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va →

pts

…shortened form of , as found e.g. Dhp.195 (yadi va for yadi vā); or in correlation va-va either-or: Dhp.108…

vā →

pts

…vā pi). Usually repeated vā-vā (is it so-) or, either-or, e.g. Snp.1024 (Brahmā vā Indo vā pi); Dhp.1 (bhāsati vā karoti vā);…

abbhavalāhakā →

dppn

One of the Cloud-group of devas. They are embodied in the thunder clouds (cumulus clouds), and when they wish to revel and delight themselves, thunder clouds make their appearance in the sky. SN.iii.256

abhaya →

dppn

Abhaya 1

A monk whose verse concerning the bewildering effects of beautiful sights is in the Theragāthā. Thag.98

Abhaya2Abhayarājakumāra

The son of King Bimbisāra and of Padum …

abhibhū →

dppn

Abhibhū1

Chief disciple of Sikhī Buddha. DN.ii.9 In the Aruṇavatī Sutta it is said that he went with Sikhī to a Brahma-world and, at the Buddha’s request, preached a sermon to the accompa …

abhiñjika →

dppn

AbhiñjikaAbhijikaĀbhiñjika

A student of Anuruddha. On one occasion when the Buddha asks Mahā Kassapa to preach to the monks, the latter reports that it is impossible to talk to them because monks lik …

accutadevā →

dppn

A class of devas mentioned among those assembled on the occasion of the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

aciravata →

dppn

A novice who had a conversation with Prince Jayasena on the life of the bhikkhu. Aciravata repeats this conversation to the Buddha who thereupon preaches the Dantabhūmi Sutta. MN.iii.128ff.

The nov …

aciravatī →

dppn

A river, the modern Rāpti in Uttar Pradesh; one of the pañca-mahānadī, Vin.ii.237 the five great rivers flowing from the Himālaya eastwards (pācīnaninnā) SN.v.39 into the sea. During the hot seas …

addhakāsī →

dppn

A prostitute in Rājagaha who entered the Order of the bhikkhunis. Wishing to obtain the higher ordination from the Buddha, she set out for Sāvatthī, but was waylaid and stopped by libertines. So she s …

addhariyā →

dppn

The word occurs in a list of brahmin teachers in the Tevijja Sutta. DN.i.237 They teach a state of union with Brahmā. These are evidently Adhvaryu brahmins.

adhimutta →

dppn

A Brahmin of Sāvatthī. A verse addressed by him to some corpulent monks is found in the Theragāthā. Thag.114

aggaḷapura →

dppn

A city where Revata went on his way from Soreyya to Sahajāti, prior to the Council of Vesālī. Vin.ii.300

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aggidatta →

dppn

A brahmin of Khemavatī, father of the Buddha Kakusandha. His wife was named Visākhā. DN.ii.7

aggikabhāradvāja →

dppn

…Snp.21–25

Aggikabhāradvāja2AggikaBhāradvāja

A brahmin of Rājagaha, a fire-tender. He prepares a meal for sacrifice, and when…

aggivessana →

dppn

Probably the name of a brahmin clan, the Agnivesyāyanas, and the Ksatriyas who were so styled, took the name from their brahmin priests.

The name is used by the Buddha in addressing Saccaka Nigaṇṭhap …

aggāḷave cetiye →

dppn

Aggāḷave CetiyeAggālavacetiya

The chief shrine at Āḷavī, originally a pagan place of worship, but later converted into a Buddhist vihāra. The Buddha stopped here on many occasions during his wander …

ahaha →

dppn

One of the purgatories mentioned in the Sutta-Nipāta list. Snp.p.126 It is the name given to a period of suffering in Avīci and is equivalent in duration to twenty Ababā. SN.i.152

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ahiṃsakabhāradvāja →

dppn

…of the Bhāradvāja brothers. He came to the Buddha at Sāvatthī and the Buddha suggested to him the…

ahogaṅgā →

dppn

…the Thera Sambhūta Sānavāsi, and it was there that Yasa Kākandakaputta saw him. The meeting of arahants to discuss what measures should be…

ajakalāpakacetiya →

dppn

A shrine at Pāvā at which sacrifices were offered to Ajakalāpaka. Ud.4

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ajakaraṇī →

dppn

The river on whose banks was the Lonagiri (or Lena°) vihāra where lived the Thera Sabbaka (Sappaka). Thag.307–310

Here also, in a cave, dwelt the Thera Bhūta. Thag.518f.

This river was probably …

ajapālanigrodha →

dppn

A banyan tree in Uruvelā, on the banks of the Nerañjara, near the Bodhi tree. A week after the Enlightenment the Buddha went there and spent a week cross-legged at the foot of the tree. There he met …

ajita →

dppn

Ajita1

A monk. He devoted his time to explaining the Pātimokkha rules to the monks. At the time of the Second Council he was a monk of ten years’ standing and was appointed to assign seats …

ajitamāṇava →

dppn

AjitamāṇavaAjita

One of the disciples of Bāvarī who visited the Buddha at the request of their teacher.

He was the first to question the Buddha, and the questions asked by him form the Ajitamāṇavapu …

ajātasattu →

dppn

AjātasattuVedehiputta

Son of Bimbisāra, King of Māgadha, and therefore half-brother to Abhayarājakumāra. He murdered his father to gain the throne, and conspired with Devadatta to kill the Buddha, b …

akaniṭṭhā →

dppn

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 …

amalakīvana →

dppn

A grove in Cātumā where the Buddha preached the Kūṭadanta Sutta.

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ambalaṭṭhikā →

dppn

…Ambalaṭṭhikā-Rāhulovāda Sutta. MN.i.414ff. From the context it appears as though Ambalaṭṭhikā was within walking distance from the…

ambapālivana →

dppn

The grove presented by Ambapālī to the Buddha and the Order. It was in Vesāli and was given to the Buddha during his last tour in that town, at the conclusion of the meal to which Ambapālī had invited …

ambapālī →

dppn

AmbapālīAmbapālikā

A courtesan of Vesāli. She became a devout follower of the Buddha, and building a vihāra in her own garden, gave it to him and the Order. This was during the Buddha’s last visit …

ambaraambaravatī →

dppn

AmbaraambaravatīAmbara-ambaravatī

The double name of a city in Uttarakuru. DN.iii.201

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ambatittha →

dppn

AmbatitthaAmbatitthāAmbatiṭṭha

A village in the Cetiya country near Bhaddavatikā. When the Buddha was on tour near there he was repeatedly warned by the cowherds not to go to Ambatiṭṭha as in the Jaṭ …

ambaṭṭha →

dppn

AmbaṭṭhaAmbaṭṭhamāṇava

A brahmin youth of the Ambaṭṭha clan who lived with his teacher, Pokkharasādi, at Ukkaṭṭha. He was learned in the three Vedas and the correlated branches of knowledge, includin …

ambāṭakavana →

dppn

AmbāṭakavanaAmbālavana

A grove at Macchikāsaṇḍa, belonging to Cittagahapati. It became the residence of large numbers of monks, and discussions often took place there between Cittagahapati and the re …

andhakavinda →

dppn

A village in the Māgadha country, three gāvuta from Rājagaha. Between it and Rājagaha is the river Sappinī, which rises in the Gijjhakūṭa. Vin.i.109 Once the Buddha went from Benares to Andhakavinda w …

andhavana →

dppn

…discourse (Cūḷa-Rāhulovāda) which made him an arahant. SN.iv.105–107

Among others who lived here from time to time are mentioned the…

anejakā →

dppn

A class of devas mentioned as having been present on the occasion of the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.160

annabhāra →

dppn

A well-known paribbājaka who lived in the Paribbājakārāma on the banks of the River Sappinī near Rājagaha. He is mentioned as staying with the well-known paribbājakas, Varadhara and Sakuludāyi. …

anugāra →

dppn

…in the Moranivāpa in Veḷuvana near Rājagaha. He was probably one of the company who was with Sakuludāyi when the Buddha came to…

anupiya →

dppn

A township in the Malla country to the east of Kapilavatthu. Large numbers of Sākiyan princes joined the Order there, including Bhaddiya, Anuruddha, Ānanda, Bhagu, Kimbila, Devadatta and their barber, …

anuruddha →

dppn

First cousin of the Buddha and one of his most eminent disciples. He was the son of the Sākyan Amitodana and brother of Mahānāma. When members of other Sākyan families had joined the Order of their di …

anurādha →

dppn

An Elder. Once when he was staying in a forest hut in the Mahāvana in Vesāli, near to where the Buddha was, certain wandering ascetics came to him and asked him whether or not a Tathāgata exists after …

anāthapiṇḍika →

dppn

A banker (seṭṭhi) of Sāvatthī who became famous because of his unparalleled generosity to the Buddha. His first meeting with the Buddha was during the first year after the Enlightenment, in Rājagaha …

aparagoyāna →

dppn

…According to the Aṅguttara Nikāya, AN.i.227 AN.v.59 each cakkavāla (world-system) has an Aparagoyāna.

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appamāṇasubhā →

dppn

A class of devas of the Rupaloka belonging to the plane of third jhāna.

Beings are born there who are possessed of faith, virtue, learning, munificence and wisdom. MN.iii.102

appamāṇābhā →

dppn

A class of devas of the Rūpaloka, belonging to the plane of second jhāna.

Beings are born there who have absorbed the idea of boundless brilliancy, MN.iii.147 or who are possessed of faith, virtue, …

aputtaka →

dppn

A wealthy burgess of Sāvatthī who died intestate. In the Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.i.89–91 we find Pasenadi, King of Kosala, visiting the Buddha at noonday and telling him that he had just finished having th …

araka →

dppn

The Bodhisatta, born as a brahmin teacher. In the Aṅguttara Nikāya AN.iv.136–138 we are told that among Araka’s pupils those who followed his teachings were born in the Brahma-world, while the others …

arati →

dppn

One of the three daughters of Māra, the others being Taṇhā and Ragā. Seeing their father disconsolate after his repeated attempts to foil Gotama’s quest for Enlightenment, they offered to tempt the Bu …

araññakuṭikā →

dppn

A forest hermitage near Rājagaha, where the novice Aciravata sometimes stayed. MN.iii.128

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ariṭṭha →

dppn

Ariṭṭha1

A monk. He had been subjected by the Saṅgha to the ukkhepanīyakamma for refusal to renounce a sinful doctrine, namely, that the states of mind declared by the Buddha to be stumb …

ariṭṭhakā →

dppn

A class of devas who were present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta.

They were like azure flowers in hue (ummāpupphanibhāsino). DN.ii.260

asama →

dppn

A devaputta who once visited the Buddha at Veḷuvana, in the company of Sahali, Ninka, Ākoṭaka, Vetambarī and Mānava-Gāmiya.

They were disciples of different teachers and, standing before the Buddh …

asamā →

dppn

A class of devas, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. They are mentioned together with the Yama twins. DN.ii.259

asaññasattā →

dppn

…abodes of beings (sattāvāsā). These beings are unconscious and experience nothing. AN.iv.401 As soon as an idea occurs to them they fall…

asibandhakaputta →

dppn

A headman (gāmani). He came to the Buddha in the Pārileyyaka Mango Grove in Nāḷandā and asked him various questions, recorded in the Saṃyutta Nikāya. SN.iv.312ff. One of these related to the custo …

asipattavana →

dppn

One of the tortures of purgatory. In the distance the grove appears as a mango grove, and when the inhabitants of purgatory enter, wishing to eat the mangoes, leaves which are sharp like swords fall o …

asita →

dppn

Asita1KaṇhāsiriKāladevala

An ascetic who possessed various psychic powers. Once, while in Tāvatiṃsā heaven, he saw the whole city decked with splendour and the gods engaged in great rejoic …

asoka →

dppn

A monk of Ñātikā. Once when the Buddha was staying at Ñātikā in the Giñjakāvasatha, Ānanda mentions to the Buddha that Asoka Thera had died, and asks where he had gone. The Buddha tells him that Asoka …

asokā →

dppn

…born, the Buddha says that she had been reborn spontaneously in the Suddhāvāsā, there to pass away, destined never to return. SN.v.358

assaji →

dppn

…dhammā hetuppabhavā tesam hetum Tathāgato āha tesañ ca yo nirodho, evaṃvādī Mahāsamano.“*

Sāriputta immediately understood…

assajipunabbasukā →

dppn

The followers of Assaji and Punabbasu. They lived in Kīṭāgiri, between Sāvatthī and Ālavi, and were guilty of various evil practices. They used to grow flowers, make wreaths and garlands, and send the …

assaka →

dppn

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 …

assalāyana →

dppn

A young brahmin, sixteen years old, of Sāvatthī, very learned in the Vedas and allied subjects. Five hundred brahmins staying in the city asked him to hold a discussion with the Buddha and refute his …

asura →

dppn

In Pali Literature the Asuras are classed among the inferior deities together with the supaṇṇas, gandhabbas, yakkhas, garuḍas and nāgas. Rebirth as an Asura is considered as one of the four …

asurindakabhāradvāja →

dppn

AsurindakabhāradvājaAsurindakaBhāradvāja

A brahmin, one of three brothers who had conversations with the Buddha and were converted. SN.i.163f.

atappādevā →

dppn

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

avakaṇṇaka →

dppn

Given in the Pācittiya rules’ as an example of a low name (hīnanāma). Vin.iv.6ff.

avanti →

dppn

One of the four great monarchies in the time of the Buddha, the other three being Māgadha, Kosala and Vaṃsa (or Vatsa). Avanti is also mentioned among the sixteen Great Nations. AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 AN. …

avantiputta →

dppn

King of Madhurā. He once went in royal state to visit Mahā Kaccāna who was staying in the Gundā Grove in Madhurā.

Their discussion is recorded in the Madhura Sutta. MN.ii.83–90

It is said that after …

avihā →

dppn

…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…

avīci →

dppn

Hell. Descriptions of it are to be found in several places in the four Nikāyas MN.iii.183 AN.i.141–142 It is a quadrangular space, one hundred leagues each way, four-doored, walled all round and abov …

añjanavana →

dppn

AñjanavanaAñcanavana

A garden at Sāketa. In it was a deer park where the Buddha used to stay. On one such occasion Kakudha came to see him, SN.i.54 and also the wanderer Kuṇḍaliya, SN.v.73 who lived …

añjanāvaniya →

dppn

He dwelt in the Añjanavana in a small hut, and there he became Awakened. Thag.55

aññātakoṇḍañña →

dppn

AññātakoṇḍaññaKoṇḍañña

One of the five ascetics known as the Pañcavaggiyā. When, after the Enlightenment, the Buddha visited them at Isipatana and preached the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, Koṇḍañña w …

aḷaka →

dppn

AḷakaMūḷaka

A country on the banks of the Godhāvarī River. It was at a spot between the territories of the Aḷaka and the Assaka kings that Bāvarī lived. Snp.977 To the north of Alaka was Patiṭṭhāna. …

aṅga →

dppn

One of the 16 Great Nations (Mahājanapadā), mentioned in the Pitakas. The countries mentioned are Aṅga, Māgadha, Kāsī, Kosala, Vajji, Mallā, Ceti, Vaṃsa, Kuru, Pañcāla, Macchā, Sūrasena, Assaka, Avant …

aṅgaṇikabhāradvāja →

dppn

AṅgaṇikabhāradvājaAṅgaṇikaBhāradvāja

A brahmin fire-worshipper who practiced asceticism to gain immortality. Later he practiced…

aṅgulimāla →

dppn

AṅgulimālaAhiṃsakaGaggaMantāniputta

A robber and murderer who was converted by the Buddha in the twentieth year of his ministry, and who later became an arahant. MN86

As a result of his deeds whole …

aṅgīrasi →

dppn

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

aṭṭhaka →

dppn

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

aṭṭhakanāgara →

dppn

A city from which came the householder Dasama who, while on a visit to Pāṭaliputta on business, went to see Ānanda at Beluvagāma and questioned him. MN.i.349f. AN.v.342–347

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bahudhīti →

dppn

A brahmin of the Bhāradvājagotta who had seven widowed daughters and was much in debt. One day he lost fourteen oxen, and, after searching for them…

baka →

dppn

A Brahmā. When the Buddha was once staying at Ukkaṭṭha in the Subhagavana, he read the thoughts of Baka, who had conceived the idea that this world was permanent and free from decay and death; and the …

bakkula →

dppn

BakkulaBākulaVakkula

At the age of eighty, Bakkula heard the Buddha preach and left the world. For seven days he remained unenlightened, but on the dawn of the eighth day he became an arahant. Later, …

beluva →

dppn

BeluvaBeluvagāmaVeluvaVeluvagāma

A village near Vesāli, where the Buddha spent his last vassa.

It was at this time that the Buddha, in answer to a question by Ānanda, said that he had kept nothing b …

bhadda →

dppn

Bhadda1

A lay disciple of Nādikā who, the Buddha declared, had destroyed the five lower fetters and had been born in the highest deva worlds, thence to pass away entirely. DN.ii.92

Bhadda …

bhaddavatikā →

dppn

A market town near Kosambī. The Buddha went there and was warned by cowherds and others not to approach Ambatiṭṭha as a fierce Nāga dwelt there. Sāgata Thera, hearing this, went to Ambatiṭṭha and subd …

bhaddavāggiyā →

dppn

A group of thirty young men, converted by the Buddha.

They had gone picnicking with their wives in a forest glade between Bārāṇasi and Uruvelā. One of them had no wife, and for him they found a court …

bhaddiya →

dppn

Bhaddiya1

An anāgāmī, one of seven persons who became arahants as soon as they were born in Avihā. SN.i.35 SN.i.60

Bhaddiya2Kāligodhāputta

Chief among monks of aristocratic …

bhaddā →

dppn

Bhaddā1

Wife of King Muṇḍa. At her death the king placed her body in a vessel of oil and mourned for her until his friend Piyaka took him to Nārada Thera at the Kukkuṭārāma, and there made …

bhaddāli →

dppn

When the Buddha, at Jetavana, laid down the rule that monks should eat one meal a day and that in the morning, Bhaddāli protested and refused to keep this rule because he said that, in so eating, he w …

bhadragaka →

dppn

A headman of Uruvelakappa and father of Ciravāsi. SN.iv.327

bhadrāvudha →

dppn

One of the sixteen disciples of Bāvarī, who, at his request, visited the Buddha. Snp.1008

He questioned the Buddha as to how a man could get over attachment and cross the flood. By grasping after not …

bhaggava →

dppn

A potter in Rājagaha in whose dwelling the Buddha met and conversed with Pukkusāti. MN.iii.237

Bhaggava seems to have been a generic name for all potters, perhaps a special form of address used towar …

bhaggavagotta →

dppn

A clothed Wanderer who lived in a pleasance near Anupiya.

He was a friend of Sunakkhatta. The Buddha once visited him, and their conversation is recorded in the Pātika Sutta. DN.iii.1ff.

bhaggā →

dppn

The name of a tribe and a country, the capital of which was Suṃsumāragiri. The Bhagga country lay between Vesāli and Sāvatthī.

The Buddha went there several times in the course of his wanderings AN.i …

bharata →

dppn

Bharata1

A monk whose Theragāthā verses call on Nandaka and himself to declare their spiritual prowess to the Buddha. Thag.175–176

Bharata2

King of the Sovīras in the time of …

bharaṇḍukālāma →

dppn

A recluse, once a co-disciple of the Buddha in the holy life. Once, when the Buddha visited Kapilavatthu and wanted lodging for the night, Mahānāma suggested that he should go to the hermitage of Bha …

bhayasīva →

dppn

A Pacceka Buddha. MN.iii.69

bhañña →

dppn

…as ahetuvādā, akiriyavādā, natthikavāda, but who, nevertheless, agreed that the khandhas might be divided into past, present and…

bhaṇḍagāma →

dppn

A Vajjian village between Vesāli and Hatthigāma and near the former.

The Buddha visited it during his last tour, and while there he talked to the monks on four conditions, which lead to Nibbāna. DN.i …

bhaṇḍu →

dppn

BhaṇḍuBhaṇḍa

A colleague of Ānanda whom Kassapa reported to the Buddha at Veḷuvana for disputing with Abhiñjaka, colleague of Anuruddha. The Buddha sent for the disputants and rebuked them for their …

bhesakalāvana →

dppn

A grove in the Bhagga country. It contained a Deer Park wherein the Buddhastayed, on Suṃsumāragiri. Nearby was the house in which lived Nakulapitā and Nakulamātā. AN.ii.61 AN.iii.295 SN.iii.1 SN.iv.11 …

bhoganagara →

dppn

…Bhoga he went on to Pāvā. DN.ii.126

Bhoga was one of the places passed by Bāvari’s pupils on their way to Rājagaha. It lay between…

bhojaputta →

dppn

Evidently the name for a resident of the Bhoja country, modern Vidarbha.

In the Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.i.6f. the devaputta Rohitassa says that he was a Bhojaputta in his previous birth.

bhummā →

dppn

A class of devas, earth bound deities. They belong to the lowest category of devas. AN.iv.119

bhuñjatī →

dppn

Wife of Vessavaṇa and a devout follower of the Buddha. Once, when Sakka went to see the Buddha at the Salaḷāgāra, he found the Buddha engaged in meditation, Bhuñjatī waiting on him and worshipping him …

bhāradvāja →

dppn

…and Suddhika Bhāradvāja; Aggika Bhāradvāja joined the Order at Veḷuvana, Sundarika Bhāradvāja on the banks of the Sundarikā, and…

bilaṅgika →

dppn

BilaṅgikaBhāradvāja

One of the Bhāradvāja brothers. On hearing that the eldest of the clan had entered the Order, he went to the Buddha, and,…

bimbisāra →

dppn

BimbisāraSeniya

King of Māgadha and patron of the Buddha.

According to the Pabbajā Sutta Snp.405ff. the first meeting between the Buddha and Bimbisāra took place in Rājagaha under the Paṇḍavapabba …

bodhi →

dppn

He lived at Suṃsumāragiri in the Bhagga country and built a palace called Kokanada. When the palace was completed, the Buddha was staying at Bhesakalāvana near by, and Bodhi sent a message by Sañjikāp …

bojjhā →

dppn

BojjhāBocchā

An eminent laywoman. The Aṅguttara Nikāya AN.iv.259 AN.iv.347 records a visit paid by her to the Buddha at Jetavana. The Buddha then preached to her on the uposatha and the advantages …

brahmadeva →

dppn

The son of a brahmin woman. Having joined the Order, he dwelt in solitude and became an arahant. One day he went to Sāvatthī for alms, and, in due course, arrived at his mother’s house. She was in the …

brahmāyu →

dppn

A brahmin foremost in Mithilā in his knowledge of the Vedas.

On hearing of the Buddha at the age of one hundred and twenty, he sent his pupil Uttara to discover if the Buddha had on his body the mark …

buddha →

dppn

BuddhaBhagavāTathāgataSiddhatthaGotamaSugataSatthā

The Awakened one, the founder and teacher of the Buddha-dhamma. His personal name was…

bāhiya →

dppn

Bāhiya1Dārucīriya

As an ascetic, he came himself to believe that he had attained arahantship, but a devatā, reading his thoughts and wishing him well, pointed out to him his error and ad …

bālakaloṇakāra →

dppn

Bālakaloṇakāra BākalonakārāgamaBālakalonakārāma

A locality near Kosambī.

When the monks of Kosambī started quarrelling, the Buddha left them and went to Bālakalonakārāma, where he visited Bhagu and …

bārānasī →

dppn

BārānasīBenares

The capital of Kāsi-janapada. It was one of the four places of pilgrimage for the Buddhists - the others being Kapilavatthu, Buddhagayā and Kusināra - because it was at, the Migadā …

bāvarī →

dppn

…Kapilavatthu, Kusinārā, Pāvā, Bhoganagara and Vesāli. When they arrived before the Buddha, they greeted him in the name of Bāvarī, and being…

cakkaratana →

dppn

The Wheel Treasure that is one of the seven treasures of a Wheel Turning Monarch (cakkavatti). The Cakkaratana is the Cakkavatti’s chief symbol of office; on its appearance before him, he sprinkles …

cakkavatti →

dppn

A World ruler. The world itself means “Turner of the Wheel,” the Wheel (Cakka) being the well known Indian symbol of empire. More than one thousand sons are his; his dominions extend throughout the …

cakkavāla →

dppn

The name given to a whole world-system, there being countless such systems.

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campā →

dppn

A city in India on the river of the same name; it was the capital of Aṅga and was celebrated for its beautiful lake, the Gaggarā-pokkharaṇī. On its banks was a grove of campaka-trees, well known for …

candana →

dppn

Candana1

A deva, vassal of the Four Regent Gods. DN.ii.258 He is mentioned as one of the chief Yakkhas to be invoked by followers of the Buddha in case of need. DN.iii.204 He once visited …

candanaṅgalika →

dppn

A lay-disciple of the Buddha in Sāvatthī. He was present when five rājās, including Pasenadi, visited the Buddha and asked him which was the highest sensual pleasure. When the Buddha had answered the …

candikāputta →

dppn

A discourse on the teaching of Devadatta, delivered by Candikāputta to the monks, is recorded in the Silāyūpa Sutta. AN.iv.402f.

candimā →

dppn

The name of the devaputta whose abode is the moon (Canda), sometimes also called Candimā. There are other devas besides Canda who dwell in the moon.

It is said that once, when Candimā was seized …

cañcalikappa →

dppn

CañcalikappaCaṇḍalakappa

A locality in Kosala; it was the residence of Dhānañjāni and of Saṅgārava. The Buddha once paid a visit there and stayed in the Todeyya-ambavana. Saṅgārava went to see him, …

caṇḍa →

dppn

A headman of Sāvatthī. He came to see the Buddha at Jetavana and asked him why some people earned the reputation of being wrathful and others of being kindly. The Buddha explained that the one man giv …

caṇḍakālī →

dppn

A nun, well known for her quarrelsome propensities. She was a friend of Thullanandā, during whose absence the other nuns once expelled Caṇḍakālī from their midst. This act was greatly resented by Thul …

caṇḍappajjota →

dppn

King of Avanti in the time of the Buddha. His name was Pajjota, the sobriquet being added on account of his violent temper.

Once, when ill with jaundice, he asked Bimbisāra to lend him the services o …

cetiya →

dppn

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 …

chabbaggiyā →

dppn

A group of six monks, contemporary with the Buddha, frequently mentioned as being guilty of various Vinaya offences. Vin.i.84f. Vin.i.104 Vin.i.106 Vin.i.111 Vin.i.113 Vin.i.114 Vin.i.138 Vin.i.160 …

channa →

dppn

Channa1

A Wanderer, classed among those who wore clothes. He is only mentioned once, in the Aṅguttara Nikāya, AN.iii.215 where we are told that he visited Ānanda at Sāvatthī and asked him …

ciravāsī →

dppn

…told him that he was always anxiously waiting for news of Ciravāsī, who was away at school. SN.iv.329

citta →

dppn

Citta1

A householder of Macchikāsaṇḍa, where he was Treasurer. He was later declared by the Buddha to be pre-eminent among laymen who preached the Doctrine. AN.i.26

When Mahānāma visited …

cittapāṭali →

dppn

A tree in the Asurabhavana SN.v.238 which lives for a whole aeon.

codanāvatthu →

dppn

A valley (?) near Rājagaha, visited by the Buddha in the course of his wanderings. Here he laid down a rule, allowing monks to recite the pātimokkha under a learned monk if the leader of their own c …

cunda →

dppn

…see Channa at the Kalandakanivāpa in Rājagaha, just before Channa’s suicide. Once, when the Buddha lay ill in the Kalandakanivāpa, Cunda…

cāla →

dppn

He was ordained by Khadiravaniya. Thag.42

He is mentioned as living at the Kūṭāgārasālā, which place he left when the Licchavis caused disturbance by their visits to the Buddha. AN.v.133 In this cont …

cālā →

dppn

Cālā

It is said Thig.182–188 SN.i.132 that one day, when Cālā was meditating in the Andhavana, Māra visited her, asking her various questions and trying to tempt her.

cāpā →

dppn

CāpāCāvā

Her Therīgāthā verses speak of who her husband had formerly been an ascetic who had renounced his vows to have a child with her, but…

cātuma →

dppn

A Sākiyan village containing a mote-hall; near it was the Amalakīvana where the Buddha once stayed and preached the Cātuma Sutta. MN.i.456f.

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cātummahārājikā →

dppn

The inhabitants of the lowest deva world. his world derives its name from the Four Great Kings (Cattāro Mahārājāno) who dwell there as guardians of the four quarters: Dhataraṭṭha of the East, Virūḷh …

cātumāsini →

dppn

Occurs in the phrase Komudi Cātumāsini, probably referring to the Cātumāsya festival which is performed in the month of Kattika, Komudi being the full-moon day of Kattika. Vin.i.55 DN.i.47

cūladeva →

dppn

CūladevaCūḷadeva

A Thera, an eminent teacher of the Vinaya. Vin.v.3

cūḷagavaccha →

dppn

CūḷagavacchaCūlagavaccha

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how a joyful monk would realize the state of peace. Thag.11

cūḷapanthaka →

dppn

An eminent arahant, declared chief among monks skilled in creating forms by mind-power and in mental “evolution” (cetovivaṭṭa). AN.i.23

His Theragathā verses speak of how slow his progress was in …

dabbamallaputta →

dppn

An arahant. With the Buddha’s sanction, and wishing to be of service to the Order, he took upon himself the task of appointing night’s-lodgings to travelling monks and of directing them to meals. He …

dakkhiṇāgiri →

dppn

…he converted Kasī-Bhāradvāja and Dhammasava and his father. On another of these occasions the Buddha saw the Magadhakhetta, which gave him the…

dakkhiṇāpatha →

dppn

In the old Pāḷi literature the name Dakkhiṇāpatha would seem to indicate only a remote settlement or colony on the banks of the upper Godāvarī. Thus, we are told that Bāvarī had his hermitage in Dakkh …

dalhika →

dppn

DalhikaDaḷhika

A monk of Sāgala. A pupil of his once stole a turban from a shopkeeper and confessed his fault to Dalhika, thinking that he would, on that account, become a pārājika. But the value o …

dandakī →

dppn

King of Kumbhavatī in Kaliṅga. MN.i.378

dasama →

dppn

A householder of Aṭṭhakanāgara. One day, having finished some business which took him to Pāṭaliputta, he visited the Kukkuṭārāma to call upon Ānanda. Learning that Ānanda was at Beluvagāma near Vesāli …

daḷhanemi →

dppn

A Cakkavatti of long ago. When his cakka showed signs of disappearing, he handed the kingdom over to his eldest son and became a hermit. Later he taught his son how he, in turn, could become a Cakka …

daṇḍakappaka →

dppn

A township of the Kosalans near the Aciravatī; it was visited by the Buddha during a tour in Kosala. There he preached the Udāna Sutta in answer to a question by Ānanda, as to how the Buddha knew of t …

daṇḍapāṇi →

dppn

A Sākiyan of Kapilavatthu. It is recorded MN.i.108 that Daṇḍapāṇi once met the Buddha in Kapilavatthu and questioned him on his teachings. The Buddha explained them to him, but he was not satisfied, a …

devadaha →

dppn

A township (nigama) of the Sākiyans. The Buddha stayed there during his tours and preached to the monks on various topics S.iii.5f; S.iv.124f; M.ii.214.

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devadatta →

dppn

A monk, a close relative of the Buddha, who split the Sangha, and attempted to overthrow the Buddha and have him murdered. In one passage in the Vinaya, Vin.ii.189 Devadatta is spoken of as Godhiputta …

devadhammika →

dppn

A class of ascetics mentioned in a nominal list. They are doomed to purgatory. AN.iii.277

devahita →

dppn

…and desired hot water Upavāna obtained from Devahita hot water and molasses, which he sent on a pingo by a serving man. Hot fomentations and…

devakatasobbha →

dppn

A pool near Kosambī. Close by was the Pilakkhaguhā and the Paribbājakārāma, where Ānanda once visited Sandaka and held a discussion with him. MN.i.513

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devasabha →

dppn

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

devasūta →

dppn

One of the Yakkha chiefs mentioned in the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta. DN.iii.204

dhammasava →

dppn

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of going forth and attaining the three knowledges. Thag.107

dhammasava-pitā →

dppn

Dhammasava-pitā

Father of Dhammasava. He was one hundred and twenty years old when he went forth. Thag.108

dhanavatī →

dppn

A brahmin lady, mother of Kassapa Buddha. Her husband was Brahmadatta. DN.ii.7

dhaniya →

dppn

Dhaniya1Dhanika

A herdsman living on the bank of the river Mahī. One day, while he was in this house, having finished his preparations for the approach of the rains, he sat meditating on h …

dhataraṭṭha →

dppn

Dhataraṭṭha1

One of the Cātummahārājikā, the ruler of the Eastern Quarter. His followers are the Gandhabbas. He has numerous sons called Indra.DN.ii.207 DN.ii.220 DN.ii.257f. DN.iii.197 …

dhotaka →

dppn

One of Bāvarī’s disciples; he was among those who visited the Buddha at Bāvarī’s request. Snp.p.194 The questions he asked of the Buddha on this occasion, and the answers given, are found in the Dhota …

doṇa →

dppn

A brahmin. He was at Kusinārā at the time of the Buddha’s death, and it was his intervention which prevented a quarrel among the kings who assembled there to claim the Buddha’s relics. He pointed out …

dāmali →

dppn

A devaputta who visits the Buddha at Jetavana and tells him that an arahant has to work hard for nothing. The Buddha points out to him that there is nothing left for an arahant to do. SN.i.47

dīghalaṭṭhi →

dppn

A devaputta who once visited the Buddha at the Kalandakanivāpa in Veḷuvana and spoke a verse. SN.i.52

dīghīti →

dppn

DīghītiDīghati

A king of Kosala. His kingdom was captured by Brahmadatta, king of Kāsi, and he and his wife fled to Benares, where they lived in disguise in the house of a potter. His wife bore a son …

dūsī →

dppn

Name of Māra in the time of Kakusandha Buddha. He was, in that birth, son of Kāḷī, sister of Moggallāna. He first incited the brahmin householders to revile Kakusandha’s monks, chief of whom were Vidh …

ekadhammasavanīya →

dppn

EkadhammasavanīyaEkadhammasavaniyaEkadhammika

A monk whose verse is found in the Theragāthā. Thag.67

ekanāḷā →

dppn

…preached to Kāsī-Bhāradvāja the sutta which bears his name and which converted him to the faith. Snp.p.12ff. SN.i.172ff.

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ekapuṇḍarīka →

dppn

Ekapuṇḍarīka1

A monastery of the wanderers, the residence of Vacchagotta. MN.i.481f. It was near the Kūṭāgārasālā in the Mahāvana of Vesāli. The Buddha went there to see Vacchagotta, and …

erāvaṇa →

dppn

In the Dhammika Sutta. Snp.379 Erāvaṇa is mentioned among the devas who visited the Buddha to pay him homage. He is also mentioned among the Nāgas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258

esukārī →

dppn

A brahmin who visits the Buddha at Jetavana and asks him various questions on castes and their distinctions, from the point of view of their functions. The Buddha replies that birth’s invidious bar ha …

gahvaratīriya →

dppn

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of enduring the discomforts of the forest life. Thag.31

gajaṅgala →

dppn

…of Pārāsariya. Their conversation is recorded in the Indriyabhāvānā Sutta. MN.iii.298ff.

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gandhabbā →

dppn

…among the Gandhabakāyikā devā because they wish to be so; they are described as dwelling in the fragrance of root-wood, of bark and sap, and in…

garuḷā →

dppn

GaruḷāGaruḍāSupannaSuvaṇṇa

A class of mythical birds generally mentioned in company with Nāgas.

gavesī →

dppn

A follower of Kassapa Buddha. Five hundred others were associated with him, and at first their spiritual life was poor. Gavesī, realising this, put forth effort and, step by step, attained greater pro …

gayā →

dppn

A town in India. It lay on the road between the Bodhi-tree and Benares. It was between the Bodhimanda and Gayā that the Buddha, on his way to Isipatana, met Upaka. Vin.i.8

The Buddha stayed at Gayā …

gayākassapa →

dppn

One of the three Kassapa brothers. They all lived at Gayāsīsa. When Uruvelā-Kassapa was converted, Gayā-Kassapa, with his followers, joined the Order, and at the conclusion of the Ādittapariyāya Sut …

gayāsīsa →

dppn

A hill near Gayā. Here the Buddha came from Uruvelā after converting the Tebhātika-Jaṭilā (the three Kassapa ascetics), and here he lived with one thousand monks. On this occasion of his coming he ta …

gaṇaka-moggallāna →

dppn

Gaṇaka-Moggallāna

A brahmin teacher of Sāvatthī. He visited the Buddha at the Pubbārāma, and the Buddha preached to him the Gaṇaka-Moggallāna Sutta, after which, it is said, he became the Buddha’s …

geyya →

dppn

The second of the nine portions (aṅgas) into which the Buddhist scriptures were arranged before the development of the Tipiṭaka. It includes all the suttas composed in verse, especially the whole Sa …

ghaṭāya →

dppn

A Sākiyan of Kapilavatthu, who built a monastery attached to the Nigrodhārāma. There the Mahā Suññatā Sutta was preached. MN.iii.110

ghaṭīkāra →

dppn

In the time of Kassapa Buddha he was a potter of Vehaliṅga, looking after his blind parents. He was a very pious and devoted follower of the Buddha, ministering to him better than anyone else, and the …

ghoṭamukha →

dppn

A brahmin, probably of Pāṭaliputta. On coming to visit Benares, he saw Udena there in Khemiyambavana and had a conversation with him, recorded in the Ghoṭamukha Sutta. At the conclusion of the talk he …

gijjhakūṭa →

dppn

…SN.iv.103 DN.ii.220 Sutavā, AN.iv.369 the four kings of the Cātummahārājika world and their followers, DN.iii.195 Abhayarājakumāra,…

giraggasamajjā →

dppn

A festival held from time to time in Rājagaha. According to the Vinaya accounts Vin.ii.107f. Vin.ii.150 Vin.iv.85 Vin.iv.267 there were dancing, singing and music.

giñjakāvasatha →

dppn

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. …

godhi →

dppn

Probably the mother of Devadatta, who is sometimes called Godhiputta. Vin.ii.189

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 SN.i.120f. account, Godhika lived on the Kāḷasilā in Isig …

godhāvarī →

dppn

GodhāvarīGodhāvari

A river in Dakkhiṇāpatha, of which it forms the southern boundary, rising in Brahmagiri near the village of Triyanvaka.

