disposed or of bad character“ at Ja.v.87 (= kāḷaka-sabhāva C.).

fr. abhijāti

…Vv.84#13 (comp. accheratara); Pv.iii.5#1 (˚rūpa = acchariyasabhāva Pv-a.197); Sdhp.244, Sdhp.398.

…character Ja.v.351 (= aggasabhāva).

• -patta having attained perfection DN.iii.48 sq.
• -pasāda the…

…pavatta-kāya-kilesa Snp-a.291); Ja.v.80 (= amaraṇa-sabhāva) Ja.v.218; Dāvs v.62.

a + mara from mṛ.

one without energy or zeal Snp.96 (niddāsīlin sabhāsīlin +) Snp-a.169 (viriya-tejavirahita).

n. ag. to an + uṭṭhahati

adjective not corrupt, faultless, of good behaviour Snp.662 (= padosâbhāvena a. Snp-a.478) Dhp.137 (= niraparādha Dhp-a.iii.70).

a + paduṭṭha

…occur only in the negative form.

a + sabbha, i.e. *sabhya cp. sabhā & in meaning court: courteous, hof: hoflich etc.

*Asabha

see usabha.

Sk. ṛṣabha

…anāsittakaṃ ojavantaṃ sabhāva-madhuraṃ Thag-a.168); SN.v.321; AN.iii.237 sq. Mil.405.

a + secana + ka, fr. sic to sprinkle, cp….

Assa¹

shoulder; in cpd. assapuṭa shoulder-bag, knapsack i.e. a bag containing provisions instr. assupuṭena with provisions. Later exegesis has interpreted this as a bag full of ashes, …

1. to go beyond, to pass over, to cross, to pass by.
2. to overcome, to conquer, to surpass, to be superior to

■ Ja.iv.141; Dhp.221 (Pot. ˚eyya overcome);
■ Pv-a.67 (maggena: passes by).
grd *at …

…hurt or disturbed, inviolable unshakable, imperturbable Snp.322 (˚dhamma = akampanasabhāva Snp-a.331).

a + vedha, grd. of vidh (vyadh) to…

…Pv-a.258; a. usabhā Ja.iv.142. 3. in comb^n. with 100 and 1000 it assumes the meaning of “a great many”, hundreds,…

adjective fragile, perishable, transitory Thig.35 (= bhijjana-sabhāva Thag-a.43).

fr. bhid

…Thag-a.43 (bhijjana-sabhāva of perishable nature; explⁿ of bhidura Thig.35); Pv-a.41 (˚dhammā destructible, of sankhārā) …

…Pv-a.22 Thag-a.242 (˚sabhāva = bhīmarūpa); Ja.v.43 2. bhiṃsana Pv.iv.3#5 (+ lomahaṃsa).

the form with…

…Pv-a.22 Thag-a.242 (˚sabhāva = bhīmarūpa); Ja.v.43 2. bhiṃsana Pv.iv.3#5 (+ lomahaṃsa).

the form with…

…want Pv-a.25; abl. abhāvato through not being, in want of Pv-a.9, Pv-a.17

■ sabhāva (sva + bhāva) see…

…faith, piety Pv-a.3;

• -sabhā a hall for the discussion of the Dh., a chapel, meetinghouse Ja.vi.333; Dhp-a.i.31;…

(-˚) a by-form of usabha (q.v.), in cpd. rathesabha.

adjective proud, arrogant Ja.ii.340 (˚bhāva = issariya); Ja.iii.264 (˚sabhāva = dittasabhāva); Sum. V. on DN.iii.153 (= avamata).

Gava˚

base of the N. go, a bull, cow, used in compounds See gāv˚, go.

