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thera, 320 találat.
thera →
dppn
Name of a monk in Rājagaha. He lived in solitude, the virtues of which state he extolled. Hearing this, the Buddha sent for him and taught him how the solitary life could be perfected in detail. SN.ii.282f.
thera →
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(~ā ~ī)n. & m. & ~ī, feminine
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(m.fn.) thick; solid; firm.
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(mfn.)
- old, elderly; elder, senior; venerable.
- elder, senior in the saṅgha (ordained for 10 years or more)
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(m.) an …
thera →
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…Dhp.261. In Sangha-thera, used of Bhikkhus not senior in the Order, the word thera means distinguished Vin.ii.212, Vin.ii.303. In…
abhaya →
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…beautiful sights is in the Theragāthā. Thag.98
Abhaya2Abhayarājakumāra
The son of King Bimbisāra and of Padumavatī, the belle…
abhibhū →
dppn
…on this occasion are, in the Theragāthā, ascribed to Abhibhūta. Thag.1147–1148
In the Aṅguttara Nikāya AN.i.226f. we find Ānanda asking…
abhibhūta →
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…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…
acelakassapa →
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…was an old friend of Bakkula Thera, and that after a conversation with him. obtained his ordination under him.
The Kassapa mentioned in the Acela…
adhimutta →
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A Brahmin of Sāvatthī. A verse addressed by him to some corpulent monks is found in the Theragāthā. Thag.114
ahogaṅgā →
dppn
…for some time, lived the Thera Sambhūta Sānavāsi, and it was there that Yasa Kākandakaputta saw him. The meeting of arahants to discuss what…
ajakaraṇī →
dppn
…vihāra where lived the Thera Sabbaka (Sappaka). Thag.307–310
Here also, in a cave, dwelt the Thera Bhūta. Thag.518f.
This river was…
ajapālanigrodha →
dppn
…were true that he did not pay respect to age. To them he preached the four Thera-karaṇā dhamma. AN.ii.22
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ajita →
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…to assign seats to the Theras. Vin.ii.305
Ajita2
A paribbājaka who visited the Buddha, and at whose instigation the Buddha…
ajitamāṇava →
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…is found in the Theragāthā. Thag.20
The Ajita-pucchā are referred to in the Saṃyutta, SN.ii.47f. where they are expounded by…
ajjuna →
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A monk whose Theragāthā verse describes understanding the Dhamma as like drawing oneself from water to dry land. Thag.88
anuruddha →
dppn
…ascribed to Anuruddha in the Theragāthā Thag.904 it is said that for twenty-five years he did not sleep at all, and that for the last thirty…
anūpama →
dppn
A monk whose verses are recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.213–214
asoka →
dppn
…to the Buddha that Asoka Thera had died, and asks where he had gone. The Buddha tells him that Asoka was an arahant and had realised Nibbana….
aññātakoṇḍañña →
dppn
…are given in the Theragāthā, admonishing fellow celibates to lead the higher life, because everything is impermanent, bound to ill and…
bakkula →
dppn
…AN.i.25
He espoused the virtue of an ascetic and withdrawn life. MN.iii.125 His Theragāthā verses speak of living a good life and a happy…
bandhura →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of not wanting to drink poison after tasting the Dhamma. Thag.103
belaṭṭhasīsa →
dppn
…one time this Thera would lie in the forest where he kept a store of dried boiled rice. When he needed food, after samāpatti he…
belaṭṭhānika →
dppn
BelaṭṭhānikaBelaṭṭhakāni
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how the spiritual life is wasted in gluttony. Thag.101
beluva →
dppn
…the gates of Vesāli.
The Theragāthā Thag.919 states that Anuruddha died at Veluvagāma in the Vajjī country. This probably refers to…
bhadda →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verses tell how his parents with pride and compassion brought him to the Buddha to be ordained. Ānanda…
bhaddavatikā →
dppn
…Nāga dwelt there. Sāgata Thera, hearing this, went to Ambatiṭṭha and subdued the Nāga, afterwards rejoining the Buddha at Bhaddavatikā….
bhaddā →
dppn
…Piyaka took him to Nārada Thera at the Kukkuṭārāma, and there made him realize the folly of mourning….
bhallika →
dppn
…a meal shortly after the Buddha was Awakened, while still near Uruvelā. Vin.i.3f. AN.i.26
The Theragāthā Thag.7 contains a verse spoken by…
bharata →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verses call on Nandaka and himself to declare their spiritual prowess to the Buddha….
bhāradvāja →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the heroic roar of the conquerors. Thag.177–178
Bhāradvāja2
He was the…
bhūta →
dppn
Bhūta
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the greatest contentment while living among the harsh conditions of the forest. Thag.518–526
brahmadatta →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of avoiding anger when confronted with harsh words….
brahmāli →
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A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how even the gods envy one such as he, with senses tamed. Thag.205–206
cakkhupāla →
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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
candana →
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…monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how he was visited by his wife and child who hoped to win him back, but, seeing them from…
channa →
dppn
…of the Sakiyan clan whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how he became a monk after being inspired by the teaching of the Buddha.
Once, when in…
citta →
dppn
…have refuted their views.