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gomagga →

dppn

A spot in Siṃsapāvana near Āḷavī. The Buddha once stayed there during the cold season and was visited by Hatthaka Āḷavaka. AN.i.136

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gomatakakandarā →

dppn

GomatakakandarāGomatakandarāGomatakaṇḍarā

A grotto some distance from Veḷuvana in Rājagaha. Monks coming to Rājagaha from afar were provided with lodging there, and Dabba Mallaputta was put in charge …

gonaddha →

dppn

One of the places passed by Bāvarī’s disciples on their way from Bāvarī’s hermitage to see the Buddha at Rājagaha.

Between Gonaddha and their starting place lay Patitthāna, Māhissati and Ujjeni, an …

gopaka →

dppn

Gopaka2

A monk. He once stayed at the Kukkuṭārāma in Pāṭaliputta, where he was given a set of robes. Vin.i.300

Gopaka3

A deva. A series of verses attributed to Gopaka are give …

gosiṅgasālavanadāya →

dppn

Gosiṅgasālavanadāya1

A forest tract near Nādikā. Once, when Anuruddha, Nandiya and Kimbila were living there, they were visited by the Buddha, who came from Giñjakāvasatha. The result of t …

gotamadvāra →

dppn

The gate by which the Buddha left Pāṭaligāma, after having eaten there at the invitation of Sunidha and Vassakāra. Vin.i.230 Ud.viii.6 DN.ii.89

Pāṭaliputta2building

gulissāni →

dppn

…in the wilds, who once came on some business to see the monks at the Kalandakanivāpa. It was on his account that the Gulissāni Sutta was…

gundāvana →

dppn

GundāvanaKundāvanaGuṇḍāvanaKuṇḍāvana

A forest in Madhurā. Mahā Kaccāna stayed there and was visited by Avantiputta, king of Madhurā, to whom he preached the Madhurā Sutta, MN.ii.83f. and by the bra …

haliddavasana →

dppn

A township of the Koliyans. The Buddha, when staying there, preached the Kukkuravatika Sutta to Puṇṇa-koliyaputta and Seniya Kukkuravatika. MN.i.387 Another Buddha is also mentioned as having preache …

harayodevā →

dppn

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

hatthaka →

dppn

Hatthaka1

A monk. He was a Sākyan and loved holding discussions with the heretics. When he suffered defeat at their hands, he would resort to falsehood and evasion, or would ask his oppone …

hatthigāmaka →

dppn

A village on the road from Vesāli to Bhoganagara. It was the residence of Ugga-gahapati and is described as a village of the Vajjians.

The Buddha stayed there and was visited by Ugga. AN.iv.212 SN.i …

hemaka →

dppn

One of Bāvarī’s disciples. He went to the Buddha, asked questions, and became an arahant Snp.1006 Snp.1084–1087

hemavata →

dppn

A Yakkha chief, to be invoked by followers of the Buddha in time of need. DN.iii.204

He was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.256

He was the friend of Sātāgira.

himavā →

dppn

HimavāHimācalaHimavantaHimālaya

The Himālaya mountains. In Himavā, are seven great lakes, each fifty leagues in length, breadth and…

hiraññavatī →

dppn

A river, on the bank of which was the Upavattana Sālavana of the Mallas of Kusināra, where the Buddha died. DN.ii.137

Hirakinari1river

hāliddakāni →

dppn

HāliddakāniHāliddakāni

An eminent lay disciple of Avanti. Once when Mahā Kaccāna was staying in the Kuraragharapapāta, Hāliddakāni visited him and consulted him at length on the subjects treated in M …

hāragajā →

dppn

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

icchānaṅgalaka →

dppn

An upāsaka of Icchānaṅgala. Once he visited the Buddha at Jetavana after a long interval, and on being asked why he had been absent so long, he replied that he had been kept busy by various duties. …

iccānaṅgala →

dppn

…Vāseṭṭha and Bhāradvāja at Icchānaṅkala, who, finding it impossible to bring their discussion to a conclusion, sought the Buddha, then…

inda →

dppn

…devas. In the same context, Vāsava, ruler of the gods, identified with Sakka, is addressed by Gopaka as “Indra.”. DN.ii.274 He is mentioned…

indapatta →

dppn

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 …

isidatta →

dppn

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 village. The people there gave them food and robes, bu …

isigili →

dppn

IsigiliIsigilapassa

One of the five mountains round Rājagaha and one of the beauty-spots of the city. DN.ii.116 There was, on one side of it, a black stone called the Kāḷasilā. This was a favourite …

isipatana →

dppn

IsipatanaMigadayaDeer Park

An open space near Benares, the site of the famous Migadāya or Deer Park. It was eighteen leagues from Uruvelā, and when Gotama gave up his austere penances his friends, th …

jambudīpa →

dppn

…Sineru. In Jambudīpa is Himavā with its eighty-four thousand peaks, its lakes, mountain ranges, etc. This continent derives its name from the…

jambukhādaka →

dppn

A wanderer. The Saṃyutta Nikāya records visits paid by him to Sāriputta at Nālakagāma and discussions between them on various topics, such as nibbāna, arahantship, the āsavas, sakkāya, ignorance, th …

janesabha →

dppn

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 …

jantu →

dppn

A devaputta. He saw a number of monks in a forest-lodge on the slopes of the Himālaya, muddled in mind, loose of speech and heedless. He appeared before them on an uposatha day and reminded them of …

jatilagāhī →

dppn

The name given to a bhikkhunī, who, so Ānanda tells Udāyī, came to see him at the Añjanavana in Sāketā. The nun asked him for what purpose the Buddha requested that samādhi should be practised and Āna …

jatukaṇṇī →

dppn

JatukaṇṇīJatukannika

One of Bāvarī’s disciples. His question and the Buddha’s answer are found in the Jatukaṇṇi Sutta Snp.1007 Snp.1096–1100

javakannaka →

dppn

A family name, not considered of high social standing. Vin.iv.8 Vin.iv.13

jayasena →

dppn

A prince who once visited the novice Aciravata at Veḷuvana in Rājagaha and asked him to teach the Doctrine. Reluctantly the novice did so, but at the end of the exposition Jayasena declared that he wa …

jaṭābhāradvāja →

dppn

A brahmin of the Bhāradvājagotta. He goes to the Buddha and asks him the questions given in the Jaṭā Sutta. The Buddha gives the same answer….

jeta →

dppn

Jeta1

A prince. Owner of Jetavana, which he sold to Anāthapiṇḍika for eighteen crores. He then spent all that money on the erection of a gateway at the entrance, which he decorated with mu …

jetavana →

dppn

JetavanaJeta’s GroveAnāthapiṇḍaka’s ParkAnāthapiṇḍikassa ārāmaAnāthapiṇḍada’s Park

A park in Sāvatthī, in which was built the Anāthapiṇḍikārāma. When the Buddha accepted Anāthapiṇḍika’s invitation to …

jotipāla →

dppn

Jotipāla1

The Bodhisatta born as a brahmin of Vehaliṅga in the time of Kassapa Buddha. Ghaṭīkāra was his friend and invited Jotipāla to accompany him to the Buddha, but Jotipāla refused to …

jālinī →

dppn

A goddess of Tāvatiṃsā, a former wife of Anuruddha. Once seeing him old and feeble, she appeared before him in Kosala and bade him aspire to rebirth among the gods. Anuruddha told her there would be n …

jātiyāvana →

dppn

A grove near Bhaddiya. The Buddha, when once staying there, laid down a rule about the use of slippers by monks. Vin.i.189f. There the banker Meṇḍaka visited him and provided meals for him and the m …

jāṇussoṇi →

dppn

A great brahmin, ranking with eminent brahmins such as Caṅkī, Tārukkha, Pokkharasāti and Todeyya. Snp.p.115 He is mentioned as staying in Icchānaṅgala, MN.ii.196 where he evidently took part in the pe …

jīvaka →

dppn

JīvakaJīvakakomārabhacca

A celebrated physician, and the Buddha’s doctor. The Vinaya contains many stories of his skill in healing. Vin.i.268–281 Once when the Buddha was ill, Jīvaka found it necessa …

jīvakambavana →

dppn

A mango-grove in Rājagaha, belonging to Jīvaka, which he made over to the Buddha and his monks. He built a monastery in the grove, and there the Buddha stayed several times. On one such occasion Ajāt …

jīvā →

dppn

JīvāJīvanti

Daughter of Ubbirī, whose tragic death spurred Ubbirī overcome her attachment. Thig.51

kaccāna →

dppn

…the higher castes, together with Moggallāna and Vāsittha. Vin.iv.6

kaddamadaha →

dppn

A river where Mahākaccāyana sometimes stayed.

Avanti3river

kajangala →

dppn

…of Pārāsariya. Their conversation is recorded in the Indriyabhāvānā Sutta. MN.iii.298ff.

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kajaṅgalā →

dppn

A nun who lived in Kajangala. Once when the Buddha was residing in the Veḷuvana there, the inhabitants of the village went to her and asked her to explain in detail what the Buddha had taught them in …

kakkaṭa →

dppn

Kakkaṭa2

An eminent monk mentioned, with Cāla, Upacāla, Kaḷimbha, Nikata and Kaṭissaha, as staying with the Buddha at the Kūṭāgārasālā in Vesāli. When the Licchavis started coming there to …

kakudha →

dppn

Kakudha1Kakkaṭa

A lay disciple of the Buddha who dwelt at Nādikā. When the Buddha arrived at Nādikā on his last journey, Ānanda asked him what had happened to Kakudha, who was already dead …

kakusandha →

dppn

A Buddha of a past era. His chief disciples were Vidhura and Sañjīva among monks, and Sama and Campā among nuns. His personal attendant was Buddhija. Accuta and Samaṇa, Nandā and Sunandā were his most …

kallavāḷaputta →

dppn

KallavāḷaputtaKallavālaKanavālamutta

A village in Māgadha. Mahā-Moggallāna lived there immediately after his ordination, and on the seventh…

kammāsadhamma →

dppn

…of a brahmin of the Bhāradvāja-gotta, where a grass mat was spread for him by the brahmin. It was on this occasion, according to the…

kandarāyana →

dppn

KandarāyanaKundarāyana

A brahmin. He visited Mahā Kaccāna at the Gundavana near Madhurā and accused him of not paying due respect to elderly brahmins, but when Mahā Kaccāna preached to him he express …

kannakujja →

dppn

A district in Jambudīpa; it is mentioned in a list of places passed by the Buddha on his way from Verañjā to Bārānasī, across the Ganges, the route passing through Verañjā, Soreyya, Sankassa, Kannakuj …

kapilavatthu →

dppn

…are called Kāpilavatthavā. SN.iv.182

From Kapilavatthu lay a direct road to Vesālī, Vin.ii.253 and through Kapilavatthu passed the road…

kappa →

dppn

Kappa1

One of Bāvarī’s disciples. The questions he asked of the Buddha are recorded in the Kappamāṇavapucchā. Snp.1007 Snp.1092–1095

Kappa2

A monk whose Theragāthā verses spea …

kappāsika vanasaṇḍa →

dppn

Kappāsika VanasaṇḍaKappāsiya Vanasaṇḍa

A grove near Uruvelā. There the a group of men came across the Buddha while seeking for a woman who had run away with certain of their belongings. The Buddha pr …

karerikuṭikā →

dppn

A building in the Jetavana where the Mahāpadāna Sutta was taught. DN.ii.1ff.

Jetavana3building

karerimaṇḍalamāḷa →

dppn

A pavilion near the Karerikutikā, evidently a hall with a thatched roof supported by wooden pillars, but with no walls.DN.ii.1 The monks seem to have been in the habit of sitting out here and talking …

kasivantā →

dppn

kasivantākapīvantā

A city to the north of Uttarakuru. DN.iii.201

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kassapa →

dppn

Kassapa1

One of the seven Buddhas mentioned in the Canon. DN.ii.7

Among those who attained arahantship under Kassapa is mentioned Gavesī, who, with his five hundred followers, strove alwa …

kassapagotta →

dppn

…monk living in Vāsabhagāma in the Kāsi kingdom. He was in the habit of showing extreme hospitality to the monks who came there from…

kassapakārāma →

dppn

KassapakārāmaKassapārāma

A monastery in Rājagaha, probably near Veḷuvana. It was here that Assaji stayed during his last illness, when the Buddha visited him to comfort him. SN.iii.125

25.01281,85.3 …

kasībhāradvāja →

dppn

A brahmin of the Bhāradvāja clan, living at Ekanālā, in Dakkhiṇāgiri, and so called on account of his profession of agriculture. On the day of…

katamorakatissa →

dppn

…by the two Pacceka-brahma, Subrahmā and Suddhāvāsa. S.i.148.

kaḷimbha →

dppn

KaḷimbhaKalimma

One of the monks who lived in the Kūṭāgārasālā in Vesālī. Finding that the peace of the Mahāvana was being disturbed by the Licchavis who came to see the Buddha, he, with the other mo …

kaḷārajanaka →

dppn

King of Mithilā. He was the son of Nimi and belonged to the Makhādeva dynasty. Whereas other kings of his race left the household at the approach of old age, he broke the tradition by not doing so. He …

kaṇḍakīvana →

dppn

KaṇḍakīvanaKantakīvanaTikantakī

A grove near Sāketa. The conversation which took place there between Sāriputta and Moggallāna is recorded in the Padesa Sutta. SN.v.174f. A discussion which took pla …

kaṇṇakujja →

dppn

KaṇṇakujjaKaṇṇagocchakaKaṇṇagotta

A district in India. it is mentioned in a list of places passed by the Buddha on his way from Verañja to Bārāṇasī, across the Ganges, the route passing through Verañ …

kaṭissaha →

dppn

He was one of those who were staying with the Buddha at the Kūṭāgārasālā in Vesāli. When the Licchavis began to visit the Buddha in large numbers, they left the monastery and retired to places of soli …

kaṭṭhakā →

dppn

KaṭṭhakāKathakā

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

kesava →

dppn

An ascetic in Himavā. He is identified with Baka Brahmā. SN.i.144

kevaṭṭa →

dppn

…Buddha was staying in the Pāvārika-ambavana at Nāḷandā, Kevaṭṭa visited him. The interview is recorded in the Kevaṭṭa Sutta….

keṇiya →

dppn

Keṇiya

A brahmanical matted hair ascetic. He lived in Āpaṇa, and when the Buddha once stayed there with one thousand three hundred and fifty monks, Keṇiya visited the Buddha, bringing various kinds o …

khattiyānī →

dppn

KhattiyānīVelāmikā

Chief of the eighty-four thousand women who waited on the Bodhisatta when he was once a mighty king Mahāsudassana of Kusāvatī. SN.iii.146 DN.ii.188

khaṇḍadeva →

dppn

A monk. He had been a disciple of the Buddha and was born in the Aviha Brahma-world, where he attained to arahantship at the moment of his birth. He is mentioned with six others, all in like circumst …

khaṇḍadeviyāputta →

dppn

A monk, one of the associates of Devadatta, mentioned with Kokālika, Katamoraka Tissa and Samuddadatta. They helped Devadatta in his attempt to cause a rift in the Saṅgha.Vin.ii.196 Vin.iii.171 Khaṇḍa …

khema →

dppn

Khema1

A Khattiya in the time of Kakusandha Buddha. He gave alms to the Buddha and the monks and entertained the Order. DN.ii.7

Khema2

A devaputta who visited the Buddha at …

khemavatī →

dppn

The capital of King Khemaṅkara and the birthplace of Kakusandha. DN.ii.7

4town

khemaṅkara →

dppn

Khemaṅkara1Khemaṅkura

The constant attendant of Sikhī Buddha. DN.ii.6

Khemaṅkara2KhemaKhemākara

The king of Khema or Khemavatī, where the Buddha Kakusandha was born. DN.ii.7

khemiyambavana →

dppn

A mango grove near Benares. Udena once stayed there and preached the Ghoṭamukha Sutta. MN.ii.157

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khemā →

dppn

Khemā

An arahant, chief of the Buddha’s women disciples for her great wisdom. AN.i.25 Her Therīgāthā verses depict her being described as beautiful, but rejecting the pleasures of the senses. Thig.13 …

khiḍḍāpadosikā →

dppn

KhiḍḍāpadosikāKhiḍḍāpadūsikā

A class of devas who live in the Cātummahārājika world. For ages they spend their time in laughter and in sport of sensual lusts. In consequence their self-possession is …

khārodakā →

dppn

A river in Avīci, flowing alongside the Asipattavana. MN.iii.185

5river

kimbila →

dppn

KimbilaKimilaKimmila

A Sākiyan of Kapilavatthu. He was converted with Bhaddiya and four other Sākyan nobles at Anupiya. Vin.ii.182 Kimbila seems to have maintained throughout his early friendship wit …

kinnughaṇḍu →

dppn

One of the great Yakkhas, mentioned in the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta, to be invoked when disciples of the Buddha are worried by evil spirits. DN.iii.204 He is one of the vassals of the Four Regent Gods. DN.ii.258

kisasaṅkicca →

dppn

KisasaṅkiccaKisaSaṅkicca

A naked ascetic, contemporary with the Buddha and evidently a well-known head of a school; mentioned in company with Nanda Vaccha and Makkhali Gosāla. MN.i.238

Kisasankicca …

kisāgotamī →

dppn

Kisāgotamī

A nun who was declared chief among women disciples with respect to the wearing of coarse robes. AN.i.25 Gotamī was her name—she was called Kisā because of her thinness.

In her Therīgāthā …

kokanada →

dppn

The palace of Bodhirājakumāra, to which he invited the Buddha and the monks to a meal when the Buddha was staying at Bhesakalāvana; the palace was just completed. Vin.ii.127 Vin.iv.199 MN.ii.91

Bhesa …

kokālika →

dppn

KokālikaKokāliya

A monk, one of the chief partisans of Devadatta. Knowing the Buddha’s might, he was, at first, reluctant to join in Devadatta’s plot against him, but later allowed himself to be pers …

kosala →

dppn

…Venāgapura, AN.i.180 Veḷudvāra, SN.v.352 Sālā, MN.i.285 MN.i.400 SN.v.227 Sālāvatika,, DN.i.244 and Setavya. DN.ii.316

The Buddha spent the…

kosambī →

dppn

…and Piṇḍola-Bhāradvāja preached to the women of Udena’s palace on two different occasions. Vin.ii.290f. The Buddha is mentioned as…

koḷiyā →

dppn

…Sajjanela, residence of Suppavāsā;. AN.ii.62 Sāpūga, where Ānanda once stayed;. AN.ii.194 Kakkarapatta, where lived Dīghajāṇu; AN.iv.281…

koṇāgamana →

dppn

KoṇāgamanaKonāgamanaKanakamuniKanakāgamanaKaṇakāgamana

The second Buddha to be born in the Bhaddakappa. He was a brahman of the Kassapa clan who lived for 30,000 years. His enlightenment tree was an …

koṭigāma →

dppn

A village in the vicinity of Bhaddiyanagara. During his last tour the Buddha crossed the river at Pāṭaligāma, went on to Koṭigāma, and remained in that village preaching to the monks. Hearing that the …

kukkuṭārāma →

dppn

…theras who lived there: Nilavāsi, Sānavāsi, Gopaka, Bhagu, Phalikasandana. The Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.v.15f. SN.v.171f. records several…

kulavaddhaka →

dppn

Given as a name used ironically to insult another. Vin.iv.8

kumārakassapa →

dppn

Kumārakassapa

He was foremost among those who had the gift of varied and versatile discourse. AN.i.24 Once when Kumāra Kassapa was meditating in Andhavana a deva appeared before him, and asked him fi …

kuru →

dppn

A country, one of the sixteen Great Nations.DN.ii.200 AN.i.213 During the Buddha’s time the chieftain of Kuru was called Koravya, and his discussion with the Elder Raṭṭhapāla, who was himself the scio …

kusinārā →

dppn

…Kusinārā and Pāvā lay the stream of Kakuttha on the banks of which was the Ambavana; beyond that was the Hiraññavatī river.

After…

kuṇḍadhānavana →

dppn

…in this monastery that Suppavāsā gave birth to Sīvali, after prolonged labour pains, which only ceased after she received the Buddha’s…

kuṇḍaliya →

dppn

A Paribbājaka who visits the Buddha at the Añjanavana in Sāketa. He asks the Buddha what profit comes from the Buddha’s way of living.

The conversation leads to a discussion of the bojjhangas, the sa …

kuṭeṇḍu →

dppn

A vassal of the Cātummahārājikas, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258

kāka →

dppn

Slave of King Caṇḍapajjota. His father was non-human, and he himself could travel sixty leagues a day. When Pajjota discovered that Jīvaka had fled, after administering to him some medicine containin …

kālakhemaka →

dppn

A Sākyan. His name was Khemaka, but as he was dark he was called Kālakhemaka. He built a monastery in Nigrodhārāma, near Kapilavatthu, and once, during robe-making time, many monks lived there. On th …

kāliṅga →

dppn

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

Kāliṅga2

A country. It is one…

kāmabhū →

dppn

A monk, evidently held in high esteem by his colleagues. He is mentioned as staying in Kosambī, in Ghosita Park, and as asking Ānanda certain questions, recorded in the Kāmabhū Sutta. SN.iv.165 Two ot …

kāmada →

dppn

A devaputta who visited the Buddha and told him that the path of the Ariyan disciples was hard to follow and their goal hard to win. The Buddha pointed out to him that the difficult thing had been a …

kāmaseṭṭha →

dppn

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 …

kāpathika →

dppn

…In the Sutta the Buddha addresses Kāpathika as Bhāradvāja, perhaps because he belonged to that gotta.

kāsi →

dppn

…as belonging to Kāsi, are Vāsabhagāma, Macchikāsaṇḍa, Kīṭāgiri and Dhammapālagāma. Kāsi and Kosala are frequently mentioned…

kāḷasilā →

dppn

The black rock by the side of Isigili.

It was there that Godhika SN.i.120f. and Vakkali SN.iii.124 committed suicide.

It was a lonely spot, and we are told that when monks came from afar to Rājaga …

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 the glory of leaves and flowers, Kāḷudāyī felt that …

kāḷī →

dppn

Kāḷī1Kururagharikā

Described among laywomen as the best of those who believe even from hearsay. AN.i.26 A conversation between her and Mahā Kaccāna is related, where she asks him for a det …

kīṭāgiri →

dppn

A village of the Kāsis, on the road from Kāsi to Sāvatthī. It was the headquarters of the followers of Assaji and Punabbasu, who lived there, behaving in a shameless and wicked manner. A certain monk, …

kūṭāgārasālā →

dppn

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

lakkhaṇa →

dppn

Mentioned as having stayed with Mahā Moggallāna on Gijjhakūṭa. Once, when they were going down to Rājagaha for alms, Lakkhaṇa noticed that at a certain spot Moggallāna smiled; on asking him why, he wa …

lakkhī →

dppn

LakkhīLacchī

Normally Lakkhī is the Pali equivalent of the goddess of luck, Lakśmī. However in the early texts the name only appears in one obscure Therīgāthā verse. Thig.421

lakuṇṭaka →

dppn

LakuṇṭakaBhaddiya

He was given the title of Lakuntaka (Dwarf) owing to his very small stature.

The Udāna Ud.vii.1 Ud.vii.2 makes reference to the admonitions of Sāriputta and to the Buddha’s joy whe …

lambītakā →

dppn

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

laṭṭhivana →

dppn

LaṭṭhivanaLatthivanaLatthivanuyyāna

A grove to the southwest of Rājagaha. In it was the Supatiṭṭha cetiya, where the Buddha stayed during his first visit to Rājagaha from Gayāsīsa, after the Enlighte …

licchavī →

dppn

…Jentī, Sīha and Vāsitthī, and, among monks, Añjanavaniya, Vajjiputta and Sambhūta.

The Licchavis were greatly admired for their…

lohicca →

dppn

Lohicca1

A brahmin of Makkarakata in Avanti. Once when Mahā Kaccāna was living there in a forest hut, a number of Lohicca’s pupils came there and began abusing the monks, calling them shav …

lohitavāsī →

dppn

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

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 Bhaddekaratta Sutta, MN.iii.199f. Candana visited Lom …

lomasavaṅgīsa →

dppn

The Saṃyutta Nikāya mentions an interview between an Elder of this name and the Sākyan Mahānāma. Mahānāma asks the Elder if the learner’s way of life is identical with that of the Tathāgata. Vaṅgīsa a …

lumbineyya →

dppn

LumbineyyaLumbinī

A park situated between Kapilavatthu and Devadaha. It was there that the Buddha was born. In the Sutta Nipāta Snp.683 it is stated that the Buddha was born in a village of the Sākya …

lāmaseṭṭhā →

dppn

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

macchikāsaṇḍa →

dppn

A township in Kāsī, the residence, among others, of Citta-Gahapati. SN.iv.281

It contained the Ambāṭakavana, which Citta presented as a monastery for the monks, at the head of whom was Mahānāma.

S …

maddakucchi →

dppn

A park near Rājagaha, at the foot of Gijjhakūṭa. It was a preserve where deer and game could dwell in safety. When Devadatta, wishing to kill the Buddha, hurled a rock down Gijjhakūṭa, it was stopped …

madhurā →

dppn

MadhurāMathurā

The capital of Surasena, situated on the Yamunā. Its king, soon after the death of Bimbisāra, was Avantiputta, MN.ii.83 who, judging by his name, was probably related to the royal fami …

magha →

dppn

MaghaMaghavā

The name Sakka bore in a previous birth when he was born as a man in Macalagāma in Māgadha.

Magha took upon himself seven vows,…

maghadevaambavana →

dppn

MaghadevaambavanaMakhādevaambavana

A mango grove in Mithilā where Makhādeva lived in meditation after retiring from household life.

This grove existed even in the time of the Buddha, and during his …

mahesā →

dppn

MahesāMāhissati

A city in the Buddha’s day, mentioned as lying on the route from Bāvari’s hermitage to Sāvatthī. Snp.1011

According to the Mahāgovinda Sutta DN.ii.220.ff. it was the capital of Ava …

mahisavatthu →

dppn

A place on the Saṅkheyya Mountain where Uttara is said to have stayed, in Dhavajālika vihāra. AN.iv.162

on the Saṅkheyya Mountain in Dhavajālika vihāra.3monastery

mahāgavaccha →

dppn

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of practicing properly and awaiting ones’ time. Thag.12

mahājanapadā →

dppn

The books mention the sixteen Mahājanapadas or Great Nations, which existed in the time of the Buddha. AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 AN.iv.256 AN.iv.260 They are Kāsī, Kosala, Aṅga, Māgadha, Vajji, Mallā, Cetiya …

mahākaccāyana →

dppn

…also made of his staying at Vāraṇā on the bank of Kaddamadaha; AN.i.65 at the Gundāvana in Madhurā; AN.i.67 MN.ii.83 and at Tapodā in…

mahākassapa →

dppn

…as he was journeying from Pāvā to Kusināra he met an Ājīvaka carrying in his hand a mandārava flower picked up by him from among those which…

mahākoṭṭhita →

dppn

MahākoṭṭhitaMahākotthitaKoṭṭhitaKotthita

One of the foremost disciples of the Buddha, ranked foremost among masters of analytical knowledge. AN.i.24 His Theragāthā verse speaks of contentment and sha …

mahāmoggallāna →

dppn

…Assaji ye dhammā hetuppabhavā, etc., and Moggallāna also became a sotāpanna. The two then resolved to visit the Buddha at Veḷuvana, after…

mahānāma →

dppn

Mahānāma1

A Sākiyan rājā, son of Amitodana; he was elder brother of Anuruddha and cousin of the Buddha. When the Sākiyan families of Kapilavatthu sent their representatives to join the Ord …

mahāpajāpatī →

dppn

…listening to the Nandakovāda Sutta. Later, at an assembly of monks and nuns in Jetavana, the Buddha declared Pajāpatī chief of those who…

mahāpanthaka →

dppn

The elder brother of Cūḷapanthaka. He was declared pre eminent among those skilled in the evolution of consciousness. (saññāvivatta). AN.i.24

A set of verses uttered by him in the joy of attainment …

mahāpurisa →

dppn

The name given to a Great Being, destined to become either a Cakkavatti or a Buddha. He carries on his person the following thirty two marks. DN.ii.17f. DN.iii.142ff. MN.ii.136f. .

  1. he has fe …

mahāpāragā →

dppn

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.26

mahāroruva →

dppn

One of the hells. SN.i.92

5hell

mahāsammata →

dppn

A king who lived in the beginning of this present age. He was called Mahāsammata, because, on the arising of wickedness in the world, he was chosen by the people DN.iii.92f. to show indignation agai …

mahāsudassana →

dppn

The Bodhisatta born as king of Kusāvati. DN.ii.169ff.

mahāvana →

dppn

Mahāvana1

A wood near Vesāli, in which the Kūṭāgārasālā was located.

Vesāli3parkMahāvana2

A wood near Kapilavatthu. In this wood was preached the Mahāsamaya Sutta and the Madh …

makhādeva →

dppn

MakhādevaMaghadeva

King of Mithilā. His legend is told in the Makhadeva Sutta. MN.ii.74ff. He was a righteous king who observed the uposatha, together with his people. When a grey hair appeared o …

makkarakata →

dppn

A locality in Avanti. Mahā Kaccāna once stayed there in a forest hut and was visited by Lohicca and his pupils. SN.iv.116f.

Avanti3town

makkhali →

dppn

MakkhaliGosāla

One of the six heretical teachers contemporaneous with the Buddha. He held that there is no cause, either ultimate or remote, for the depravity of beings or for their rectitude. The at …

malitavambha →

dppn

A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that one should only stay in a dwelling that is conducive to the goal. Thag.105

mallikā →

dppn

Chief queen of Pasenadi, king of Kosala.

Mallika’s knowledge of the Dhamma made her wiser than Pasenadi would have desired, and he once, in a moment of great affection, asked if anyone were dearer to …

mallikāya ārāma →

dppn

Mallikāya ārāmaMallikārāma

A park in Sāvatthī belonging to Queen Mallikā. DN.i.178 MN.ii.22

27.50735, 82.074733park

mallā →

dppn

…five hundred followers to Pāvā and stayed in the Ambavana of Cunda the smith. A new Mote Hall, called Ubbhataka, had just been completed for the…

manasākaṭa →

dppn

A brahmin village in Kosala on the banks of the Aciravatī. The Buddha stayed in the mango grove to the north of the village, and, during one such stay, preached the Tevijja Sutta. DN.i.235

in Kosala …

mandhātā →

dppn

A primeval king. He is considered as an example of one whose desires could never be satisfied. AN.ii.17 Thig.488

manopadosikā →

dppn

ManopadosikāManopadūsikā

A class of devas. They burn continually with envy one against another and their hearts become ill disposed and debauched. Their bodies thus become feeble and their minds imbe …

manosattā →

dppn

A class of devas. Beings who die devoted to some idea are born in their world—e.g., a Nigaṇṭha who will take only warm water and would rather die than take it cold. MN.i.376

mantāvatī →

dppn

The capital city where King Koñca lived, whose daughter was Sumedhā Therī. Thig.450

4town

manāpakāyikā →

dppn

A class of devas possessing lovely forms. Once a large number of them visited Anuruddha at the Ghositirāma and announced to him that in a trice they could assume any colour they desired, produce any s …

medakathalikā →

dppn

The pupil of a “bamboo acrobat” of long ago. His master called to him one day and asked him to climb the bamboo and to stand on his shoulder. Then the master suggested that they should watch and look …

mettagū →

dppn

One of the sixteen disciples of Bāvarī who visited the Buddha. His question to the Buddha was as to how various ills originated in the world, and the Buddha’s answer, that it was through attachment. S …

mettiyabhummajakā →

dppn

A group of monks, followers of Mettiya and Bhummajaka forming part of the Chabbaggiyā (Group of Six Monks).

Twice they brought an unfounded charge of breach of morality against Dabba Mallaputta, who …

mettākāyikā →

dppn

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259

meṇḍaka →

dppn

A very rich householder of Bhaddiyanagara in Aṅga. It is said Vin.i.240f. that when he went to his granaries after his ceremonial bath, as he stood at the door, showers of grain would fall from heav …

migalandika →

dppn

MigalandikaMigaladdhika

An undesirable monk. When the Buddha had once been preaching to the monks in Mahāvana in Vesāli regarding the defilement and filth of the body, and had retired into solitude, …

migāra →

dppn

A rich man of Sāvatthī. Ugga, Pasenadi’s minister, mentions him during a visit to the Buddha and remarks on his immense wealth. But the Buddha reminds him that Migāra’s treasure is not real treasure i …

migāramātupāsāda →

dppn

The name given to the monastery erected by Visākhā Migāramātā in the Pubbārāma, to the east of Sāvatthī. It is said that, one day, when Visākhā had gone to the monastery to hear the Dhamma and afterwa …

missakā →

dppn

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

mithilā →

dppn

…in Mithilā that the Therī Vāsetthī Thig.135 first met the Buddha and entered the Order, after having heard him preach.