-akkha a kind of window Mhvs.9. Mhvs.15, Mhvs.17; -āghātana slaughtering of cows Vin. …

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

cp. Vedic gavyūti pasture land, district

1. a holy man, one gifted with special powers of insight & inspiration, an anchoret, a Seer, Sage, Saint, “Master” DN.i.96 (kaṇho isi ahosi); SN.i.33, SN.i.35, SN.i.65, SN.i.128, SN.i.191, SN.i.192 SN …

…state or condition of femininity, womanhood, muliebrity Dhs.633 (itthi-sabhāva Dhs-a.321). Itthi & Itthi

itthi + *tvaṃ abstr. fr….

creature, living being:

1. sg. an individual, a creature person, man Snp.121, Snp.676, Snp.807, Snp.1023 (sabba everybody) Usually collectively: people, they, one (= Fr. on), with pl. of verb Dhp.249 …

…Snp-a.330; Dhp-a.ii.73 (˚sabhāva ñatta); DN-a.i.86 (akkhara˚); Vism.391 (˚atthāya in order to know), Vism.436 (= pajānana). Cp….

…(explained as kāḷaka-sabhāva). 4. of dark, evil actions or qualities: -dhamma AN.v.232 = Dhp.87; DN.iii.82; Snp.967; Pp.30; Mil.200,…

…(explained by ˚jāniya ˚sabhāva); -veṇī having (i.e. with) the hair done up into a chignon Ja.v.431; -hattha (one) who has exercised…

…(= khemībhūtaṃ assabhāvaṃ SA).

• -anta security, in
• -bhūmi a peaceful country (opp, kantāra), a paradise…

…nicchetuṃ asakkonto kicchati kilamati“ and at Bdhd. 25 (on vicikicchā) as sabhāvaṃ vicinanto etāya kicchati kilamati.

v….

…(sukha), Pv-a.220 (˚sabhāva) See also below 3.

2. (special meaning) worldly mundane, when opposed to lokuttara….

…(sukha), Pv-a.220 (˚sabhāva) See also below 3.

2. (special meaning) worldly mundane, when opposed to lokuttara….

adjective auspicious prosperous, lucky, festive Mnd.87, Mnd.88; Kp-a.118 sq. Snp-a.273, Snp-a.595; Sdhp.551
■ nt. maṅgalaṃ good omen auspices, festivity Snp.258; Vin.ii.129; Pv-a.17. A curious …

I. Forms

The 2 bases muñc˚ & mucc˚; are differentiated in such a way, that muñc˚; is the active base, and mucc˚; the passive. There are however cases where the active forms (muñ …

man (in poetry esp. a brave, strong heroic man), pl. either “men” or “people” (the latter e.g. at Snp.776, Snp.1082; Pv.i.11#12)
■ AN.i.130 AN.ii.5; AN.iii.53; Snp.39, Snp.96, Snp.116, Snp.329, Snp. …

…lying & elevated Mil.349 (desabhāga).

Vedic nimna, der. fr. ni down, prob. combined with -na of nam to bend, thus meaning “bent down,”…

“bull among men,” i.e. prince, leader; “princeps,” best of men epithet of the Buddha SN.i.28, SN.i.48, SN.i.91; MN.i.386; Ja.v.70 Ja.vi.526; Vv.16#7 (isi˚), cp. Vv-a.83 for explⁿ; Vv.63#7 …

exultation, elation Mnd.3 = Cnd.446 = Dhs.9, Dhs.86, Dhs.285, Dhs.373; Dhs-a.143 (= udaggasabhāva a “topmost” condition).

der. fr. udagga

…Dhs.390 (a˚ = dhammānaṃ sabhāvaṃ pati na apekkhati Dhs-a.254, trsl. “inability to consider”); Mil.388 Ne.85; Vb-a.140; Vism.43…

danger, risk, trouble MN.i.10 (utu˚); AN.iii.388 (id.); Snp.42, Snp.45, Snp.770, Snp.921, Snp.960 sq.; Dhp.328 (˚ayāni sīha-vyaggh’-ādayo pākaṭa-parissaye, rāga-bhaya-dosabhay’ ādayo paṭicchanna\ …

…Pv-a.71 (manussabhāvaṃ). Very frequent as-˚ and in meaning equal to finite verb or other phrase, when spelling -ppatta is…

