…(with syn.) Ja.i.88; cp. seṭṭhatara Ja.v.148.

• -kamma excellent, pious deeds Mhvs.59,…

…Yamataggi, Bhāradvāja, Vāseṭṭha, Kassapa and Bhagu. The list occurs in several places. Vin.i.245 AN.iii.224 MN.ii.169 MN.ii.200

The same…

…Bhāradvāja, Vāseṭṭha and Bhagu), Vin.i.245 DN.i.104 as the ancient sages of the brahmins. They abstained from food at…

…DN.i.235 and also the Vāseṭṭha Sutta. Snp.p.115ff. MN.ii.197f.

Bhāradvāja later became the Buddha’s follower.DN.i.252 Snp.p.123…

…also two learned youths, Vāseṭṭha and Bhāradvāja at Icchānaṅkala, who, finding it impossible to bring their discussion to a conclusion,…

One of the greater yakkhas who should be invoked if any follower of the Buddha be molested by an evil spirit. DN.iii.204

In the Mahāsamaya Sutta DN.ii.258 he is mentioned among the vassals of the F …

…SN.iv.109 the upāsaka Vāseṭṭha; AN.iv.258f. the two goddesses, daughters of Pajjunna, both known as Kokanadā; SN.i.29f. and the…

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.261

…Vasettha, of the Vāseṭṭha Sutta, was also his pupil. Snp.594 In the Subha Sutta, MN.ii.200ff. Subha Todeyyaputta, another disciple,…

A town in Kosala. It was regarded in the Buddha’s time as one of the six great cities of India, the others being Campā, Rājagaha, Sāvatthī, Kosambī and Benares. DN.ii.146 In the Vinaya Vin.i.253 howev …

…was the teacher of Bhāradvāja, companion of Vāseṭṭha. Snp.p.115f. DN.i.235 MN.ii.202

…Kāraṇapālī, Sīha, Vāseṭṭha, AN.iv.258 and the various Licchavis.

Vesāli was a stronghold of the Nigaṇṭhas. The Buddha’s…

…in the Tevijja Sutta, the Vāseṭṭha Sutta, and the Aggañña Sutta. Vāseṭṭha’s first visit to the Buddha was on the occasion of the…

…Mil.388; Dhp-a.i.36 (= seṭṭha). 2. ruling over, governing, predominant; ruled or governed by Vb.216 sq. (chandaṃ adhipatiṃ katvā…

…comb^d. with seṭṭha (best), e.g. DN.ii.15; SN.iii.83, SN.iii.264.

2. (nt.) top, point.
   1. lit.: the…

Anu¹

indeclinable prep. & pref

A.

As prep. anu is only found occasionally, and here its old (Vedic) function with acc. is superseded by the loc. Traces of …

1. an under-seṭṭhi (banker, merchant) Ja.v.384 (see anu B iii. a.).
2. in redupl. cpd seṭṭhānuseṭṭhi (see anu B iv) “bankers & lesser bankers” i.e. all kinds of we …

indeclinable adv. and prep of direction (forward motion), in primary meaning “on and further”, then “up to and beyond”.

I. in abstr position

adverbially (only as ttg.): in excess, extremel …

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 …

…DN-a.i.72 (brahmaṃ seṭṭhaṃ ācāraṃ caratī ti br. c.) Dhp-a.iii.83; a˚ SN.iv.181; Pp.27, Pp.36….

…DN-a.i.72 (brahmaṃ seṭṭhaṃ ācāraṃ caratī ti br. c.) Dhp-a.iii.83; a˚ SN.iv.181; Pp.27, Pp.36….

…Angirasa Bhāradvāja, Vāseṭṭha, Kassapa, Bhagu Vin.i.245; DN.i.104; AN.iii.224; AN.iv.61; cp. Vv-a.265
■ f. brāhmaṇī (n. or…

god, a divine being; usually in pl. devā the gods. As title attributed to any superhuman being or beings regarded to be in certain respects above the human level. Thus primarily (see 1^a) …

…Angirasa, Bhāradvāja, Vāseṭṭha, Kassapa, Bhagu.

• -nisabha the first (lit. “bull”) among Saints, epithet of the…

…DN.i.49 (= DN-a.i.146 seṭṭha); SN.iv.374 SN.v.352; of jhāna (tividha˚) Bdhd 96, Bdhd 98, Bdhd 99; of mittā friends in general (see…

…speaks, a speaker, preacher Ja.i.148 (dhamma-kathikesu citrakathī); Mil.90, Mil.348 (˚seṭṭha best of speakers). See also…

…dha vittaṃ purisassa seṭṭhaṃ what then, is the best treasure of man in this world? Snp.181 or with nu: kiṃ nu kho…

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 …

…in the Niddesa is “agga, seṭṭha, visiṭṭha, pāmokkha, uttama pavara,” see Cnd.502.