Mithilā is generally…

mogharāja →

dppn

He belonged to a brahmin family and studied under Bāvarī as an ascetic. He was one of the sixteen pupils sent by Bāvarī to the Buddha. Snp.1116–1119 The Buddha declared him foremost among wearers of r …

moranivāpa →

dppn

…MN.ii.1 MN.ii.29

The Moranivāpa was on the bank of the Sumāgadhā and the Buddha is mentioned DN.iii.39 as walking there. Not far away was the…

moriyā →

dppn

A khattiya clan of India. Among those claiming a share of the Buddha’s relics were the Moriyas of Pipphalivana. They came rather late and had to be satisfied with a share of the ashes. DN.ii.166

moḷiyasīvaka →

dppn

A Paribbājaka. He once visited the Buddha at Veḷuvana and questioned him regarding predestination. The Buddha explains to him that suffering arises from various causes—bile, phlegm, wind, bodily humou …

mukheluvana →

dppn

A grove in Kajaṅgalā. It was there that the Buddha preached the Indriyabhāvanā Sutta. MN.iii.298

25.041438,87.836182park

muṇḍa →

dppn

A king of Māgadha, great grandson of Ajātasattu and son of Anuruddha. It is probably this same king who is referred to in the Aṅguttara Nikāya. AN.iii.57ff. His wife Bhaddā died, and Muṇḍa gave hims …

māgadha →

dppn

One of the four chief kingdoms of India at the time of the Buddha, the others being Kosala, the kingdom of the Vaṃsas and Avanti. Māgadha formed one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas and had its capital at …

māgaṇḍiya →

dppn

…hut of the brahmin Bhāradvājaggotta at Kammāsadamma and Māgaṇḍiya came to the hut. Seeing the grass mat on which the Buddha slept at…

māluṅkyāputta →

dppn

MāluṅkyāputtaMāluṅkyaputtaMālukyaputta

The Theragāthā contains two sets of verses attributed to him. One set speaks of the dangers of craving and encourages effort. Thag.399–404 The second set speaks …

mānatthaddha →

dppn

Mānatthaddha1

A brahmin of Sāvatthī who, because of his great pride respected no one. One day he came upon the Buddha preaching to a large crowd of people and stood near, on one side. The …

māra →

dppn

MāraNamuciKaṇhaAdhipatiAntakaPamattabandhuPāpimā

Generally regarded as the personification of Death, the Evil One, the Tempter. Sometimes known as the Dark One (Kaṇha). Snp.355 MN.i.377 DN.ii.262 T …

mātali →

dppn

The name given to the chariot driver of Sakka. The Mātali of the present age had a son, Sikhandhi, with whom Bhaddā Suriyavaccasā, daughter of Timbarū, was in love; but later she transferred her affec …

mātula →

dppn

MātulaMatula

A village in Māgadha, where the Buddha stayed and where he preached the Cakkavattisīhanāda Sutta. Aiii.58

Māgadha3town

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

māṇavagāmiya →

dppn

MāṇavagāmiyaMāṇavagāmika

A devaputta. He visited the Buddha in the company of Asama, Sahali, Ninka, Ākoṭaka and Vetambarī, and while these all spoke in praise of their own teachers, Māṇavagāmiya sa …

nakulamātā →

dppn

Wife of Nakulapitā. They were householders of Suṃsumāragiri in the Bhagga-country. When the Buddha visited the village and stayed at Bhesakalāvana, they went to see him. They immediately fell at his …

nakulapitā →

dppn

Husband of Nakulamātā. They were householders of Suṃsumāragiri in the Bhagga-country. When the Buddha visited the village and stayed at Bhesakalāvana, they went to see him. They immediately fell at h …

nanda →

dppn

Nanda1Vaccha

Mentioned in a list of well known leaders of the Ajivakas, the others being Kisa Saṅkicca and Makkhali Gosāla. MN.i.524 They were declared by Purāṇa Kassapa, in his classifica …

nandaka →

dppn

Nandaka1

Once, at the Buddha’s request, he preached a sermon to the nuns; on the first day they became sotāpannas, and, on the second, five hundred of them attained arahantship. MN.iii.270 …

nandana →

dppn

Nandana1

A devaputta who visited the Buddha at Sāvatthī and asked him questions regarding virtue, wisdom, etc. The Buddha answered them, and he went away satisfied. SN.i.62

Nandana

nandavatī →

dppn

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

nandivisāla →

dppn

A deva who visits the Buddha and converses with him on the nature of the body and its riddance. SN.i.63 SN.i.15

nandiya →

dppn

Nandiya1

He belonged to a Sākiyan family of Kapilavatthu, and was called Nandiya because his birth brought bliss. He left the world at the same time as Anuruddha, Kimbila and the others, a …

nandā →

dppn

…as having died at Nātika and having been reborn spontaneously in the Suddhāvāsā, there to pass away, never to return. DN.ii.91 SN.v.356f.

navakammika bhāradvāja →

dppn

Navakammika Bhāradvāja

One of the Bhāradvājas. Once, when the Buddha was staying in a forest in Kosala, Navakammika, who was there seeing about…

navanavutiyo →

dppn

NavanavutiyoNavanavatiya

A city in Uttarakuru. DN.iii.201

5town

naḷakapāna →

dppn

A village in Kosala, where the Buddha once stayed and preached the Naḷakapāna Sutta. MN.i.462 There were two groves near the village, the Ketakavana and the Palāsavana; in the latter, Sāriputta preach …

niceluvana →

dppn

A grove of mucalinda trees in Kimbilā. AN.iii.247

Kimbilā3park

nigaṇṭha nāṭaputta →

dppn

…the Buddha was an akiriyavādī. AN.iv.180

He taught that past deeds should be extirpated by severe austerities, fresh deeds should be avoided…

nigrodhakappa →

dppn

NigrodhakappaKappa

He was the preceptor (upajjhāya) of Vaṅgīsa, and together they lived in Aggālava cetiya, SN.i.185 where Kappa died. When Vaṅgīsa questioned the Buddha as to the destiny of Kappa, …

nigrodhārāma →

dppn

Nigrodhārāma1

A grove near Kapilavatthu, where a residence was provided for the Buddha. Vin.i.82 There Mahāpajāpati Gotamī first asked permission for women to enter the Order. This was ref …

nikata →

dppn

…he was born in the Suddhāvāsā, there to pass away. SN.v.358f. DN.ii.91f.

Nikata2

One of several eminent theras mentioned as…

nilavāsi →

dppn

A Thera mentioned as staying at the Kukkuṭārāma in Pāṭaliputta. Vin.i.300

nimmānaratī →

dppn

A class of devas, inhabiting the fifth of the six deva-worlds. DN.i.218 MN.i.289 SN.i.133 AN.i.210

niraya →

dppn

Hell. The Saṃyutta and Aṅguttara Nikāyas and the Sutta Nipāta contain a list of hells: Abbuda, Nirabbuda, Ababa, Aṭaṭa, Ahaha, Kumuda, Sogandhika, Uppala, Puṇḍarīka, Paduma. SN.i.149 AN.v.173 Snp.p.12 …

niṅka →

dppn

NiṅkaNika

A deva who visits the Buddha in the company of several other devas and utters a verse in praise of Nigaṇṭha Nāṭaputta. SN.i.65f.

nādikā →

dppn

…Jambugāma, Bhoganagara, Pāvā, and the Kakuttha River, beyond which lay the Mango grove and the Sāla grove of the…

nāgadatta →

dppn

He once lived in a forest tract in Kosala and was inclined to be indolent. A deva, noticing this, admonished him, and it is said that Nāgadatta paid heed to the warning. SN.i.200

nāgasamāla →

dppn

He was a Sākiyan and entered the Order when the Buddha visited his kinsmen at Kapilavatthu. For some time he was the Buddha’s personal attendant—e.g., when the Buddha breached the Mahāsīhanāda Sutta. …

nāgavana →

dppn

A park near Hatthigāma, belonging to Uggagahapati. It was there that he first met the Buddha and was converted. AN.iv.213

26.38202, 84.840543park

nālaka →

dppn

Nephew of Asita Kāladevala. When Asita realized that he would not live to see the Buddha, he sought out Nālaka and asked him to leave the world at once and become an ascetic and hold himself in readin …

nālāgiri →

dppn

NālāgiriNāḷāgiri

An elephant of the royal stalls at Rājagaha. Devadatta, after several vain attempts to kill the Buddha, obtained Ajātasattu’s consent to use Nālagiri as a means of encompassing the B …

nāḷandā →

dppn

…during his residence in Pāvārika’s mango grove, and while there he had discussions with Upāli-Gahapati and Dīghatapassī, SN.ii.110…

odātagayhā →

dppn

A class of eminent devas among those present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

ojasi →

dppn

Servant of Kuvera. He takes Kuvera’s messages and makes them known in Uttarakuru. DN.iii.201

okkāka →

dppn

A king, ancestor of the Sākyas and the Kolians.

In the Ambaṭṭha Sutta DN.i.92 it is stated that Okkāka, being fond of his queen and wishing to transfer the kingdom to her son, banished from the kingd …

oṭṭhaddha →

dppn

One of the Licchavis. He went to visit the Buddha at the Kūṭāgārasālā in Vesalī, at a time when the Buddha had given orders that no one should be allowed to see him; but through the intervention of th …

paccantajanapadā →

dppn

The boundaries of the Majjhimadesa are given, and the Paccantajanapadā lies beyond these boundaries. They are: in the east, Kajaṅgala and Mahāsālā; in the south east, the river Salalavatī; in the sout …

paccekabrahmā →

dppn

…Subrahmā, Suddhāvāsa and Tudu. I have not come across any explanation of this term. It may designate a Brahmā who does not live in…

pahāsa →

dppn

A hell in which stage players are born after death. Tālapuṭa maintained that after death they were born among the Pahāsadevi. The Buddha contradicts this and says that their rebirth is in a Niraya and …

pajjanika →

dppn

…stayed there….

pajjunna →

dppn

A devarāja, the god of rain. Kokanadā and Culla Kokanadā were his daughters. SN.i.29f.

Pajjunna is mentioned among the Mahāyakkhas to be invoked in time of need, DN.iii.205 and he was present at th …

pajāpati →

dppn

One of the kings of the devas, mentioned with Sakka, Varuṇa, Isāna, etc. MN.i.2 SN.i.219 DN.i.244 DN.ii.274

He is sometimes mentioned with Brahmā, as distinct from him. MN.i.140 MN.i.327 MN.i.329

In …

pakudha →

dppn

PakudhaPakudaKakudhaKakudaPakudha KaccāyanaPakudha KātiyānaKakudha KaccāyanaKakudha Kātiyāna

Head of one of the six heretical sects of the Buddha’s time. In the Sāmaññaphala Sutta, DN.i.56 Ajātasattu …

palāsavana →

dppn

A wood near Naḷakapāna in Kosala. The Buddha stayed there, AN.v.122 and it was there that the Naḷakapāna Sutta was preached. MN.i.462

near Naḷakapāna in Kosala3park

papāte pabbate →

dppn

Papāte PabbatePapātapabbata

A mountain in Avantī, near Kuraraghara. It was a favourite spot of Mahā Kaccāna, and we are told of several discussions having taken place there.SN.iii.9ff. SN.iv.115*f. …

paranimmitavasavattī →

dppn

A class of devas, inhabitants of the highest stage of the sensuous universe.

They are described AN.i.210 SN.v.410 SN.v.423 DN.ii.91 DN.iii.218 as “beings who desire the creation of others, in order t …

paribbājakā →

dppn

…lake, DN.i.111 at the Moranivāpa in Rājagaha, AN.v.326 and on the banks of the Sappinikā. AN.i.185 AN.ii.175

It was in such places that the…

parisuddhābhā →

dppn

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.

parittasubhā →

dppn

A class of devas belonging to the Subha Devas. MN.iii.102 Beings are born among them after attaining the third jhāna.

parittābhā →

dppn

A class of devas included among the Ābhā gods. MN.iii.102

They belong to the plane of the second jhāna. Beings are born there by virtue of absorbing the idea of lesser brilliancy. MN.iii.147

patiṭṭhāna →

dppn

The capital of Aḷaka, the first place to be passed by Bāvarī’s disciples on their way to Sāvatthī. Snp.1011 It is identified with the Baithana or Paitana of Ptolemy.

19.482129,75.3808592town

patāyanti →

dppn

PatāyantiPatāyantīBhagalavatī

A place in Uttarakuru where the Yakkhas assemble. The Dīgha Nikāya DN.iii.201 speaks of it as a hall (sabhā).

5building

pavattā →

dppn

A Pacceka Buddha. MN.iii.70

pañcanadī →

dppn

PañcanadīPañcamahānadī

In several places in the texts five rivers are mentioned as the five great rivers of India, and they are used in various similes and metaphors. These rivers are: Gaṅgā, Yamunā, …

pañcavaggiyā →

dppn

The name given to the five monks—Koṇḍañña (Aññā Koṇḍañña), Bhaddiya, Vappa, Mahānāma, and Assaji—to whom the Buddha preached his first sermon at Isipatana.

All five joined in the austerities of Gotam …

pañcālacaṇḍa →

dppn

A devaputta who visited the Buddha at Jetavana and uttered a verse to the effect that the man who understands jhāna finds room even among crowding obstacles. The Buddha corrects him, saying that t …

paṇḍava →

dppn

A hill near Rājagaha. Thag.41 Thag.1167 It seems formerly to have borne another name. MN.iii.68

near Rājagaha3hill

paṇḍuputta →

dppn

An Ājīvaka. He came of a wagon building stock of bygone days. In the Anaṅgaṇa Sutta, MN.i.31f. Moggallāna tells Sāriputta that, one day, when begging alms in Rājagaha, he came to the house of Samīti …

pilakkhaguhā →

dppn

A cave near Kosambī. The wanderer Sandaka is said to have stayed there. Nearby was the Devakatasobbha. MN.i.513

25.29188, 81.366113cave

pilindavaccha →

dppn

…lives, been born among Vasalavādī-Brahmins. Ud.iii.6

The Vinaya Pītaka mentions that on several different occasions Pilinda suffered from…

pilotika →

dppn

A wanderer. Jāṇussoṇi once met him returning from Jetavana, where he had gone early to wait on the Buddha. Pilotika, on being questioned, spoke very highly of the Buddha. It is this conversation which …

piyaṅkara →

dppn

A little boy Yakkha. While his mother, with him on her hip, was seeking for food at night, she came unexpectedly to Jetavana where Anuruddha was reciting some verses. The sound pleased her and she sto …

piṅgalakoccha →

dppn

A brahmin of Sāvatthī. He visited the Buddha at Jetavana and the Buddha preached to him the Cūḷasāropama Sutta, at the end of which he declared himself the Buddha’s follower. MN.i.198ff.

piṅgiya →

dppn

Nephew and pupil of Bāvarī. At the time that he visited the Buddha with the other disciples he was 120 years old and very feeble. At the end of his discussion with the Buddha, as recorded in the Piṅgi …

piṇḍola →

dppn

…arahant who announced before the Buddha his readiness to answer the questions of any doubting monks, thus…

pokkharasāti →

dppn

…Snp.p.115 Vasettha, of the Vāseṭṭha Sutta, was also his pupil. Snp.594 In the Subha Sutta, MN.ii.200ff. Subha Todeyyaputta, another…

posāla →

dppn

One of Bāvari’s pupils. His question to the Buddha and the answer thereto are given in the Posālamāṇavaa pucchā of the Pārāyana Vagga. Snp.1006 Snp.1112–1115.

potaliputta →

dppn

A wanderer who visited Samiddhi at the Vejuvana in Rājagaha and said that he had heard the Buddha declare that all action and speech were vain, and that what passed in the mind was the only thing of i …

poṭṭhapāda →

dppn

A wanderer. A discussion between him and the Buddha on samādhi and on the soul, which took place in Mallikārāma in Sāvatthī, is reported in the Poṭṭhapāda Sutta. Poṭṭhapāda, accepting the Buddha’s v …

pubbakoṭṭhakā →

dppn

A bathing place in Sāvatthī, near the Migāramātupāsāda, and therefore to the east of the city. Mention is made AN.iii.345 of the Buddha having bathed there. It was evidently extensive, for Pasenadi’s …

pubbavideha →

dppn

The eastern of the four continents which compose a Cakkavāla. AN.i.227 AN.v.59

5continent

pubbārāma →

dppn

A monastery outside the eastern gate of Sāvatthī.

27.52532, 82.089843monastery

pukkusa →

dppn

…way from Kusinārā to Pāvā, he saw the Buddha seated under a tree by the roadside and stayed to talk to him. He mentioned that once five…

pukkusāti →

dppn

A young monk whom the Buddha met at the house of Bhaggava, the potter, in Rājagaha. Pukkusāti was already occupying the guest room of the house, and the Buddha asked to be allowed to share it, to whic …

punabbasumātā →

dppn

A Yakkhinī, mother of Punabbasu. One evening towards sunset, when the Buddha was at Jetavana, she, with her daughter Uttarā on her hip and the boy’s hand in hers, came to the grove in search of food. …

purāṇa →

dppn

Purāṇa1

A monk who lived in Dakkhiṇāgiri. It is said that when he visited Rājagaha after the holding of the First Council, he was asked to give his approval to the “findings” of the same. …

puṇṇa →

dppn

…preached to him the Puṇṇovāda Sutta. MN.iii.267ff. His Theragāthā verse speaks of the value of virtue. Thag.70

Puṇṇa2

A…

puṇṇaka →

dppn

Puṇṇaka1

One of the sixteen disciples of Bāvarī, who visited the Buddha. Snp.1006 His conversation with the Buddha is given in the Puṇṇakamāṇavapucchā. Snp.1043–1048

Puṇṇaka2

pācīnavaṃsa →

dppn

PācīnavaṃsaPācīnavaṃsadāya

A park in the Cetiya kingdom. AN.iv.228f. The Buddha visited it during his tours, and once, while staying there with Meghiya, the latter stopped in a mango grove in the v …

pālileyya →

dppn

PālileyyaPārileyyaPārileyyaka

A town near Kosambī. When the Buddha found that he could not persuade the Kosambī monks to refrain from quarrelling, he left Kosambī alone and unattended, and passing th …

pāragā →

dppn

A class of devas. DN.ii.260

pāricchattaka →

dppn

A tree in Tāvatiṃsā, which grew in the Nandanavana. The devas eagerly watch each stage of development of leaf and flower, and each stage is marked by great rejoicings. AN.iv.117f.

pārāsariya →

dppn

Pārāsariya1Pārāpariya

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how being restrained he has overcome defilements. Thag.116

Pārāsariya2

A brahmin teacher mentioned in the Indriya …

pārāyana →

dppn

Pārāyana

The fifth and last division of the Sutta Nipāta. Snp.976ff. It consists of sixteen suttas preceded by an introduction. The introduction describes how Bāvarī first heard of the coming of th …

pāsāṇakacetiya →

dppn

A shrine near Rājagaha, where the disciples of Bāvarī met and questioned the Buddha. Snp.1013

25.04641, 85.411143shrine

pātaligāma →

dppn

…the town was called Gotamadvāra, and the ferry at which he crossed the river, Gotamatittha Vin.i.226 30; D.ii.86ff.

The date at which…

pātikaputta →

dppn

…him, Jāliya Dārupattikantevāsī, went to fetch him, but on discovering that he could not rise, they reviled him for his boastfulness….

pātimokkha →

dppn

The name given to a set of rules to be observed by members of the Buddhist Order. The rules regulate the behaviour of the members of the Order towards one another in respect of clothes, dwellings, fur …

pāveyyakā →

dppn

…Mallā. DN.ii.165

Pāvā was evidently a centre of Buddhist activity even during the lifetime of the Buddha, and mention is made of…

pāvā →

dppn

…Ajakapālaka cetiya in Pāvā.

After the Buddha’s death, the Mallas of Pāvā claimed a share in his relics. Doṇa satisfied their claim, and…

pāvārikambavana →

dppn

…mango grove of Pāvārika of Kosambī.

Kosambī3parkPāvārikambavana2

A mango grove at Nāḷandā where the Buddha stayed…

pāyāsi →

dppn

A chieftain of Setavyā, who lived on a royal domain gifted by Pasenadi. He held the view that there was no world other than this, no fruit of actions and no rebirth. But after a discussion with Kūmara …

pāṭali →

dppn

A headsman of Uttara who visited the Buddha and questioned him regarding his power of magic. Several conversations he had with the Buddha, on various topics, are given in the Saṃyutta Nikāya. SN.iv.340ff.

pūraṇa kassapa →

dppn

Pūraṇa Kassapa

One of the six well known teachers, contemporaneous with the Buddha. He is said to have taught the doctrine of non-action, denying the result of good or bad actions. DN.i.52f.

Else …

rakkhita →

dppn

Rakkhita 1

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of having uprooted all defilements and become cool. Thag.79

Rakkhita2Rakkhitavanasaṇḍa

A forest tract near the village of Pāril …

raṭṭhapāla →

dppn

Chief of those who had left the world through faith. AN.i.24 He was born at Thullakoṭṭhita in the Kuru country as the son of a very wealthy councillor and was called by his family name of Raṭṭhapāla. …

revata →

dppn

…the conversation, Sānavāsī arrived and questioned Sabbakāmī regarding the Ten Points, but the latter refused to express an opinion in…

reṇu →

dppn

Son and successor of King Disampati. On the death of his father Reṇu, with the advice and co operation of his chief steward Jotipāla, who was also his great friend, divided his kingdom into seven part …

rohitassa →

dppn

A devaputta. He once visited the Buddha at Jetavana and asked if one could, by travelling, reach the end of the world where there would be no birth, old age, death, etc. The Buddha said that such wa …

rohitassā →

dppn

The legendary inhabitants of Rājagaha, in the time of Koṇāgamana Buddha. At that time, Mount Vipula was called Vaṅkaka. The life of a Rohitassa was thirty thousand years. The people took three days to …

rohīnī →

dppn

Rohīnī2

A small river dividing the Sākyan and Koliyan countries. A dam was constructed across the river, and the people on the two sides used the water to cultivate their fields.

27.64916 …

rojā →

dppn

Rojā1

A Malla, inhabitant of Kusinārā. When the Buddha and Ānanda visited Kusinārā, the Malla chieftains decreed that whoever failed to pay homage to the Buddha would be fined five hundred …

rucirā →

dppn

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

rādha →

dppn

The Buddha declared him foremost among those who could inspire speech in others. AN.i.25

The Theragāthā Thag.133–134 contains two verses spoken by him in praise of concentration of the mind.

The Rād …

rāhula →

dppn

…eighteen, the Mahā Rāhulovāda Sutta. Two other suttas, also called Rāhulovāda, one included in the Saṃyutta and the other in the…

rāhulamātā →

dppn

RāhulamātāBimbāBhaddakaccāYasodharāBhaddakaccānāBimbāsundarīBimbādevīSubhaddakā

The name, generally given in the texts, of Rāhula’s mother Vin.i.82 and Gotama’s wife.

On the seventh day of the Buddh …

rājagaha →

dppn

…with its Kalandaka-nivāpa vihāra in and around Rājagaha—e.g., Sītavana, Jīvaka’s Ambavana, Pipphaliguhā, Udumbarikārāma,…

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 years of age, and was consulted by Yasa, Soreyya Revata, …

saddhā →

dppn

An upāsikā of Sāvatthī. Thinking that to allow a monk to have intercourse with her would be the highest gift, she accosted a monk and offered herself. The offer was, however, refused. Vin.iii.39

sadāmattā →

dppn

A class of Devas, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

sahabhū →

dppn

A class of Devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

sahadhammā →

dppn

A class of Devas, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

sahajāti →

dppn

SahajātiSahajātāSahañcanika

A township where Yasa Kākandakaputta met Soreyya Revata, whom he wished to consult regarding the Ten Points raised by the Vajjiputtakas. Revata had gone there from Soreyya …

sahali →

dppn

Sahali1

A class of Devas, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259

Sahali2

A devaputta, follower of Makkhali Gosāla. He visited the Buddha at Veḷuvana, in …

sahampati →

dppn

A Mahābrahmā. When the Buddha was at the Ajapālanigrodha, hesitating as to whether or not he should preach the Dhamma, Sahampati appeared before him and begged of him to open to the world the doors of …

sakka →

dppn

SakkaVatrabhūVāsavaMaghavāMāghaPurindadaSahassakkhaSahassanettaSujampatiKosiya

Almost always spoken of as chief of the devas. The Saṃyutta…

sakuladāyī →

dppn

…Paribbājakārāma at Moranivāpa in Rājagaha.

He is also said to have been present when the Buddha visited the Paribbājakārāma on the…

salaḷāgāra →

dppn

SalaḷāgāraSalalaghara

A building in Jetavana. Once when Sakka went to visit the Buddha he found him in the Salaḷāgāra, wrapt in samādhi, with Bhuñjatī waiting on him. Sakka therefore left a message w …

sallavatī →

dppn

A river, forming the boundary on the south east side of the Middle country. Vin.i.197

south east side of the Middle country.3river

sambhava →

dppn

One of the two chief disciples of Sikhī Buddha. DN.ii.4 SN.i.155

sambhūta →

dppn

…the Vajjiputtaka heresy arose, his help was sought by Yasa Kākandakaputta. At that time he lived on…

samiddhi →

dppn

Samiddhi

Once, while he was at Silāvati musing on his good fortune as a monk, Māra tried to terrify him. Samiddhi told the Buddha of this, but the Buddha asked him to stay on where he was. He obeyed, …

samuddadatta →

dppn

A monk whom Devadatta persuaded to join him in trying to bring about schism in the Order.Vin.ii.196 Vin.iii.171 He was a favourite of Thullanandā. Vin.iv.66

samānā →

dppn

A class of Devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

samīti →

dppn

A waggon builder of Sāvatthī. In the Aṅgaṇa Sutta, Moggallāna tells Sāriputta how he once saw Samīti shaping a felloe; by his side, Paṇḍuputta was watching, wishing that Samiti might shape the felloe …

sanaṅkumāra →

dppn

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 …

sandha →

dppn

SandhaSaddha

A monk who visited the Buddha at Ñātikā in the Giñjakāvasatha, when the Buddha preached to him the Sandha Sutta. AN.v.323f.

It is, perhaps, the same monk who is mentioned as Saddho Ka …

sankassa →

dppn

During the Vajjiputta controversy, Revata Thera, on his way from Soreyya to Sahājāti, went through Sankassa.

26.21347,79.86595town

santusita →

dppn

Chief of the devas of the Tusita world. DN.i.218 AN.iv.243 SN.iv.280

santuṭṭha →

dppn

A disciple of the Buddha at Ñātikā. He was born after death in Akanitthābhavana, there to pass entirely away. DN.ii.92 SN.v.358f.

sappasoṇḍikapabbhāra →

dppn

SappasoṇḍikapabbhāraSappasoṇḍika

A mountain cave in the Sītavana, near Rājagaha. DN.ii.116 A conversation which took place there between Sāriputta and Upasena, just before the latter’s death, is reco …

sarabhū →

dppn

One of the five great rivers of northern India. Vin.ii.237 Ud.v.5 SN.ii.135 AN.iv.101

It formed the boundary between the two divisions of Kosala, Uttara and Dakkhiṇa Kosala. The Aciravatī was its tri …

sarañjita →

dppn

A class of Devas, the gods of “Passionate Delight”. According to the belief of some, a man who dies fighting is born among them. SN.iv.308

sattarasavaggiyā →

dppn

A group of monks in the Buddha’s time, who seem to have incurred the enmity of the Chabbaggīyas. The latter turned them out of a vihāra as soon as they had prepared it, and were violent towards them …

satullapakāyikā →

dppn

A class of Devas. The Saṃyutta contains SN.i.16–22 a whole group of suttas in which these devas are stated to have visited the Buddha, asking him several questions on different topics.

sayaṃpabhā →

dppn

A class of Devas, among whom virtuous men, such as those that maintain their parents and engage in harmless trades, are born. Snp.404

sañjaya →

dppn

Sañjaya1

A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that since going forth he has not had any hate. Thag.48

Sañjaya2

In the Kaṇṇakatthala Sutta Viḍūḍabha tells the Buddha that it was …

sañjīva →

dppn

One of the two chief disciples of Kakusandha Buddha. DN.ii.4 He was expert in samādhi, and lived in cells, caves, etc., sustaining himself on samādhi. One day, when in a state of trance in a forest, w …

saṅgārava →

dppn

A very learned brahmin of Candalakappa. One day he saw Dhānañjānī trip up, and heard her exclaim three times, “Glory to the Buddha, the arahant, the all enlightened.” He blamed her for thus extolling …

saṅkassa →

dppn

A city, thirty leagues from Sāvatthī. During the Vajjiputta controversy, Revata Thera, on his way from Soreyya to Sahājāti, went through Saṅkassa. The road he took passed through Saṅkassa, Kaṇṇakujja, …

saṅkha →

dppn

A future king, who will be the Cakkavatti of Ketumatī at the time of the appearance of Metteyya Buddha in the world. He will raise up again the palace of King Mahāpanāda and live there. But later he w …

saṅkiliṭṭhābhā →

dppn

A class of devas. Beings are born in their world when they have practiced jhāna with tarnished brilliance. MN.iii.147

sela →

dppn

A brahmin of Aṅguttarāpa. He was a great friend of Keṇiya, the Jaṭila, and visited him when Keṇiya was making preparations to entertain the Buddha. Having heard the word “Buddha” from Keṇiya, Sela was …

selā →

dppn

A bhikkhunī who was enjoying her meditation in the Andhavana under a tree when Māra, in the guise of a stranger, approached her and tried to tempt her. But she refuted his statements regarding the att …

senaka →

dppn

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of seeing the Buddha at the Gayā festival. Thag.287–290

seniya →

dppn

A naked ascetic who practised the “Canine vow,” behaving like a dog. After his visit to the Buddha, as recorded in the Kukkuravatika Sutta, he joined the Order and, in due course, became an arahant. M …

serissaka →

dppn

Serissaka1

A Yakkha chieftain to be invoked in time of need by followers of the Buddha. DN.iii.205

Serissaka1Serīsaka

A vimāna in the Cātummahārājika world, which was occupi …

serī →

dppn

A devaputta who visited the Buddha at Jetavana and held a conversation with him regarding the giving of food. He tells the Buddha that he was formerly a king, a great giver of gifts at the four gate …

setabyā →

dppn

…Kapilavatthu, Kusinārā, Pāvā, etc.

To the north of Setavyā was the Siṃsapāvana, where Kumāra Kassapa lived, and where he preached the…

seyyasaka →

dppn

A monk of Sāvatthī who was found guilty of various Vinaya offences, and was therefore subjected to the Nissayakamma. Udāyī (Lāludāyi) was his friend and his evil genius. Vin.iii.110f.

sikhaḍḍī →

dppn

SikhaḍḍīSikhaṇḍī

A Gandhabba, son of Mātali; Bhaddā Suriyavaccasā was at first in love with him, but she was won later by Pañcasikha. DN.ii.268

sikhī →

dppn

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 …

silāvatī →

dppn

A village of the Sākyans. Once, when the Buddha was there with a large number of monks, Mira tempted them in the guise of a jatanduva-brahmin. SN.i.117

A story is also told of the temptation by Māra …

sindhavā →

dppn

Horses from the Sindhu region.

sindhu →

dppn

…that flow from the Himālaya.

Isidāsī was once born as a goat in Sindhavārañña, the “Forest of the Sindhu”. Thig.438

Indus1river

sineru →

dppn

…its unshakeability. Snp.683 It is also called Meru or Sumeru, Hemameru and Mahāneru.

Each Cakkavāla has its own Sineru, AN.i.227 AN.v.59 and a…

sirivaḍḍha →

dppn

Sirivaḍḍha1

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of meditating in the cleft of Mounts Vebhāra and Paṇḍava while the lightning flashes. Thag.41

Sirivaḍḍha2

A minister of Pasena …

siva →

dppn

The name of a god. A devaputta, named Siva, is mentioned in the Saṃyutta SN.i.56 as visiting the Buddha and speaking several verses on the benefit of consorting only with the good.

siviraṭṭha →

dppn

SiviraṭṭhaSiveyyaka

The country of the Sivi people, famous for its cloth, which was called Siveyyaka. Vin.i.278 Pajjota gave a pair of robes of this material to Jīvaka, as a present for his cure. The …

siṃsapāvana →

dppn

Siṃsapāvana1

A grove in Āḷavī, where the Buddha stayed in the Gomagga and was visited by Hatthaka of Āḷavī. AN.i.136

26.12098, 83.34133parkSiṃsapāvana2Sīsapāvane

A grove in Ko …

soma →

dppn

A deva to whom sacrifice is offered; he is generally mentioned with Varuṇa, Pajāpati and Yama. DN.i.244 DN.ii.259

In the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta DN.iii.204 he is spoken of as a Yakkha chief.

somā →

dppn

Somā1

One day, as she was meditating at the foot of a tree in Andhavana, Māra, wishing to interrupt her privacy, approached her, invisible in the air, and teased her, remarking on the “two …

soreyya →

dppn

A town where Soreyya-Revata lived. Vin.ii.299 There was a direct route from Verañja to Payāgatiṭṭha, passing through Soreyya, Saṅkassa and Kaṇṇakuja. Vin.iii.11

26.53389,79.301022town

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 later ordained by him, after much difficulty assembling the …

subha →

dppn

…young brahman student. He once visited the Buddha in Sāvatthī, asking him various questions. The interview…

subhadda →

dppn

…he was on his way from Pāvā to Kusināra, and it was this remark which made him decide to hold the First Council after the Buddha’s death….

subhagavana →

dppn

A wood in Ukkaṭṭha. Once, when the Buddha was there, he visited the Avihā gods DN.ii.50 and, again, from there he visited Baka Brahmā, to whom he preached the Brahmanimantanika Sutta MN.i.326 SN.i.142 …

subhakinnā →

dppn

…a division of the Subha devā.MN.iii.102 DN.ii.69 MN.i.2 Beings are born in that world as a result of developing the third jhāna, and their…

subhā →

dppn

Subhā1

A group of Brahmās; the group includes the Parittasubhā, the Appamāṇasubhā and the Subhakiṇhā. MN.iii.102

Subhā2Kammāradhītā

The daughter of a rich goldsmith of Rājagah …

subrahmā →

dppn

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

sudassā →

dppn

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

sudassī →

dppn

…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

sudatta →

dppn

Sudatta1

A lay disciple of Nādikā who had become a sakadāgāmin. DN.ii.92 SN.v.356f.

Sudatta2

A devaputta who visited the Buddha at Jetavana and spoke two stanzas on the va …

suddhavāsa →

dppn

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 …

suddhikabhāradvāja →

dppn

SuddhikabhāradvājaSuddhikaBhāradvāja

A brahmin who visited the Buddha at Jetavana and stated that a man can be purified only by knowledge of the…

suddhodana →

dppn

A Sākiyan Rājā of Kapilavatthu and father of Gotama Buddha.

Māyā was his chief consort, and, after her death her sister Pajāpatī was raised to her position.

Nanda was Suddhodana’s son by Mahā Pajāp …

suddhāvāsakāyikādevā →

dppn

SuddhāvāsakāyikādevāSuddhāvāsakāyikā

A group of devas, inhabitants of the Suddhāvāsā, who appeared before the Buddha and recited three…

suddhāvāsā →

dppn

…Buddha is mentioned as having visited the Suddhāvāsā. DN.ii.50

5heaven

sudhamma →

dppn

Sudhamma1

He lived in Macchikāsaṇḍa, in a monastery (the Ambātakārāma) provided by Citta. Citta used to invite Sudhamma to his house for meals. One day Sāriputta, at the head of several em …

sudinna →

dppn

SudinnaKalandakaputta

A monk who, after being ordained, returned to his former wife and had relations with her, thus becoming guilty of the first Pārājika offence. When there was a famine in the Vajj …

sujātā →

dppn

Sujātā1

The foremost laywoman in being first to go for refuge. DN.ii.135 AN.i.26

Sujātā2

A lay woman of Ñātikā. The Buddha said that she had become a sotāpanna and had thus as …

sukkā →

dppn

Sukkā1

A bhikkhunī who was famous as a teacher of Dhamma, to the extent that a spirit went Rājagaha about praising her and exhorting others to listen to her Dhamma. Thig.54–56 SN.i.212 SN. …

suleyyā →

dppn

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

sumana →

dppn

…at the Second Council. Vāsabhagāmi was his colleague. . Vin.ii.305

Sumana3

He is mentioned as having lived in Andhavana with…

sumedhā →

dppn

…to King Anikaratta of Vāraṇavatī, speaking of the loathsomeness of the body and the bliss of Nibbana. She cut off her hair by herself,…

sumāgadhā →

dppn

SumāgadhāSumāgavā

A lotus pond near Rājagaha. The Saṃyutta Nikāya mentions the Buddha as relating the story of a man who went to Sumāgadhā…

sunakkhatta →

dppn

A Licchavi prince of Vesāli. He was, at one time, a member of the Order and the personal attendant of the Buddha, but was later converted to the views of Korakkhattiya and went about defaming the Budd …

sundarika →

dppn

…brahmin, one of the Bhāradvājas. Once, when he was performing Fire-rites on the banks of the Sundarikā, he looked round to see if there were…

sundarikā →

dppn

…in Kosala, reputed to be efficacious in washing away sins. MN.i.39 There Sundarika Bhāradvāja held sacrifices in honour of Agni and met the…

sundarī →

dppn

…Sujāta and a bhikkhunī, Vāsiṭṭhī, Thig.313–324 and later between Sundarī and her mother. Thig.325–338 Sujāta asked Vāsiṭṭhī…

sundarīnandā →

dppn

Sundarīnandā1

Younger sister of Thullanandā; she had two other sisters, Nandā and Nandavatī. Sāḷha Migāranattā seduced her, and she was proclaimed guilty of a Pārājika offence. Vin.iv.21 …

sunetta →

dppn

A teacher of old. He had numerous disciples, and those who followed his teachings were reborn in the Brahma world and in various other worlds. Then Sunetta, seeing that some among his disciples were a …

sunidha →

dppn

…to a meal, and, after his departure, named the gate by which he had left the city Gotamadvāra, and the ford by which he crossed the Ganges,…

sunimmita →

dppn

A devaputta, king of the Nimmānaratī world. SN.iv.280 AN.iv.243

suppatiṭṭha cetiya →

dppn

Suppatiṭṭha CetiyaSupatiṭṭhacetiya

A shrine near the Latthivanuyyāna in Rājagaha. Vin.i.35

near the Latthivanuyyāna3shrine

suppatiṭṭhita →

dppn

A nigrodha tree belonging to king Koravya. The king and his court ate the first portion of the fruit as big as pipkins and sweet; the army had the second portion, the town and country people the thi …

suppavāsā →

dppn

SuppavāsāKoliyadhītā

A lay woman who lived in the Koliyan village of Sajjanela, where the Buddha visited her and preached to her on the efficacy…

suppiya →

dppn

Suppiya1

A Paribbājaka. He was the teacher of Brahmadatta. It was the discussion between these two, in the Ambalaṭṭhikā park, regarding the virtues of the Buddha, his Dhamma and his Order, …

suppiyā →

dppn

Suppiyā1

The name of the inhabitants of Rājagaha in the time of Kassapa Buddha. At that time Vepulla was called Supassa. SN.ii.192

Suppiyā2

An upāsaka of Benares. Her husban …

suriya →

dppn

A devaputta, the sun or the god of the sun. Once, when he was seized by Rāhu, lord of the Asuras, he invoked the power of the Buddha, and the Buddha enjoined on Rāhu to let him go. This Rāhu did, an …

suriyavaccasā →

dppn

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 …

susumāragiri →

dppn

…eye Moggallāna at Kallavālamutta half asleep, and appeared before him and admonished him. AN.iv.85

On another occasion, he saw Anuruddha in…

susārada →

dppn

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the advantages of associating with good people. Thag.75

susīma →

dppn

Susīma1

A devaputta. Once, when Ānanda utters high praise of Sāriputta, Susīma, who is present, reflects on it and confirms all that Ānanda has said. The retinue of Susīma listen enraptu …

sutanu →

dppn

A stream at Sāvatthī. Anuruddha is mentioned as having stayed near by. SN.v.297

Sāvatthī3river

sutavā →

dppn

Sutavā1

A Pacceka Buddha mentioned in a nominal list. MN.iii.69

Sutavā2

A wanderer who visited the Buddha on Gijjhakūṭa…

suvīra →

dppn

A Deva. Once, when the Asuras marched against the Devas, Sakka sent for Suvīra and asked him to fight the Asuras. Suvīra agreed to do this, but was very lazy about it. This happened three times. Sakka …

suyāma →

dppn

Suyāma1

A devaputta, chief of the Yāma-devas. AN.iv.242 DN.i.217

Suyāma2Suyāmana

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of abandoning unwholesome states of mind. Thag.74

sāgata →

dppn

Sāgata

He was the personal attendant of the Buddha at he time when Soṇa Kolvisa visited Bimbisāra, with overseers of the eighty thousand townships of Bimbisāra’s kingdom. Sāgata was endowed with supe …

sāketa →

dppn

…Mendasira, Uttara, Madhuvāsettha and his son Mahānāga, and Visākhā. Bhūta Thera was born in a suburb of Sāketa.