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 …

having withdrawn, keeping away SN.i.48 (˚nisabha “expert to eliminate”; reading pati˚); with reading pati also; AN.ii.41; AN.iv.449; Snp.810 Snp.852; Mnd.130, Mnd.224 (rāgassa etc. pahīnattā patilīno) …

…˚ṃ chindati = purisabhāvaṃ nāseti to castrate); Ja.vi.237 (uddhita-pphalo, adj., = uddhaṭa-bījo C.), Ja.vi.238 (dantehi phalāni…

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 …

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 …

Ratha¹

a two-wheeled carriage, chariot (for riding driving or fighting SN.i.33 (ethically); AN.iv.191 (horse cart; diff. parts of a ratha); MN.i.396; Snp.300, Snp.654 Vism.593 (in its com …

…Ja.ii.437 is “roga rujana-sabhāvattaṃ.” There are many diff enumerations of rogas and sets of standard combinations, of which the foll. may…

…(rohaññā pungav’ūsabhā; C. explains by ratta-vaṇṇā). Kern

Toevoegselen

s. v. proposes rohiñño = *rohiṇyah, (cp….

…until his back ached).

fr. ruj, cp….

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

…“rūpa-rūpaṃ ruppana sabhāvena yuttaṃ” Cpd. 156⁷ (where ruppati is, not quite correctly, given as…

adjective gone to the hall of assembly AN.i.128; Snp.397; Pp.29.

sabhā + gata

…in common Ja.ii.45; opp. visabhāga unusual Ja.i.303; different Vism.516; Mil.79.

• -ṭṭhāna a common room, a…

honouring, salutation Mil.2.

Dhtp.553: pīti-dassanesu

…musāvāda); Ja.vi.469; sabhāvaṃ sincerely, devotedly Ja.vi.486.

• -dhamma principle of nature Ja.i.214; *…

Err:508

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 …

adjective with its essential properties (see rasa) Mnd.43; sarasabhāva a method of exposition Dhs-a.71.

sa³ + rasa

…situated Dhs-a.65. 2. being composed (as), being of the nature of (-˚), ullumpanasabhāva˚; of a helping disposition DN-a.i.177;…

…saṇṭhāne sabhāsu rathiyāsu* (i.e. at all public places) SN.i.201 reads saṇṭhāne (variant reading santhāne); cp. K.S.…

…suttāṇā-sutta-sabhāgato ca suttaṃ Suttan ti akkhātaṃ.“-DN.ii.124; Vin.ii.97; Vb-a.130 (+ vinaya); Snp-a.159, Snp-a.310…

…drowsy, Snp.96; vuddhasīlin increased in virtue DN.i.114; sabhāsīlin fond of society Snp.96.

fr. sīla

adjective

1. trembling, frightened Ja.i.336 = Ja.i.344 (vakā, expl. at Ja.i.342 by tasita); perhaps the derived meaning of:
2. moving, running (cp. to meaning 1 & 2 Gr.; τρέω to flee & to tremble), a …

Ti

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

cp. Sk. iti

Ti˚

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

*-[kaṭuka](/d …

number 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. …

star, a planet Snp.687 (tārāsabha the lord, lit. “the bull” of the stars, i.e. the Moon).

-gaṇa (tāra˚) the host of stars Pv.ii.9#67 (cando va t
■ gaṇe atirocati). -maṇivitāna …

…yadi evaṃ pitā tāva purisabhāve na rodati, mātu nāma hadayaṃ mudukaṃ “even if the father as man does not weep, surely,” & c.,…

…one who has risen = uggata-sabhāva samiddha Pv-a.220); Vv-a.217 (˚mānasa); DN-a.i.248; Pv-a.68 (˚phāsuka with ribs come out or showing,…

saving, helping; in phrase -sabhāva-saṇṭhita of a helping disposition, full of mercy DN-a.i.177; Pv-a.35. Same as…

Usabha¹

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

…Mil.23; Dhp-a.ii.6 (˚mānasa); Pv-a.243 (˚citta), Pv-a.250 (˚sabhāva).