A thera named Sudhamma was a permanent resident in the Ambātakārāma and was looked after by Citta. Once, when the two…
cittaka →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how the cries of the beautiful peacocks wake the meditator to practice. Thag.22
cunda →
dppn
…books appear to refer to two theras by the name of Cunda, the better known being Mahā-Cunda and the other Cūḷa-Cunda. But the legends…
cūladeva →
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CūladevaCūḷadeva
A Thera, an eminent teacher of the Vinaya. Vin.v.3
cūḷagavaccha →
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CūḷagavacchaCūlagavaccha
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how a joyful monk would realize the state of peace. Thag.11
cūḷaka →
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…monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his delight in the beautiful peacocks and good earth, and how happily he meditates….
cūḷapanthaka →
dppn
…AN.i.23
His Theragathā verses speak of how slow his progress was in Dhamma, so much so that his brother rejected him from the…
devasabha →
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A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how one with right effort will overcome defilements. Thag.100
dhammapāla →
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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
dhammasava →
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A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of going forth and attaining the three knowledges. Thag.107
dhammika →
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Dhammika
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the good state that awaits one who practices righteousness. Thag.303–306 According to the…
dhaniya →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verses urge one who wants to live happily as a monk to be content. Thag.228–30 He once made a grass but…
dāsaka →
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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…
ekadhammasavanīya →
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EkadhammasavanīyaEkadhammasavaniyaEkadhammika
A monk whose verse is found in the Theragāthā. Thag.67
ekuddāniya →
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…monk whose verse in the Theragāthā says that one of higher mind will not sorrow. Thag.68
The verse attributed above to Ekuddāniya, occurs…
eraka →
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A verse admonishing this monk is found in the Theragāthā. Thag.93
gahvaratīriya →
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A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of enduring the discomforts of the forest life. Thag.31
gayā →
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…residence of Sūciloma.
It was at a spring festival in Gayā that Senaka Thera was converted by the Buddha. Thag.287
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gaṅgātīriya →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his austere life by the Ganges river. Thag.127–128
girimānanda →
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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…
godatta →
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The Theragāthā Thag.659–672 contains several stanzas attributed to him, which speak of remaining even among the challenges of life, and the…
godhika →
dppn
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…
gosāla →
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Gosāla
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how after eating honey and rice he returns to his hillside to meditate. Thag.23
gāthā →
dppn
…Buddhist scriptures were organized before the Tipiṭaka. It includes the Theragāthā and Therīgāthā, and other verses. Vin.iii.8
hatthārohaputta →
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A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of taming this mind like an elephant. Thag.77
heraññakāni →
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A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the impermanence of life, and the bitter fruit of evil deeds. Thag.145–146
hārita →
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…monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of making body and mind straight. Thag.29
Hārita3
A monk whose Theragāthā…
isidatta →
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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 …
isidāsa →
dppn
A thera. He had a brother, also a monk, named Isibhatta. Having spent the rainy season in Sāvatthī, they went to take up their abode in a certain…
jambugāmika →
dppn
JambugāmikaJambugāmiya
A monk whose Theragāthā verse asks whether he is intent on adornments or virtue. Thag.28
jambuka →
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Jambuka
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how he practiced severe austerities for 55 year before going for refuge in the Buddha and…
jayasena →
dppn
…had with his uncle Bhūmiya Thera is recorded in the Bhūmiya Sutta. In this case we are told that Jayasena was pleased with the discourse and…
jenta →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how the contemplation of impermanence helps to cope with the sufferings of life….
jotidāsa →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of kamma. Thag.143–144
kandarāyana →
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…to him he expressed delight and offered himself as the Thera’s disciple. AN.i.67f.
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…monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the unattractiveness of the body. Thag.567–576 In the Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.iii.169f.…
kappatakura →
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A monk whose verses are found in the Theragāthā. Thag.199–200
kassapa →
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…mother is recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.82
Kassapa3
A devaputta. He visited the Buddha late one night at Jetavana and uttered…
kaṇhadinna →
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A monk whose Theragāthā verses describe how he heard the Dhamma, practiced, and overcame all defileents. Thag.179–180
khaṇḍasumana →
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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
khitaka →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how light and joyful his body feels. Thag.104
Khitaka2
A monk whose…
khujjasobhita →
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A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of learned ascetics of Pāṭaliputta. Thag.234–236 He was evidently one of the Pācīnaka (’Eastern“)…
kosalavihārī →
dppn
KosalavihārīKosallavihārī
A monk whose Theragāthā verses say that he went forth in faith and dwells diligently in a forest hut. Thag.59
kosiya →
dppn
…DN.ii.270 Mahā Moggallāna, MN.i.252 and by Mahā Kassapa. Ud.iii.7
Kosiya2
A monk whose Theragāthā verses emphasize the importance…
kukkuṭārāma →
dppn
…the names of several theras who lived there: Nilavāsi, Sānavāsi, Gopaka, Bhagu, Phalikasandana. The Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.v.15f.…
kulla →
dppn
The Theragāthā verses Thag.393–398 ascribed to him speak of the contemplation of the foulness of the body.