The Vinaya…

sākya →

dppn

…children went towards Himavā, and, having founded Kapilavatthu (q.v. for details), lived there. To the eldest sister they gave the rank of…

sālavatikā →

dppn

SālavatikāSālavatī

A Kosalan village, given by Pasenadi to the brahmin Lohicca. There the Lohicca Sutta was preached. DN.i.224

Kosala3town

sālavatī →

dppn

A courtesan of Rājagaha. She was the mother of Jīvaka Komārabhacca Vin.i.268f. and of his sister Sirimā.

sāmāvatī →

dppn

One of the chief consorts of King Udena. In the Udāna it is said that she was the head of 500 women of the harem of the King who perished in afire, all of whom had attained the Dhamma. Ud.vii.10

Sāmā …

sātāgira →

dppn

A Yakkha. He persuaded his friend Hemavata to visit the Buddha on an uposatha day. Hemavata then asked the Buddha a series of questions. Snp.176–205

Sātāgira is mentioned in the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta DN. …

sāvatthī →

dppn

…Kapilavatthu, Kusinārā, Pāvā and Bhoganagara. Further on, there was a road running southwards from Sāvatthī through Sāketa to Kosambī. Near…

sāḷha →

dppn

…an inhabitant of the Suddhāvāsā informed him that the Vajjiputtakas were wrong. He was one of the four appointed on behalf of the Pācinakas…

sīhapapātā →

dppn

One of the seven great lakes of Himavā. AN.iv.107

Himalaya3lake

sīlavā →

dppn

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak in praise of virtue (sīla). Thag.608–619

sītavalāhakā →

dppn

A class of devas. When they wish to regale their bodies, the weather becomes cool. SN.iii.256

sītavana →

dppn

A grove near Rājagaha where Anāthapiṇḍika first met the Buddha. When Anāthapiṇḍika approached it, he was filled with fear and trembling. But he was reassured by a friendly Yakkha, Sīvaka. Vin.ii.155*f …

sīvaka →

dppn

Sīvaka1

A Yakkha who helped Anāthapiṇḍika to find the Buddha at Sītavana.Vin.ii.155f. SN.i.211 He is mentioned among the chief Yakkhas to be invoked by followers of the Buddha in time of …

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 among recipients of gifts.

sīveyyaka →

dppn

The cloth produced in the Sivi country. Vin.i.278 Pajjota gave a pair of robes of this material to Jīvaka, as a present for his cure. These robes Jīvaka gave to the Buddha. Vin.i.280

sūciloma →

dppn

A Yakkha. Once, when the Buddha was at the Tankitamañca in Gayā, which was the abode of Sūciloma, Sūciloma and his friend, Khara, happened to be passing by, and Sūciloma, coming up to the Buddha, bent …

sūrasena →

dppn

One of the sixteen Great Nations. It is mentioned with Maccha, and was located in the south of the Kuru country. Its capital was Mathurā. It is famous in the Epics and the Purānas because of its conne …

tagarasikhī →

dppn

A Pacceka Buddha, MN.iii.69 third among the five hundred sons of Padumavatī, all of whom became Pacceka Buddhas. Suppabuddha, a banker of Rājagaha, having seen the Pacceka Buddha on his way to a park, …

takkasilā →

dppn

The capital of Gandhāra. The Vinaya describes it as the place of education of Jīvaka, the Buddha’s doctor. Vin.i.269f.

Takkasilā is identified with the Greek Taxila, in Rawalpindi in the Punjab.

3 …

tatojasī →

dppn

A messenger of Vessavaṇa. DN.iii.201

tatolā →

dppn

Messenger of Vessavaṇa. DN.iii.201

tatotalā →

dppn

Messenger of Vessavaṇa. DN.iii.201

tattalā →

dppn

Messenger of Vessavaṇa. DN.iii.201

tavakaṇṇika →

dppn

Tavakaṇṇika, Tavannika, Tavakinnoka

A householder who realised Nibbāna from knowledge of the Tathāgata. He is mentioned in a list of such householders, but nothing further is known of him. AN.iii.451

tavakinnoka →

dppn

Tavakaṇṇika, Tavannika, Tavakinnoka

A householder who realised Nibbāna from knowledge of the Tathāgata. He is mentioned in a list of such householders, but nothing further is known of him. AN.iii.451

tavannika →

dppn

Tavakaṇṇika, Tavannika, Tavakinnoka

A householder who realised Nibbāna from knowledge of the Tathāgata. He is mentioned in a list of such householders, but nothing further is known of him. AN.iii.451

taṇḍulapālidvārāya →

dppn

…of the gates of Rājagaha. Near the gate was the residence of the brahmin Dhānañjāni….

thullanandā →

dppn

A nun, one of four sisters who all joined the Order, the others being Nandā, Nandavatī and Sundarinandā.

Thulla-Nandā appears to have had charge of a large company of nuns, all of whom followed her …

tidivādhibhū →

dppn

A name given to Sakka.

timbaru →

dppn

A chieftain of the Gandhabbas and father of Suriyavaccasā. DN.ii.266 DN.ii.268

He was present at the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.258

tissa →

dppn

Tissa1

One of the two chief disciples of Vipassī Buddha. DN.ii.4

Tissa2

A monk who was reborn as a Brahmā with great iddhi-powers. Moggallāna visited him soon after his bir …

tissametteyya →

dppn

TissametteyyaTissaMetteyya

A disciple of Bāvarī. He visited the Buddha with his colleagues and when the Buddha answered his questions, he, and his thousand pupils became arahants. Tissa was his perso …

tittiriyābrāhmanā →

dppn

The Pāḷi equivalent of the Sanskrit Taittirīyā. It refers to students of a branch of brahmanical lore. DN.i.237

tivarā →

dppn

The name given to the inhabitants of Mount Vepulla, then known as Pācīnavaṃsa, near Rājagaha, in the time of Kakusandha Buddha. Their term of life was forty thousand years. SN.ii.190

todeyya →

dppn

Todeyya1

A Mahāsāla brahmin, mentioned in a list of eminent brahmins gathered together at Icchanankala and Manasākaṭa. DN.i.235 Snp.p.115

There was in Caṇḍalakappa a mango grove belonging …

toraṇavatthu →

dppn

A locality in Kosala, between Sāvatthī and Sāketa. Pasenadi once stopped there and visited Khemā, who lived there. SN.iv.374

27.145923,82.1255492town

tusita →

dppn

The fourth of the six deva worlds. AN.i.210

Four hundred years of human life are equal to one day of the Tusita world and four thousand years, so reckoned, is the term of life of a deva born in Tusit …

tuṭṭha →

dppn

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

tārukkha →

dppn

…in Icchānaṅgala and in Manasākaṭa.

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

tāvatiṃsā →

dppn

TāvatiṃsāTidasāTidiva

The second of the six deva-worlds, the first being the Cātummahārājika world. Tāvatiṃsā stands at the top of Mount Sineru. Sakka is king of Tāvatiṃsā.

Tāvatiṃsā was also known …

tāyana →

dppn

A devaputta. He visited the Buddha at Sāvatthī and uttered certain verses in the hearing of the monks, telling of the necessity of following the recluse’s calling with energy and sincerity. After hi …

ubbhataka →

dppn

…built by the Mallas of Pāvā. When it was finished they invited the Buddha to be its first occupant. The Buddha went with the monks and spent…

ubbirī →

dppn

Ubbirī>

A bhikkhunī whose verses in the Therīgāthā tell of her lamenting the death of her daughter, Jīva, and reflecting that thousands of her daughters must likewise have died in previous lives. Th …

ubhato-vibhaṅga →

dppn

Ubhato-vibhaṅga

A collective term, comprehending the Bhikkhu-vibhaṅga and the Bhikkhunī-vibhaṅga of the Vinaya Pītaka. Sometimes the word seems to be used as varia lectio for Ubhato-Vinaya. Vin.ii.287

udaya →

dppn

Udaya1

A brahmin of Sāvatthī. One day the Buddha came to his house and he filled the Buddha’s bowl with the food prepared for his own use. Three days in succession the Buddha came, and Uda …

uddaka →

dppn

UddakaRāmaputta

One of the teachers under whom Gotama, after leaving the world and before he became the Buddha, received instruction. Uddaka taught him the doctrine which had been realised and procla …

udena →

dppn

…visited Piṇḍola Bhāradvāja to learn how young monastics curbed their passions, at which meeting Udena declared himself a follower of the…

udumbara →

dppn

A village. Revata went there from Kaṇṇakujja and stopped there before proceeding to Aggalapura and Sahajāti. Thither the Elders followed him to ask his opinion on the Vajjian heresy. Vin.ii.299

???2town

udāyī →

dppn

Udāyī1LāludāyīPaṇḍita Udāyī

There were at least two monks called Udāyī, and it is not always possible to be sure which one is meant. When the Buddha preached the Nāgopama Sutta, AN.iii.344 …

ugga →

dppn

…was born among the Manomayadevā. He visited the Buddha from the deva-world and stated that he had achieved his goal.

He is included in a list of…

uggaha →

dppn

UggahaMeṇḍakanattā

The grandson of the banker Meṇḍaka; he lived in Bhaddiya. Once when the Buddha was staying in the Jātiyāvana at Bhaddiya, Uggaha invited him and three monks to a meal at his house. …

uggatasarīra →

dppn

A great brahmin. Having made preparations for a great sacrifice, in which numerous animals were to be slaughtered, he visited the Buddha at Jetavana to consult him as to the efficacy of the sacrifice. …

uggāhamāna →

dppn

…pleasance at the Samayappavādaka hall, the carpenter, Pañcakaṅga, on his way to see the Buddha, visited him and had a conversation with him,…

ujjaya →

dppn

Ujjaya1

A Pacceka Buddha, mentioned in the list in the Isigili Sutta. MN.iii.70

Ujjaya2

A monk whose verse is in the Theragāthā. Thag.67

Ujjaya3

A brahmin. He onc …

ujjenī →

dppn

The capital of Avanti. In the Buddha’s time, Caṇḍapajjota Vin.i.276 was king of Ujjenī and there was friendly intercourse between that city and Māgadha, whose king was Seniya Bimbisāra. After Bimbisār …

ujjhānasaññikā →

dppn

The name given to a group of devas who once visited the Buddha at Jetavana late at night. They charged the Buddha with inconsistency, but later, begging his forgiveness, they were pardoned by him. SN.i.23–25

ukkacelā →

dppn

UkkacelāUkkaceḷāUkkavelāUkkaveḷā

A village in the Vajji country, on the banks of the Ganges, on the road from Rājagaha to Vesāli and near the latter.

Once while Sāriputta was staying there, the Pari …

ukkalā →

dppn

…being deniers of cause and effect, deniers of reality (ahetuvādā, akiriyavādā, natthikavādā). AN.ii.31 SN.iii.72 MN.iii.78

???1region

ukkaṭṭha →

dppn

A town in Kosala, near the Himālaya. It has been given, free from all taxes (as brahmadeyya), to Pokkharasāti by the king of Kosala, in recognition of the former’s skill. It was thickly populated an …

ukkhepakatavaccha →

dppn

A monk whose verse is recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.65

ummāpupphā →

dppn

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

upacāla →

dppn

Son of Upacālā and nephew of Sāriputta and Khadiravaniya-Revata. He was ordained by Revata. Thag.43 He is mentioned in the Aṅguttara Nikāya AN.v.133 in a list of very eminent disciples, together with …

upacālā →

dppn

When Upacālā was taking her siesta in Andhavana, Māra tried to arouse in her sensual desires, but she vanquished him and became an arahant. This account is found in both the Therīgāthā and the Saṃyutt …

upaka →

dppn

Upaka1

An Ājivaka whom the Buddha met on his way between Gayā and the Bodhi Tree, after he set out from Isipatana for the preaching of the First Sermon. Upaka questioned the Buddha on his …

upananda →

dppn

Upananda1

A monk, belonging to the Sākyan clan, who was known for his greed in procuring requisites. Several incidents connected with him are mentioned in the Vinaya. Once he promised to s …

upasena →

dppn

UpasenaVaṅgantaputta

When his ordination was but one year old, he ordained another bhikkhu, to increase the number of holy ones, and went with him to wait upon the Buddha. The Buddha roundly rebuked …

upasīva →

dppn

One of the disciples of Bāvarī. Snp.1007 The questions he asked the Buddha, when he visited him in the company of his colleagues, are recorded in the Upasīva-māṇavaa-pucchā. Snp.1069–1076

upavatta →

dppn

UpavattaUpavattana

The sāla-grove of the Mallas of Kusināra, on the further side of the Hiraññavatī. This was the last resting-place of the Buddha on his last tour, and here he passed away, lying …

upavāna →

dppn

…to a happy life and Upavāna explains. SN.v.76 On another occasion Upavāna is the enquirer, and he asks Sāriputta about the…

uposatha →

dppn

The name of the Elephant Treasure of the Cakkavatti Mahāsudassana. He was “all white, sevenfold firm (sattappatiṭṭha), wonderful in power, flying through the sky.”. DN.ii.174 MN.iii.173f.

uppalavaṇṇā →

dppn

Uppalavaṇṇā

One of the two chief women disciples of the Buddha, and the chief of the women possessed of psychic power. AN.i.25 The Therīgāthā Thig.234–235 SN.i.131f. contains several verses attribu …

upāli →

dppn

…Upāli-Pañcaka in the Parivārā Vin.v.180–206 AN.v.70ff.

It is said Vin.iv.142 that even in the Buddha’s lifetime monks considered it a…

uruvelakappa →

dppn

A township of the Mallas in the Malla country. Once when the Buddha was staying there, Bhadragaka, the headman of the town, visited him, and the Buddha preached to him a sermon on the arising and the …

uruvelā →

dppn

UruvelāSenānigamaUruvelapattana

A locality on the banks of the Nerañjara, in the neighbourhood of the Bodhi-tree at Buddhagayā. MN.i.166 The place chosen by the Bodhisatta for his penances was calle …

uruvelākassapa →

dppn

UruvelākassapaKassapa

One of three brothers, the Tebhātika-Jatilas, living at Uruvelā. After initial resistance, all became the Buddha’s followers. He lived on the banks of the Nerañjara with five h …

uttara →

dppn

Uttara1

A monk whose verses are recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.121–122

Uttara2

A monk whose verse are recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.161–162

Uttara3

A *devapu …

uttarakuru →

dppn

…These four make up a Cakkavāla, with Mount Meru in their midst, a flat-world system. A cakkavattī’s rule extends over all these four…

uttaramātā →

dppn

A Yakkhinī, mother of Punabbasu and Uttarā. Once as she passed Jetavana at sunset looking for food, with her daughter on her hip and holding her son by his finger, she saw the assembly, intently liste …

uttarāpatha →

dppn

The northern division of Jambudīpa. Its boundaries are nowhere explicitly stated in Pāḷi literature. Perhaps Uttarāpatha was originally the name of a great trade-route, the northern high road which e …

uttiya →

dppn

Uttiya1

A monk whose Theragāthā verse tells of how when ill, he aroused mindfulness. Thag.30

In the Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.v.22 the Buddha explains to him, in answer to his question, the char …

uvāla →

dppn

UvālaUpavāla

He was examined by the Saṅgha in connection with an offence he had committed. He first denied it, then confessed it, then denied it…

uṇṇābha →

dppn

A brahmin. He once visited the Buddha at Sāvatthī and asked him whether the five sense-faculties, which were of different scope and range, had any common ground of resort. The Buddha replies that the …

vacchagotta →

dppn

A wanderer who later became an arahant Thera. Several conversations he had with the Buddha are mentioned in the books. For details see the Tevijja Vacchagotta-, Aggi Vacchagotta-, Mahā Vacchagotta- …

vacchapāla →

dppn

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of the ease of attaining Nibbana for one who practices well. Thag.71

vaggumudā →

dppn

VaggumudāVattumudā

A river in the Vajji country. On its banks lived Yasoja and his five hundred companions. Ud.iii.3

Vajjī3river

vajirakumārī →

dppn

VajirakumārīVajirāVajirī

Daughter of Pasenadi. MN.ii.110

vajirapāṇi →

dppn

A Yakkha. It is said that whoever, even up to the third time of being asked, refuses to answer a reasonable question put by a Buddha, his head will split into pieces on the spot. It was Vajirapāṇi’s d …

vajirā →

dppn

Vajirā2

The Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.i.134f. relates that one day, when she was meditating in Andhavana at Sāvatthī, Māra questioned her as to the origin of a “being”, its creator, its origin, …

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 Vajjiputta, perhaps the same person, has another verse that …

vajjita →

dppn

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how, after many rebirths he has found peace. Thag.215–216

vajjiyamāhita →

dppn

A householder of Campā, a devout and skilled follower of the Buddha. Once, when on his way to see the Buddha at Gaggarā Lake, he found he had arrived too early and went into the Paribbājakārāma near b …

vajjī →

dppn

The name of a country and of its people. It was one of the sixteen Great Nations. The inhabitants appear to have consisted of several confederate clans of whom the Licchavī and the Videhā were the chi …

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 The Buddha declared him foremost among those of implicit …

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. Thag.53

Two further verses ascribed to a monk of the same name …

valāhaka →

dppn

The horse of Mahāsudassana. He is all white, with a crow black head and a dark mane. DN.ii.174 SN.iii.145

valāhakāyikādevā →

dppn

A class of deities, spirits of the skies, divided into cloud spirits of heat, cloud spirits of cold, cloud spirits of air, cloud spirits of wind, cloud spirits of rain. The changes of weather are due …

vanasavhaya →

dppn

VanasavhayaVanasaVanasāvhayaTumbavanagaraPavanaVanasāvatthī

A city lying between Vedisa and Kosambī, on the road taken by Bāvarī’s disciples. Snp.1011

24.69943,80.1727292town

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 on the same theme. Thag.113

vappa →

dppn

Vappa 1

One of the group of five monks who practiced with the Bodhisatta before his Awakening, and who were his first monastic followers. Vappa was disappointed when the Buddha began takin …

varadhara →

dppn

…the Sappinikā, AN.ii.29 AN.ii.176 and again in the Moranivāpa in Rājagaha. MN.ii.1

varaṇā →

dppn

VaraṇāVāraṇā

A city on the banks of the Kaddamadaha, where Ārāmadaṇḍa visited Mahākaccāna. AN.i.65

Avanti3town

varuṇa →

dppn

A king of the devas, mentioned as the companion of Sakka, Pajāpati and Isāna. In battle against the Asuras, the devas of Tāvatiṃsā were asked to look upon the banner of Varuṇa in order to have all the …

varuṇā →

dppn

A class of deities present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta.DN.ii.259 DN.ii.260 They probably form the retinue of Varuṇa.

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 the inside. Thag.139–140

vasavattī →

dppn

A devaputta, king of the devas of the Parinimmita-vassavatti world. DN.i.219 Because of his generosity and virtue practised in past births, he surpasses the devas of his world in ten things: divine …

vassa →

dppn

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 …

vassakāra →

dppn

A brahmin, chief minister of Ajātasattu. He and Sunidha were in charge of the fortifications of Pāṭaligāma, built against the Vajjī. Vin.i.228 Ud.viii.6 DN.ii.72ff.

At Ajātasattu’s suggestion, Vass …

vasū →

dppn

A class of devas of whom Sakka is the chief. DN.ii.260

vaḍḍha →

dppn

Vaḍḍha1

A Licchavi. He was a friend of the Mettiyabhummajakā, and, at their instigation, charged Dabba Mallaputta with having committed adultery with his wife. Dabba repudiated the charge, …

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 verse is ascribed to Moggallāna as having been spoken by hi …

vaḍḍhamātā →

dppn

Vaḍḍhamātā>

An arahant, mother of Vaḍḍha. Her conversation with Vaḍḍha and his declaration to her after becoming an arahant are included in the Therīgāthā. Thig.204–212

vaṃsa →

dppn

The Vaṃsas and their country. It lay to the south of Kosala, and its capital was Kosambī on the Yamunā. Udena, son of Parantapa, was its king in the time of the Buddha.

Avanti lay to the south of th …

vaṅgīsa →

dppn

…a sutta preached at the Pavāraṇā ceremony. Thag.1231–1237 Several verses were in praise of his colleagues—e.g. Sāriputta,…

vaṭajālikāyaṃ →

dppn

VaṭajālikāyaṃDhavajālikā

A monastery on Sankheyyaka mountain in Mahisa country. A monk, named Uttara, once lived there and was visited by Sakka. AN.iv.162ff.

Sankheyyaka mountain in Mahisa3monastery

vedehikā →

dppn

A lady of Sāvatthī who had a reputation for gentleness till her servant girl, Kāḷī, convinced people that it was not deserved. MN.i.125f.

veghanasā →

dppn

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

vejayanta →

dppn

Vejayanta1

A palace belonging to Sakka. When Moggallāna visited Sakka to discover if he had fully understood the Buddha’s teaching in the Cūlatanhā saṅkhaya Sutta, Sakka tried to evade his …

velāmikā →

dppn

Chief of the eighty four thousand women who waited on Mahāsudassana, king of Kusāvatī. She was also called Khattiyānī. SN.iii.146 But in the Dīgha DN.ii.187 the chief queen is called Subhaddā.

vepacitti →

dppn

VepacittiSambara

An Asura chieftain, who was present with Namuci (Māra) at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259

Vepacitti was the friend of Rāhu, and when Rāhu seized Candimā and Suriya …

vepulla →

dppn

VepullaVipulaVaṅkakaPācīnavaṃsaSupassa

The highest of the five mountains surrounding Rājagaha. SN.i.67

  • In the time of Kakusandha Buddha, the mountain was called Pācīnavaṃsa
  • in the time of Koṇāga …

verañjā →

dppn

A town in which the Buddha once spent the rainy season at the invitation of the brahmin Verañja. Verañja visits the Buddha at the foot of the Naḷerupucimanda, where he is staying, and asks him a serie …

vessabhū →

dppn

King of Avanti in the time of Reṇu. His capital was Māhissatī. DN.ii.236

vesāli →

dppn

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

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

vetambarī →

dppn

One of a group of devas who visited the Buddha at Veḷuvana and spoke of their beliefs. Vetambarī spoke two verses, one condemning asceticism, and the other, which followed immediately on the first, in …

vetaraṇi →

dppn

A river in the Great Hell. SN.i.21 Snp.674 It may be the same as the great “Caustic River” referred to in the Devadatta Sutta. MN.iii.185 Its waters are sharp and bitter, Snp.674 and the river flows b …

veteṇḍu →

dppn

A vassal of the Four Great Kings, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258

veḷudvāra →

dppn

A brahmin village of the Kosalans where the Buddha once stayed and preached the Veḷudvāreyya Sutta. SN.v.352

Kosala3town

veḷukaṇḍa →

dppn

VeḷukaṇḍaVeḷukaṇṭa

A city in Avanti. Moggallāna and Sāriputta visited the place in the course of a journey in Dakkhiṇāgiri and were entertained by Nandamātā. AN.iv.62f.

22.85379, 82.155763town

veḷukaṇṭakī →

dppn

VeḷukaṇṭakīVeḷukaṇḍakīVeḷukaṇḍakiyāVeḷukaṇṭakiyā

A lady of Veḷukaṇṭa. She is mentioned as an exemplary lay woman.AN.i.88 AN.ii.164 AN.i.26 SN.ii.236 She founded, for the Order headed by Sāriputta and …

veḷuvana →

dppn

…Vin.i.42

Kalaṇḍakanivāpa is the place nearly always mentioned as the spot where the Buddha stayed in Veḷuvana. There many Vinaya rules…

veṇhu →

dppn

A deva who was present, with his retinue, at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259 Veṇhu is a Pāḷi form of Viṣṇu.

veṇḍu →

dppn

A devaputta. He visited the Buddha and asked him a question. SN.i.52

vicakkanā →

dppn

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

videha →

dppn

A country and its people. At the time of the Buddha, Videha formed one of the two important principalities of the Vajjian confederacy. Its capital was Mithilā. The kingdom bordered on the Ganges, on o …

virūpakkha →

dppn

Virūpakkha1

One of the Four Great Kings. He is Regent of the western quarter and lord of the Nāgas.DN.ii.258 DN.iii.199 In the assembly of the devas he sits facing east. DN.ii.207 DN.ii.22 …

virūḷha →

dppn

VirūḷhaVirūḷhaka

One of the Four Great Kings. He is the king of the south, and, in the assembly of the devas, sits facing north.DN.ii.207 DN.ii.221 He is lord of the Kumbhaṇḍas. DN.iii.198

visākha →

dppn

Visākha1

Husband of Dhammadinnā. After Dhammadinnā had joined the Order, she left the city and retired into the country, returning to Rājagaha after she had attained arahantship. Visākha, …

visākhā →

dppn

Visākhā1

. Thig.13

Visākhā2

The chief among the female lay disciples of the Buddha and declared by him to be foremost among those who ministered to the Order. AN.i.26 She is c …

viññānañcāyatanūpagādevā →

dppn

A class of devas living in the Formless Realms. Their life lasts for forty thousand great aeons. MN.iii.103

viḍūḍabha →

dppn

…of Pasenadi and Vāsabhakhattiyā. Both in the Piyajātika Sutta MN.ii.110 and the Kaṇṇakatthala Suttas. MN.ii.127 Viḍūḍabha…

viṭeṇḍu →

dppn

One of the vassals of the Four Great Kings present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.257

viṭu →

dppn

Vassal of the Four Great Kings present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258

viṭucca →

dppn

Vassal of the Four Great Kings present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258

vājapeyya →

dppn

A sacrificial offering.

vāmadeva →

dppn

One of the great sages honoured by the brahmins as authors of hymns. Vin.i.245 DN.i.104 Compare Rigveda 5.26; Rāmāyana 1.7, etc.

vāmaka →

dppn

One of the great sages held in esteem by the brahmins. Vin.i.245 DN.i.104 DN.i.238 MN.ii.169 MN.ii.200 Vin.i.2451 Compare Vaṃsa in Rigveda 10.99.

vāraṇa →

dppn

A monk whose Theragāthā verses praise non-harming and seclusion. Thag.237–239

vāruṇā →

dppn

A class of deities, followers of Varuda, who were present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259

vāsabhagāmaka →

dppn

VāsabhagāmakaVāsabhagāma

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

Kāsī3town

vāsabhagāmī →

dppn

VāsabhagāmīVāsabhagāmika

One of the four Western monks appointed to the committee which considered the Ten Points raised by the Vajjiputtaka at…

vāsabhā →

dppn

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

vāsavanesī →

dppn

A class of devas, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

vāseṭṭha →

dppn

…its descent to the sage Vāseṭṭha (Sanskrit Vāsiṣṭha). In the Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta DN.ii.147 DN.ii.159 we find the Mallas of…

vāseṭṭhī →

dppn

…father of Sundarī, met Vāsetthī, and, hearing her story, himself sought the Buddha at Mithilā where he joined the Order, becoming an…

vāyodevā →

dppn

A class of deities present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259

yakkha →

dppn

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 →

dppn

…Revata, Sambhūta-Sānavāsī, Yasa and Sumana. They debated the question at the Vālikārāma, Revata acting as questioner and Sabbakāmī…

yasadatta →

dppn

While journeying in the company of Sabhiya, he came to Sāvatthī, where he was present at the discussion between Sabhiya and the Buddha. It was his purpose to try and discover flaws in the Buddha’s arg …

yasoja →

dppn

YasojaYasojoti

The Udāna mentions Ud.iii.3 how Yasoja and five hundred of his companions went to see the Buddha at Jetavana. There they stood talking to the monks who lived there and made a great upr …

yodhājīva →

dppn

A headman who visited the Buddha and asked if it was true that men who fall fighting in battle are reborn among the Sārañjita devas. At first the Buddha refused to answer the question, but finding tha …

yona →

dppn

YonaYavānaYonakā

A country and its people. The name is probably the Pāḷi equivalent for Ionians, the Baktrian Greeks. The Yonas are mentioned…

yāma →

dppn

…MN.ii.194 MN.iii.100 Two hundred years of human life are but one day to the Yāma devā, and two thousand Years, composed of such days, form…

ābha →

dppn

A generic name for devas distinguished for their brilliance, such as the Parittābhā and the Appamāṇābhā. MN.iii.102

ābhassarā →

dppn

A Brahma-world where live radiant devas from whose bodies rays of light are emitted, like lightning. It belongs to the Rūpaloka and is in the plane of second jhāna The devas living there subsist on …

ājīvakā →

dppn

ĀjīvakāĀjīvikā

A class of naked ascetics, Vin.i.291 followers of Makkhali Gosāla, regarded, from the Buddhist point of view, as the worst of sophists. Numerous references to the Ājīvakas are to be fo …

ākiñcāyatanūpagādevā →

dppn

A class of devas born in the Ākiñcāyatana, the third Arūpa world. MN.iii.103 Their life term is sixty thousand kappas. AN.i.267

ākoṭaka →

dppn

A deva who visited the Buddha at Veḷuvana accompanied by Asama, Sahali, Ninka, Vetambarī and Mānava-Gāmiya. Ākoṭaka spoke before the Buddha in praise of various teachers of other schools: Pakuddha-K …

ākāsānañcāyatanūpagādevā →

dppn

A class of devas born in the Realm of Infinite Space. MN.iii.103 They belong to the Formless world and their life term is twenty thousand kappas. AN.i.267

āmalakīvana →

dppn

ĀmalakīvanaĀmalakivana

A grove at Cātumā. The Buddha once stayed there, and it was on that occasion that the Cātumā Sutta was preached. MN.i.456

Cātumā3park

ānanda →

dppn

One of the principal disciples of the Buddha. He was a first cousin of the Buddha and was deeply attached to him. Ānanda entered the Order in the second year of the Buddha’s ministry, together with ot …

ānandacetiya →

dppn

…DN.ii.123–126 AN.ii.167 From there he went to Pāvā.

26.584229,84.3097693shrine

ārohanta →

dppn

One of the chief ministers at Sāvatthī. He joined the Order of monks and his wife became a nun. They had their meals together and she waited on him, fetching him water and fanning him. He forbade her …

ārāmadaṇḍa →

dppn

…Kaccāna was staying at Vāraṇā on the banks of the Kaddamadaha, Ārāmadaṇḍa came to see him and asked him why nobles quarrelled with…

ārāmikagāma →

dppn

ĀrāmikagāmaPilindagāma

The name given to the village in which lived the five hundred park-keepers who were given by Bimbisāra to the Elder Pilindavaccha. It was near Rājagaha and was also called Pil …

āthabbaṇa →

dppn

A branch of knowledge, dabbling in which is forbidden to monks. Probably the Atharva Veda, which includes sorcery and magic spells. Snp.927

ātumā →

dppn

A town that lay between Kusinārā and Sāvatthī. Once the Buddha, with a large company of bhikkhus, visited the town. At that time there dwelt in it a monk who had been ordained late in life and had for …

āḷakamandā →

dppn

A city of the gods, mighty, prosperous and full of devas. DN.ii.147 DN.ii.170

It was one of the chief cities of Uttarakuru, and a royal residence of Kuvera. DN.iii.201

In the Culla Vagga Vin.ii.152 …

āḷavaka →

dppn

The yakkha of Āḷavī. The Buddha once stayed at his dweling, at which the yakkha became angry and threatened the Buddha. He was tamed by the Buddha and asked a series of questions Snp.p.31–33 SN.i. …

āḷavakā →

dppn

ĀḷavakāĀḷavikā

A name given to the monks of Āḷavī.

The Āḷavaka-bhikkhū are mentioned several times in the Vinaya Vin.ii.172ff. Vin.iii.85 Vin.iv.34–35 in connection with offences relating to repa …

āḷavī →

dppn

Āḷavī1

A town between Sāvatthī and Rājagaha. The Buddha goes from Sāvatthī to Kīṭāgiri, thence to Āḷavī, and finally, to Rājagaha. The Buddha, on several occasions, stayed at Āḷavī at the …

āḷavīgotama →

dppn

ĀḷavīgotamaĀḷavīGotama

A thera, who is mentioned in the Sutta Nipāta Snp.1146 in a verse spoken by the Buddha to Piṅgiya when the Buddha appeared in a ray of light at Bāvarī’s hermitage.

āṇi →

dppn

ĀṇiĀṇakaĀṇṇaka

A mutiṅga (kettle-drum) belonging to the Dasārahas. As it grew old and began to split, they fixed in another peg, and this process was continued, until, at last, the original drumhe …

īsāna →

dppn

One of the chief devas.

In the Tevijja Sutta DN.i.244 he is mentioned with Indra, Soma, Varuṇa, Pajāpati and Brahmā, as being invoked by the brahmins.

He was in the battle of the devas against the A …

ādīnava →

farkas

veszély, hátrány

ājīva →

farkas

életmód, megélhetés

āsava →

farkas

befolyás, túlcsordulás

bhava →

farkas

lét, létesülés

bhāvanā →

farkas

gyakorlás, kiteljesítés, fejlesztés, kibontakoztatás

brahmacariya →

farkas

tanítványhoz méltó viselkedés, szent élet

devatā →

farkas

istenség

indriya-saṁvara →

farkas

az érzékek megfékezése

kāma-rāga →

farkas

érzéki vágy

lobha →

farkas

sóvárgás, mohóság

moha →

farkas

zavarodottság, tudatlanság

musāvāda →

farkas

hazugság

nibbāna →

farkas

kialvás, ellobbanás

nibbidā →

farkas

elfordulás, elválás

nirodha →

farkas

megszűnés, kialvás

nīvaraṇa →

farkas

akadály

pabbajjā →

farkas

otthontalanságba távozás, beavatás

passaddhi →

farkas

elnyugvás, megnyugvás

punabbhava →

farkas

újralétesülés, újraszületés

rāga →

farkas

vágy

sacchikiriya →

farkas

megtapasztalás, megvalósítás

sakkāya-diṭṭhi →

farkas

az önvaló téves nézete, önhittség

samatha →

farkas

elnyugvás, nyugodt derű

saṁvara →

farkas

önuralom

taṇhā →

farkas

szomj, sóvár vágy

upasampadā →

farkas

befogadás, felvétel, magasabb beavatás

vācā →

farkas

beszéd

vāyāma →

farkas

igyekezet, törekvés

vibhava →

farkas

létre-nem-jövés

vipariṇāma →

farkas

változékonyság

viveka →

farkas

elkülönülés, elválás

yathā-bhūta-ñāṇa-dassana →

farkas

a valóságnak megfelelő tudás; annak tudása és látása, ami van

abbahitvā →

ncped

abbhantara →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) interior, internal; being within, included in, among; belonging to one ’s house, personal, intimate.
  2. (n.)
    1. intermediate space, interval; the inside, interior.
    2. a measure of leng …

abbhañjitvā →

ncped

abbhuggahetvā →

ncped

pulling up.

abbhuggantvā →

ncped

abbhunnamitvā →

ncped

abbhāgamana →

ncped

coming, arrival; approach.

abbuhitvā →

ncped

abbāhitvā →

ncped

abbāhitvā1

absol.

abbāhitvā2

absol. having torn up; having pulled out, having drawn out.

abhejja →

ncped

not to be broken or pierced; not to be alienated or severed; not to be set at variance.

abhi-uggantvā →

ncped

abhi-uggantvā

absol.

abhibhakkayitvā →

ncped

eating; having eaten.

abhibhavana →

ncped

overcame (?).

abhibhū →

ncped

vanquishing, overcoming; one who surpasses; a master, a sovereign.

abhibhūta →

ncped

overcame; vanquished.

abhidhāvati →

ncped

runs towards; rushes against; hurries.

abhiharati →

ncped

  1. fetches, brings; offers; brings forward, advances; brings near, fetches for oneself, partakes of.
  2. (counter-)attacks.

abhijavati →

ncped

hurries towards.

abhijāyitvā →

ncped

abhijīvanika →

ncped

providing a livelihood.

abhikkama →

ncped

going forward, approach; advance; worsening.

abhikkamana →

ncped

going forward; advance.

abhikkamati →

ncped

goes forward, approaches; advances, progresses; gets worse (of pain or disease).

abhikkanta →

ncped

  1. (mfn.)