pp. of uttasati, also cp. uttasta

adjective “ut-most”, highest, greatest, best Snp.1054 (dhammaṃ uttamaṃ the highest ideal = Nibbāna for which seṭṭhan Snp.1064; cp. Cnd.317); Dhp.56; Mnd.211; Cnd.502 (in paraphrase of mahā comb^{d …}

bull Mil.115 (rāja˚); Snp-a.40 (relation between usabha, vasabha & nisabha) Vv-a.83 (id.).

the Sanskritic-Pāli form (*vṛṣabha) of the proper Pāli usabha (q.v. for etym.). Only …

Vassati¹

to rain (intrs.), fig to shower, pour(down) Vin.i.32 (mahāmegho vassi) SN.iii.141 (deve vassante); SN.v.396 (id.); Snp.30 (devassa vassato, gen. sg. ppr.); Pv-a.6, Pv-a.139, Pv\ …

…Snp.322 (= akampana-sabhāva Snp-a.331). 2. a wound Ja.ii.274 sq. 3. a flaw Mil.119

■ Cp. ubbedha.

fr. *vidh =…

…purisa-sarīraṃ visabhāgaṃ), Vism.516; Dhp-a.iv.52; Pv-a.118. -ārammaṇa pudendum muliebre Ja.ii.274 ≈ Ja.iii.498.

vi +…

1. the horn of an animal (as cow, ox, deer, rhinoceros) Vin.i.191; AN.ii.207; AN.iv.376; Snp.35 (khagga˚, q.v.), Snp.309; Pp.56 (miga˚); Tha-ap.50 (usabha˚); Ja.i.505; Mil.103.
2. (see [as m.](/defin …

…Pv-a.120 (dukkha˚); sabhāga˚ living in mutual courtesy or properly, always combined with sappatissa, e.g. Vin.i.187; Vin.ii.162;…

adjective = vuttika; in sabhāga˚; Vin.i.45; Ja.i.219. Cp. vattin.

cp. Sk. vṛttin

tiger DN.iii.25; AN.iii.101; Snp.416 (˚usabha); Tha-ap.68 (˚rājā); Ja.i.357; Ja.iii.192 (subāhu); Ja.v.14 (giri-sānuja)
■ f. viyagghinī (biy˚ Mil.67. See also byaggha.

cp. …

…road Ja.i.373; Pv-a.96. -sabhāga share of road Ja.i.422; -siṅghāṭaka crossroad Dhp-a.iv.4
■ Of the path of the stars and…

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 …

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

the intellectual faculty, intelligence Dhp.72 (= Dhp-a.ii.73: jānanasabhāva).

nomen agentis from jānāti

Ā¹

indeclinable a frequent prefix, used as well-defined simple base-prefix (with rootderivations), but not as modification (i.e. first part of a double prefix cpd. like sam-ā-dhi) exce …

…+ jānana, cp. Sk….

…kāraṇaṃ ājānana-sabhāvo ājañño, and Dhp-a.iv.4: yaṃ assadamma-sārathi kāraṇaṃ kāreti tassa khippaṃ jānana samatthā…

…kāraṇaṃ ājānana-sabhāvo ājañño, and Dhp-a.iv.4: yaṃ assadamma-sārathi kāraṇaṃ kāreti tassa khippaṃ jānana samatthā…

(in comp^n.) a bull peculiar to a bull, bull-like, fig. a man of strong & eminent qualities, a hero or great man, a leader, thus in tār˚ Snp.687; nar˚ Snp.684, Snp.696; āsabha-camma bull’s …

adjective bull-like, becoming to a bull, lordly, majestic, imposing, bold; only in phrase ˚ṃ vācaṃ bhāsati “speak the lordly word” DN.ii.15, DN.ii.82; MN.iii.123j Ja.i.53; DN-a.i.91; cp. Dāvs i.28 ( …

…sg. ātumo Pv.iv.5#2 (= sabhāvo Pv-a.259), ātumā Mnd.69 (ātumā vuccati attā), Mnd.296 (id.) & ātumāno Mnd.351; acc. ātumānaṃ…

(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 …