kumārakassapa →
dppn
…are found in the Theragāthā. Thag.201–202 The main example of his teaching is in the Pāyāsi Sutta, where he debated with a…
kuṇḍadhāna →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of cutting off or developing five things. Thag.15 He was proclaimed the first among those who…
kuṇḍala →
dppn
KuṇḍalaKulakuṇḍalaKuḷakuṇḍalaKulaKuḷa
The verse attributed to Kundala in the Theragāthā Thag.19 occurs twice in the Dhammapada
kuṭivihārī →
dppn
…he obtained insight in a hut. Thag.56
Kuṭivihārī2
A monk whose Theragāthā verse is an encouragement to be content with his old…
kātiyāna →
dppn
A monk to whom several Theragāthā verses on the need for energetic striving were addressed. Thag.411–416
kāḷudāyī →
dppn
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…
kāḷī →
dppn
…of them a sort of milk bowl, placed it near where the Thera sat. Thag.151
lakuṇṭaka →
dppn
…Ambāṭakavana, as he sat there enjoying the bliss of arahantship, are included in the Theragāthā. They speak of the fools who judge only by…
lomasakaṅgiya →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that, thrusting aside grasses with his chest, he will seek seclusion. Thag.27
According to the Lomasakaṅgiya…
macchikāsaṇḍa →
dppn
…was Mahānāma.
Sudhamma Thera also lived there, and the place was visited by Sāriputta and Moggalāna and also by Acela Kassapa….
mahāgavaccha →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of practicing properly and awaiting ones’ time. Thag.12
mahākaccāyana →
dppn
…attributed to him in the Theragāthā speak of giving up wealth and honor for higher things. Thag.494–501
Among Kaccāna’s pupils and…
mahākappina →
dppn
…title conferred on him.
The Theragāthā contains verses in which he celebrates wisdom and equanimity in theface of death. Thag.547–556
Kappina…
mahākassapa →
dppn
…to his pyre. The arahant theras, who were present, declared that it could not be kindled until Mahā Kassapa and his five hundred companions had…
mahākoṭṭhita →
dppn
…and other eminent theras—e.g., the Naḷakalāpiya Sutta on kamma, SN.ii.112f. the Sīla Sutta on religious discipline,…
mahākāla →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses describe a large swarthy woman sitting surrounded by bones in the charnel ground, evidently a practitioner of…
mahāmoggallāna →
dppn
…attributed to him in the Theragāthā are several containing exhortations to his colleagues. Thag.1146–1149 Thag.1165f. Some of the…
mahānāga →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses warn of the dangers that face a monk who neglects the Dhamma. Thag.387–392
mahānāma →
dppn
…them of inconsistency. AN.iii.75ff.
Mahānāma3
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the beauty of Mount Nesadaka. Thag.115
mahāpanthaka →
dppn
…by him in the joy of attainment is included in the Theragāthā. Thag.510–517
malitavambha →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that one should only stay in a dwelling that is conducive to the goal. Thag.105
melajina →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his great faith in the Buddha. Thag.131–132
mettaji →
dppn
MettajiMattaji
A monk whose Theragāthā verse extols the Buddha. Thag.94
meṇḍasira →
dppn
MeṇḍasiraMeṇḍasīsa
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of realizing release from suffering after many lifetimes. Thag.78
migacīra →
dppn
A park near Indapatta, where Raṭṭhapāla Thera stayed. MN.ii.65
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migajāla →
dppn
Migajāla
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak in praise of the eightfold path. Thag.417–422
The Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.iv.35f. contains two…
migasira →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of becoming Awakened since he went forth. Thag.181f.
mogharāja →
dppn
…clothing. AN.i.25 In his Theragāthā verses the Buddha asks how he fares in the cold. Thag.207–208
The Saṃyutta Nikāya contains a stanza…
mudita →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of unflagging striving, regardless of life or limb. Thag.311–314
māluṅkyāputta →
dppn
…Theragāthā contains two sets of verses attributed to him. One set speaks of the dangers of craving and encourages…
māṇava →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that he went forth after seeing an old man, a sick man, and a dead man. Thag.73
nanda →
dppn
…arahantship. Ud.iii.2 His Theragāthā verses speak of his struggle with desire. Thag.157f.
Later, on seeing how eminently Nanda was trained…
nandaka →
dppn
…of the nuns. AN.i.24
The Theragāthā Thag.279–282 contains several verses uttered by him to a woman to whom he was once married. She met him…
nandiya →
dppn
…MN.i.205 His Theragāthā verse is a warning to the Dark Lord not to attack a bhikkhu such as he. Thag.25
Nandiya2
A…
nhātakamuni →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of practicing with joy in the forest, despite being ill. Thag.435–440
nigrodha →
dppn
…Udumbarika Sīhanāda. DN.iii.57
Nigrodha2
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of overcoming fear. Thag.21
nikata →
dppn
…of several eminent theras mentioned as staying in the Kūṭāgārasāla in Vesāli. When the Buddha came there, Licchavis crowded out the…
nilavāsi →
dppn
A Thera mentioned as staying at the Kukkuṭārāma in Pāṭaliputta. Vin.i.300
nisabha →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of giving up desire and patiently awaiting one’s time. Thag.195–196
nāgita →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the unique efficacy of practicing the Buddha’s path. Thag.86
Nāgita2
For…
nīta →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse asks when the lazy fool will ever escape suffering. Thag.84
paccaya →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his energetic resolve after going forth. Thag.222–224
pakkha →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of attaining happiness. Thag.63
paripuṇṇaka →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the superiority of the taste of Dhamma over all other flavors. Thag.91
passika →
dppn
His Theragāthā verses speak of his helping his relatives to practice generosity, so they attained a favorable rebirth. Thag.240–242
paviṭṭha →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the end of rebirth. Thag.87
paṇḍara →
dppn
…name of a clan. An ascetic of this clan, hearing Phussa Thera preach, asked him a question which led to a long…
phalikasandāna →
dppn
One of the Theras dwelling in the Kukkuṭārāma in Pāṭaliputta in the time of the Buddha. Vin.i.300
phussa →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses depict the ascetic Paṇḍarassagotta questioning him on the future decline of Bhikkhus. Thag.949–980
pilindavaccha →
dppn
…monk whose enigmatic Theragāthā verse speaks of what has come and not departed. Thag.9 Certain devas who had been born in the deva world…
piyañjaha →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of going against what everyone else does. Thag.76
piṇḍola →
dppn
…into sandal paste.