    1. arrived; having approached.
    2. advanced, passed (of the night, in the second or third watch); excellent, admirable; beautiful, surpassing, splendid.
  2. (n.) advancing, approaching; …

abhikkantavaṇṇa →

ncped

of wonderful beauty

abhinikkhamitvā →

ncped

abhinimminitvā →

ncped

abhinimmitvā →

ncped

abhinisīditvā →

ncped

abhinivajjayati →

ncped

avoids; renounces; throws down

abhinivajjeti →

ncped

avoids; renounces; throws down

abhinivajjetvā →

ncped

abhinivatteti →

ncped

abhinivatteti1

pr. 3 sg. gives up, abandons

abhinivatteti2

pr. 3 sg. takes out; removes.

abhinivattetvā →

ncped

abhinivaṭṭeti →

ncped

gives up, abandons

abhippavaṭṭa →

ncped

  1. (act.) having rained.
  2. (pass.) rained upon

abhippavaṭṭha →

ncped

  1. (act.) having rained.
  2. (pass.) rained upon

abhiruhitvā →

ncped

abhirūhitvā →

ncped

abhisambhavana →

ncped

(from abhisambhavati) mastering.

abhisambhavati →

ncped

reaches, attains; is able, capable (of); is adequate; masters; endures, bears.

abhisambhavitvā →

ncped

abhisambhutvā →

ncped

having mastered; having endured; having bore.

abhisambhū →

ncped

(from abhisambhavati) mastering.

abhisambujjhitvā →

ncped

abhisametvā →

ncped

abhisandahitvā →

ncped

abhisapitvā →

ncped

abhisaṅkharitvā →

ncped

abhisevana →

ncped

pursuit of; indulgence in.

abhitthavati →

ncped

praises; praises (someone in their presence).

abhivada →

ncped

abhivadat →

ncped

abhivadati →

ncped

  1. addresses (respectfully), salutes; welcomes; approves of.
  2. declares, asserts; speaks, names.

abhivadita →

ncped

saluted

abhivaditabba →

ncped

abhivadiṃ →

ncped

abhivagga →

ncped

sort of portcullis or large spiked defensive weapon.

abhivandati →

ncped

salutes respectfully.

abhivandita →

ncped

saluted; greeted with honor

abhivasana →

ncped

clothing, clothes.

abhivasanavaratara →

ncped

the very best of clothing, choice clothes

abhivassa →

ncped

rain; a shower.

abhivassaka →

ncped

raining, pouring out.

abhivassat →

ncped

abhivassati →

ncped

rains, rains down (upon, acc.); showers.

abhivaḍḍhati →

ncped

increases, grows more and more; grows higher than, outgrows (+ acc.).

abhivaḍḍhi →

ncped

abhivaṇṇayati →

ncped

praises; describes

abhivaṇṇeti →

ncped

praises; describes

abhivaṭṭha →

ncped

(pass.) rained upon

abhivijinitvā →

ncped

abhivirājetvā →

ncped

being completely free from desire.

abhivitaritvā →

ncped

abhivādana →

ncped

respectful greeting; salutation.

abhivādanasīlī →

ncped

habitually respectful

abhivādanasīlīn →

ncped

habitually respectful

abhivādayati →

ncped

addresses reverently; greets; salutes respectfully

abhivādayitvā →

ncped

abhivādenta →

ncped

abhivādesi →

ncped

abhivādesiṃ →

ncped

abhivādesuṃ →

ncped

abhivādetabba →

ncped

abhivādeti →

ncped

addresses reverently; greets; salutes respectfully

abhivādetvā →

ncped

abhivādimha →

ncped

abhivādita →

ncped

saluted

abhivādāpayati →

ncped

causes to salute; asks for greeting or good wishes

abhivādāpetabba →

ncped

abhivādāpeti →

ncped

causes to salute; asks for greeting or good wishes

abhiññā →

ncped

…power or knowledge (five (or six): iddhividhā, dibbasota, paracittavijānana, pubbenivāsānussati, dibbacakkhu, + āsavānam khaye…

abhāsitvā →

ncped

uttering; having spoken.

accekacīvara →

ncped

robe or material for a robe given not at the usual time (because of pressing reasons of the giver)

acchinditvā →

ncped

acchinnacīvara →

ncped

whose robe has been taken away or stolen

acchinnacīvaraka →

ncped

(~-cīvarika)n. whose robe has been taken away or stolen

acchādetvā →

ncped

acchādāpetvā →

ncped

cause. absol. causing to put on; presenting; clothing (with)

accogāḷha →

ncped

too extravagant.

accāvadanta →

ncped

accāvadati →

ncped

speaks or addresses in an excessive or improper way; (tries to) surpass in speaking.

accāvadimha →

ncped

accāvadittha →

ncped

acīvaraka →

ncped

(one) who has no bhikkhu’s robes.

addavalepana →

ncped

newly plastered.

addhābhavanta →

ncped

master of; governing; controlling.

adhi →

ncped

prep

  1. as prefix to nouns (adjectives, adverbs) expresses: superiority, abundance.
  2. as preverb to verbs and their derivatives expresses: up to, towards, into; over, above; in addition to.
  3. as se …

adhideva →

ncped

superior or supreme god; one above the gods.

adhigantvā →

ncped

adhiggahetvā →

ncped

adhimuccati →

ncped

  1. inclines to; believes, is sure of; is convinced.
  2. concentrates on; pervades (in thought or meditation); wills (magically), changes (by magic).
  3. enters the body.

adhimuccitvā →

ncped

adhipatitvā →

ncped

adhipātetvā →

ncped

having made fall; having laid low.

adhivacana →

ncped

name, designation; metaphorical expression; near-synonym.

adhivacanapatha →

ncped

mode of expression

adhivattati →

ncped

comes on; moves over; overwhelms.

adhivattha →

ncped

adhivattha1

pp mfn. (act.) living in, inhabiting (loc).

adhivattha2

pp mfn. accepted; consented to

adhivāhi →

ncped

bringing.

adhivāhin →

ncped

bringing.

adhivāsakajātika →

ncped

enduring or patient by nature.

adhivāsana →

ncped

  1. endurance; forbearance.
  2. assent; acceptance (esp. of an invitation).

adhivāsaya →

ncped

adhivāsayat →

ncped

adhivāsayati →

ncped

is patient, waits; bears patiently, endures; assents, gives in to; accepts (an invitation).

adhivāsaye →

ncped

adhivāsayeyya →

ncped

adhivāsenta →

ncped

adhivāsesi →

ncped

adhivāsesuṃ →

ncped

adhivāsetabba →

ncped

adhivāseyya →

ncped

adhiṭṭhahitva →

ncped

adhobhāvaṅgamanīya →

ncped

tending to go downwards (to lower existences)

adhovātaṃ →

ncped

downwind

adhovāte →

ncped

downwind

adhīyitvā →

ncped

aggadvāra →

ncped

the top of the door or gate; (or the first gate opened; a way to leave the town secretly).

aggahetvā →

ncped

seizing.

aggalavaṭṭi →

ncped

the post to which the bolt is fastened

aggasavaka →

ncped

chief disciple

aggava →

ncped

of great eminence, excellent

aggavat →

ncped

of great eminence, excellent

aggavādi →

ncped

(one) who proclaims the highest, the best

aggavādin →

ncped

(one) who proclaims the highest, the best

agghanaka →

ncped

(-ikā)n. having the value of, worth.

agghanikā →

ncped

(-ikā)n. having the value of, worth.

agghati →

ncped

is worth, has the value of; deserves; frequently in phrase kalaṃ na agghati (soḷasiṃ), is not worth a (sixteenth) part (of).

agghāpenta →

ncped

valuing; putting a price on

agghāpesi →

ncped

valued; put a price on

aggi →

ncped

…(one of) the three fires of brahmanical ritual; the god Aggi Bhagavā. 4. (metaphorically) mental fire, fever.

aggihuttamissa →

ncped

various tools etc. for the fire-oblation

agāravasa →

ncped

household life

ahetukavāda →

ncped

holding a theory of non-causality

ahivātakaroga →

ncped

certain dangerous contagious disease

ajaddhumārikā →

ncped

death by starvation.

ajavisāṇavaddhikā →

ncped

with points like goats’ horns

ajjhogāhitvā →

ncped

ajjhupekkhitvā →

ncped

ajjhāvasa →

ncped

ajjhāvasanta →

ncped

(~antī)n.

ajjhāvasat →

ncped

ajjhāvasatha →

ncped

the inside or environs of a house or dwelling.

ajjhāvasathe →

ncped

within a house or dwelling.

ajjhāvasati →

ncped

inhabits; dwells in, lives on (as ruler or owner); esp. agāram ~ati, lives the settled life of a householder.

ajjhāvasaṃ →

ncped

ajjhāvasī →

ncped

akamma →

ncped

lack of action; not working; non-activity; not a proper or valid act of the saṅgha

akaniṭṭha →

ncped

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

akaritvā →

ncped

akasāva →

ncped

without defect

akavātaka →

ncped

without a door.

akavāṭa →

ncped

without a door

akavāṭābaddha →

ncped

akaṭṭhapāka →

ncped

ripening in uncultivated ground; growing wild

akevala →

ncped

not pure; not whole, not entire

akevali →

ncped

not accomplished; imperfect

akevalin →

ncped

not accomplished; imperfect

akhīṇāsava →

ncped

in whom the āsavas have not perished, who is not an arhat

akiriyavāda →

ncped

professing the doctrine that activity is not morally significant or effective; advocating abstention

akiriyavādi →

ncped

professing the doctrine that activity is not morally significant or effective; advocating abstention

akiriyavādin →

ncped

professing the doctrine that activity is not morally significant or effective; advocating abstention

akissava →

ncped

(according to commentaries) without wisdom.

akkamitvā →

ncped

akkhaṇa →

ncped

the wrong time, the wrong moment; esp. an inopportune moment to be born as a man, birth in unfavorable circumstances (when one cannot take advantage of a Buddha being in the world)

akkhuddāvakāsa →

ncped

being a considerable occasion (for …) (?)); of no mean appearance (?)

akkhīṇāsava →

ncped

in whom the āsavas have not perished, who is not an arhat

akkosavatthu →

ncped

basis, ground for abuse

akkuṭṭhavandita →

ncped

reviling and respect.

akuppa →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) not able to be disturbed; stable; immovable; not open to challenge or valid objection.
  2. (n.) what is not able to be disturbed; (a state of) stability.
  3. lack of agitation; (the state of) …

akālacīvara →

ncped

robe material given at a time other than the appointed period, or given during the appointed period to a specific bhikkhu or group of bhikkhus

akālavādi →

ncped

speaking at the wrong time, at an unsuitable time

akālavādin →

ncped

speaking at the wrong time, at an unsuitable time

akāpurisasevita →

ncped

practiced or cultivated by superior men; not practiced or cultivated by worthless men

akāraṇa →

ncped

absence of a cause or (a valid) reason; not a cause; not the case

alaṃsājīva →

ncped

fit for the communal life

alaṃvacanīya →

ncped

(formally) repudiated; separated, estranged

amarāvikkhepa →

ncped

(constant) equivocation, prevarication; shuffling to and fro.

amarāvikkhepika →

ncped

(one) who equivocates; who gives evasive answers; who cannot be pinned down.

anabhibhūta →

ncped

not overcame; not vanquished

anabhisambhava →

ncped

anabhisambhavanīya →

ncped

anabhisambhavat →

ncped

anabhivada →

ncped

anabhivadat →

ncped

anabhivitaritvā →

ncped

anabhāva →

ncped

nonexistence, annihilation.

anabhāvakata →

ncped

eradicated; annihilated

anabhāvaṅgata →

ncped

eradicated; annihilated

anabhāvaṅkata →

ncped

eradicated; annihilated

anaccekacīvara →

ncped

what is not an accekacīvara

anadhivāsaya →

ncped

anadhivāsayat →

ncped

anadhivāsenta →

ncped

anaggava →

ncped

inferior

anaggavat →

ncped

inferior

analaṅkaritvā →

ncped

thinking insufficient; not finding satisfaction in

anantava →

ncped

anantavat →

ncped

anantevāsika →

ncped

without resident pupils, i.e. without internal impurities

ananumodaka →

ncped

who does not give thanks; who does not give approval

ananuvajja →

ncped

not to be censured

ananuvāda →

ncped

free from criticism; blameless

ananvaya →

ncped

without consequences; not followed up

ananvāhataceta →

ncped

whose mind is not injured or frustrated.

ananvāhatacetas →

ncped

whose mind is not injured or frustrated.

anapadesa →

ncped

without valid grounds, without authority.

anapaloketvā →

ncped

anapasādetvā →

ncped

anapekhava →

ncped

anapekhavat →

ncped

anapekkhava →

ncped

anapekkhavat →

ncped

anassava →

ncped

disobedient; not biddable

anatikkamitvā →

ncped

anattha →

ncped

not the goal; disadvantage; harm; what is unprofitable, useless

anatthavādi →

ncped

not speaking about the goal or what is beneficial

anatthavādin →

ncped

not speaking about the goal or what is beneficial

anavajja →

ncped

irreproachable, faultless

anavakkanta →

ncped

not entered; not trodden upon; not overcome.

anavakāsa →

ncped

what is out of the question; an impossibility.

anavamata →

ncped

not despised; honored

anavamānanā →

ncped

absence of contempt; respect.

anavasesa →

ncped

without any remainder; all; complete; (of an offense) total, irremediable

anavasesadohi →

ncped

milking dry

anavasesadohin →

ncped

milking dry

anavasesaṃ →

ncped

completeley

anavassava →

ncped

the not flowing, no flow; stoppage.

anavassuta →

ncped

not leaking; not rotten; free from lust and defilement

anavattha →

ncped

unstable; not lasting.

anavatthacārikā →

ncped

wandering in an unsettled way (not staying long anywhere)

anavaya →

ncped

expert, experienced (in); without deficiency.

anavaññattikāma →

ncped

wishing not to be despised, not to be disregarded.

anavaññāta →

ncped

anavaṭṭhita →

ncped

unsteady; not lasting

aneka →

ncped

not one, i.e. many, various; of various kinds; countless, numberless

anekarūpa →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) various, of various kinds, of many forms.
  2. (n.) manifold form; various ways

anekavassagaṇika →

ncped

in existence for many years

anekavidha →

ncped

of several kinds; manifold; various

anekavihita →

ncped

varioulsy ordered; of several kinds, various

aneñja →

ncped

(& mfn.?)

  1. (n.) immovability; imperturbability.
  2. (mfn., or n. in apposition?) unmoved; not to be stirred; imperturbable (often applied both to determinative actions leading to existence in arūpāv …

anikkasāva →

ncped

not free from defect or impurity; impure

anivatti →

ncped

not turning back; not to be turned back.

anivattin →

ncped

not turning back; not to be turned back.

anodhikatvā →

ncped

not limiting, without limitation; without discrimination, without distinction

anodhiṃ karitvā →

ncped

not limiting, without limitation; without discrimination, without distinction

anojava →

ncped

lacking strength or vitality; lacking nutriment; not juicy

anojavat →

ncped

lacking strength or vitality; lacking nutriment; not juicy

anokāsaṃ kārāpetvā →

ncped

without having consent

anovadiyamāna →

ncped

anovassa →

ncped

place sheltered from the rain.

anovassaka →

ncped

(-ikā)n.

  1. (mfn.) sheltered from the rain; not rained upon.
  2. (n.) a place sheltered from the rain

anovassika →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) sheltered from the rain; not rained upon.
  2. (n.) a place sheltered from the rain

anovaṭa →

ncped

anovādi →

ncped

not giving instructions.

anovādin →

ncped

not giving instructions.

antajana →

ncped

the inner household; servants.

antara →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) interior; inner, inward.
  2. (n.)
    1. interior part, inside; heart, mind; place between; interval (of time or space); moment between (two events); distance; difference, disagreement.

antaradhāna →

ncped

disappearance, vanishing, passing away.

antaradhāyati →

ncped

disappears; vanishes.

antarahita →

ncped

disappeared, vanished; covered; invisible

antaravassa →

ncped

the rainy season

antaravāsaka →

ncped

an inner garment, esp. the innermost of the three robes of a bhikkhu

antarikā →

ncped

space between, interstice, interval; cleft, chink.

antarubbhāra →

ncped

the removal (of the kaṭhina), ending (of the kaṭhina period and its special allowances) before the usual time

antarāmuttaka →

ncped

released or vacant in the meantime

antarāppati →

ncped

an offence committed in the meantime (i.e. before the expiration of a parivāsa or mānatta period)

antava →

ncped

having an end, limited, finite

antavat →

ncped

having an end, limited, finite

antevāsi →

ncped

‘dwelling near or in the house (of his master)’, (who is) a (resident) pupil; an apprentice

antevāsika →

ncped

(being) a (resident) pupil.

antevāsin →

ncped

‘dwelling near or in the house (of his master)’, (who is) a (resident) pupil; an apprentice

antevāsinikamyatā →

ncped

desire to get pupils

antevāsinī →

ncped

‘dwelling near or in the house (of her master)’, (who is) a (resident) pupil; an apprentice

antimavattu →

ncped

an extreme offense

anto-āvasatha →

ncped

anto-āvasatha

masculine the inner part of a dwelling

antovana →

ncped

the interior of a forest

antovassaṃ →

ncped

in the rainy season

antovaṇṇa →

ncped

with color/class within

anubandhitvā →

ncped

anubhavati →

ncped

experiences, enjoys, suffers; partakes of, has a share in; attains, is equal to; is able; suffices

anubhaṇanā →

ncped

assenting, approval, supporting.

anucchava →

ncped

suitable, proper; fit for; corresponding to

anuciṇṇa →

ncped

  1. (pass.) followed, practiced; pervaded; filled with.
  2. (act.) pursuing,

anuddharitvā →

ncped

anudhāvanaka →

ncped

pursuing; following.

anudhāvati →

ncped

runs after, follows; chases; runs along.

anuggahetvā →

ncped

anujāneti →

ncped

asks for or obtains permission or approval; asks leave

anujānitabba →

ncped

worthy of approval; allowable

anumajjitvā →

ncped

anumodaka →

ncped

who gives thanks; who gives approvals.

anumodana →

ncped

approval, assent; thanks, expression of appreciation (esp. in the form of a discourse by bhikkhus after receiving a meal or gifts)

anumoditvā →

ncped

.

anupaddava →

ncped

free from misfortune or accident; safe; undamaged

anupagantvā →

ncped

anupakkhipitvā →

ncped

placing in.

anupalakkhaṇa →

ncped

lack of observation, lack of attention.

anuparidhāva →

ncped

anuparidhāvat →

ncped

anuparidhāvati →

ncped

runs round and round; surrounds.

anuparigantvā →

ncped

having went round about.

anuparivatta →

ncped

anuparivattat →

ncped

anuparivattati →

ncped

turns or moves round after or along with; keeps on moving.

anuparivattīyati →

ncped

anuparivāreti →

ncped

surrounds; stands by, takes the side of.

anupatitvā →

ncped

anupavadita →

ncped

anupavajja →

ncped

anupavattayati →

ncped

keeps moving on after (another) or in succession; continues, maintains

anupavattesi →

ncped

anupavatteti →

ncped

keeps moving on after (another) or in succession; continues, maintains

anupavisitvā →

ncped

anupavāda →

ncped

lack of abuse; not blaming or criticizing

anupavādaka →

ncped

one who does not criticize or abuse

anupavādi →

ncped

not criticizing.

anupavādin →

ncped

not criticizing.

anuppatta vayo →

ncped

having reached (old) age, old

anuppavisitvā →

ncped

anuppādetvā →

ncped

anupāpuṇitvā →

ncped

anuraho →

ncped

in secret, in private.

anurakkhana →

ncped

guarding, preservation, taking care of

anurakkhaṇa →

ncped

guarding, preservation, taking care of

anurakkhā →

ncped

guarding; preservation.

anusampavaṅkatā →

ncped

being inclined towards; intimacy.

anusavati →

ncped

flows in; flows upon

anusaṃsāvetvā →

ncped

having attended; having escorted.

anusaṃvaccharaṃ →

ncped

yearly; every year.

anusaṃyāyitvā →

ncped

anussava →

ncped

what has been heard or repeated; hearsay; tradition.

anussavappasanna →

ncped

who believes from hearsay or report

anussavasacca →

ncped

depending on tradition for one’s truths; accepting tradition as true

anussavati →

ncped

flows in; flows upon

anussādetvā →

ncped

anussāvaka →

ncped

one who proclaims (the kammavācā); one who presents for upasampadā.

anussāvana →

ncped

-ā, feminine

  1. causing to be heard, sounding; proclamation (esp. of a kammavācā).
  2. canvassing, speaking repeatedly (in order to win support)

anussāvayati →

ncped

causes to be heard; speaks out; proclaims (esp. a kammavācā); presents (someone) for upasampadā; speaks repeatedly (in order to win support)

anussāveti →

ncped

causes to be heard; speaks out; proclaims (esp. a kammavācā); presents (someone) for upasampadā; speaks repeatedly (in order to win support)

anusāsitvā →

ncped

anusāvana →

ncped

-ā, feminine

  1. causing to be heard, sounding; proclamation (esp. of a kammavācā).
  2. canvassing, speaking repeatedly (in order to win support)

anusāveti →

ncped

causes to be heard; speaks out; proclaims (esp. a kammavācā); presents (someone) for upasampadā; speaks repeatedly (in order to win support)

anutthavati →

ncped

praises; speaks of repeatedly

anuvadamāna →

ncped

anuvadanā →

ncped

approval; support.

anuvadati →

ncped

  1. repeats the words of; approves; agrees with.
  2. criticizes, censures.

anuvajja →

ncped

to be censured; a fault

anuvasati →

ncped

inhabits; dwells; stays.

anuvasitvā →

ncped

anuvassaṃ →

ncped

annually; every rainy season.

anuvassika →

ncped

one who has kept one vassa residence; who has passed one rainy season.

anuvattaka →

ncped

(-ikā)n. following, attending, faithful (to); agreeing with; a follower, partisan, adherent.

anuvattati →

ncped

follows, attends, sides with; conforms with, practices; imitates.

anuvattayati →

ncped

causes to go on after, keeps in motion; maintains, continues

anuvatteti →

ncped

causes to go on after, keeps in motion; maintains, continues

anuvatti →

ncped

anuvattitabbal →

ncped

to be followed; to be conformed to

anuvattiya →

ncped

anuvattāpana →

ncped

making conform to.

anuvicintetvā →

ncped

anuvicāretvā →

ncped

anuvitakketvā →

ncped

anuvivaṭṭa →

ncped

side-piece of a bhikkhu’s robe.

anuvāceti →

ncped

recites after or again; teaches what has been taught.

anuvāda →

ncped

  1. repetition, further explanation; approval, support; faction-forming.
  2. criticism; blame; sensure.

anuvādadhikaraṇa →

ncped

legal question or case concerning support, or concerning a faction, or a legal question or case arising from censure or criticism

anuvāta →

ncped

facing or border (on a bhikkhu’s robe)

anuvātaṃ →

ncped

with the wind; downwind.

anuyanta →

ncped

following; a follower, a vassal

anuyogavatta →

ncped

procedure in examination

anuyutta →

ncped

  1. (mfn.)applying oneself to, practicing; intent upon.
  2. (mfn. and m.) following, attending on; subject to; a vassal or subordinate king

anuyāyitvā →

ncped

anuññeyya →

ncped

worthy of approval; allowable

anva-d-eva →

ncped

anva-d-eva

ind. behind; afterwards.

anvaddhamāsaṃ →

ncped

every fortnight

anvagū →

ncped

anvagū1

aor. 3 sg. (they) followed.

anvagū2

aor. 3 sg. (they) will follow.

anvagū3

mfn. gone into, falling into.

anvakkharaṃ →

ncped

syllable by syllable.

anvakārī →

ncped

he threw out, cast, scattered.

anvakāsi →

ncped

he threw, scattered.

anvaya →

ncped

  1. lineage, succession; what follows, (logical) connection, inference, consequence.
  2. successor, immediate follower

anvaḍḍhamāsaṃ →

ncped

every fortnight

anvādhika →

ncped

extra; an extra supply.

anvāgameti →

ncped

makes follow; makes return.

anvāgata →

ncped

followed by; affected by

anvāhata →

ncped

struck; injured.

anvāhiṇḍati →

ncped

wanders about; wanders through.

anvānayati →

ncped

leads or brings after oneself; incurs

anvāsatta →

ncped

ensnared, entwined (by).

anvāsavati →

ncped

flows after, flows upon, flows continually over

anvāssavati →

ncped

flows after, flows upon, flows continually over

anvāvaṭṭa →

ncped

fmn. following

anvāvaṭṭati →

ncped

moves after, follows.

anvāvisati →

ncped

enters, occupies, possesses (said esp. of Māra)

anvāvisitvā →

ncped

anvāviṭṭha →

ncped

entered (by), possessed (by)

anvāya →

ncped

following; after; in consequence of

anvāyika →

ncped

following; a follower.

anādiyitvā →

ncped

anādiyitvā1

neg. absol. not taking; not receiving

anādiyitvā2

neg. absol. taking no notice of, ignoring, disregarding

anādīnavadassāvi →

ncped

anādīnavadassāvin →

ncped

anāmantetvā →

ncped

anānuvajja →

ncped

not to be censured

anāropetvā →

ncped

anārādhaka →

ncped

not winning approval, not pleasing; unsuccessful

anārādhanīya →

ncped

failure, lack of approval

anāsannavara →

ncped

best when not near

anāsava →

ncped

free from the āsavas

anāvara →

ncped

irresistible; without obstruction.

anāvaraṇadassāvi →

ncped

seeing without obstruction; with unobstructed sight

anāvaraṇadassāvin →

ncped

seeing without obstruction; with unobstructed sight

anāvasa →

ncped

  1. not a residence, an uninhabited place; a place not fit for staying in.
  2. not staying, not residing

anāvatti →

ncped

not returning; not coming back.

anāvattidhamma →

ncped

not subject to return (to this world); not liable to turn back or change.

anāvayha →

ncped

not to be take in marriage (as a wife)

anāvaṭa →

ncped

not obstructed; not shut off

anāvaṭṭi →

ncped

not turning to; not seduced, unaffected.

anāvaṭṭin →

ncped

not turning to; not seduced, unaffected.

anāvikatvā →

ncped

anīkagga →

ncped

the front, van of an army

anūpavajja →

ncped

anūpavāda →

ncped

lack of abuse; not blaming or criticizing

apabbūhitvā →

ncped

apacinitva →

ncped

apagatavaṅka →

ncped

without bend or crookedness

apalokana-kamma →

ncped

apalokana-kamma

neuter a (formal) act (of the saṅgha) giving permission or approval.

apalokana →

ncped

~ā. feminine looking for approval or permission.

apalokayati →

ncped

  1. looks towards; looks back; looks to, considers.
  2. looks to for approval, consults; asks permission; asks or takes leave

apaloketi →

ncped

  1. looks towards; looks back; looks to, considers.
  2. looks to for approval, consults; asks permission; asks or takes leave

apaloketvā →

ncped

looking towards; considering; asking permission; taking leave; consulting

apanetvā →

ncped

apanāmetvā →

ncped

aparapara →

ncped

one after another; various; following

aparissāvanaka →

ncped

(one who has no water-strainer.

apasādetvā →

ncped

apattacīvaraka →

ncped

(one) who has no bowl or (bhikkhu’s) robe.

apavadati →

ncped

reviles; denies; rejects.

apavahati →

ncped

carries off or away.

apaviyūhitvā →

ncped

apekkhava →

ncped

full of longing or desire (for, loc)

apekkhavat →

ncped

full of longing or desire (for, loc)

appa →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) small, little; trifling; few; rare; iic: very little, next to nothing (almost equivalent to a negative).
  2. (n.) a little, a small amount; a trifling thing.

appaggha →

ncped

of little value or price

appasattha →

ncped

with a small caravan

appativattiya →

ncped

not to be turned or rolled back; not to be black; irresistible

appaṭisaṃviditvā →

ncped

without experiencing.

appaṭivattiya →

ncped

not to be turned or rolled back; not to be black; irresistible

appaṭivānitā →

ncped

the state of not giving up, not turning away (from); non-weariness

appaṭivānī →

ncped

not giving up, not turning away (from); non-weariness

appaṭivānīya →

ncped

not to be given up; not causing weariness or satiety.

appaṭivāṇī →

ncped

not giving up, not turning away (from); non-weariness

appeva nāma →

ncped

it is well, if

appuyya →

ncped

having reached; having attained; having pervaded.

apāpuritvā →

ncped

arahantavāda →

ncped

the title of an arahat

arahat →

ncped

(& f.?) ‘a worthy one’, an arahat; (in Buddhism) one who has realized nibbāna; one in whom the āsavas are destroyed and who is no longer liable to rebirth.

araha(t)2

part. pr. mfn.

ariyavaṃiksa →

ncped

practicing the traditions of the noble ones, belonging to the noble tradition; who recites the Ariyavaṃsa-sutta

ariyavaṃsa →

ncped

tradition of the noble ones; a noble lineage or tradition

ariyavāsa →

ncped

way of living of the noble ones; a sublime state

ariyūpavādi →

ncped

speaking ill of the noble ones, insulting the noble ones

ariyūpavādin →

ncped

speaking ill of the noble ones, insulting the noble ones

asatthika →

ncped

not traveling with a company or caravans.

asipattavana →

ncped

forest of trees with swords or knives for leaves

assa →

ncped

assa1

masculine a horse; pl. also; cavalry.

assa2

masculine ashes; dust.

assa3

opt. 3 sg. assa + gen. (esp. preceded by siyä), (perhaps) it might occur to…, one …

assakāya →

ncped

cavalry corps; a body of a horse

assaratana →

ncped

precious horse, an excellent horse; esp. the ’horse-treasure ’ (one of the seven ratanas of a cakkavatti(n) king)

assasitvā →

ncped

assava →

ncped

obedient; compliant; biddable.

assavati →

ncped

flows (towards).

assāsetvā →

ncped

having made recover.

assāva →

ncped

purulent matter; discharge.

asura →

ncped

one of a class of supernatural beings, opposed to the devas; a titan.

atappa →

ncped

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

atha vā →

ncped

or; or rather, or perhaps (in commentaries, introducing an alternative (preferred?) explanation)

atha vā pi →

ncped

or also; and also

athabbana →

ncped

or neuter (what belongs to) the Atharva-veda; a spell or a charm from the Atharva-veda

athabbaṇa →

ncped

or neuter (what belongs to) the Atharva-veda; a spell or a charm from the Atharva-veda

ati →

ncped

ati-

prefix prefix to nouns, adjectives, adverbs; preverb to verbs; before vowels (except ī-) generally, but not always, taking the form acc-;

  1. as prefix to nouns expresses: abundance, exce …

ati-r-iva →

ncped

ati-r-iva

(?) excessively; exceedingly’

atibandhitvā →

ncped

tying together, coupling.

atidhāvati →

ncped

runs past, outstrips; goes too far; goes against, transgresses.

atiharitvā →

ncped

atiharāpetvā →

ncped

atikkamitvā →

ncped

atikkanta-vara →

ncped

atikkanta-vara

mfn. beyond or above granting boons

atinetvā →

ncped

having brought up to; having lead into, brought in.

atipassitvā →

ncped

out-flanking (?).

atisitvā →

ncped

going beyond; passing over, overlooking.

ativannati →

ncped

overpowers, overwhelms.

ativassati →

ncped

rains very much or too much; rains upon, rains into.

ativassi →

ncped

ativatta →

ncped

overcoming

ativattati →

ncped

goes beyond, escapes from; exceeds, overwhelms; goes too far; transgresses (against).

ativāha →

ncped

what leads across, a guide, a conveyance.

ativākya →

ncped

abuse, blame, reproach.

attabhāva →

ncped

bodily form, body; existence as an individual; living being

attabhāvapaṭilābha →

ncped

the becoming reborn as an individual; reincarnation; type of body or existence

attanuvādabhaya →

ncped

fear of self-reproach

attavādupādāna →

ncped

grasping the theory of an (enduring) self or soul

attaṭṭapañña →

ncped

looking (only) after one’s own profit or interest; (who is) wise as to his own advantage

attha →

ncped

attha1

m rarely neuter

  1. aim, purpose, goal; advantage, profit, benefit.
  2. use, need, want (+ instr.).
    1. affair, concern, business; problem; thing, matter; (with verbs of saying, a …

attharitvā →

ncped

atthava →

ncped

  1. profitable; significant.
  2. possessing the goal; or possessing worldly knowledge

atthavasa →

ncped

reason; motive

atthavasi →

ncped

pursuing an aim

atthavasika →

ncped

pursuing an aim; pursuing the goal

atthavasin →

ncped

pursuing an aim

atthavat →

ncped

  1. profitable; significant.
  2. possessing the goal; or possessing worldly knowledge

atthavādi →

ncped

speaking about the goal or what is beneficial

atthavādin →

ncped

speaking about the goal or what is beneficial

atthaṃ anubhavati →

ncped

serves the interest, the purpose (of, gen.); benefits

atthikava →

ncped

wanting something; having a purpose

atthikavat →

ncped

wanting something; having a purpose

atthikavāda →

ncped

  1. (m.) the doctrine that (merit, another world, etc) exists.
  2. (mfn.) following, professing that doctrine

atīva →

ncped

very much, exceedingly

avabhūta →

ncped

low, ignoble; deficient.

avabujjhati →

ncped

becomes aware of; perceives, knows; takes account of.

avacchidda →

ncped

cut, torn asunder; full of holes.

avadāniya →

ncped

illiberal, niggardly.

avadātaka →

ncped

or neuter white; or a white garment.

avagamaka →

ncped

making known, expressing.

avagaṇḍakāraṃ →

ncped

stuffing the cheeks full; so as to make the cheeks swell.

avaghaṭṭana →

ncped

pushing, hitting.

avagāha →

ncped

plunging into; going deep into.

avaharamāna →

ncped

avaharati →

ncped

takes down, puts down; takes away; steals.

avaharaṇacitta →

ncped

(& n.?) with the intention of stealing; (an intention to steal; ?)

avahari →

ncped

avaharituṃ →

ncped

avaharitvā →

ncped

avahariṃsu →

ncped

avaharuṃ →

ncped

avahaṭa →

ncped

  1. (pass.) taken away; stolen.
  2. (act.) taking away; having stolen

avahiyyati →

ncped

is left behind; is found wanting

avahāra →

ncped

taking away; theft.

avahāraka →

ncped

(one) who takes away; a thief.

avahāri →

ncped

avahāsi →

ncped

avahīyati →

ncped

is left behind; is found wanting

avajhāyati →

ncped

broods, mourns

avajja →

ncped

what is blameable; imperfection, a fault.

avajjhāyati →

ncped

broods, mourns

avajānanta →

ncped

avajānati →

ncped

  1. despises; underrates.
  2. denies, repudiates.

avajāneyya →

ncped

avajāni →

ncped

avajānitabba →

ncped

avajānitvā →

ncped

avajāniya →

ncped

avajāta →

ncped

of low or base birth; of lower character than one’s parents; an unworthy child.

avajīyati →

ncped

is conquered; is lost.

avakassati →

ncped

removes; draws away; secedes.

avakaḍḍhana →

ncped

removing.

avakaṅkhati →

ncped

desires, longs for.

avakkanti →

ncped

coming down (into); entering a womb, conception; appearance.

avakkhitta →

ncped

cast down, thrown down.

avakkāra →

ncped

leftovers or surplus from a meal.

avakkārapāti →

ncped

dish for the left overs or surplus

avakujja →

ncped

with the face downward, prone; upset.

avakujjapañña →

ncped

whose intellect is upside down, not retentive (like an upturned jar); who cannot learn or remember

avalekhanakaṭṭha →

ncped

scraping stick.

avalekhanapiṭhara →

ncped

receptacle for scrapers.

avalekhati →

ncped

scrapes off

avalekhitabba →

ncped

avalikhati →

ncped

scrapes off

avalitta →

ncped

smeared; plastered; smeared onto.

avalokayamāna →

ncped

avalokayati →

ncped

looks at, regards; looks back

avalokenta →

ncped

avaloketi →

ncped

looks at, regards; looks back

avamata →

ncped

despised.

avamaññatha →

ncped

they slighted; they despised.

avapakassati →

ncped

draws back, secedes; alienates oneself

avapakāsati →

ncped

draws back, secedes; alienates oneself

avapatita →

ncped

fallen, fallen down.

avarajjhati →

ncped

misses, neglects, fails (of); offends, commits a fault.

avarapure →

ncped

to the west of the city.

avaruddha →

ncped

opposed (to); hostile; rebellious.

avasajjetvā →

ncped

throwing down (on); putting into; (or hanging on, suspending)

avasarati →

ncped

goes down (to); moves away (to).

avasari →

ncped

avasariṃ →

ncped

avasaṭa →

ncped

gone away; withdrawn

avasesa →

ncped

  1. (n.) the remainder, the rest; what is left.
  2. (mfn.) remaining, left; other; the other…, the rest (of).

avasissati →

ncped

is left over; is left as a remnant; remains.

avasissi →

ncped

avasissiṃsu →

ncped

avasiṭṭha →

ncped

left over, remaining; the rest (of)

avassajiṃ →

ncped

let loose; gave up; dismissed

avassajjetvā →

ncped

throwing down (on); putting into; (or hanging on, suspending)

avassajī →

ncped

avassajī1

aor. 3 sg. let loose; gave up; dismissed

avassajī2

3 sg.

avassuta →

ncped

leaking; dripping, wet; foul, rotten; lustful, sexually excited.

avasādayati →

ncped

makes sink down; disheartens, discourages

avasādeti →

ncped

makes sink down; disheartens, discourages

avasāyi →

ncped

determined; reaching the end.

avasāyin →

ncped

determined; reaching the end.

avatiṭṭhati →

ncped

takes one’s stand; remains standing; continues, lingers; falls down on or into.

avatthasi →

ncped

avatthita →

ncped

standing firmly; placed; steady; continuing; lasting

avaññāta →

ncped

despised; underrated

avañāta →

ncped

despised; underrated

avaṃ →

ncped

downwards.

avaṃsira →

ncped

with the head downwards; headlong, headfirst

avaṅga →

ncped

mark or circle drawn on the forehead or at the outer corner of the eye

avaṭhiti →

ncped

firm position; steadiness, stability

avaṭṭhasi →

ncped

avaṭṭhita →

ncped

standing firmly; placed; steady; continuing; lasting

avaṭṭhiti →

ncped

firm position; steadiness, stability

aviha →

ncped

…of one of the highest classes o/devas, the first class of suddhāvāsas. 2. (n.) the world of the Aviha devas.

avivayha →

ncped

not marriageable; not suitable for marriage.

avāpurati →

ncped

opens ( a door)

avāpuraṇa →

ncped

(from apāpurati)a key

avāpurīyati →

ncped

avāyima →

ncped

not made by weaving; not woven.

añña-m-añña →

ncped

añña-m-añña

mfn. pron.

