1. clean, pure, Vin.i.16; Vin.ii.152; DN.i.110; Snp.476.
2. purified, pure of heart MN.i.39; Dhp.125, Dhp.412; Snp.90
3. simple, mere, unmixed, nothing but SN.i.135; Dhs-a.72; Ja.ii.252 (˚daṇḍaka jus …

A class of devas, living in the highest of the five Suddhāvasā (Pure Abodes). DN.iii.237

In the Mahāpadāna Sutta DN.ii.52f. the Buddha mentions that he visited their abode and conversed with beings …

A nun of Ñātikā. When Ānanda announces her death to the Buddha at Ñātikā in the Giñjakāvasatha, and inquires where she had been born, the Buddha says that she had been reborn spontaneously in the Sudd …

A class of devas whose company mortals long for.MN.i.289 MN.iii.103 They belong to the Suddhāvāsā. DN.ii.52 DN.iii.237

A class of devas. Their world ranks among the five foremost of the rupa-worlds, the Suddhāvāsā.DN.ii.52 DN.iii.237 DN.iii.237 Anāgāmīs are born in Avihā and there attain arahantship. The Buddha once …

KatamorakatissaKatamorakatissaka

One of the monks whom Devadatta incited to join him in stirring up discord among the Saṅgha, the others being Kokālika, Khaṇḍadevīputta and Samuddadatta Vin.ii.196 Vi …

…reborn after death in the Suddhavāsā, and that there he would attain to nibbāna. DN.ii.92 SN.v.358f.

Kāliṅga²

A country. It…

Nandā¹

A nun, sister of Thullanandā. Her other two sisters were Nandavatī and Sundarinandā. Vin.iv.211 Vin.iv.259

Nandā²

Declared by the Buddha AN.i.25 to be foremost among nu …

Nikata¹

An upāsaka of Ñātikā. After death he was born in the Suddhāvāsā, there to pass away. SN.v.358f. DN.ii.91f.

Nikata²

One of several eminent theras mentioned as stayi …

Mention is made in one or two places in the books of Brahmas who are described as Paccekabrahmā—e.g., Subrahmā, Suddhāvāsa and Tudu. I have not come across any explanation of this term. It may designa …

A class of devas included among the Ābhā gods. Beings are born among them as a result of absorbing the idea of untarnished brilliancy.MN.iii.102 MN.iii.147 They belong to the plane of the third jhāna.

…lay disciple of Nātikā. He was an anāgāmī and was born in the Suddhavāsā, never to be reborn. DN.ii.92 SN.v.348f.

…visiting him together with Suddhavāsa, he went on to another Brahmā, who was infatuated with his own importance. There, by a display of magic…

A Brahma world; one of the Suddhāvāsā. Five kinds of Anāgāmīs are born there. MN.i.289 DN.ii.52 DN.iii.237

A Brahma world, one of the Suddhāvāsā. The inhabitants of this world are friendly with those of Akaniṭṭhā. DN.ii.52 MN.i.259 DN.iii.237 MN.iii.103

An eminent lay woman disciple of the Buddha. AN.iv.347

A Pacceka Brahmā who, with Subrahmā, went to visit the Buddha, but, finding him in meditation during the noonday heat, went to see a certain Brahmā who was infatuated with his own importance.

They to …

SuddhāvāsakāyikādevāSuddhāvāsakāyikā

A group of devas, inhabitants of the Suddhāvāsā, who appeared before the Buddha and recited three verses in praise of the Saṅgha. SN.i.26 DN.ii.253f.

The “Pure Abodes”; a name given to a group of Brahma-worlds—the five highest Rūpa worlds—consisting of Avihā, Atappā, Sudassā, Sudassī and Akaniṭṭhā. DN.iii.237

There anāgāmīs are born, and there th …

Sāḷha¹Migāranattā

He once visited Nandaka Thera with Pekkhuniya’s grandson, Rohana. AN.i.193f. He built a vihāra for the nuns and Sundarīndā was appointed to supervise the work. As a r …

A lay disciple of Ñātika who died and was reborn in the Suddhāvāsa, there to attain Nibbāna. SN.v.358 DN.ii.92

the name of one of the highest classes of devas, the fifth class of suddhāvāsas.

the name of one of the highest classes of devas, the second class of suddhāvāsa devas.

(or m.) and ~ā m.pl.