The Theragāthā contains two verses Thag.123–124 of Piṇḍola, which say that peace comes neither from fasting nor…
posiya →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of caution when accepting food from women. Thag.34
puṇṇa →
dppn
…Sutta. MN.iii.267ff. His Theragāthā verse speaks of the value of virtue. Thag.70
Puṇṇa2
A servitor who held the oblation…
puṇṇamāsa →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verse says that a restrained and wise one knows the rise and passing away of the world….
pārāpariya →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses are collected in two sizable groups. The first depicts him meditating in solitude and pondering over the things that…
pārāsariya →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how being restrained he has overcome defilements. Thag.116
Pārāsariya2
A…
pātaligāma →
dppn
…At the suggestion of Udena Thera, the brahmin Ghotamukha built an assembly hall for the monks in the city M.ii.163.
Pātaligāma was so called…
rakkhita →
dppn
…1
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of having uprooted all defilements and become cool….
revata →
dppn
…dwellers. AN.i.24
His Theragāthā verses appear under two names. As Khadiravaniya he admonishes Cāla, Upacāla, and Sīsapacāla to be…
rādha →
dppn
…reference is to this same thera, Rādha was, for some time, the attendant of Sāriputta, and there is a verse in the Theragāthā Thag.993 spoken…
rāhula →
dppn
…the next morning, he modified the rule.
Four verses uttered by Rāhula are included in the Theragāthā, where he says he s twice blessed to be…
rājadatta →
dppn
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…
rāmaṇeyyaka →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how his mind does not waver among the sounds of nature. Thag.49
sabbaka →
dppn
SabbakaSappaka
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his joy in living on the banks of the Ajakaraṇī, practising meditation. Thag.307–310.
sabbakāma →
dppn
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…
sabbamitta →
dppn
Sabbamitta
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the suffering inherent in relationships. Thag.149–150
sahampati →
dppn
…mother of Brahmadeva Thera, habitually made offerings to Brahmā. Out of compassion for her, Sahampati appeared before her and exhorted her…
sakka →
dppn
…layman. On another occasion, at Vessavaṇa’s suggestion, Sakka visited Uttara Thera on the Sankheyyaka Mountain and listened to a sermon by…
sambhūta →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how a bhikkhu in the Sītavana (Cool Grove) is victorious….
sambula →
dppn
SambulaKaccāna
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how he dwells happily though living in a fearful hole. Thag.189–190
samitigutta →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of experiencing the suffering caused by kamma in the past. Thag.81
sandhita →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of attaining a perception of the Buddha under a fig tree. Thag.217–218
sangharakkhita →
dppn
Sangharakkhita
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of one who, although in seclusion, still has uncontrolled faculties. Thag.109
sankassa →
dppn
During the Vajjiputta controversy, Revata Thera, on his way from Soreyya to Sahājāti, went through Sankassa.
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sarabhaṅga →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of living in a hut of reeds he built himself. By practicing the straight road of the seven…
sañjaya →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verse says that since going forth he has not had any hate. Thag.48
Sañjaya2
In the…
saṅkassa →
dppn
…controversy, Revata Thera, on his way from Soreyya to Sahājāti, went through Saṅkassa. The road he took passed through Saṅkassa,…
saṅkicca →
dppn
Saṅkicca
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his delight in meditating in the forest, free of harmful intentions, and confident that his…
senaka →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of seeing the Buddha at the Gayā festival. Thag.287–290
setuccha →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse describes how those how are defiled do not find stillness. Thag.102
sigālakapitā →
dppn
…forest….
sirimaṇḍa →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of openness, and how when confronted by Death, one should not waste one’s days. Thag.447–452
sirimitta →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how a monk without anger will not grieve when the time for Death approaches. Thag.502–509
sirimā →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of remaining still in mind amid praise and blame….
sirivaḍḍha →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of meditating in the cleft of Mounts Vebhāra and Paṇḍava while the lightning flashes….
somamitta →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses say one should avoid a lzy man and associate with those who are energetic. Thag.147–148
sopāka →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verse says one should love all beings, like a woman loves her only child. Thag.33
Sopāka2
A…
soṇa →
dppn
Soṇa1
A Thera, declared chief of those possessing clear utterance. AN.i.24 He lived in Avantī, where he met Mahākaccāna and was…
subhūta →
dppn
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…
subhūti →
dppn
…Ud.vi.7
A verse attributed to him is included in the Theragāthā. Thag.1
subāhu →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the joy of meditating in his little hut while the rain falls….
sudatta →
dppn
…two stanzas on the value of earnestness. SN.i.53
Sudatta3SudantaKumāputtassa therassa sahāyaka
A monk whose Theragāthā verse…
sugandha →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of going forth after one rainy season, then attaining the Dhamma. Thag.24
suhemanta →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse cryptically speaks of 100 signs. Thag.106
sumana →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of having accomplished all that he was aksed to do….
sumaṅgala →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of being well rid of three crooked things, and exhorts himself to meditation….
sundarasamudda →
dppn
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…
sunāga →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of one who understands the mind, practicing jhāna happily. Thag.85
sunāparanta →
dppn
…birthplace of Puṇṇa Thera. With the Buddha’s permission, he returned to Sunāparanta. The people of Sunāparanta were reported as being…
sunīta →
dppn
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….
suppiya →
dppn
…preaching of his friend, the Thera Sopāka, he entered the Order and attained arahantship.