  1. one another; each other.
  2. one after the other; now one… now another…; various, different.

aññathābhava →

ncped

becoming different; change, alteration

aññavadaka →

ncped

  1. (m.) one who speaks about something else, a prevaricator.
  2. (n.) the offense of prevaricating

aññavadī →

ncped

professing another doctrine

aññavadīn →

ncped

professing another doctrine

aññoññavivaresi →

ncped

seeking faults in one another.

aññoññavivaresin →

ncped

seeking faults in one another.

aññāvada →

ncped

statement of what is known (?).

aḍḍhavāda →

ncped

talk of wealth, talk of being rich

aṃsavaddhaka →

ncped

shoulder strap.

aṅgavata →

ncped

rheumatism

aṇḍasambhava →

ncped

produced from an egg; a bird

aṇṇava →

ncped

the sea, the ocean; a stream.

aṭṭhakavaggiya →

ncped

belonging to the Aṭṭhakavagga of the Suttanipāta; (Snp 766–975).

aṭṭhakā →

ncped

the eighth day after the full moon in the two winter months; the festival held at that time.

aṭṭhaparivatta →

ncped

consisting of eight items

aṭṭhavatthuka →

ncped

connected with eight bases or grounds

aṭṭhavācika →

ncped

involving eight proclamations

aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgata →

ncped

  1. characterised by eight parts (i.e. by observance of the first eight precepts); having eight constituent parts.
  2. possessed of eight good qualities or of eight faults

aṭṭhaṅgupeta →

ncped

characterized by the eight parts or factors (i.e. by the observance of the first eight precepts)

aṭṭhīkatvā →

ncped

aṭṭhīkatvāaṭṭhikatvāna

ind. making something one’s aim or object; paying attention.

aṭṭiyitvā →

ncped

cajitvā →

ncped

of cajati

cajitvāna →

ncped

of cajati

cakkaratana →

ncped

the “wheel treasure” of the cakkavatti(n)

cakkavattī →

ncped

universal monarch; wheel turning emperor.

cakkavattīn →

ncped

universal monarch; wheel turning emperor.

cakkavaṭṭaka →

ncped

wheeled device for raising water from a well, a noria.

cakkānuvattaka →

ncped

(one) who turns the wheel afterwards, who keeps the wheels rolling.

canda →

ncped

  1. the moon.
  2. the moon deva, canda.

candima →

ncped

the moon; the moon deva.

candimas →

ncped

the moon; the moon deva.

candimasuriyā →

ncped

the sun and the moon; the devas of the sun and moon.

candimā →

ncped

the moon; the moon deva.

caraṇava →

ncped

of good conduct.

caraṇavat →

ncped

of good conduct.

caritvā →

ncped

of carati

caritvāna →

ncped

of carati

cattārivassa-sahassāyuka →

ncped

cattārivassa-sahassāyuka

mfn. having a lifespan of 4, 000 years.

cattārīsavassasahassāyuka →

ncped

having a lifespan of 40, 000 years.

cattārīsavassāyuka →

ncped

having a lifespan of 40 years.

catuvagga →

ncped

group of four; consisting of a group of four.

cavamāna →

ncped

of cavati

cavanadhamma →

ncped

liable to fall from one existence to another; liable or about to die.

cavanatā →

ncped

, abstr. the state of falling from one existence; death.

cavanta →

ncped

of cavati

cavati →

ncped

  1. moves or falls from one’s place, goes away; falls away, deviates (from), abandons.
  2. moves or falls from one state of existence (to another); dies (in one state); falls away; perishes, ceases.

cavi →

ncped

of cavati

cavittha →

ncped

of cavati

cavitvā →

ncped

of cavati

caviya →

ncped

of cavati

caviyāna →

ncped

of cavati

caviyānaṃ →

ncped

of cavati

caṅgavāra →

ncped

strainer, a sieve.

caṅkamitvā →

ncped

of caṅkamati

caṇḍa →

ncped

(~ā ~ī)n. of quick or violent temper; impetuous; fierce, intemperate; savage, enraged.

caṇḍālavaṃsa →

ncped

bamboo pole used in an acrobatic feat.

caṇḍālavaṃsadhovana →

ncped

name of an acrobatic feat.

caṇḍālavaṃsika →

ncped

(bamboo) acrobat.

celāpaka →

ncped

kind of servant; a nursemaid or playmate.

celāpikā →

ncped

kind of servant; a nursemaid or playmate.

cetapharaṇatā →

ncped

, abstr. the suffusing or pervading the thoughts of others.

cetavasippatta →

ncped

who has become in control of his thoughts, who has attained mastery over his thoughts.

cetavimutta →

ncped

whose thoughts are freed or free (from defilement or obstruction) in or through advanced stages of meditation.

cetavimutti →

ncped

the freeing or freedom of thought (from defilement or obstruction) by advanced stages of meditation (a state attained temporarily in meditation and permanently with arahatship.

cetavimuttin →

ncped

whose thoughts are freed or free (in or through advanced stages of meditation)

cetavivaraṇasappāya →

ncped

beneficial for clearing the thoughts of obstructions.

cetavivaṭṭa →

ncped

the turning away of the thoughts.

cetayitvā →

ncped

of ceteti

cetāpetvā →

ncped

of cetāpeti

ceṭaka →

ncped

servant; a slave.

chandavāsinī →

ncped

wife obtained with her free will.

chandāva →

ncped

name of a class of brahmans.

chappañcavassika →

ncped

num. lasting for five or six years.

chatta →

ncped

umbrella; sunshade; a parasol; a parasol erected on a thūpa; a parasol as a sign of sovereignty; esp. as part of the regalia of a king; chattaṃ ussāpetuṃ, to raise the royal parasol (equivalent to …

chava →

ncped

  1. (m. f.) a corpse; a dead body.
  2. (mfn.) vile; base; wretched; inferior; paltry.

chavadussa →

ncped

clothes from corpses or very poor clothes.

chavadāhaka →

ncped

chavaka →

ncped

chavakuṭikā →

ncped

charnel house; a shelter or platform for corpses.

chavasisa →

ncped

skull.

chavasitta →

ncped

pot used at rites for the dead, a funeral pot.

chavaḍāhaka →

ncped

one who officially burns the dead.

chavaṭṭhika →

ncped

bone of a corpse.

chavālāta →

ncped

fire brand or kindling for a funeral a pyre.

chaḍḍayitvāna →

ncped

of chaḍḍeti

chaḍḍetvā →

ncped

of chaḍḍeti

chaṇa →

ncped

festival; a holiday.

chedetvā →

ncped

having cut, cut off; having caused to cut off,

chedāpayitvāna →

ncped

of chedāpeti

chedāpetvā →

ncped

of chedāpeti

chejjavatthu →

ncped

ground for cutting off (someone) from the saṅgha.

chetvā →

ncped

of chindati

chetvāna →

ncped

of chindati

chiddava →

ncped

having a hole; defective.

chiddavat →

ncped

having a hole; defective.

chiddāvacchidda →

ncped

full of holes; full of large or small holes.

chinditvā →

ncped

of chindati

chinnavaṭuma →

ncped

who has brought the path to an end; who has broken the cycle.

chādayitvāna →

ncped

of chādeti

chādetvā →

ncped

of chādeti

cinitvā →

ncped

having heaped up; having collected.

cintayitvā →

ncped

of cinteti

ciranivāsī →

ncped

staying for a long time.

ciranivāsīn →

ncped

staying for a long time.

cirappavāsi →

ncped

long absent from home.

cirappavāsin →

ncped

long absent from home.

cirāciraṃ →

ncped

indeclinable (repetitive cpd from cira), after a long time; at long intervals.

citrachada →

ncped

with variegated wings.

citta →

ncped

citta1

neuter

  1. mind; thought.
  2. a single thought; a thought moment; a moment of consciousness.

citta2

mfn. & neuter bright, bright colored; decorated; may colored; extraor …

cittabhāvanā →

ncped

mental development or accomplishments.

cittakathika →

ncped

one who speaks brilliantly; whose talk is varied.

cittakathī →

ncped

one who speaks brilliantly; whose talk is varied.

cittakathīn →

ncped

one who speaks brilliantly; whose talk is varied.

cittakhata →

ncped

one who speaks brilliantly; whose talk is varied.

cittantara →

ncped

having the interval of a thought moment.

cittanvaya →

ncped

linked to, dependent on the thoughts.

cittatara →

ncped

more varied or diversified.

cittita →

ncped

made variegated, made diverse; decorated; painted.

cittiṃkaritvā →

ncped

respect; consideration; values.

cittiṃkaritvānā →

ncped

cittīkata →

ncped

thought highly of; respected, honored; valued.

cittīkatvā →

ncped

maving shown respect; thought highly of; valued.

cittīkatvānā →

ncped

civarapativisa →

ncped

ciṅgulayitvā →

ncped

having turned or whirled around.

ciṅgulāyitvā →

ncped

ciṇṇa →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) journeyed through; traveled or roamed (over); lived in, experienced; (n. impers.) a journey was made; the was going about; practiced; observed; habitually engaged in; done; (of a penance) un …

codanāvatthu →

ncped

ground for criticism or accusation.

codayitvā →

ncped

of codeti

codetvā →

ncped

of codeti

corīvaṭṭhāpana →

ncped

ordaining a (female) thief.

coḷavaṭṭi →

ncped

roll of cloth.

cāgava →

ncped

liberal, generous.

cāgavat →

ncped

liberal, generous.

cāritta →

ncped

…positive morality, duties to be performed (as opposed to vāritta, abstention from immorality)

cātuddasa →

ncped

, mfn. & masculine

  1. (n.) the 14th day (of a lunar fortnight)
  2. (mfn.) on the 14th day (of a lunar fortnight); (m.) the uposatha observance on the fourteenth day (of a lunar fortnight)

cātuddisa →

ncped

  1. coming from the four quarters, i.e. from the whole world; universal, total.
  2. having control in the four quarters; unrestricted; pervading the four quarters (with brahmavihāras)

cātummahārājika →

ncped

  1. (mfn. & m.) belonging to the company attending the four great kings, the world guardians; a deva or the devas belonging to that company.
  2. (n.) the world of the catummaharajika devas.

cātuvaṇṇi →

ncped

connected with the four classes.

cātuvaṇṇin →

ncped

connected with the four classes.

cātuyāmasaṃvara →

ncped

control in regards to the four restraints.

cāvana →

ncped

, ~a., feminine causing to move or fall, moving; causing to fall away (from) or abandon.

cāvanādhipāya →

ncped

intending or wishing to cause (someone) to fail away (from) or abandon.

cāvayamanā →

ncped

of cāveti

cāvayati →

ncped

cīrakavāsika →

ncped

‘wearing strips’, a kind of torture.

cīvara →

ncped

…robes of a bhikkhu (antaravāsaka, uttarāsaṅga and saṅghāti), or one of the five robes of a bhikkhuni (those three plus…

cīvarabhisī →

ncped

roll for robes.

cīvarabhājaka →

ncped

(one) who distributes material for robes.

cīvaracetāpana →

ncped

something to be exchanged for robe material; the purchase price for robe material.

cīvaracetāpanna →

ncped

cīvaradhāraṇa →

ncped

, ~a., feminine the wearing of the (ascetic’s) robe; keeping a robe.

cīvaradussa →

ncped

(a piece of) cloth for making robes.

cīvarahetu →

ncped

indeclinable for the sake of a robe.

cīvarakamma →

ncped

robe making; robe work.

cīvarakālasamaya →

ncped

, id. proper time when robe material is given.

cīvarakārasamaya →

ncped

time for making or working on robes.

cīvaralesa →

ncped

an oblique or indirect statement connected with a robe.

cīvaranidahaka →

ncped

(one) who keeps or stores the material for robes.

cīvaranidāhaka →

ncped

cīvarapaccāsā →

ncped

the expectation of receiving a robe or material for a robe.

cīvarapaṭiggāhaka →

ncped

(one) who receives robe material (on behalf of the saṅgha.

cīvarapaṭivisa →

ncped

cīvarapaṭiviṃsa →

ncped

share or portion of material for robe.

cīvarapaṭivīsa →

ncped

cīvararajju →

ncped

rope for hanging the robes.

cīvarasaṅkamanīya →

ncped

robe which has to be handed back; a borrowed robe.

cīvaravaṃsa →

ncped

bamboo rod for hanging up robes.

cīvaravibhaṅga →

ncped

the distribution of material for robes.

cīvaravicāraṇa →

ncped

considering, planning (the making of robes)

daditvā →

ncped

of dassati

dahetvā →

ncped

of ḍahati

dahitvā →

ncped

of ḍahati

dakkhiṇāvattaka →

ncped

dakkhiṇāvaṭṭaka →

ncped

winding to the right.

dantakāsāva →

ncped

an ivory colored robe.

dantavatā →

ncped

the being (like) one who is tamed?

dantavaṇṇaka →

ncped

ivory colored.

dasasahassī →

ncped

consisting of 10, 000 (cakkavāḷas)

dasavagga →

ncped

group of ten; consisting of a group of ten.

dasavaggika →

ncped

forming a group of ten.

dasavassa →

ncped

of ten years’ standing; one who has been ordained for ten years.

dasavassuddesika →

ncped

about ten years old.

dasavassāyuka →

ncped

having a life span of ten years.

dasavāsa →

ncped

following the ten ways of living.

dassetvā →

ncped

of dasseti

dassāpetvā →

ncped

of dasseti having shown; having exhibited

datvā →

ncped

of dassati

dava →

ncped

play, sport; joking.

davadāha →

ncped

davaḍāha →

ncped

forest fire; wood on fire.

davaḍāhaka →

ncped

one who burns wood.

daṇḍamānavaka →

ncped

kind of bird (?)

daṇḍamāṇavaka →

ncped

daṇḍaparissāvana →

ncped

kind of sieve or filter (made on a wooden framework)

daṇḍavāgurā →

ncped

daṇḍavākarā →

ncped

net on a stick; a kind of snare.

daṇḍavākurā →

ncped

desetvā →

ncped

of deseti

desitavatthuka →

ncped

on a site pointed out or specified.

desāpetvā →

ncped

of desāpeti

deva →

ncped

  1. (m.)
    1. a deity; a god; especially the various groups of gods.
    2. sphere of the gods; a godlike state.
    3. godlike; a godlike person.
    4. (the god) of the sky and atmosphere; rain-cloud. …

devadeva →

ncped

the god of gods.

devadhammika →

ncped

member of a particular sect (of ascetics?)

devadundubhi →

ncped

thunder.

devadūta →

ncped

god’s messenger, a warning of mortality.

devagaharaka →

ncped

who disparages the devas.

devajigucchaka →

ncped

who dislikes or disapproves of the gods.

devakaññā →

ncped

heavenly girl, a female deva.

devakāya →

ncped

deva world or sphere; a collective body of devas.

devaloka →

ncped

the world of the gods; a sphere of the gods.

devalokagamanīya →

ncped

leading to the world of the devas.

devalokagāminiya →

ncped

devanikāya →

ncped

group or assemblage of devas.

devaputta →

ncped

male deva.

devarāja →

ncped

king of the gods (usually Sakka/lnda)

devarājan →

ncped

devasadda →

ncped

shout of the devas; sound of the devas; thunder.

devasikaṃ →

ncped

adverb daily; every day.

devatta →

ncped

, abstr. the state of being a deva; divinity.

devattana →

ncped

the state of being a deva.

devatuposatha →

ncped

an act of purification in the presence of the gods.

devatā →

ncped

deity; a god (male or female; often identified with the (various groups of) devas, but more often a god or spirit living on earth close to men, in trees, rivers, buildings etc)

devatānussati →

ncped

recalling the gods to mind.

devatūposatha →

ncped

devayāniya →

ncped

leading to the devas.

devaññatara →

ncped

one of the devas; some deva or other; a lesser deva.

dhammacakkappavattana →

ncped

preaching of the universal righteousness.

dhammagārava →

ncped

  1. (n.) respect for dhamma.
  2. (mfn.) respectful, obedient to, dhamma.

dhammakamma →

ncped

an official act of the saṅgha correctly carried out; a valid act.

dhammatta →

ncped

, abstr. the being legal or valid, the being according to the rule.

dhammavādi →

ncped

speaking what is dhamma, what is in accordance with the teaching or the rule; declaring dhamma.

dhammavādin →

ncped

speaking what is dhamma, what is in accordance with the teaching or the rule; declaring dhamma.

dhammānuvatti →

ncped

acting in conformity with dhamma.

dhammānuvattin →

ncped

acting in conformity with dhamma.

dhanava →

ncped

wealthy, rich.

dhanavat →

ncped

wealthy, rich.

dhava →

ncped

type of tree (grislea tomentosa or anogeissus latifolia)

dhaññasamavāpaka →

ncped

grain and seeds.

dhorayhavatā →

ncped

the being (like) one who is fit to bear a burden (?)

dhota →

ncped

of dhovati

  1. (mfn.) washed, cleaned; clean; polished; washed off.
  2. (n) washing

dhova →

ncped

of dhovati

dhovana →

ncped

  1. rinsing, washing; washing off.
  2. water for washing.
  3. (according to commentaries) a certain ritual (and festival), involving washing of bones.

dhovanta →

ncped

of dhovati

dhovanā →

ncped

(an instrument) for washing.

dhovat →

ncped

of dhovati

dhovati →

ncped

washes; rinses; cleanses; polishes; purifies.

dhovi →

ncped

of dhovati

dhovituṃ →

ncped

of dhovati

dhovitvā →

ncped

of dhovati

dhoviṃ →

ncped

of dhovati

dhovāpenta →

ncped

of dhovāpeti

dhovāpesi →

ncped

of dhovāpeti

dhovāpesuṃ →

ncped

of dhovati

dhovāpeti →

ncped

of dhovati

dhovāpita →

ncped

of dhovāpeti

dhovīyati →

ncped

of dhovati

dhurava →

ncped

carrying one’s burden, undertaking responsibility.

dhuravat →

ncped

carrying one’s burden, undertaking responsibility.

dhutaṇgavāda →

ncped

speaking of, preaching dhutaṅgas; instructing in ascetic practices.

dhuva →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) fixed, firm; constant, lasting; permanent; certain, sure.
  2. (n.) what is firm or constant and lasting; firmness, constancy, certainty; esp. for nibbāna.

dhuvabhatta →

ncped

regular food; a guaranteed meal (for a particular person (?)

dhuvabhattika →

ncped

having a regular supply of meals.

dhuvacolā →

ncped

constantly wearing a menstruation cloth.

dhuvacoḷā →

ncped

dhuvati →

ncped

dhuvayāgu →

ncped

regular gift of rice gruel.

dhuvaṭṭhāniya →

ncped

belonging to a fixed place.

dhārayitvā →

ncped

of dhāreti

dhāretvā →

ncped

of dhāreti

dhāva →

ncped

running, racing.

dhāvanta →

ncped

(~antī)n. of dhāvati

dhāvat →

ncped

of dhāvati

dhāvati →

ncped

runs; streams; rushes; runs around.

dhīrūpasevanā →

ncped

association with the wise.

dhūmāyitvā →

ncped

of dhūmāyati

disodisaṃ →

ncped

indeclinable hither and thither; in various locations.

disvā →

ncped

of dakkhati

disvāna →

ncped

of dakkhati

disvānaṃ →

ncped

of dakkhati

diva →

ncped

heaven; the sky.

divasa →

ncped

day; day.

divasaṃ →

ncped

during the day.

divaḍḍha →

ncped

divā →

ncped

adverb & feminine

  1. by day; in the day.
  2. in the middle of the day; rather late (after the midday meal)

divādivassa →

ncped

indeclinable in the middle of the day; rather late in the day.

divārattiṃ →

ncped

indeclinable by night and day.

divāseyyā →

ncped

rest, sleep in the daytime; a siesta.

divāsoppa →

ncped

sleeping in the daytime.

divātaraṃ →

ncped

, adv. rather late; later on in the day.

divāvihāra →

ncped

seclusion for rest and meditation by day (after the midday meal)

diṭṭhe dhamme →

ncped

diṭṭhe (va) dhamme

in this life; in this world.

diṭṭhe va dhamme →

ncped

diṭṭhe (va) dhamme

in this life; in this world.

dosantara →

ncped

inwardly hostile; activated by ill-will.

dovacassa →

ncped

the state of not being amenable to criticism or advice, of being refractory, intractable.

dovacassatā →

ncped

, abstr., id of dovacassa

dovārika →

ncped

gatekeeper; a janitor, a doorkeeper.

dovāriya →

ncped

duhitika →

ncped

in a poor condition; stricken by hunger; where food is scarce; where survival is difficult.

dukkhadhivaha →

ncped

bringing, producing dukkha.

dukkhadhivāha →

ncped

  1. bringing, producing dukkha.
  2. difficult to bring or lead towards (?)

dukkhavinaya →

ncped

the removal of dukkha.

dukkhāvaha →

ncped

bringing dukkha.

dukkhāvakkanta →

ncped

entered, overcome by dukkha.

dunnivattha →

ncped

of nivattha

  1. (mfn.) improperly dressed.
  2. (n.) improper, scanty dress

dunnivāraya →

ncped

difficult to restrain; hard to hold back.

durabhisambhava →

ncped

difficult to do, hard to attain; difficult to endure.

duradhivāsa →

ncped

hard to live in.

durativatta →

ncped

hard to get beyond.

durāvāsa →

ncped

hard to live in

dussavaṭṭi →

ncped

roll of cloth; fringe of a cloth.

duvagga →

ncped

group of two; consisting of a group of two.

duvassa →

ncped

of two years’ standing; one who has been ordained for two years.

duvaṅgula →

ncped

duvāra →

ncped

dvattikkhattuṃ →

ncped

indeclinable two or three times.

dvattiṃsa →

ncped

num. thirty two.

dvattiṃsati →

ncped

num.

dvattiṃsaṃ →

ncped

num.

dvattiṃsā →

ncped

num.

dvaya →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) twofold, double, of two kinds.
  2. (n.)
    1. a pair, two things.
    2. double meaning, falsehood, duplicity.

dvayagāmi →

ncped

involving a double meaning or falsehood.

dvayagāmin →

ncped

involving a double meaning or falsehood.

dvayakāri →

ncped

doing both (good and bad actions)

dvayakārin →

ncped

doing both (good and bad actions)

dvayatā →

ncped

the being of two parts; a pair.

dvayaṃdvayasamāpatti →

ncped

sexual intercourse.

dvayena →

ncped

adverb of dvaya in two ways; as of two kinds

dvaṅgula →

ncped

the breadth of two fingers; (mfn.) measuring two finger-breadths.

dvaṅgulakappa →

ncped

two finger-breadth practice.

dvaṅgulapañña →

ncped

with ‘two finger’ understanding (with little understanding; or whose understanding is in her two fingers)

dvaṅgulipañña →

ncped

dvaṭṭhi →

ncped

num. (according to commentary) sixty two.

dvevassahassāyuka →

ncped

having a lifespan of 2000 years.

dvevassatāyuka →

ncped

having a lifespan of 200 years.

dvevācika →

ncped

using or involving two utterances or proclamations.

dvevācikaṃ →

ncped

dvidugamavaratarahanutta →

ncped

having the jaw of the best of the quadrupeds.

dvirāvaṭṭa →

ncped

with two turns; with two whirlpools.

dvisahassa →

ncped

(~ī)n.

  1. two thousand; of two thousand.
  2. (according to commentaries) of a million (cakkavāḷas)

dvādasa →

ncped

num. & mfn.

  1. (num.) twelve.
  2. (mfn.) in the twelfth.

dvādasaka →

ncped

dvādasaka1

neuter a set of twelve.

dvādasaka2

mf(~ī)n. consisting of twelve.

dvādasaki →

ncped

(~ī)n. consisting of twelve.

dvādasakin →

ncped

(~ī)n. consisting of twelve.

dvādasama →

ncped

(~ī)n. the twelfth.

dvādasamāsika →

ncped

consisting of twelve months.

dvādasamāsiya →

ncped

dvādasanahuta →

ncped

(numbering) 120, 000

dvādasaporisa →

ncped

measuring the height of twelve men.

dvādasapurisa →

ncped

involving twelve men.

dvādasavassa →

ncped

twelve years old.

dvādasayojana →

ncped

extending twelve yojanas.

dvādhiṭṭhita →

ncped

improperly taken possession of

dvāgārika →

ncped

taking alms from (only) two houses.

dvākkhāta →

ncped

badly preached, incorrect.

dvākāra →

ncped

of poor appearance; with poor characteristics.

dvālopika →

ncped

living on only two portions of alms.

dvāra →

ncped

  1. a door; a doorway, an entrance; a passage.
  2. a gate of a town, a gateway.
  3. a door as a means of access; a way, a means; esp. the sense-organs and the mind, as means of access for experience.

dvārabhatta →

ncped

food placed before the door.

dvārabāhā →

ncped

doorpost.

dvārakosa →

ncped

door-frame; the area surrounding a door.

dvārasālā →

ncped

gatehouse; a room over the gate.

dvāsattati →

ncped

num. seventy two.

dvāsaṭṭhi →

ncped

num. sixty two.

dvāsīti →

ncped

eighty two.

dvāvāṭṭa →

ncped

dvāvīsa →

ncped

num. twenty two.

dvāvīsatima →

ncped

the 22nd.

dālayitvā →

ncped

of dāleti

dāpetvā →

ncped

of dāpeti

dāsakammakarā →

ncped

slaves and servants.

dāsakaputta →

ncped

retainer, a vassal.

dāva →

ncped

ehisvāgatavādi →

ncped

welcoming: saying “come, you are welcome”.

ehisvāgatavādin →

ncped

welcoming: saying “come, you are welcome”.

ehisāgatavādi →

ncped

welcoming: saying “come, you are welcome”.

ehisāgatavādin →

ncped

welcoming: saying “come, you are welcome”.

eka-m-antaṃ →

ncped

eka-m-antaṃ

adv. (or ekam antaṃ)

  1. to one side (showing respect); at a respectful distance.
  2. on one side, aside; out of the way; a little apart.
  3. to one side, apart; at a distance; in private …

eka-m-ante →

ncped

eka-m-ante

adv. apart, at a distance; in private, on one’s own; in a solitary place

ekabīji →

ncped

‘having one seed’, the most advanced type of sotāpanna, who will become an arahat in his next life as a man

ekabījin →

ncped

‘having one seed’, the most advanced type of sotāpanna, who will become an arahat in his next life as a man

ekam antaṃ →

ncped

(or eka-m-antaṃ)

  1. to one side (showing respect); at a respectful distance.
  2. on one side, aside; out of the way; a little apart.
  3. to one side, apart; at a distance; in private, on one’s own. 4 …

ekantarīka →

ncped

an interval of one; aṃ, -āya, with something between; with an interval of one (year); alternately

ekantarīkaṃ →

ncped

with something between; with an interval of one (year); alternately

ekantarīyā →

ncped

with something between; with an interval of one (year); alternately

ekantaṃ →

ncped

solely; exclusively; absolutely; wholly; invariably

ekantika →

ncped

invariability; certainty; invariable; certain

ekatovaṇṭikamālā →

ncped

garland with stalk(s) on one side

ekattavāsa →

ncped

living together

ekavaraka →

ncped

the one and only husband

ekavassa →

ncped

of one year’s standing; having been ordained for one year

ekavassaṃ →

ncped

for one year; in one year

ekavatthuka →

ncped

having the same basis or ground; relating to the same matter

ekavācika →

ncped

single utterance; a single proclamation

ekaṃsavacana →

ncped

an expression of certainty or affirmation

ekaṃsavāda →

ncped

speaking with absolute certainty; having absolute views

ekodibhāva →

ncped

integration, unification; apartness, withdrawal.

ekībhāva →

ncped

becoming one; uniting, union; oneness.

elagalavāca →

ncped

whose speech is accompanied by the dripping of saliva.

erakavattika →

ncped

kind of torture.

esitvā →

ncped

etthantare →

ncped

in this interval (of time or space); in the time between these; in the area between these; in the meantime

ettāvatā →

ncped

by just so much, with this much; to such an extent; so far, to that extent; thus.

etāva →

ncped

so great, of such extent.

etāvat →

ncped

so great, of such extent.

etāvataparama →

ncped

having such as its highest limit, i.e. only as good as such, only so great

etāvataparamaṃ →

ncped

only to such an extent, only as greatly

eva →

ncped

eva1

ind.

  1. that very…, the same …; exactly that…; just ….
  2. only, merely, just.
  3. indeed, really; certainly; absolutely; even, still.
  4. eva is especially common in combination with o …

evadassi →

ncped

seeing in this way; having such insight.

evadassin →

ncped

seeing in this way; having such insight.

evam eva →

ncped

just so, just like that

evarūpa →

ncped

(~ā & ~ī)n. & neuter of such a kind, like this; such a thing; usually

  1. referring to something just mentioned or summing up a description just given: such a…; like that; such a thing; or
  2. introd …

evaṃ →

ncped

  1. so in this way; in such a way; like this.
  2. referring to what follows.
  3. expressing assent.
  4. introducing the second part of a comparison (often as evam eva or evam evam).

evaṃbhāvi →

ncped

certain to become like this

evaṃbhāvin →

ncped

certain to become like this

evaṃdiṭṭhi →

ncped

holding such a belief, having such a theory

evaṃdiṭṭhika →

ncped

holding such a belief, having such a theory

evaṃdiṭṭhin →

ncped

holding such a belief, having such a theory

evaṃgata →

ncped

in such a state; of such a kind

evaṃgatika →

ncped

producing or having a future course of this kind

evaṃjacca →

ncped

of such and such a class; of this kind of family

evaṃkāri →

ncped

acting this way

evaṃkārin →

ncped

acting this way

evaṃrūpa →

ncped

having such a physical form or appearance

evaṃsaddha →

ncped

having such a reputation

evaṃsaññi →

ncped

perceiving in this way; of such awareness or perception

evaṃsaññin →

ncped

perceiving in this way; of such awareness or perception

evaṃvihitaka →

ncped

determined, effected in this way

evaṃvihāri →

ncped

living in such a state or way

evaṃvihārin →

ncped

living in such a state or way

evaṃvādi →

ncped

professing such a doctrine; declaring a view like this

evaṃvādin →

ncped

professing such a doctrine; declaring a view like this

evācāra →

ncped

of such behavior, of such conduct.

eḷakasaṃvāsa →

ncped

living like a sheep; a sheep’s life

gacchati →

ncped

…e.g. ādāya ~ati, gahetvā ~ati, goes with, takes; pahāya ~ati, goes off without, leaves behind. 2. goes to another existence, another…

gahapaticīvara →

ncped

robe or robe-material given by a householder.

gahapatiratana →

ncped

the householder’s treasure (one of the seven treasures of the cakkavatti(n) emperor)

gahavibhava →

ncped

domestic property or wealth.

gahetvā →

ncped

of gaṇhāti taking; holding; seizing; with; mentioning, referring to

gahetvāna →

ncped

of gaṇhāti

gajjayitvā →

ncped

of gajjita without caus. sense?

galati →

ncped

drops; drips; oozes (with liquid or source as subject); falls down (to) or off; vanishes.

gambhīrāvabhāsa →

ncped

appearing deep.

ganthetvā →

ncped

of ganthati having fastened, strung together; bound

ganthitva →

ncped

gantvā →

ncped

of gacchati

gantvāna →

ncped

of gacchati

garudhamma →

ncped

  1. an important or serious offense; a breach of serious rule of observance.
  2. an important or exacting rule of observances (perhaps an observance of respect?), one of the eight specific rules of beha …

garuka →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) heavy; weighty; burdensome; difficult; hard.
  2. (mfn.) weighty, grave, severe; important, serious.
  3. (mfn.) (to be) prized, esteemed, venerated; of great account; valuable; held in common ( …

garukatvā →

ncped

of garukaroti

garuvacana →

ncped

an expression of respect or esteem.

gavassa →

ncped

gavassā →

ncped

gavāghātana →

ncped

slaughter-house; a place for butchering cows.

gavāssa →

ncped

cattle and horses.

gavāssā →

ncped

gaṇavassika →

ncped

used for several years.

gaṇetvā →

ncped

having counted numbers; added up; reckoned; calculated.

gharāvāsa →

ncped

living in a household; household; family life.

ghatvā →

ncped

ghaṭṭetvā →

ncped

of ghaṭṭeti

ghātvā →

ncped

of ghāyati

ghāyitvā →

ncped

of ghāyati

gihinivattha →

ncped

the kind or style of (under) garment worn by a householder.

gihinivattham →

ncped

adverb masculine in the way a householder wears his (under) garments.

gilitvā →

ncped

of gilati

giriaggasamajja →

ncped

festival held at rājagaha.

giñjakāvasatha →

ncped

the brick hall.

gopānasīvaṅka →

ncped

as crooked as a gopānasī.

gorasa →

ncped

dairy product, milk, and its derivatives.

goravaka →

ncped

mooing; lowing.

govata →

ncped

the “cow practice”, behavior as of a cow (a practice of certain ascetics)

govatika →

ncped

observing the “cow practice”, one who lives or behaves like a cow.

govatta →

ncped

govattika →

ncped

guttadvāra →

ncped

with means of access (of the sense-faculties) guarded; defended; controlled.

guyha →

ncped

what is to be covered or concealed; the parts of the body which to be covered, esp. the private parts; what is to be kept secret, secret; private; a secret.

guyhamanta →

ncped

secret or private discussion or plan.

guḷavākala →

ncped

with a thick (or knotted? or matted?) fringe.

guḷāsava →

ncped

spirit distilled from sugar or molasses.

guṇava →

ncped

possessed of good qualities or virtues; excellent, estimable.

guṇavat →

ncped

possessed of good qualities or virtues; excellent, estimable.

gāhetvā →

ncped

of gāheti

gāhāpetvā →

ncped

of gāhāpeti

gāmapoddava →

ncped

or mfn. one given to bodily embellishments.

gāmapūṭava →

ncped

or mfn.

gārava →

ncped

  1. (from garu)
  2. (m.n.) respect; reverence; esteem.
  3. (n.) heaviness.
  4. (mfn.) respectful; full of esteem.