1. (m.pl.) the name of one of the highest classes o/devas, the first class of suddhāvāsas.
2. (n.) the world of the Aviha devas.

who realizes nibbāna in the latter half of his existence in one of the suddhāvāsas

who realizes nibbāna in the latter half of his existence in one of the suddhāvāsas

Akanittha: the ‘Great or Non-junior Ones’, i.e. ‘Highest Gods’, are the inhabitants of the 5th and highest heaven of the Pure Abodes suddhāvāsa, cf. avacara deva II Anāgāmī

Anāgāmī: T he Non-Returner is a Noble Disciple Ariya-puggala on the 3rd stage of Nobility. There are 5 classes of Non-Returners, as it is said e.g. Pug. 42-46:

A being, through the disappea …

Atappa: T he unworried, is the name of a class of deities see: deva inhabiting the first of the five Pure Abodes suddhāvāsa, in which the Anāgāmī has his last rebirth.

Aviha: Non-falling, immovable yet derivation is uncertain; Sanskrit avrha is one of the five Pure Abodes suddhāvāsa in the fine-material level. For details, see: under Anāgāmī

[[pure abodes]]Pure abodes: suddhāvāsa

…an˚;), viz. Vin.iii.90 (visuddha˚); SN.i.122 (otara˚); sa˚ AN.iii.258, AN.iii.433; AN.iv.60 sq.; an˚; without consideration regardless,…

…an˚;), viz. Vin.iii.90 (visuddha˚); SN.i.122 (otara˚); sa˚ AN.iii.258, AN.iii.433; AN.iv.60 sq.; an˚; without consideration regardless,…

…ariyaṃ uttamaṃ parisuddhaṃ DN-a.i.286) MN.ii.167.

When the commentators, many centuries afterwards began to write Pali in S. India &…

…or sloka Anvs p. 35; -pārisuddhasīla (nt. the four precepts of purity Ja.iii.291; Dhp-a.iv.111- (b)bidha (catur + vidha) fourfold Thag-a,…

adjective = cāraka Snp.162 (saṃsuddha˚).

…sahetu d. SN.v.126 sq.; suvisuddha d. SN.iv.191
■ SN.iii.28, SN.iii.49; MN.ii.46; MN.iii.157; Snp.989 (wisdom: Jinānaṃ eta d….

…(˚lābha); Pv-a.25 (= suddha, manohara). Also as saha-dh˚; (esp. in conn. w. pañha, a justified, reasonable proper question: DN.i.94;…

…in phrase saṃsuddha -gahaṇika coming from a clean womb, of pure descent, in the enum. of the…

…of the Path Snp.84 sq.; saṃsuddha˚ (id.) Snp.372. Cp khetta˚. In other connections: Pv.iv.3#33; Thig.419 (jin’ amhase rūpinaṃ Lacchiṃ…

(& kallāṇa)

1. (adj.) beautiful, charming; auspicious, helpful, morally good. Syn bhaddaka Pv-a.9, Pv-a.116) and kusala (SN.ii.118; Pv-a.9 Pv-a.122); opp. pāpa (SN.i.83; MN.i.43; Pv-a.101, Pv-a …

…sq.; Vv-a.130 (in parisuddha-kāya-kammantatā); dhammikā k˚ā MN.ii.191; ākiṇṇa-k˚ (evam-) of such character SN.i.204…

…passim (e.g. SN.v.419: corr. suddha˚ to yuddha˚!; AN.v.128 = Cnd.192) ref. to at AN.iii.256; AN.v.185; Ja.i.58; Pp.35. Similarly in gāma˚;…

(hattha) at AN.ii.165 is to be read (with variant reading) as lepagata, i.e. sticky (opp. suddha).

…AN.iii.16; Snp.48 (= parisuddha pariyodāta Cnd.402); Ja.v.202 Ja.v.170; Vv.17#1 (rucira +); Pv.iii.3#1 (rucira +); Vism.223 Vism.377;…

…(˚ā mittā), Snp.788 (suddhaṃ ˚ṃ arogaṃ), Snp.1071 (saññāvimokhe ˚e vimutto); Dhp.184 (nibbānaṃ ˚ṃ vadanti Buddhā)….

…supreme sacrifice, ˚suddha extremely clean 2. too much, excessively (cp. ati˚ and adhi˚): ˚tāpeti torment excessively, ˚pakka…

…Pp.68 (samāhite citte parisuddha); Mil.106; DN-a.i.177, DN-a.i.219; Snp-a.445 (apanetabbassa abhāvato niddosa-bhāvena p.) Pv-a.44,…

purity, cleanliness, perfection MN.i.36; Mil.103 sq.; Vism.168
■ As f. pari-suddhatā at Vism.30.

abstr. fr. parisuddha

to become clear or clean, to be purified SN.i.214; Snp.183, Snp.184
pp parisuddha (q.v.).