In the time of Padumuttara Buddha he was a brahmin,…
surādha →
dppn
A monks whose Theragāthā verses speak of attaining the goal of the spiritual life. Thag.135–136
susārada →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the advantages of associating with good people. Thag.75
suyāma →
dppn
…the Yāma-devas. AN.iv.242 DN.i.217
Suyāma2Suyāmana
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of abandoning unwholesome states of…
sāketa →
dppn
…and Visākhā. Bhūta Thera was born in a suburb of Sāketa.
The Vinaya Vin.i.270f. mentions another seṭṭhi of Sāketa. His wife had…
sāmaññakāni →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the happiness of one who practices the right way. Thag.35
sāmidatta →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the end of rebirth. Thag.90
sāḷha →
dppn
…once visited Nandaka Thera with Pekkhuniya’s grandson, Rohana. AN.i.193f. He built a vihāra for the nuns and Sundarīndā was…
sāṭimattiya →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of one who formerly had faith but now has no more, and of wandering for alms, a little here…
sīha →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of remaining vigilent by day and night. Thag.83
Sīha3
A novice who entered the…
sīlavā →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak in praise of virtue (sīla). Thag.608–619
sītavana →
dppn
…AN.iii.374
Sambhūta Thera so loved the Sītavana that he came to be called “Sitavaniya.
Ekavihāriya is also mentioned its delighting in…
sīvaka →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verse says his preceptor, Vanavaccha, asked him to go from here, and that though his body dwells in the…
sīvali →
dppn
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…
tekicchakārī →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how, by recollecting the triple Gem and the four immeasurables, he overcomes lack of food…
tissa →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of giving up costly bowls and taking a simple earthenware bowl. Thag.97
Tissa8
A…
udena →
dppn
…thera. He once stayed, after the Buddha’s death, in the Khemiyambavana near Benares. There the brahmin Ghoṭamukha…
ugga →
dppn
…monk whose verse is recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.80
ujjaya →
dppn
…monk whose verse is in the Theragāthā. Thag.67
Ujjaya3
A brahmin. He once went to the Buddha and asked him if he thought well of…
ukkhepakatavaccha →
dppn
A monk whose verse is recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.65
upasena →
dppn
…Vin.iii.230ff.
In the Theragāthā are found several verses ascribed to Upasena as having been spoken by him in answer to a question by his…
upāli →
dppn
…ascribed to Upāli in the Theragāthā Thag.249–251 where he admonishes the brethren to seek noble friends of unfaltering character, to learn…
uruvelākassapa →
dppn
…the chief of those who had large followings. AN.i.25 Six verses attributed to him are found in the Theragāthā, Thag.375–380 wherein he reviews…
uttara →
dppn
…verses are recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.121–122
Uttara2
A monk whose verse are recorded in the Theragāthā….
uttarapāla →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse tell of how he overcame his desire and confusion and attained arahantship. Thag.252–254
uttarā →
dppn
…the Theragāthā two verses Thag.1020–1021 are attributed to Ānanda, as having been spoken by him in admonition to a lay…
uttiya →
dppn
…of four monks with similar Theragāthā verses, the others being Godhika, Subāhu and Valliya. The verses speak of the song of the rain on their…
vacchagotta →
dppn
…the Paribbājaka with the Thera of the same name, whose verse of ecstasy is included in the Theragāthā. Thag.112
Vacchagotta was a native of…
vacchapāla →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the ease of attaining Nibbana for one who practices well. Thag.71
vajjiputta →
dppn
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…
vajjita →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how, after many rebirths he has found peace. Thag.215–216
vakkali →
dppn
Vakkali
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of never relinquishing energy, whether ill or happy, while meditating in the forest. Thag.350–354…
valliya →
dppn
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….
vanavaccha →
dppn
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…
vappa →
dppn
…to him is found in the Theragāthā. Thag.61
Vappa2
A Sākiyan, disciple of the Nigaṇṭhas. He visits Moggallāna and they…
vasabha →
dppn
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…
vaḍḍha →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verses express thanks to his mother and sister for encouraging him in the Dhamma. Thag.335–339 The…
vaḍḍhamāna →
dppn
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…
vaṅgīsa →
dppn
…expression. AN.i.24
The Theragāthā contains numerous verses spoken by him on various occasions Thag.1208–1279 SN.i.183ff. Some of them…
vepacitti →
dppn
…is referred to in the Theragāthā. Thag.749
On another occasion Vepacitti suggested that victory should be given to him or to Sakka,…
vijaya →
dppn
…householder, mentioned as an exemplary layman. AN.iii.451
Vijaya2
A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that one without defilements…
vijitasena →
dppn
…his knowledge of elephant training, are included in the Theragāthā. Thag.355–359
vimala →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of being peaceful amidst a storm. Thag.50
Vimala3
A monk whose Theragāthā…
vimalakoṇḍañña →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verse is in the form of a riddle. Thag.64
visākha →
dppn
…monk whose Theragāthā verses speaks of not attacking the virtuous, nor praising oneself. Thag.209–210
Visākha was evidently…
vāraṇa →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses praise non-harming and seclusion. Thag.237–239
vāsabhagāmaka →
dppn
VāsabhagāmakaVāsabhagāma
A village in Kāsī. It was once the residence of Kassapa Thera. Vin.i.312f.