gāḷhita →

ncped

pervaded; penetrated (by); pressed together.

gīvā →

ncped

the neck (of humans and animals); the neck of a jar.

ibbha →

ncped

member of the kings entourage; a vassal; dependent; wealthy.

icchavacara →

ncped

sphere of desire, domain of wishes

icchavatiṇṇa →

ncped

affected by desires, by wants

iddhi →

ncped

  1. prosperity, success; splendor; splendid attribute, accomplishment.
  2. esp. supernatural accomplishment, magic power (possessed by devas, etc, and attained by some ascetics and mendicants).

iddhividhā →

ncped

( & ~a n.) a kind or variety of supernatural power

itivādapamokkhānisaṃsa →

ncped

  1. (m.) the benefit of combating criticism.
  2. (mfn.) possessing or seeking the benefit of combating criticism

itivādappamokkhānisaṃsa →

ncped

  1. (m.) the benefit of combating criticism.
  2. (mfn.) possessing or seeking the benefit of combating criticism

itthabhāva →

ncped

this sort of existence; existence in this form; existence here.

itthabhāvaññathābhāva →

ncped

this and another sort of existence; existence in this form or in that

itthibhāva →

ncped

the state of being a woman; femininity; birth, existence, as a woman

itthiratana →

ncped

the “woman-treasure”, (one of the seven ratanas of a cakkavatti(n)) king)

iva →

ncped

like, as; as if, as it were; (a) sometimes combined with a preceding vowel; b) sometimes separated from a preceding vowel by a sandhi consonant, in which case a preceding long vowel is sometimes short …

jahetvā →

ncped

of jahati

jahitvā →

ncped

of jahati

janapadatthāvariya →

ncped

stability in or of the country.

janapadatthāvariyapatta →

ncped

who has achieved stability in the country, whose country is stable; whose position is secure.

janava →

ncped

crowded with people.

janavat →

ncped

crowded with people.

janavati →

ncped

in a place filled with people.

janetvā →

ncped

of janeti

jaraggava →

ncped

an old bull.

java →

ncped

speed; swiftness; mental quickness, swiftness of understanding.

javana →

ncped

swift; fleet of foot.

javanapañña →

ncped

having swift understanding; of ready intelligence?

jaṅgheyyaka →

ncped

(from jaṅghā) the bottom section of a bhikkhu’s cīvara (the portion which hangs by the shins)

jaṭaṇduva →

ncped

roll of twisted hair.

jetvā →

ncped

having conquered; having subdued.

jetvāna →

ncped

of jināti

jevanika →

ncped

jevanīya →

ncped

kind of (edged) weapon.

jhatvā →

ncped

indeclinable (abs.) having burnt.

jhatvāna →

ncped

of jhatvā

jhāpetvā →

ncped

of jhāpeti

jigucchitvā →

ncped

of jigucchati

jinitvā →

ncped

of jayati

jitvā →

ncped

having conquered; having subdued.

juhitvā →

ncped

of juhati

jālāvātapāna →

ncped

lattice window or shutter.

jāni →

ncped

jāni1

feminine a wife.

jāni2

feminine loss, deprivation; fine, confiscation.

jānitvā →

ncped

of jānāti

jāyitvā →

ncped

of jāyati

jīva →

ncped

  1. a living thing, any living being.
  2. the principle of life; vital breath; an individual living being experiencing entity within the physical body.
  3. life.

jīvaggāhaṃ →

ncped

captures, takes alive.

jīvagāhaṃ →

ncped

captures, takes alive.

jīvajīvaka →

ncped

the name of a bird, a sort of a pheasant (or partridge)

jīvaloka →

ncped

the world of living beings.

jīvanta →

ncped

(~ā ~ī)n. of jīvati

jīvat →

ncped

of jīvati

jīvati →

ncped

lives, is alive; remains alive; lives by.

jīvañjīvaka →

ncped

jīvitabba →

ncped

, impers. of jīvati

jīvitvā →

ncped

of jīvati

ka →

ncped

who? what? which …? (frequently followed by particles, esp. by nu, nu kho, (s)su, ssa); who are you who…?; sometimes expressing indignation: who does he think he is to …? who are you to…?; *ka …

kabalāvacchedakaṃ →

ncped

dividing up mouthfuls (of food)

kacavara →

ncped

(& n. (?)) dust, sweepings; rubbish.

kadalimigapavarapaccttharaṇa →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) covered with an excellent kadalimiga skin
  2. (n.) an excellent seating-mat or (a bed with) an excellent covering of a kadalimiga skin

kadāci →

ncped

(and, before eva, kadācid), sometimes; sometime, at some time; at one time, once; ever

kahāpaṇa →

ncped

certain coin (made of various metals); money.

kakacūpamaovāda →

ncped

the instruction using the example of the saw

kakacūpamovāda →

ncped

the instruction using the example of the saw

kalahappavaḍḍhana-akiccakari →

ncped

increasing contention, fomenting strife

kalahappavaḍḍhana-akiccakarin →

ncped

increasing contention, fomenting strife

kalahappavaḍḍhana →

ncped

increasing contention, fomenting strife

kalahappavaḍḍhanī →

ncped

increasing contention, fomenting strife

kalyāṇamitta →

ncped

  1. (m.) a good friend; a person of fine qualities who is a friend, esp. in helping one to progress spiritually by his/her example and advice.
  2. (mfn.) cultivating the friendship of a good man or good …

kalyāṇamittatā →

ncped

the cultivating the friendship of a good person or good people; the consorting with people of fine qualities; the being influenced by (the example and advice of) good people

kalyāṇasampavaṅka →

ncped

influenced by a good man or good men; inclining towards, associating with, people of fine qualities

kalyāṇavākkaraṇa →

ncped

of excellent speech, having a fine speaking voice

kammakara →

ncped

~ī, feminine doing work; a worker; a hired laborer or servant

kammakāra →

ncped

~ī, feminine working; a servant; a laborer

kammavācā →

ncped

he statement or text of an official act of the saṅgha (for which silence is assent)

kammavāda →

ncped

holding the theory that actions have consequences (in the same or a future life)

kammavādi →

ncped

holding the theory that actions have consequences (in the same or a future life)

kammavādin →

ncped

holding the theory that actions have consequences (in the same or a future life)

kammāvaraṇa →

ncped

obstruction by (past) actions

kanditvā →

ncped

kapilavatthu →

ncped

the city where Prince Siddhartha was born.

kappaka →

ncped

barber, hairdresser; a valet, a personal attendant.

kappetvā →

ncped

kappātetvā →

ncped

kappāvasesaṃ →

ncped

for the remainder of the eon

karamarānīta →

ncped

(a servant or slave) brought home as a captive (in war).

karitvā →

ncped

having done.

karitvāna →

ncped

having done.

karoti →

ncped

does, makes; acts; performs; acts for the advantage or injury of another; (esp. absol.) puts, places

kasi →

ncped

plowing; cultivation of soil; agriculture

kasitvā →

ncped

kasitvāna →

ncped

kassaka →

ncped

plowman; a cultivator, a farmer.

kasāva →

ncped

an astringent substance; an astringent decoction (from plants); an exudation or gum

kasī →

ncped

plowing; cultivation of soil; agriculture

kathaṃ hi nāma →

ncped

+ fut. (or occasionally + opt.) how could …? how could … possibly? (expressing amazement and/or disapproval)

kathāvatthu →

ncped

subject for discourse or a story; a subject of conversation

kativassa →

ncped

how old in the saṅgha? having spent how many rain retreats as a bhikkhu?

katthaci →

ncped

(and, before eva, katthacid), anywhere, somewhere; in or on something; in or on some …; in some places

katvā →

ncped

having done or made.

katvāna →

ncped

having done or made.

katāvakāsa →

ncped

having been given the opportunity; having been given consent; having obtained a chance or scope

kavaca →

ncped

armor; a coat of mail.

kavandha →

ncped

headless trunk of the body (usually alive, or at least capable of movement)

kavāṭa →

ncped

the leaf or panel of a door or shutter; a door or shutter.

kavāṭabaddha →

ncped

closed or fastened with a door; fitted with a door

kavāṭapiṭṭha →

ncped

door panel and post

kaḷevara →

ncped

the body; a dead body; a corpse.

kaṇhavattanī →

ncped

whose path is black (of fire)

kaṇḍuvamāna →

ncped

kaṇḍuvana →

ncped

itch, itching; scratching

kaṇḍuvanta →

ncped

(~antī)n.

kaṇḍuvati →

ncped

itches; scratches

kaṇḍūvamāna →

ncped

kaṇḍūvana →

ncped

(~antī)n.

kaṇḍūvati →

ncped

itches; scratches

kaṇṭakavaṭṭa →

ncped

clump or hedge of thorns

kaṇṭakīvāṭa →

ncped

hedge of thorns, a prickly hedge.

kaṭacchuparissāvana →

ncped

handled strainer

kaṭakaṭa →

ncped

(soup) treated in various ways; (possibly) treated and untreated (soup); (according to commentary) a soup of strained bean water with added oil.

kaṭasivaḍḍhana →

ncped

causing a heaping up of the cemetery ground, filling the cemetery

kaṭhina →

ncped

…a state existing in an āvāsa where qualified bhikkhu have a claim on material given to the saṅgha (and on the use of the kaṭhina)…

kaṭhinubbhāra →

ncped

removal of the kaṭhina ; ending of the kaṭhina ; ending of the kaṭhina period (and of its special allowances)

kaṭhinuddhāra →

ncped

removal of the kaṭhina ; ending of the kaṭhina ; ending of the kaṭhina period (and of its special allowances)

kevala →

ncped

not connected with anything else, mere, alone; pure, uncompounded, unmingled; entire, whole, all.

kevalakappa →

ncped

almost all, practically the whole (of); all; entire

kevalakappaṃ →

ncped

entirely, wholly; decidedly

kevalaparipuṇṇa →

ncped

whole and complete

kevalaparipūra →

ncped

whole and complete

kevalaṃ →

ncped

only, merely; just; entirely, wholly

kevali →

ncped

(from kevala) who is fully accomplished, perfected; who has achieved completeness.

kevalin →

ncped

(from kevala) who is fully accomplished, perfected; who has achieved completeness.

kevaṭṭa →

ncped

fisherman.

khajjabhojja →

ncped

hard and soft food; various kinds of food

khalitvā →

ncped

having stumbled, tripped; stammered, faltered; blundered; erred.

khanati →

ncped

khanati1

pr. 3 sg. hurts, injures; impairs

khanati2

pr. 3 sg. digs; digs up; excavates

khandhaka →

ncped

  1. a chapter, a section; one of the 22 sections of the Mahāvagga and Cullavagga of the Vinayapiṭaka.
  2. the section of the Vinayapiṭaka consisting of the Mahāvagga and Cullavagga.

khandhakavatta →

ncped

…either prescribed in the Khandhaka section of the Vinayapiṭaka citing 71 rules from Pārivāsikakkhandhaka (Vin ii 31, 28–33, 32) and eleven…

khandhādhivacana →

ncped

designation as khandhas

khanita →

ncped

dug; excavated

khanitvā →

ncped

khanāpeti →

ncped

causes to dig; makes excavate

khaṇa →

ncped

(& n.?)

  1. a moment; an instant.
  2. a fit or suitable moment; an opportunity; esp. the right moment to be born as a man, birth in favorable circumstances (when one can take advantage of a Buddha bein …

khaṇati →

ncped

khaṇati1

pr. 3 sg. hurts, injures; impairs

khaṇati2

pr. 3 sg. digs; digs up; excavates

khaṇe khaṇe →

ncped

every moment; at various moments

khaṇita →

ncped

dug; excavated

khaṇitvā →

ncped

khaṇāpeti →

ncped

causes to dig; makes excavate

khepetvā →

ncped

khepetvā1

absol. having used up, diminished; destroyed; made an end of.

khepetvā2

absol. having (passed) time; spent;…

khetta →

ncped

  1. arable land; a cultivated field.
  2. delimited area (of space or time); field of activity, sphere of action.
  3. fertile soil, a suitable place (for something to arise or be produced); esp. a suitabl …

kheḷa →

ncped

saliva, spittle.

khippanisanti →

ncped

(also khippanisanti(n)) of quick observation; of swift comprehension

khippanisantin →

ncped

of quick observation; of swift comprehension

khuddakavatthuka →

ncped

the section on minor matters, the Khuddakavatthukkhandhaka of the Vinayapiṭaka

khuddānukhuddaka →

ncped

lesser, minor; the least important; the very smallest; the various small or minor …; (n.) a minor disciplinary rule; the basic or minor discipline

khāditvā →

ncped

khārivivadha →

ncped

carrying-pole with the khāri container

khīlaṭṭhāyiṭhita →

ncped

standing as immovable post

khīṇāsava →

ncped

(one) in whom the āsavas have perished; free from the āsavas, i.e. an arahant

kiccakaraṇīya →

ncped

duty to be performed, business to be done; various duties or affairs

kiccākiccāni →

ncped

various duties or affairs

kinitvā →

ncped

kiriyavāda →

ncped

professing the doctrine that activity is morally significant and produces effects; advocating activity

kiriyavādi →

ncped

professing the doctrine that activity is morally significant and produces effects; advocating activity

kiriyavādin →

ncped

professing the doctrine that activity is morally significant and produces effects; advocating activity

kisakovadāna →

ncped

according to et) instructor of the Kisakas or thin instructor

kitava →

ncped

dice-player, a gambler; a cheat; (according to commentaries : a bird catcher who deceives the birds by covering himself with branches etc, or his deception, camouflage)

kitavat →

ncped

dice-player, a gambler; a cheat; (according to commentaries : a bird catcher who deceives the birds by covering himself with branches etc, or his deception, camouflage)

kittetvā →

ncped

kittāvatā →

ncped

with how much? how far? how? by virtue of what attributes? defined how?.

kiñcikkhabhāvanā →

ncped

the producing of some material gain (?)

kiṃ kayira →

ncped

how could … be relevant? what would one do with …?

kiṃ vādi →

ncped

kiṃ vādi(n)

mfn. professing which doctrine? declaring which view?

kiṃ vādin →

ncped

kiṃ vādi(n)

mfn. professing which doctrine? declaring which view?

kiṇitvā →

ncped

ko pana vado →

ncped

not to speak of …, never mind …

kocid eva →

ncped

etc, someone or other; some or other

kojava →

ncped

woolen rug or cover.

kopayati →

ncped

agitates; disturbs; provokes; makes invalid; violates

kopeti →

ncped

agitates; disturbs; provokes; makes invalid; violates

kopīna →

ncped

the pudenda, the private parts.

kopīnanidaṃsana →

ncped

(~ī)n & /or ~ī feminine revealing the pudenda; exposure of the private parts

koseyyapāvāra →

ncped

silk cloak

koviḷāra →

ncped

kind of tree, Bauhinia variegata; one of the trees in the devaloka.

koṭetvā →

ncped

koṭāpetvā →

ncped

koṭṭetvā →

ncped

koṭṭāpetva →

ncped

krubbati →

ncped

does, makes; acts; performs; acts for the advantage or injury of another; (esp. absol.) puts, places.

kubbati →

ncped

does, makes; acts; performs; acts for the advantage or injury of another; (esp. absol.) puts, places

kucchivatī →

ncped

pregnant

kuhiṃ →

ncped

where? where to? (equivalent to loc. of ka) in which…? in reference to what?.

kukkuravatika →

ncped

(one) who lives or behaves like a dog (a practice of certain ascetics)

kukkuravattika →

ncped

(one) who lives or behaves like a dog (a practice of certain ascetics)

kulaparivatta →

ncped

a family circle; a family generation

kulaparivaṭṭa →

ncped

a family circle; a family generation

kulava →

ncped

or neuter a receptacle; a shelter or store (?)

kulavaṃsa →

ncped

the family line; the family succession; the family tradition

kulāva →

ncped

or neuter a receptacle; a shelter or store (?)

kulāvaka →

ncped

nest; (also, according to commentary, a nestling, a young bird).

kumāravāhana →

ncped

vehicle drawn by boys

kumārīvāhana →

ncped

vehicle drawn by girls; a mount that is a girl

kunthakipillaka →

ncped

kind of ant or termite; (or dvandva; ants and termites (?))

kupita →

ncped

(occasionally also written as kuppita) agitated, disturbed; in a state of unrest; provoked, angry; failed, invalid

kuppa →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) able to be disturbed; unstable; open to challenge or valid objection.
  2. (n.) disturbance

kuppati →

ncped

  1. is agitated (with emotion or anger); is disturbed; is in a state of unrest; is angry (with, acc. or gen./dat.).
  2. is disturbed, falters; fails in effect, is invalid.

kuppita →

ncped

(another way of writing kupita) agitated, disturbed; in a state of unrest; provoked, angry; failed, invalid

kurute →

ncped

does, makes; acts; performs; acts for the advantage or injury of another; (esp. absol.) puts, places

kusali →

ncped

  1. full of well-being; possessing merit; virtuous.
  2. benevolent; wishing well; expressing approval.

kusalin →

ncped

  1. full of well-being; possessing merit; virtuous.
  2. benevolent; wishing well; expressing approval.

kusāvahāra →

ncped

theft by exchanging kusa markers

kuvaṃ →

ncped

where?.

kuṇḍalāvatta →

ncped

curling a ring

kuṇḍalāvaṭṭa →

ncped

curling a ring

kuṭajakasāva →

ncped

an astringent decoction from the kuṭaja tree.

kva →

ncped

where?

kvacana →

ncped

somewhere; anywhere; in or regard to anything

kvacani →

ncped

somewhere; anywhere; in or regard to anything

kvaci →

ncped

anywhere; in anything; somewhere, in some places; sometimes

kvacini →

ncped

somewhere; anywhere; in or regard to anything

kvaṃ →

ncped

where?

kākoravasadda →

ncped

the sound of cawing crows

kālacīvara →

ncped

robe-material given during the appointed period (to be used and allotted by the saṅgha

kālasseva →

ncped

in good time; early in the morning

kālavato →

ncped

(from kāla) in good time; early (in the morning)

kālavādi →

ncped

speaking at the proper time, at a suitable time

kālavādin →

ncped

speaking at the proper time, at a suitable time

kāmabhava →

ncped

  1. existence in a kāmaloka; existence subject to sensual experience and desire.
  2. (according to commentaries) sensual desire and existence

kāmacchanda →

ncped

desire that is appetite, sensual appetite, appetite for sensual pleasure (the first of the nīvaraṇas and one of the saṃyojanas)

kāmakāmi →

ncped

following one’s various desires, indulging one’s desires; subject to desire for sensual pleasures

kāmakāmin →

ncped

following one’s various desires, indulging one’s desires; subject to desire for sensual pleasures

kāmāvacara →

ncped

belonging to the sphere of sensual experience (kāmadhātu)

kāraka →

ncped

  1. (one) who makes or does or produces; the actor (in an action); the perpetrator (of a crime).
  2. (one) who performs a service; a servant; a benefactor.

kāraṇdava →

ncped

chaff; sweepings.

kārāpetvā →

ncped

kāsāva →

ncped

yellowish-red cloth or robe (the dress of those outside society, esp. ascetics, bhikkhus, bhikkhīs).

kāsāvakaṇṭha →

ncped

having a yellowish-red throat, i.e. wearing a yellowish-red robe or cloth

kāsāvavattha →

ncped

wearing a yellowish-red robe

kāsāvaṭa →

ncped

bath attendant; a barber.

kāsāyavasana →

ncped

wearing a yellowish-red robe

kāsāyavattha →

ncped

wearing a yellowish-red robe; wearing yellowish red clothes

kāsāyavatthavasana →

ncped

wearing a yellowish-red robe

kāsāyavāsi →

ncped

wearing a yellowish-red robe

kāsāyavāsin →

ncped

wearing a yellowish-red robe

kāyabhāvanā →

ncped

physical development or training

kāyanvaya →

ncped

linked to the body, dependent on the body

kāḷavaṇṇa →

ncped

black wash, a black plaster

kāḷavaṇṇakata →

ncped

treated with black wash, smeared with black plaster

kīva ciraṃ →

ncped

how long? for how long a time? how long ago? in how long a time, how soon?

kīva cirena →

ncped

after how long a time?

kīva →

ncped

how much? to what extent? how …? how …! (kiva can be interpreted as an adverb modifying an adjective or adverb, or as forming a compound with an adjective or adverb)

kīvabahuka →

ncped

how many?

kīvadīgha →

ncped

how long?

kīvadūra →

ncped

how far? how far away?

kīvadūrato →

ncped

how far? from what distance?

kīvadūre →

ncped

how far? how far!

kīvat →

ncped

how great? how many? of what qualities?

kīvatakaṃ →

ncped

(from kīva(t)) how far? how great an extent?.

kīvatika →

ncped

(from kīva(t)) how many:

kīvaṃ →

ncped

how much? to what extent? how …? how …! (kiva can be interpreted as an adverb modifying an adjective or adverb, or as forming a compound with an adjective or adverb)

kīḷati →

ncped

plays; amuses oneself; sports; celebrates (a festival or holiday)

kīḷitvā →

ncped

kūṭaṭṭha →

ncped

immovable, unchangeable as a (mountain) peak

mukhaṃ ulloketi →

ncped

watches, looks to (as a superior, for instruction or approval)

na →

ncped

na1

(negative particle) not; no; nor; neither; na doubled with a single verb is a strong affirmation; in successive clauses or phrases na is often simply repeated, but is also often streng …

naditvā →

ncped

of nadati

naditvāna →

ncped

of nadati

nahatvā →

ncped

of nahāyati

nahuta →

ncped

, num. a vast number; a very high number.

nahāpetvā →

ncped

of nahāpeti

nahāyitvā →

ncped

of nahāyati

nakkhatta →

ncped

star; a heavenly body; a pattern or a group of stars or constellation through which the moon passes, one of 27 (or 28) lunar mansions; a disposition of the stars or constellations; a favorable disposi …

namassitvā →

ncped

of namassati

nantakavāsi →

ncped

wearing rags.

nantakavāsin →

ncped

wearing rags.

naravasabha →

ncped

natthikavāda →

ncped

professing the doctrine of an unbeliever.

nava →

ncped

nava1

mfn.

  1. new, fresh; recent; young; (iic also: newly, recently)
  2. new, having recently entered the saṅgha; a novice.

nava2

num. nine.

navaggaha →

ncped

freshly or recently caught

navaha →

ncped

period of nine days

navahapaṭicchanna →

ncped

concealed for nine days

navahā →

ncped

within nine days

navaka →

ncped

navaka1

masculine new; having recently entered the saṅgha; a novice.

navaka2

masculine & neuter a set of nine; (being) a section consisting of a set or sets of nine.

navakamma →

ncped

  1. building work; repairs.
  2. fresh actions, present acts

navakammika →

ncped

(one) who is in charge of building work; a builder. Carpenter

navakanipāta →

ncped

section consisting of sets of nine

navakatara →

ncped

, compar. of navaka newer; younger (in the saṅgha)

navama →

ncped

the ninth.

navamūlaka →

ncped

with nine bases, with nine roots

navanava →

ncped

ever new; quite new; one new after another

navanivesa →

ncped

new residence

navanīta →

ncped

fresh butter.

navappāya →

ncped

being mainly novices

navaratta →

ncped

newly dyed

navasassa →

ncped

the first-fruits of the harvest

navasota →

ncped

with nine apertures

navaṭṭhānika →

ncped

connected with nine occasions or matters

navāvuta →

ncped

newly woven

naṅgalāvatta →

ncped

the turning track of the plow

naṅgalāvattan →

ncped

the turning track of the plow

naṅgalāvattani →

ncped

turning the plow

naṅgalāvattani(n)2

mfn. swishing its tail

naṅgalāvattanin →

ncped

turning the plow

naṅgalāvattani(n)2

mfn. swishing its tail

naṭṭhacīvarikā →

ncped

whose robe is lost.

neka →

ncped

~ānaṃ, ~esaṃ), not one, more than one; many; various.

nekavassagaṇika →

ncped

adverb of neka in existence for many years; produced over many years

nekkhamma →

ncped

departure from worldly life; the renunciation of worldly things and values; whatever is the opposite of or rejection of all worldly, sensual experience and desires.

netvā →

ncped

netvāna →

ncped

of nayati

nevasaññanāsañña →

ncped

nevasaññanāsaññāyatana →

ncped

  1. the sphere or stage of neither apperception nor non-apperception, i.e.
  2. the fourth of the arūpa states of existence; and.
  3. the fourth arūpajhana or one of the vimokkhas.

nevasaññīnāsaññī →

ncped

(cpd from n’eva saññi nasaññi), possessing neither apperception nor nonapperception.

nevasaññīnāsaññīn →

ncped

(cpd from n’eva saññi nasaññi), possessing neither apperception nor nonapperception.

nevāpika →

ncped

one who throws down, who scatters.

nevāsika →

ncped

resident, in (present or long-term) residence; a resident; a resident.

nhatvā →

ncped

nhāpetvā →

ncped

nhātvā →

ncped

nhāyitvā →

ncped

of nahāyati

nibbattetvā →

ncped

of nibbatteti

nibbattitvā →

ncped

nibbinditvā →

ncped

having got wearied of; having been disgusted with.

nibbāhapetva →

ncped

nibbāhetvā →

ncped

having torn out; having plucked out.

nibbāpetvā →

ncped

of nibbāpeti

nicca →

ncped

constant, permanent, enduring; invariable; (iic often: constantly, always)

niccanavaka →

ncped

constantly new; always like a newcomer.

nidahitvā →

ncped

niddhamitvāna →

ncped

of niddhamati

niddhantakasāvamoha →

ncped

with impurity and delusion got rid of.

niddhota →

ncped

of niddhovati washed off; got rid off

niddhovati →

ncped

washes, washes off; gets rid off.

nidhānavatī →

ncped

containing treasure; ? (like treasure; ?) (according to commentaries) worth storing or treasuring.

niggahetvā →

ncped

of niggaṇhāti

niggayhavādi →

ncped

who speaks reprovingly; censuring:

niggayhavādin →

ncped

who speaks reprovingly; censuring:

nighāta →

ncped

removal; destruction.

nihantvā →

ncped

of nihanati

niketava →

ncped

having a dwelling.

niketavat →

ncped

having a dwelling.

nikhaṇitvā →

ncped

of nikhaṇati

nikkasava →

ncped

free from defect or impurity

nikkaḍḍhitvā →

ncped

of nikkaḍḍhati

nikkhamitvā →

ncped

of nikkhamati

nikkhamitvāna →

ncped

of nikkhamati

nikkhipitvā →

ncped

of nikkhipati

nikkhipitvāna →

ncped

of nikkhipati

nikkhāmetvā →

ncped

of nikkhāmeti

nikkujjitvā →

ncped

of nikujjati

nikujjetvā →

ncped

of nikujjati

nikujjitvā →

ncped

of nikujjati

nillehitvā →

ncped

having licked, licked of; having took up with the finger.

nillāletvā →

ncped

having wagged (the tongue); having moved the tongue to and fro.

nillāḷetvā →

ncped

nimantetvā →

ncped

of nimanteti

nimittaṃ gaṇhāti →

ncped

marks, apprehends the characteristic features; apprehends an object or appearance (as distinguished in various ways); distinguishes, identifies an object or appearance.

nimminitvā →

ncped

produces, forms, creates (by magic or supernatural power)

nimminitvāna →

ncped

of nimmināti

nimmānarati →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) belonging to the nimmānarati devas.
  2. (f.) the world of the nimmānarati devas.

nimmānaratino →

ncped

the name of a group of devas.

nimmīletvā →

ncped

nimujjitvā →

ncped

of nimujjati

nimīletvā →

ncped

of nimīleti

ninnetvā →

ncped

leads or takes away; takes out; drains; ascertains.

ninnāmetvā →

ncped

of ninnāmeti

ninnītakasāva →

ncped

with impurities cleaned off.

nipaccavādi →

ncped

speaking humbly; speaking hurtfully?

nipaccavādin →

ncped

speaking humbly; speaking hurtfully?

nipajjitvā →

ncped

of nipajjati having laid down; having slept

nipajjāpetvā →

ncped

nipatitvā →

ncped

of nipatati

nippatitvā →

ncped

nippesika →

ncped

one who solicits gifts in an inappropriate way; (according to commentaries : one who grinds or scrapes away, who belittles or denies the good qualities of others for his own advantage)

nipātetvā →

ncped

of nipatati

nirodhetvā →

ncped

having destroyed; having dissolved; having annihilated.

nirādīnava →

ncped

free from danger

nisabhavatā →

ncped

the being (like) a bull?

nisanti →

ncped

(close) observation; careful attention.

nisevati →

ncped

frequents, inhabits, resorts to; serves, waits upon; practices, performs; indulges in.

nisevita →

ncped

of nisevati

  1. (mfn,) visited, frequented; practiced, studied; waited upon.
  2. (n.)
    1. resorting to; practice.
    2. (a sign of) frequenting; a trace?

nissajitvā →

ncped

nissajitvāna →

ncped

nissajjitabba →

ncped

of nissajjitvā

nissajjitvā →

ncped

nissajjitvāna →

ncped

of nissajjati

nissuta →

ncped

flowed out or away, vanished.

nisāmayitvā →

ncped

of nisāmeti

nisīditvā →

ncped

of nisīdati

nisīditvāna →

ncped

of nisīdati

nisīdāpetvā →

ncped

of nisīdapeti

nivapati →

ncped

throws down; scatters.

nivasati →

ncped

nivasati1

pr. 3 sg. clothes; dresses oneself.

nivasati2

pr. 3 sg. passes or spends time; dwells, lives (in), inhabits.

nivatta →

ncped

gone or come back, returned, turned back; turned away from, giving up; ceased

nivattabīja →

ncped

whose seed is inoperative?

nivattanta →

ncped

of nivattati

nivattati →

ncped

(intrans.) returns, turns round, turns back; gives up; stops, ceases; tums away from.

nivattenta →

ncped

of nivattati

nivatteti →

ncped

nivattha →

ncped

(~entī)n.

    1. clothed in or with; wearing (esp. an under-garment)
    2. worn; used.
  1. (m.n.) clothing; an (undergarment)

nivattitabba →

ncped

of nivattati

nivattāpeti →

ncped

(~antī)n. Makes to return, turn round, turn back; makes give up; makes to stop, ceases; makes to turn away from.

nivattāpetvā →

ncped

  1. makes to return, turn round, turn back; makes give up; makes to stop, ceases; makes to turn away from.

nivissavāda →

ncped

of nivisati speaking insistently, dogmatically

nivissavādi →

ncped

speaking insistently, dogmatically

nivissavādin →

ncped

speaking insistently, dogmatically

nivāpa →

ncped

seed, grain; feed, fodder; a feeding place.

nivāpapuṭṭha →

ncped

nourished on grain.

nivārayati →

ncped

nivāraṇa →

ncped

warding off, keeping out, preventing; restraining; obstructing.

nivāresi →

ncped

of nivāreti

nivāresuṃ →

ncped

of nivāreti

nivāreta →

ncped

one who holds back or restrains; one who keeps out.

nivāretabba →

ncped

nivāretar →

ncped

one who holds back or restrains; one who keeps out.

nivāreti →

ncped

keeps out; holds back from, restrains; obstructs; prevents; forbids.

nivāretvā →

ncped

of nivāreti

nivāriyamāna →

ncped

of nivāreti

nivāsa →

ncped

  1. living, dwelling; stay, residence; where one lives, a dwelling-place, a home.
  2. where one is, a state of existence.

nivāsana →

ncped

dress, clothing; an undergarment; wearing (an (under) garment)

nivāsayati →

ncped

nivāsenta →

ncped

of nivāseti

nivāsesi →

ncped

(~entī)n. of nivāseti

nivāsesuṃ →

ncped

of nivāseti

nivāsetabba →

ncped

nivāseti →

ncped

of nivāsati puts on (a garment), wears; dresses, clothes oneself (in an (under) garment); makes put on, clothes

nivāsetvā →

ncped

of nivāseti

nivāsi →

ncped

living (in), dwelling, staying; a (permanent) inhabitant.

nivāsin →

ncped

living (in), dwelling, staying; a (permanent) inhabitant.

nivāta →

ncped

nivāta1

pr. 3 sg.