Pass. of pari + śudh

…probation Vin.ii.48 sq.; suddhanta˚ probation of complete purification Vin.ii.59 sq. 3. period, time (lit. stay) interval, duration Ud.7…

…mostly combined with parisuddha (+) DN.i.75, DN.i.76 (+); MN.i.26; SN.i.198; SN.iii.235 (+), SN.v.301; AN.iii.27 (+);…

…(C. expln^s as parisuddha after variant reading pariyodāta which was prob misread for pariyodāna), 370.

pari + apadāna, the latter…

…p. alankata Snp-a.284); Vism.224 (˚pāṇin = parisuddha-hattha); Sdhp.100.

pp. of payacchati

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 …

…jhāna); Vism.30 (= parisuddhatā), Vism.46 (˚sīla), Vism.278; Dhp-a.iii.399 (catu˚-sīla), Dhp-a.iv.111 (ājīva˚); Sdhp.342.

fr….

…cp Vv.36#1 (= parisuddha, hemamaya Vv-a.166); Vv.78#4 (= suvaṇṇamaya C. 304).

• -antara a yellow dress or…

colouring, dye DN.i.110 (suddhaṃ vatthaṃ… sammadeva rajanaṃ paṭigaṇheyya); Vin.i.50 = Vin.i.53 Vin.ii.227; Vin.i.286 (6 dyes allowed to…

…wood & lac); SN.i.104 (suddhaṃ r.); SN.ii.233; Dhs.584.

• -maya made of silver Vin.ii.112; SN.iii.144 (sovaṇṇamaya…

…pure descent DN.i.113; DN-a.i.281.

saṃ + suddha

trifle, a minor offence, less than a Sanghādisesa Vin.ii.67.

suddha + ka

purity DN.ii.14; Vism.44.

abstr. fr. suddha

purity Snp.435.

abstr. fr. suddha

… pp suddha -Caus. sodheti (q.v.).

śudh which the Dhtp (417) defines as…

…who conquers Pv-a.251; parisuddha˚; of excellent character AN.iii.124 pāpa˚; wicked Snp.246; bhaṇana˚; wont to speak Dhp-a.iv.93;…

…Snp-a.86 -suddha clean on top Vin.ii.152 2. uddhaṃ˚; in -āghātanika an after-deather, a teacher who…

…Snp-a.86 -suddha clean on top Vin.ii.152 2. uddhaṃ˚; in -āghātanika an after-deather, a teacher who…

…Snp.1107, (˚satisaṃsuddha); Mnd.501 = Cnd.166; Pts.i.8, Pts.i.36, Pts.i.60, Pts.i.167 Pts.i.177; Pp.59 (˚sati); Ne.25, Ne.97 (˚dhātu),…

…Snp.1107, (˚satisaṃsuddha); Mnd.501 = Cnd.166; Pts.i.8, Pts.i.36, Pts.i.60, Pts.i.167 Pts.i.177; Pp.59 (˚sati); Ne.25, Ne.97 (˚dhātu),…

…to a race Mhvs.1, Mhvs.1 (suddha˚).

• -ñña born of good family AN.ii.27.
• -dhara upholding tradition Mil.164. *…

…˚sukkha dried up, ˚suddha very bright, ˚ssamati rest fully (Ger. aus-ruhen), ˚haññati to get slain.

prefix, resting on Idg. *ṷi…

adjective clean, pure, bright; in applied meaning: purified, stainless, sanctified Vin.i.105; DN.iii.52 (cakkhu); SN.ii.122 (id.); SN.iv.47 (sīla); AN.iv.304 (su˚); Snp.67, Snp.517, Snp.687; Cnd.601; …

purity, purification AN.ii.239.

abstr. fr. visuddha

to be cleaned, to be cleansed, to be pure Vin.ii.137; Ja.i.75; Ja.iii.472
pp visuddha. Caus. visodheti (q.v.).

vi + sujjhati

…(of sun & moon) DN.i.10 (= visuddhatā DN-a.i.95) 2. purity (from the kilesas, or stains of sin), purification sanctification MN.i.115 (opp….

… ■ Vin.ii.178. (parisuddha˚; + ājīva, dhammadesanā veyyākaraṇa); Vin.iii.90 sq.; Vin.v.164, Vin.v.197; DN.i.76 ≈ (following after…

…DN.i.54; AN.iii.124 (parisuddha˚); Snp.407 (˚ṃ = parisodhayi = micchājīvaṃ hitvā sammājīvaṃ eva pavattayī Snp-a.382), Snp.617;…