Kāsī3town
vīra →
dppn
Vīra
A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of taming oneself like a hero. Thag.8
vītasokā →
dppn
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how, while shaving, he gained insight. Thag.169–170
yasa →
dppn
…attributed to him in the Theragāthā says that he attained the Three Knowledges even while still adorned with fine clothes….
yasoja →
dppn
…in mere conversation.
His Theragāthā verses speak in praise of a thin monk who is dedicated and content, while criticizing those who live in…
ātuma →
dppn
A monk whose verse is in the Theragāthā. Thag.72
āḷavīgotama →
dppn
…thera, who is mentioned in the Sutta Nipāta Snp.1146 in a verse spoken by the Buddha to Piṅgiya when the Buddha…
dhammathera →
ncped
an elder in dhamma, one venerable because of his qualities.
dhammatthera →
ncped
an elder in dhamma, one venerable because of his qualities.
jātithera →
ncped
old, senior, from (time of) birth.
terasa →
ncped
num., mfn.
- (num.) thirteen.
- (mfn.) containing (a poem of) 13 verses (Theragāthā)
theradhika →
ncped
with an elder in charge.
theragāthā →
ncped
…an elder; a verse from the Theragāthā.
theragāthā2
feminine pl. the verses of the elders; one of the collections making up the…
theraka →
ncped
thick.
theranutherā →
ncped
elders and those next in seniority.
therapāli →
ncped
of therapāḷi
therapāḷi →
ncped
the fine, the list, of elders.
theratara →
ncped
more senior.
theravāda →
ncped
the statements of elders; what the elders say.
anattā →
nyana
…and Nibbāna, by Nyanaponika Thera WHEEL 11; The Truth of Anattā, by Dr. G. P. Malalasekera WHEEL 94; The Three Basic Facts of Existence III:…
anusaya →
nyana
…hence kammically neutral qualities, which however contradicts the Theravāda conception. Cf. Guide V, 88, 108, 139.
bodhi →
nyana
…three aspirations is, however, frequently found in present-day Theravāda countries, e.g. in Sri Lanka.
bojjhanga →
nyana
…arising of each of the factors, see the Com. to Satipatthāna Sutta Way of Mindfulness, by Soma Thera; 3rd ed., 1967, BPS. Further, The ’Seven…
brahma-vihāra →
nyana
…Kindness, by ñānamoli Thera WHEEL 7. - The Four Sublime States, by Nyanaponika Thera WHEEL 6. - Brahma Vihāra, by Narada Thera Vajirarama,…
elders →
nyana
Elders: the teaching of the: theravāda
pabbajjā →
nyana
…Forth, by Sumana Samanera WHEEL 27/28 and
Ordination in Theravāda Buddhism WHEEL 56.
paramī →
nyana
…Buddhists. PTS. - Narada Thera, The Buddha & His Teachings, Ch. 41; Parami BPS - The treatise on the perfections from the Com. to Cariyapitaka…
paticcasamuppāda →
nyana
…Origination, by Piyadassi Thera WHEEL 15; The Significance of Dependent Origination WHEEL 140.
1: Through ignorance are conditioned the…
patisandhi →
nyana
…and Rebirth, by Nyanatiloka Thera WHEEL 9. - The Case for Rebirth, by Francis Story WHEEL 12/13. - Survival and Kamma in Buddhist Perspective, by…
punabbhava →
nyana
…punabbhavo M. 26; D. 15; Therag. 87, 339; Sn. 502. - The term is often linked with abhinibbatti ‘arising’.
But how, o brother, does it come…
pātimokkha →
nyana
…See The Patimokkha, Romanized Pāli text and transl. by ñānamoli Thera Bangkok 1966, Mahāmakut Buddhist Bookshop.
theravāda →
nyana
Theravāda: ‘Doctrine of the Elders’, is a name of the oldest form of the Buddha’s teachings, handed down to us in the Pāli language….
ti-sarana →
nyana
…the Dhamma!
I take refuge in the Sangha!
Literature: The Threefold Refuge by Nyanaponika Thera WHEEL 76. - Devotion in Buddhism…
ākāsa →
nyana
…or uncreated states asankhata dharma - a view that is rejected in Kath. see: Guide. p. 70. Theravāda Buddhism recognizes only…
ānāpāna-sati →
nyana
…texts, see: Mindfulness of Breathing, by Nānamoli Thera Kandy: BPS, 1964-98.
acchiva →
pts
certain species of tree (Hypanthera Moringa) Ja.vi.535.
*Sk. akṣiba and akṣība
agga →
pts
…the original doctrine (= theravāda) Dpvs.iv.13.
