thomanā (f.) praising, praise, laudation Ja.i.220 (= pasaṃsa); Pp.53; Pv-a.27.

see thavati

1. Lit. seeing, looking; noticing; sight of, appearance, look. Often equivalent to an infinitive “to see,” esp. as dat. dassanāya in order to see, for the purpose of seeing (cp. dassana-kāma = da …