Note on mahā & cpds

1. In…

greatness Ja.v.331 (= seṭṭhatta C.); Vism.132, Vism.232 sq.; Vb-a.278 (Satthu˚, jāti˚, sabrahmacārī˚); DN-a.i.35; Vv-a.191.

fr. mahat˚…

…best paraphrased by agga seṭṭha visiṭṭha at Cnd.502 A Mnd.84, Mnd.102 (the latter reading viseṭṭha for visiṭṭha); by…

…Mil.361 As pasaṭṭha at Pv.ii.9#73 (so to be read for paseṭṭha), Pv.iv.1#52 (= vaṇṇita Pv-a.241);…

…Mil.361 As pasaṭṭha at Pv.ii.9#73 (so to be read for paseṭṭha), Pv.iv.1#52 (= vaṇṇita Pv-a.241);…

at Pv.ii.9#73 is to be read pasaṭṭha (see pasattha).

…connection Ja.iv.7.

• -seṭṭha (Bhagavā) “the most excellent in the five” Snp.355 (= pañcannaṃ…

…˚sāsana, ˚sūra, ˚seṭṭha 4. close contact (against, be-): ˚kujjita (covered), ˚gādha, ˚channa (“be-deckt”)…

…(adj.) unequalled, incomparable, matchless Mil.357 (+ appaṭiseṭṭha); Dhp-a.i.423 (= anuttara).

paṭi + bhāga

adjective having a superior; neg. app˚; incomparable, unsurpassed Mil.357 (appaṭibhāga +).

paṭi + seṭṭha

…puṭṭha; variant reading seṭṭha) Cnd. no. 388 (in explⁿ of paṭṭhagū Snp.1095; here it clearly means “being near, attending…

… ■ Freq. in series agga seṭṭha pāmokkha attama, in exegesis of mahā (at Cnd.502 A e.g. , when AN.ii.95 reads mokkha for p.). See…

Seti & sayati

to lie down, to sleep; (applied) to be in a condition, to dwell, behave etc
pres seti SN.i.41, SN.i.47, SN.i.198 (kiṃ sesi why do you lie asleep? Cp. Pv.ii.6#1); Ja. …

…up quests“); AN.ii.41 (so read for saṭh˚;)
■ saṭṭha at SN.iii.84 is to be read seṭṭha, and at SN.iv.298…

Seti & sayati

to lie down, to sleep; (applied) to be in a condition, to dwell, behave etc
pres seti SN.i.41, SN.i.47, SN.i.198 (kiṃ sesi why do you lie asleep? Cp. Pv.ii.6#1); Ja. …

…as adv. seyyaso “still better” Dhp.43; Ja.ii.402; Ja.iv.241. Superl. seṭṭha.

Sk. śreyas, compar….

…under-treasurers Vin.i.18; see Vinaya Texts i.102.

fr. seṭṭha, Sk. śreṣṭhin

…Dhp-a.ii.178; Vb-a.398; (= seṭṭha-nāda abhīta-nāda); Snp-a.163, Snp-a.203.

• -nādika one who utters a lion’s roar, a song of…

adjective highest, topmost, most excellent Thag.910. Cp. next.

superl. formation fr. upari in analogy to seṭṭha

…Pp-a.198).

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

…ideal = Nibbāna for which seṭṭhan Snp.1064; cp. Cnd.317); Dhp.56; Mnd.211; Cnd.502 (in paraphrase of mahā comb^d. with pavara)…

…paṇītaṃ (excellent), seṭṭhaṃ (best), mahantaṃ (great) Vin.iii.41 (˚bhoga); DN.i.96; MN.iii.38 (˚bhogatā); SN.v.159; Snp.53,…

…MN.ii.32 (parama), MN.ii.84 (seṭṭha); AN.iii.33 (dibba); AN.iv.396 (id.); Snp.610 (doubtful, more likely because of its combination with…

ointment, cosmetic, toilet perfume AN.i.107, AN.i.212; AN.ii.209; Thag.616 (sīlaṃ v. seṭṭhaṃ Cp. Ja.iii.290); Pp.51, Pp.58; Pv.ii.3#16; DN-a.i.77 DN-a.i.88.

vi + lepana

indeclinable lokasmiṃ yad idam arahanto “as far as the abodes of beings, as far as heaven, these are the highest these are the best, I mean the Arahants.” SN.iii.84 yāvatā dhammā sankhatā vā asankhatā …

…SN.ii.27; AN.ii.8 (C. seṭṭha-ṭṭhāna uttama-ṭṭhāna); AN.iii.9; AN.v.33 sq.; DN-a.i.31; Kp-a.104.

the guṇa-and…