- -vādin one who proclaims the highest good (of the Buddha)…
anuthera →
pts
an inferior Thera, one who comes next to the elder Vin.ii.212 (therānutherā Th. & next in age).
anu + thera
asīti →
pts
number 80 (on symbolical meaning & freq. application see; aṭṭha1 B 1 c, where also most of the ref’s In addition we mention the foll.:) Ja.i.233 (˚hattha 80 hands, i.e. 80 cubits deep); J …
aṭṭha →
pts
Aṭṭha1
num. card, eight, decl. like pl. of adj. in-a A. The number in objective significance, based on natural phenomena: see compounds ˚angula, ˚nakha, ˚pada, ˚pāda B. The number in …
bhatta →
pts
…(thera) (an elder) who supervises the distribution of food, a superintendent of meals Vism.388, Dhp-a.i.244. *…
bhikkhu →
pts
…AN.i.78 (thera bh., an elder bh.; and nava bh. a young bh.); AN.iii.299 (id.); AN.iv.25 (id.); Snp.276, Snp.360 Snp.411 sq.,…
bhātika →
pts
…Dhp-a.i.14 (˚thera my Thera-brother or br- thera), Dhp-a.i.101, Dhp-a.i.245; Pv-a.75. 2. bhātiya: Vism.292 (dve ˚therā two Th….
bhātiya →
pts
…Dhp-a.i.14 (˚thera my Thera-brother or br- thera), Dhp-a.i.101, Dhp-a.i.245; Pv-a.75. 2. bhātiya: Vism.292 (dve ˚therā two Th….
bhāṇaka →
pts
…Majjhima˚ Vism.95 (Revatthera), Vism.275, Vism.286, Vism.431; Saṃyutta˚; Vism.313 (Cūḷa-Sivatthera). Unspecified at Snp-a.70…
culla →
pts
…a personal attendant (of a thera) Ja.i.108 (cūl˚); Ja.ii.325 (cull˚; Dhp-a.i.135; Dhp-a.ii.260; cūḷ);
- -pitā an uncle (“lesser”…
cūḷa →
pts
…a personal attendant (of a thera) Ja.i.108 (cūl˚); Ja.ii.325 (cull˚; Dhp-a.i.135; Dhp-a.ii.260; cūḷ);
- -pitā an uncle (“lesser”…
dhamma →
pts
…Pp.42; Ja.i.217; Ja.iv.2 (˚thera). Cp. also Avs.ii.81;
- -kathikatta (nt.) speaking about the Dh.; preaching MN.iii.40; AN.i.38 (+…
dvi →
pts
…Knights of Arthur etc.): of theras, accompd by 12 bhikkhus Pv-a.67, Pv-a.141. 179 etc.; dvādasa koṭisatāni Snp.677; five groups of…
gaṇin →
pts
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 …
jāti →
pts
karaṇa →
pts
…AN.v.23 (cp. AN.v.89) and thera˚ AN.ii.22; dubbaṇṇa˚ SN.v.217; see also DN.i.245 MN.i.15; SN.v.96, SN.v.115; AN.iv.94; AN.v.268;…
kathika →
pts
…Ja.iii.342; Ja.iv.2 (˚thera); Ja.vi.255 (mahā˚) as noun a preacher, speaker, expounder AN.iii.174 Mhvs.14, Mhvs.64 (mahā˚).
fr….
kaḍḍhana →
pts
…rejecting, renunciation, applied to the self-denial of missionary theras following Gotama Buddha’s example Mhvs.12, Mhvs.55.
khāṇu →
pts
…Name of a Thera Vism.380; Dhp-a.ii.254.
also often spelled khānu; prob. = Sk. sthāṇu, corrupted in etym. with khaṇati,…
majjha →
pts
…with dahara young & thera old). 3. often used adv. in loc.; majjhe in the middle; i.e.
- as prep in between, among (-˚ or with…
milakkha →
pts
…Snp-a.236 (˚mahātissa-thera Np.), Snp-a.397 (˚bhāsā foreign dialect) The word occurs also in form milakkhu…
nava →
pts
Nava1
(num.) number nine. gen
■ dat. navannaṃ (Snp.p.87) instr
■ abl. navahi (Vv-a.76), loc. navasu.
Meaning and Application: The primitive-Aryan importance of the “mystic” nine i …
navaka →
pts
…newly ordained bhikkhu (opp. thera), novice (cp. Divy.404) Ja.i.33 (sangha˚); Pv-a.76 (id.)
■ Freq. in compar…
nikkhittaka →
pts
adjective noun one to whose charge something has been committed Dpvs.iv.5 (agga˚; thera original depositary of the Faith).
fr. nikkhitta
nāmaka →
pts
…(-˚) by name SN.ii.282 (Thera˚); Pv-a.67, Pv-a.96 (kaṇha˚). 2. consisting of a mere name i.e. mere talk, nonsense, ridiculous…
pacchā →
pts
…junior Wanderer or bhikkhu (Thera) who walks behind a senior (Thera) on his rounds. The one accompanying Gotama Buddha is Ānanda Vin.i.46…
pada →
pts
- foot Dhp.273 = Snp-a.366 (? saccānaṃ caturo padā); DN-a.i.85; usually -˚, like hatthipadaṃ elephant’s foot MN.i.176, MN.i.184; SN.i.86; SN.v.43, SN.v.231; and with numerals dvi˚ & di˚, catup˚, a …
parikkhāra →
pts
…Dhp-a.ii.61 (˚dhara thera) 3. In other combinations: satta nagara˚; AN.iv.106 sq. (cp. nagarûpakārikā DN.i.105); satta samādhi˚…
parinibbuta →
pts
…the Tathāgata, but also to Theras & Arahants who have by means of moral & intellectual perfection destroyed all germs of further existence. With…
ratta →
pts
Ratta1
- dyed, coloured MN.i.36 (dūratta-vaṇṇa difficult to dye or badly dyed MN-a.167 reads duratta and explains as durañjita-vaṇṇa opp. suratta ibid.); Snp.287 (nānā-rattehi vatthe …
sathera →
pts
adjective including the Theras AN.ii.169
sa3 + thera
saṅgha →
pts
…community MN.i.469.
saṅgāyika →
pts
adjective connected with the proclamation; dhamma˚-therā the Elders gathered in the council for proclaiming the Doctrine Ja.v.56.
fr. sangāyati
saṅkheyya →
pts
…a hermitage, the residence of Thera Āyupāla Mil.19, Mil.22 etc.
siggu →
pts
name of a tree (Hyperanthera moringa) Ja.iii.161; Ja.v.406.
cp. Vedic śigru, Name of a tribe; as a tree in Suśruta
te →
pts
…epithet of theras bhikkhus Ja.iv.219; Mil.18 sq.; Dhp-a.i.7, Dhp-a.i.384; Dhp-a.iii.385 Dāvs v.22. Cp. Sk. tripiṭo…
theraka →
pts
adjective strong (?), of clothes: therakāni vatthāni DN.ii.354 (vv.ll. thevakāni, dhorakāni, corakāni). Theri & Therika
therikā →
pts
…therīs, following on the Theragāthā (q.v.).
see thera
therī →
pts
…therīs, following on the Theragāthā (q.v.).
see thera
thāvara →
pts
…we read thāvira-jiṇṇa?).
from thavira = thera, old
thāvareyya →
pts
…clear from the context that Thera is to be taken here in the secondary sense explained under Thera. He was a bhikkhu so eminently useful to the…
tāta →
pts
…Mil.16, Mil.17 (a bhikkhu or thera) in addr. several Vin.i.249; Ja.ii.133; Pv-a.50. tātā (pl.) Ja.i.166; Ja.i.263; Ja.iv.138.
Vedic tāta, Gr….
tāva →
pts
adverb so much, so long; usually correl. with yāva how long, how much; in all meanings to be understood out of elliptical application of this correlation Thus
I
*yāva-tāva …
upaṭṭhāka →
pts
…(or ministering to) a thera or a bhikkhu, a family devoted to the service of (gen. Vin.i.83 (Sāriputtassa), Vin.i.213; Vin.iii.62,…
vaggiya →
pts
(-˚) adjective belonging to a group, forming a company, a party of (-˚), e.g. pañcavaggiyā therā Ja.i.57, Ja.i.82; bhikkhū MN.i.70; MN.ii.94; *[chabbaggiyā](/define/chabbag …
vana →
pts
…Snp-a.56 (Mahā-tissatthera).
- -saṇḍa jungle-thicket, dense jungle DN.i.87 DN.i.117; SN.iii.109 (tibba v….
vaṃsa →
pts
- a bamboo Snp.38 (vaṃso visālo va; vaṃso explained at Cnd.556 as “veḷugumba,” at Snp-a.76 as “veḷu”), ibid. (˚kaḷīra) Ja.vi.57; Vism.255 (˚kaḷīra); Kp-a.50 (id.).
- race lineage, family AN.ii.27 …
vibhajja →
pts
…a term identical with theravāda, the doctrine of the Elders i.e. the original teaching of the Buddhist church…
vuddhi →
pts
…increase, growth, furtherance, prosperity.
- vuḍḍhi Pv-a.22 Often in phrase vuḍḍhi virūḷhi vepulla…
vuḍḍhi →
pts
…increase, growth, furtherance, prosperity.
- vuḍḍhi Pv-a.22 Often in phrase vuḍḍhi virūḷhi vepulla…
vāda →
pts
…the tradition of the Theras, i.e. the orthodox doctrine or word of Gotama Buddha Mhvs.5, Mhvs.2; Mhvs.33, Mhvs.97 sq.; Dpvs.v.10, Dpvs.v.14…
yebhuyya →
pts
abundant, numerous, most. Not found as adj. by itself, except in phrase yebhuyya-vasena mostly, as a rule Thag-a.51 and Pv-a.136, which is identical with the usual instr. *[yebhuyyena](/define/ye …
ācariya →
pts
…traditional teaching; later as heterodox teaching sectarian teaching (opp. theravāda orthodox doctrine) Mil.148; Dpvs.v.30; Mhbv.96.
fr. ā…
ākāra →
pts
…the sign of…); Vv-a.27 (therassa ā. form of the Th.); Pv-a.90, Pv-a.283 (rañño ā. the king’s person) Sdhp.363 4. way, mode, manner,…
āyasmant →
pts
…the semantically identical thera). It occurs usually in nom. āyasmā and is expld. in Nd by typical formula…
āyūhana →
pts
…who toils“ trsl.) = Vb.361 Nd ii.taṇhā 2. (has āyūhanā). 3. furtherance, pursuit DN-a.i.64 (bhavassa).
fr. āyūhati