  1. (mfn.) sheltered from the wind; unruffled, calm; free from drafts; safe, secure.
  2. (n.) a place sheltered from…

niyata →

ncped

  1. constrained, bound; restrained; disciplined; constant.
  2. (whose outcome or course is) determined, fixed; restricted, limited, specified; established, sure; inevitable, invariable.

niyyādetvā →

ncped

niyyātetvā →

ncped

of niyyāteti

niyāma →

ncped

fixed rule; a particular or specified way or manner; an invariable practice or experience; a determined or inevitable outcome, certainty; an assured state; what leads to an inevitable outcome, the way …

niṭṭhapetvā →

ncped

niṭṭhubhitvā →

ncped

of niṭṭhubhati

niṭṭhāpetvā →

ncped

having caused to accomplish; having caused to finish; having caused to carry out.

no →

ncped

…or not (either alone or with vā, udāhu etc) 5. no ce:

  1. if not (followed by a verb, or forming a sentence by itself)
  2. may there not; I…

nuṭṭhubhitvā →

ncped

of niṭṭhubhati

nāgavanika →

ncped

forester; an elephant tracker.

nāgavatā →

ncped

the being (like) an elephant (?)

nāgāvalokita →

ncped

nānadhimuttikatā →

ncped

, abstr. the state of having various inclinations or intents.

nānappakāra →

ncped

of various kinds.

nānappakāraka →

ncped

of various kinds.

nānatta →

ncped

nānatta1

neuter various; different; separated.

nānatta2

neuter abstr. diversity, variety; difference.

nānattakathā →

ncped

various sorts of talk, tale, trivial conversation.

nānattavaṇṇi →

ncped

of various colors or appearance.

nānattavaṇṇin →

ncped

of various colors or appearance.

nānattavaṇṇī →

ncped

nānā bhavati →

ncped

nānā →

ncped

indeclinable variously, differently; separately; different, separate; various, of various kinds (frequently iic); (difference, diversity (?))

nānābhava →

ncped

nānābhāva →

ncped

being apart; separation; difference, diversity.

nānācaya →

ncped

consisting of various mixtures.

nānādiṭṭhika →

ncped

holding various (false) views or theories; holding different views.

nānājacca →

ncped

belonging to various families or classes.

nānākhantika →

ncped

holding various or different preferred views.

nānārucika →

ncped

having various wishes; having different aims.

nānāsaṃvāsaka →

ncped

who belongs to a different community (for carrying out official acts of the saṅgha); who is separated from the saṅgha community.

nānāverajjagata →

ncped

gone to various different kingdoms.

nānāverajjaka →

ncped

from various different kingdoms.

nānāvihita →

ncped

of various kinds.

nāsayitvāna →

ncped

of nāseti

nāsetva →

ncped

of nāseti

nāvā →

ncped

ship; boat; trough.

nīcavatthuka →

ncped

with a low platform, on a low site.

nīharitvā →

ncped

of nīharati

nīlagiva →

ncped

blue-necked; a peacock.

nīlakavaddhika →

ncped

with dark-blue straps.

nīlavadhika →

ncped

with dark-blue straps.

nīvaraṇa →

ncped

an obstacle, a hindrance (esp. five: kāmacchanda, vyāpāda, thīnamiddha, uddhaccakukkucca, vicikicchā); being a hindrance, which is an obstacle.

nīvārabhakka →

ncped

eating wild rice.

obhaggobhagga →

ncped

variously broken of; (or variously bent down

obhanditvā →

ncped

tying on, fixing on.

obhāsetvā →

ncped

having made radiant; having illumined

odahitvā →

ncped

odhunitvā →

ncped

odātavasana →

ncped

wearing white clothes (the mark of a householder)

ogha →

ncped

rapid flow of water, a torrent; the torrent or flood of phenomenal life, of saṃsāra; a torrent or flood of evil or passion etc. (often identified with the āsavas).

ogumphetvā →

ncped

oguṇṭhitvā →

ncped

covering (the head); veiling.

ogāhetvā →

ncped

ogāhetvā1

absol

ogāhetvā2

caus. absol. plunging (someone) into; immersing; inserting

ogāhitvā →

ncped

oharetvā →

ncped

ohārapetvā →

ncped

having caused to be removed, having had removed

ohārayitvā →

ncped

ohīyitvā →

ncped

ojava →

ncped

vigorous, strong; sappy; juicy

ojavanikā →

ncped

the going downstream.

ojavat →

ncped

vigorous, strong; sappy; juicy

okampetvā →

ncped

shaking; wagging.

okirīyati →

ncped

is bestrewn, covered (with); extends in various directions

okkamitvā →

ncped

okkhipitvā →

ncped

olaggetvā →

ncped

olokayitvāna →

ncped

oloketvā →

ncped

olumpetvā →

ncped

cuts off; removes.

omadditvā →

ncped

omasavāda →

ncped

aggressive speech; hurtful speech

omasitvā →

ncped

omuñcapetvā →

ncped

omuñcitvā →

ncped

onandhitvā →

ncped

opatitvā →

ncped

having flow down; fell down; fell on (to).

opavayha →

ncped

serving for riding; an animal for riding; a king’s elephant

ophuta →

ncped

filled, pervaded by; encompassed by; possessed by

ophuṭa →

ncped

filled, pervaded by; encompassed by; possessed by

opilavati →

ncped

plunges into (intrans.), sinks.

opunāpetvā →

ncped

opuñchitvā →

ncped

having wiped; wiped over (with); smeared

opuñchāpetvā →

ncped

having made caused someone to wipe

opuñjitvā →

ncped

opuñjitvā1

absol. having wiped; wiped over (with); smeared

opuñjitvā2

absol.

opuñjāpetvā →

ncped

having made caused someone to wipe

opāṭetvā →

ncped

oramattaka →

ncped

(-ikā)n. lesser; insignificant; of small value or importance

orohitvā →

ncped

orohitvāna →

ncped

oropana →

ncped

taking down, lowering; removal; putting (the hands) downwards

oropanā →

ncped

taking down, lowering; removal; putting (the hands) downwards

oropayitvā →

ncped

oropaṇa →

ncped

taking down, lowering; removal; putting (the hands) downwards

oropetvā →

ncped

oruhitvā →

ncped

oruhitvāna →

ncped

osadhītiṇavanappatayo →

ncped

plants, grasses, and trees

osadhītiṇavanaspatayo →

ncped

plants, grasses, and trees

osaritvā →

ncped

ossavana →

ncped

(according to commentary) the top of the roof

ossāvana →

ncped

(according to commentary) the top of the roof

osāretvā →

ncped

otaritvā →

ncped

ottharitvā →

ncped

ottharāpetvā →

ncped

having caused (something) to be overwhelmed or crushed or submerged

otāpetvā →

ncped

ovada →

ncped

ovadanta →

ncped

(~antī)n.

ovadat →

ncped

ovadati →

ncped

instructs; admonishes; counsels

ovaddheyya →

ncped

patch, patching.

ovadeti →

ncped

instructs; admonishes; counsels

ovadita →

ncped

instructed; admonished

ovaditabba →

ncped

ovaditvā →

ncped

ovadiya →

ncped

ovadiyamāna →

ncped

ovadiṃsu →

ncped

ovadī →

ncped

gave advice; admonished.

ovamitvā →

ncped

spewing out.

ovaraka →

ncped

an inner apartment.

ovaraṇa →

ncped

covering, protection.

ovarenta →

ncped

obstructing; covering, concealing.

ovariyāna →

ncped

covered; checked; hindered, obstructed.

ovassate →

ncped

rains upon.

ovassati →

ncped

is rained upon; is exposed to rain

ovassāpenta →

ncped

ovassāpeti →

ncped

lets be rained upon; exposes to the rain

ovassāyati →

ncped

lets be rained upon; exposes to the rain

ovaṭa →

ncped

checked; prevented.

ovaṭṭa →

ncped

rained upon; exposed to the rain

ovaṭṭha →

ncped

rained upon; exposed to the rain

ovaṭṭika →

ncped

what is rolled up or round; a fold, a tuck; a hem; a seam; a girdle, a waist cloth, a fold of material at the waist (in which objects were carried); perhaps also a bracelet

ovaṭṭikā →

ncped

what is rolled up or round; a fold, a tuck; a hem; a seam; a girdle, a waist cloth, a fold of material at the waist (in which objects were carried); perhaps also a bracelet

ovaṭṭiya →

ncped

what is rolled up or round; a fold, a tuck; a hem; a seam; a girdle, a waist cloth, a fold of material at the waist (in which objects were carried); perhaps also a bracelet

ovāda →

ncped

admonishing; instructions; counsel.

ovādaka →

ncped

(one) who admonishes; instructs, counsels

ovādakara →

ncped

following advice; obeying instructions

ovādaṭhapita →

ncped

from whom instruction has been withdrawn

ovādikā →

ncped

(one) who admonishes; instructs, counsels

ovādita →

ncped

oḍḍetvā →

ncped

oṭṭhavacittaka →

ncped

kind of bird (according to commentary named from its song)

sa-upaddava →

ncped

sa-upaddava

mfn. subject to calamity; unsafe; dangerous

sa-upavajja →

ncped

sa-upavajja

mfn. open to criticism, blameworthy

sakasāva →

ncped

defective, imperfect; impure

santevāsika →

ncped

with resident pupils, i.e. with internal impurities

savajja →

ncped

blameworthy, faulty

savasesa →

ncped

having something left; incomplete (of an offense) remediable

saṃvāsam kappeti →

ncped

lives with; esp. lives as a man and wife, cohabits (with saddhiṃ + instr.)

sukaṭṭha →

ncped

well plowed, well cultivated

svādhiṭṭhita →

ncped

well fixed upon, well resolved on; properly taken possession of

svāgata →

ncped

well come; welcome; well learnt; a good coming

svāgataṃ →

ncped

welcome; (svāgataṃ)

svākhyāta →

ncped

well proclaimed.

sāntevāsika →

ncped

with resident pupils, i.e. with internal impurities

sānuvajja →

ncped

to be censured; at fault

sānuvāda →

ncped

open to criticism; at fault

sāpadesa →

ncped

with valid grounds; with authority:

sāsava →

ncped

connected with the āsavas ; not free from the āsavas

sāvaṭṭa →

ncped

with whirlpools or eddies

tacamaṃsāvalepana →

ncped

with a plastering of flesh and skin.

tacchetvā →

ncped

of tacchati

tahaṃ →

ncped

demonstr. adv. there; (equivalent to loc. of ta(d)) in that; in regard to him or it or that; repeated: here and there; in this place and that; at this and that

tahiṃ →

ncped

demonstr. adv. there; (equivalent to loc. of ta(d)) in that; in regard to him or it or that; repeated: here and there; in this place and that; at this and that.

tantavāya →

ncped

weaver.

taritvā →

ncped

of tarati

tasathāvara →

ncped

( ~a, ~ani, m.n.pl.), moving and unmoving beings; trembling and still beings.

tassapāpiyasakā →

ncped

proceeding of censure (against a bhikkhu accused of a serious offense who prevaricates or denies the offense; one of the methods of settling a case or dispute)

tathiva →

ncped

true.

tathā →

ncped

adverb

  1. thus; so; in that way; like that (frequently followed by eva)
  2. so, also; in the same way.
  3. as correlative to yathā; in that way, such a manner…that; as … so; (repeated): yathā yathā.

tathāvādi →

ncped

speaking so, like that.

tathāvādin →

ncped

speaking so, like that.

tecīvara →

ncped

the three robes of a monk (the inner, under, and the upper robes)

tecīvari →

ncped

having (only) the three robes; undertaking the dhutaṅga of having (only) the three robes.

tecīvarika →

ncped

bhikkhu who has undertaken the dhutaṅga of having (only) the three robes.

tecīvarin →

ncped

having (only) the three robes; undertaking the dhutaṅga of having (only) the three robes.

temetvā →

ncped

of temeti

terovassika →

ncped

more than a year old; (according to commentary: rained on for a long time)

tevācika →

ncped

using or involving three utterances or proclamations.

thaketvā →

ncped

of thaketi

thanayitvā →

ncped

of thanati

thatvā →

ncped

of tiṭṭhati

thavati →

ncped

praises.

theravāda →

ncped

the statements of elders; what the elders say.

therovassika →

ncped

theva →

ncped

drop.

thevaka →

ncped

thevaka.

theyyasattha →

ncped

dishonest caravan.

theyyasaṃvāsaka →

ncped

one who lives dishonestly in the saṅgha (claiming status to which he has no right)

thullavajja →

ncped

thālidhovana →

ncped

the water used for washing a pot.

thāmava →

ncped

strong; firm.

thāmavat →

ncped

strong; firm.

thāvara →

ncped

(~ī)n. standing still, still, unmoving; inanimate; stable, firm, long-lasting; permanent, invariable.

thāvareyya →

ncped

stability; continuance; being firm, long lasting.

thīnamiddha →

ncped

  1. (n.) lethargy and drowsiness (the third of the nivaraṇas)
  2. (mfn.) drowsy and lethargic.

thūlavajja →

ncped

serious offense; being a serious offense.

thūpacīvara →

ncped

cloth from a mound.

tibbagarava →

ncped

having a strong respect (for)

tibhava →

ncped

, ~ā, masculine plural the three spheres or existence.

ticīvara →

ncped

the three robes of a monk (the inner, under, and the upper robes)

tidiva →

ncped

  1. (m.n) the (third) deva-world; a deva-world.
  2. (m.pl.) the inhabitants of that deva-world; gods.

tipakkhavasana →

ncped

garment made of three parts.

tirobhāva →

ncped

concealment; disappearance.

tisahassa →

ncped

  1. three thousand; numbering three thousand.
  2. (1000 x 1000 x 1000) of a thousand million (cakkavāḷas?)

tivagga →

ncped

group of three; consisting of a group of three.

tiṃsavassika →

ncped

being thirty years old; lasting for 30 years.

tiṇava →

ncped

kind of drum.

tiṇavatthāraka →

ncped

“a covering of grass”, one of the seven adhikaraṇasamatha (method of setting a case or dispute)

tosetvā →

ncped

having pleased.

tu →

ncped

indeclinable (followed by eva written tv), an enclitic particle: however; but; rather; (sometimes merely expletive)

tuccha →

ncped

empty; vain; fruitless; trifling; lacking substance; deserted.

tucchaka →

ncped

empty; vain, fruitless; lacking substance.

tulayitvā →

ncped

of tuleti

tulayitvāna →

ncped

of tuleti

tuletvā →

ncped

of tuleti

tunnavāya →

ncped

tailor.

tusita →

ncped

…(or perhaps not connected to)

  1. (m.pl.) the name of a group of devās; the tusita devās.
  2. (mfn.) belonging to the tusita…

tuvaṃtuvaṃpesuññamusāvādā →

ncped

quarreling, backbiting and lying.

tuvaṭaṃ →

ncped

indeclinable quickly.

tuvaṭṭa →

ncped

lying down.

tuvaṭṭati →

ncped

lies down.

tuvaṭṭavagga →

ncped

the section on lying down (Vinaya IV)

tuvaṭṭayati →

ncped

tuvaṭṭayuṃ →

ncped

of tuvaṭṭati

tuvaṭṭenta →

ncped

(~entī)n. of tuvaṭṭati

tuvaṭṭesum →

ncped

of tuvaṭṭati

tuvaṭṭeti →

ncped

tuvaṭṭitabba →

ncped

, impers. of tuvaṭṭati

tuṇhī bhavati →

ncped

a_ is silent.

tuṇhī →

ncped

indeclinable silently; (without verb) (there is) silence; esp. tuṇhī bhavati, is silent.

tuṇhībhāva →

ncped

silence; not speaking.

tv →

ncped

tv-

sometimes represents ti, tu (or taṃ) before eva.

tvaṃ mūlakaṃ →

ncped

indeclinable because of you.

tvaṃ →

ncped

2 pers. you (pl. sometimes used for sg., as mark of respect)

tālavatthu →

ncped

(according to commentaries) (like) the site of a (previous) palm-tree; or like a palm-tree with its top tuft of leaves cut off; i.e. with no possibility of (re) growth.

tālavatthukata →

ncped

destroyed utterly (with no possibility of regrowth)

tālavaṇṭa →

ncped

fan (made of palm leaf)

tālavaṇṭaka →

ncped

arranged in a shape of a fan.

tālāvatthu →

ncped

tāpetvā →

ncped

of tāpeti

tāva →

ncped

indeclinable

  1. to such an extent; so far; so….(sometimes written as a cpd)
  2. so long as; as far as; esp. as correlative of yava(ṃ) (and yāvatā);
    1. yāva … tāva …; a as long as … so long …

tāvadeva →

ncped

indeclinable at that time; just then; at once.

tāvakālika →

ncped

so long.

tāvakālikaṃ →

ncped

adverb temporarily.

tāvataka →

ncped

(-ikā)n. just so much; just so long.

tāvataka vā →

ncped

(-ikā)n. however many (with yāvataka—yāvataka va tāvataka vā)

tāvatakena →

ncped

with just so much; merely with that.

tāvatihaṃ →

ncped

indeclinable for a period of so many days.

tāvatika →

ncped

tāvatiṃsa →

ncped

, n., & masculine plural

  1. (mfn.) numbering 33; belonging to the group of 33 (gods); (m.pl.) the 33 gods; those reborn in the world of the 33 gods.
  2. (n.) the world of the 33 gods.

tāvattaka →

ncped

(-ikā)n.

tāvatā →

ncped

by (only) so much; for so long; to such an extent; as correlative of yāvata (and yāva):

tāḷetvā →

ncped

of tāḷeti

tāḷāvacara →

ncped

means of making music; instruments.

tīretvā →

ncped

settles, brings to a conclusion.

ubbandhitvā →

ncped

having hung up; having strangled.

ubbhijjitvā →

ncped

having burst forth, shot up; having welled up.

ubbhinditvā →

ncped

ubbhujitvā →

ncped

having pulled up (one’s clothes).

ubbhujitvāna →

ncped

having pulled up (one’s clothes).

ubbhāra →

ncped

removal, taking away (of the kaṭhina); ending (of the kaṭhina period and its special allowances).

ubbāhapetvā →

ncped

ubbāhetvā →

ncped

ubbāhāpetvā →

ncped

ubhatovaṇṭikamālā →

ncped

garland with a stalk on both sides

ucca →

ncped

high, lofty, tall; of high rank, elevated, noble; loud.

uccavaca →

ncped

high and low; great and small; mixed, various

uccavacaṃ →

ncped

up and down; in various ways; in a changing manner

uccavatthuka →

ncped

having a raised site, a raised foundation or platform

ucchedavāda →

ncped

professing the doctrine of annihilation.

uccinitvā →

ncped

uccārapassāva →

ncped

feces and urine

uccārapassāvakamma →

ncped

defecating and passing urine

uccāretvā →

ncped

uccāsoṇḍā →

ncped

an elevated trunk, a trunk raised high (fig.)

uda va →

ncped

or, or else

udakavāhaka →

ncped

flow of water; a water course, a water channel

udakavāhanarajju →

ncped

rope used when drawing water

udaravadehakaṃ →

ncped

so as to make the belly big, so as to overfill the stomach

udaya →

ncped

profit, advantage; result.

udayavaya →

ncped

rise and fall; arising and passing away

uddassetvā →

ncped

uddhaccakukkucca →

ncped

over-excitement and anxious agitation; flurry and worry (the fourth of the nīvaraṇas)

uddharati →

ncped

draws out, pulls out, extracts; rescues; picks out, separates, selects; cites; removes, puts away; digs up; pulls up, elevates, raises.

uddharaṇa →

ncped

drawing out, pulling out; picking out; selection; removal; raising.

uddharitvā →

ncped

uddharāpetvā →

ncped

uddhata →

ncped

uddhata1

mfn. raised; puffed up; overstimulated; agitated, over-excited; flurried

uddhata2

mfn.

  1. risen, elevated high.
  2. also could mean as uddhata

uddisitvā →

ncped

declaring, reciting; designating; having expounded (briefly); with reference to

uddāletvā →

ncped

tearing off; tearing apart

uddālitvā →

ncped

tearing off; tearing apart

uddāna →

ncped

summary, a list of names or titles (in verse); a list of subjects (given at the end of a vagga).

uddāpava →

ncped

having a (surrounding) mound.

uddāpavat →

ncped

having a (surrounding) mound.

uggahetvā →

ncped

uggahetvāna →

ncped

uggahāpetvā →

ncped

uggantvā →

ncped

uggavādi →

ncped

speaking powerfully, debating fiercely.

uggavādin →

ncped

speaking powerfully, debating fiercely.

uggaṇhāpetvā →

ncped

ugghāṭetvā →

ncped

ujjava →

ncped

moving up (of the yarn? a spinning term).

ujjavajjava →

ncped

each moving up

ujjavanikā →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) going upstream.
  2. (f.) the going upstream.

ujjhitvā →

ncped

ujuvipaccanīkavāda →

ncped

peaking in direct opposition; professing directly opposed views

ukkantitvā →

ncped

cutting out or off; cutting up; butchering.

ukkaṃsavakaṃsa →

ncped

excess and deficiency; superiority and inferiority; maximum and minimum.

ukkhipitvā →

ncped

ukkoṭanavañcananikatisāciyoga →

ncped

the crooked practice of corruption, deception and fraud

ukkujjavakujja →

ncped

the setting up and upsetting; the rise and fall

ukkujjitvā →

ncped

ukkāsitvā →

ncped

ullapitvā →

ncped

ullitavalitta →

ncped

twice plastered; plastered inside and out

ullitavalittaka →

ncped

ulloketvā →

ncped

ummujjitvā →

ncped

unnatavanata →

ncped

raised and depressed; prominent and low; elated and cast down

upabhogaparibhoga →

ncped

various objects of enjoyment, goods and possessions.

upacinitvā →

ncped

upaddava →

ncped

sudden or grievous accident, calamity, misfortune; violence, oppression.

upadhāvati →

ncped

runs up to, rushes up; hurries towards (for help); runs after.

upadhāvitvā →

ncped

upagamana →

ncped

approach, arrival; allowing, consenting to; entering upon; holding to.

upagantvā →

ncped

upahaccaparinibbāyi →

ncped

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

upahaccaparinibbāyin →

ncped

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

upahantvāna →

ncped

upajīvamāna →

ncped

upajīvati →

ncped

lives upon, supports oneself by, makes a living from (+ acc.; occasionally + instr.); is dependent on, serves; makes use of.

upakkamitvā →

ncped

upalāpetvā →

ncped

upanetvā →

ncped

upanibandhitvā →

ncped

upanikkhipitvā →

ncped

upanisevati →

ncped

frequents; keeps close to, clings to.

upanisīdapetvā →

ncped

upanisīditvā →

ncped

upanivattati →

ncped

comes back, returns (to).

upanītavaya →

ncped

with one; s youth gone, advanced in age

uparibhāvaṅgamanīya →

ncped

tending to go up, leading towards

upasampādetvā →

ncped

upasaṃharitvā →

ncped

upasaṅkamitvā →

ncped

upasevamāna →

ncped

upasevanā →

ncped

practice, performance; devotion (to); association (with); use.

upasevati →

ncped

frequents, stays at; associates with, consorts with; makes use of (frequently).

upatiṭṭhitvā →

ncped

upavadamāna →

ncped

upavadati →

ncped

speaks ill of, abuses, criticizes.

upavadita →

ncped

criticized

upavajja →

ncped

upavajja1

fpp mfn.

upavajja2

fpp mfn. to be criticized, blameworthy

upavajjakula →

ncped

family which can be approached

upavasati →

ncped

lives in a state of abstinence, observes (a fast or (the duties of) an uposatha day).

upavasitvā →

ncped

upavassa →

ncped

upavassaṃ →

ncped

upavattati →

ncped

comes near, falls to; is found, is.

upavijañña →

ncped

close to giving birth, in advanced stage of pregnancy.

upavāda →

ncped

criticism, blame; abuse.

upavādaka →

ncped

one who criticizes or abuse.

upavāsa →

ncped

tenant; dependant.

upavāyanta →

ncped

upavāyati →

ncped

blows, blows upon.

upayāna →

ncped

approach, arrival.

upaḷāsetvā →

ncped

making sound, playing

upaḷāsitvā →

ncped

making sound, playing

upaṭṭhāpetvā →

ncped

upaṭṭhāpetvāna →

ncped

uplavati →

ncped

swims (up); floats, floats around; leaps up, jumps; is frisky, excited

uposatha →

ncped

  1. (for non-buddhists) a fastday, a day of purification; (for Buddhists) a day on which lay-followers undertake to observe eight abstinence and on which they listen to teaching on the dhamma (usuall …

uposathūpavāsa →

ncped

observance of the duties of the uposatha day

uppajjati →

ncped

arises, comes into being; appears, is produced; becomes available.

uppajjitvā →

ncped

uppajjiyati →

ncped

is brought into being, is produced; is made available

uppalavati →

ncped

swims (up); floats, floats around; leaps up, jumps; is frisky, excited

uppanna →

ncped

arisen, come into being; appeared; produced, available

uppatitvā →

ncped

upphāletvā →

ncped

splitting, opening up.

uppilavati →

ncped

swims (up); floats, floats around; leaps up, jumps; is frisky, excited

upplavati →

ncped

swims (up); floats, floats around; leaps up, jumps; is frisky, excited

uppādetvā →

ncped

uppāṭetvā →

ncped

having torn asunder; having rooted out; having skinned.

upādiyitvā →

ncped

upātidhāvati →

ncped

runs beyond, rushes over.

upātivatta →

ncped

gone beyond, free from

upātivattat →

ncped

upātivattati →

ncped

goes beyond; escapes from; transgresses; oversteps.

upātivattatittho →

ncped

urūḷhava →

ncped

who has carried a weight or burden; fit to carry a burden; large, strong

urūḷhavat →

ncped

who has carried a weight or burden; fit to carry a burden; large, strong

ussada →

ncped

  1. obtruding, raising oneself.
  2. mound (of flesh), thickness.
  3. swelling.
  4. abundance, prevalence, preponderance.
  5. over-abundance, excess.
  6. a supplementary niraya (of which there are either 16 …

ussahitvā →

ncped

ussajitvā →

ncped

having let go, let loose; having quit, abandoned

ussajjitvā →

ncped

having let go, let loose; having quit, abandoned

ussakkati →

ncped

moves up, rises; moves forward, advance; progress

ussakkitvā →

ncped

ussanna →

ncped

having risen, thickened; raised, elevated; piled up, accumulated; plentiful, abundant, prevalent; over plentiful, abundant to excess; predominant; obtruding

ussava →

ncped

celebration, festival, holiday.

ussayavādikā →

ncped

contentious or violent in speech; argumentative, seeking litigation.

ussukkati →

ncped

moves up, rises; moves forward, advance; progress

ussāpetvā →

ncped

ussāretvā →

ncped

ussāva →

ncped

dew; hoarfrost.

ussāvabindu →

ncped

dewdrop, a drop of dew.

ussāvana →

ncped

proclaiming, declaring aloud.

ussāvanantikā →

ncped

(a place for storage, kappiyabhūmi or kappiyakuṭi) authorized by a declaration (while it is being built), whose erection is coterminous with a declaration

uttaritvā →

ncped

uttarālumpa →

ncped

or n. (?) a contrivance to prevent a pot of dye from boiling over

uttarāḷumpa →

ncped

or n. (?) a contrivance to prevent a pot of dye from boiling over

uttarāḷuva →

ncped

or n. (?) a contrivance to prevent a pot of dye from boiling over

uttasitvā →

ncped

uttānīkātvā →

ncped

uttāsava →

ncped

fearful, afraid

uttāsavat →

ncped

fearful, afraid

uyyojetvā →

ncped

uṭṭhahitvā →

ncped

uṭṭhānava →

ncped

full of energy, exerting oneself

uṭṭhānavat →

ncped

full of energy, exerting oneself

vāsaṃ kappeti →

ncped

makes one’s dwelling; lives

ñatticatuttha →

ncped

involving a motion as a fourth requirement (i.e. with three proclamations (of the kammavāca)); with the addition of a motion as a fourth requirement.

ñattidutiya →

ncped

involving a motion as a second requirement (with one proclamation of the kammavaca); plus a motion.

ñatvā →

ncped

of jānāti

ñatvāna →

ncped

of jānāti

ñātiparivaṭṭa →

ncped

the circle of relations.

ābhujitvā →

ncped

having turned back.

ābhuñjitvā →

ncped

having turned back.

ābhā →

ncped

ābhā1

feminine splendor, radiance, light; resemblance, appearance.

ābhā2

masculine f. plural radiant, (the name of) a class of devas.

ācamanasarāvaka →

ncped

dish for holding water (for sipping or washing)

ācamayitvāna →

ncped

ācaritvā →

ncped

ācikkhitvā →

ncped

ācikkhitvāna →

ncped

ādesanavidhā →

ncped

form or variety of indicating; (another’s thoughts or state of mind)

ādeva →

ncped

lamenting; deploring.

ādevanā →

ncped

lamenting; deploring.

ādeyyavācana →

ncped

whose speech is persuasive or influential.

ādeyyavākyavacana →

ncped

whose speech is persuasive or influential.

ādhāvati →

ncped

runs, runs towards, runs about.

ādhāvitvā →

ncped

ādisitvā →

ncped

ādiyitvā →

ncped

taking, receiving, with.

ādīnava →

ncped

wretchedness; bad consequence, disadvantage, danger (in, loc. or gen.)

ādīnavadassa →

ncped

seeing the danger

ādīnavadassāvi →

ncped

seeing the danger, realizing the bad consequences

ādīnavadassāvin →

ncped

seeing the danger, realizing the bad consequences

ādīnavanupassi →

ncped

seeing the danger, realizing the bad consequences

ādīnavanupassin →

ncped

seeing the danger, realizing the bad consequences

āgametvā →

ncped

āgantvā →

ncped

coming; having come, reached; returning

āgata →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) come, arrived, come back; present; having reached, attained; come down, handed down, learnt.
  2. (n.) arrival; coming

āgati →

ncped

arrival, coming; return, rebirth.

āghātavatthu →

ncped

occasion of ill-will; reason for resentment

āhaccapādaka →

ncped

with removable or insertable legs.

āharitvā →

ncped

āharāpetvā →

ncped

āhataka →

ncped

servant.

āhatvā →

ncped

āhāretvā →

ncped

ājjava →

ncped

(from uju) uprightness; straightness.

ājānitvā →

ncped

ājīva →

ncped

livelihood; way of living; means of subsistence.

ājīvaka →

ncped

naked ascetic (belonging to the community founded by Makkhali Gosāla)

ājīvakinī →

ncped

(from ājīvaka) a female naked ascetic.

ājīvati →

ncped

make a living; lives by.

ākaḍḍhitva →

ncped

ākiritvā →

ncped

ākiñcanasambhava →

ncped

the origin of the state of nothingness.

ākoṭetvā →

ncped

ākārava →

ncped

having a form; having a cause; grounded

ākāravat →

ncped

having a form; having a cause; grounded

ālaggetvā →

ncped

fastening, hanging (on, loc.)

ālaggetvāna →

ncped

fastening, hanging (on, loc.)

ālambitvā →

ncped

held on to; clung to.

ālimpetvā →

ncped

āliṅgetvā →

ncped

āliṅgitvā →

ncped

ālokapharaṇa →

ncped

pervasion or pervading with light or insight

āloḷetvā →

ncped

āma →

ncped

āma1

ind. (particle of assent or approval or recollection, usually followed by voc. and/or affirming clause): yes, indeed, certainly.

āma2

mfn. raw, uncooked; unbaked; unripe, …

āmalavaṇṭaka →

ncped

the name or description of a type of chair

āmalavaṇṭika →

ncped

the name or description of a type of chair

āmalavaṭṭika →

ncped

the name or description of a type of chair

āmantetvā →

ncped

āmantāpetvā →

ncped

making summon; making speak to, address; making take leave of.

āmasitvā →

ncped

āmavasesa →

ncped

remnants of undigested food

āmavasesaka →

ncped

remnants of undigested food

āmo →

ncped

(particle of assent or approval or recollection, usually followed by voc. and/or affirming clause): yes, indeed, certainly.

ānejja →

ncped

immovability; imperturbability.

ānejjakārana →

ncped

the feat of immovability (or a trained elephant)

ānejjapatta →

ncped

who or which has reached immovability or imperturbability

ānejjappatta →

ncped

who or which has reached immovability or imperturbability

ānetvā →

ncped

āneñja →

ncped

(& mfn.?)

  1. (n.) immovability; imperturbability.
  2. (mfn., or n. in apposition?) unmoved; not to be stirred; imperturbable (often applied both to determinative actions leading to existence in arūpāv …

āneñjakāraṇa →

ncped

the feat of immovability (or a trained elephant)

āneñjapatta →

ncped

who or which has reached immovability or imperturbability

āneñjappatta →

ncped

who or which has reached immovability or imperturbability

ānisaṃsa →

ncped

profit, advantage; benefit, blessing (in, loc.)

ānubhāva →

ncped

majesty, splendor; authority; power, efficacy; magic or supernatural power; instr. ~ena often expresses: by means of, owing to.

āpajjitvā →

ncped

āpattivuṭṭhāna →

ncped

removal of an offense; rehabilitation

āpucchitvā →

ncped

āpāthagata →

ncped

come within range, perceivable; within the sphere of perception

ārakkha →

ncped

guard, protection; preservation; keeping fast.

ārocetvā →

ncped

ārocāpetvā →

ncped

told; announced; informed.

ārohitvā →

ncped

āropetvā →

ncped

āruhitvā →

ncped

āruppavasī →

ncped

being or living in a formless or immaterial existence

āruppavasīn →

ncped

being or living in a formless or immaterial existence

ārādhaka →

ncped

(~ikā)n. who conciliates, wins approval; accomplishing, fulfilling; successful.

ārādhanīya →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) to be fulfilled, to be achieved.
  2. (n.) what is to be accomplished; success, approval

ārādhayati →

ncped

wins the favor or approval of, conciliates, propitiates; honors, satisfies; accomplishes, fulfills, carries to a successful end; achieves, gains

ārādhayitvā →

ncped

ārādheti →

ncped

wins the favor or approval of, conciliates, propitiates; honors, satisfies; accomplishes, fulfills, carries to a successful end; achieves, gains

ārādhetvā →

ncped

ārāmapesaka →

ncped

superintendent of the park-servants

ārāmavatthu →

ncped

the site or ground for a park

ārāmika →

ncped

an attendant or servant (to the bhikkhus) in a park:

ārāmikini →

ncped

female servant in an ārāma, or the wife of an ārāmika.

ārūhitvā →

ncped

āsanantarikā →

ncped

an interval or seat

āsava →

ncped

  1. ‘inflowing’, influence (the concerns, attitudes, predispositions, listed as kāma, bhava, avijjā, and sometimes, ditthi, which form an obstacle to the realization of the truth.
  2. affliction, pain ( …

āsavakhīna →

ncped

with āsavas destroyed; free from the āsavas

āsavakkhaya →

ncped

ending, destruction of the āsavas, arahatship

āsavaṭṭhaniya →

ncped

being a basis or cause of afflictions; being a basis or cause of the āsavas

āseva →

ncped

āsevamāna →

ncped

āsevanta →

ncped

āsevanā →

ncped

assiduous practice; habitual cultivation.

āsevat →

ncped

āsevati →

ncped

attends to, practises, cultivates; indulges in.

āsevita →

ncped

practiced; cultivated

āsiñcitvā →

ncped

having poured on or into; dripped

āsumbhitvā →

ncped

āsāvacchedika →

ncped

depending on the disappointment of expectation

āsīditvā →

ncped

āthabbana →

ncped

or neuter (what belongs to) the Atharva-veda; a spell or a charm from the Atharva-veda

āthabbaṇa →

ncped

or neuter (what belongs to) the Atharva-veda; a spell or a charm from the Atharva-veda

ātāpetvā →

ncped

āvahana →

ncped

bringing, bringing near; causing.

āvahati →

ncped

carries towards, carries along; brings; produces.

āvahāpeyyum →

ncped

may they bring through; may they lead through

āvajjati →

ncped

  1. tilts, tips up (to pour out); tips over.
  2. turns (one’s mind) to, gives one’s attention to; ponders over, thinks about

āvajjayati →

ncped

  1. tilts, tips up (to pour out); tips over.
  2. turns (one’s mind) to, gives one’s attention to; ponders over, thinks about

āvajjesi →

ncped

āvajjeti →

ncped

  1. tilts, tips up (to pour out); tips over.
  2. turns (one’s mind) to, gives one’s attention to; ponders over, thinks about

āvamati →

ncped

swallows back; swallows what one has vomited or ejected.

āvarati →

ncped

covers; shuts; obstructs

āvaraṇa →

ncped

(& m) covering, enclosing; shutting off; an obstruction, hindrance, prohibition; barricade, wall, dam.

āvaraṇaṃ karoti →

ncped

? obstructs; prohibits

āvaraṇīya →

ncped

(from āvaraṇa) belonging to or causing obstruction; obstructive.

āvasa →

ncped

āvasanta →

ncped

(~antī)n.

āvasat →

ncped

āvasatha →

ncped

hose, dwelling; lodging; a public rest-house; hostel.

āvasathacīvara →

ncped

household robe (allowed to menstruating bhikkhunīs)

āvasathagāra →

ncped

dwelling; rest-house

āvasathapiṇḍa →

ncped

meal at a public rest-house

āvasati →

ncped

lives in, lives on; inhabits; dwells.

āvasika →

ncped

(from āvasati) living in or on.

āvasita →

ncped

living in or on

āvasiṃ →

ncped

āvasiṃsu →

ncped

āvatta →

ncped

āvatta1

masculine (n.) turning; turning round; turning back; whirlpool, eddy

āvatta2

pp mfn.

  1. turned, converted; enticed, seduced.
  2. having returned; turned back (esp. to …

āvattamāna →

ncped

āvattati →

ncped

  1. (intrans.) turns, turns to; turns round, rolls; turns back, returns (esp. to a layman’s life); winds, curls.
  2. is enticed, is seduced

āvatteti →

ncped

turns, turns back; diverts, directs; converts; seduces

āvattitvā →

ncped

āvaṭa →

ncped

covered, encompassed; obstructed; shut, shut off

āvaṭṭa →

ncped

āvaṭṭa1

masculine (n.) turning; turning round; turning back; whirlpool, eddy

āvaṭṭa2

pp mfn.

  1. turned, converted; enticed, seduced.
  2. having returned; turned back (esp. to …

āvaṭṭaggāha →

ncped

(or mfn.) seizure, possession by a whirlpool; (or: seized by a whirlpool)

āvaṭṭagāha →

ncped

(or mfn.) seizure, possession by a whirlpool; (or: seized by a whirlpool)

āvaṭṭamāna →

ncped

āvaṭṭanī →

ncped

turning, seducing; a seductress; a seductive sorcery.

āvaṭṭati →

ncped

  1. (intrans.) turns, turns to; turns round, rolls; turns back, returns (esp. to a layman’s life); winds, curls.
  2. is enticed, is seduced

āvaṭṭeti →

ncped

turns, turns back; diverts, directs; converts; seduces

āvaṭṭitvā →

ncped

āveṇibhāva →

ncped

separateness, distinction; schism

āvibhāva →

ncped

the becoming visible; being made clear, evident; manifestation

āvikatvā →

ncped

āvusavāda →

ncped

the addressing as āvuso, the title āvuso

āvusovāda →

ncped

the addressing as āvuso, the title āvuso

āvāha →

ncped

bringing home (a bride); marriage (of a son).

āvāhana →

ncped

arranging a marriage.

āvāhavivāhaka →

ncped

one who has a son or daughter to give in marriage

āvāpaka →

ncped

vessel, a container.

āvāretabba →

ncped

to obstruct; to shut off.

āvāsa →

ncped

living, sojourn; dwelling place, inhabited place; residence, esp. a residence or dwelling for bhikkhus.

āvāsakappa →

ncped

residence practice (the practice of several residences holding separate uposathas within the same boundary)

āvāsamacchari →

ncped

selfish about dwellings

āvāsamaccharin →

ncped

selfish about dwellings

āvāsamacchariya →

ncped

selfish, meanness about dwellings

āvāsapaligedhi →

ncped

greedy, selfish about dwellings

āvāsapaligedhin →

ncped

greedy, selfish about dwellings

āvāsaparamparā →

ncped

succession of residences or dwellings

āvāsaparamparāṃ →

ncped

to all the dwellings in succession

āvāsika →

ncped

  1. (mfn.) resident; in (regular or permanent) residence (usually of a bhikkhu).
  2. (m.) a resident bhikkhu (usually staying permanently in the vihāra and/or acting as a caretaker).

āya →

ncped

coming in, arrival, source; inlet, entrance; income, revenue; profit.

āyuva →

ncped

long lived

āyuvat →

ncped

long lived

āṇidvāra →

ncped

small gate or a bolted gate

āṇāpetvā →

ncped

ūhata →

ncped

ūhata1

pp mfn. soiled (with excrement)

ūhata2

pp mfn. removed; raised; elevated, high

ūhata3

pp mfn. hit; afflicted; distressed

ūnadasavassa →

ncped

(one) less than ten years’ standing

ūnakadvatikkhatuṃ →

ncped

less than two or three times

ḍahetvā →

ncped

of ḍahati

ḍahitvā →

ncped

of ḍahati

ṭhapayitvā →

ncped

of ṭhapeti stopping; setting aside; leaving out; except; save for

ṭhapetvā →

ncped

ṭhapetvā1

absol. of ṭhapeti making stand; placing; setting

ṭhapetvā2

absol. of ṭhapeti stopping; setting aside;…

ṭhatvā →

ncped

of tiṭṭhati

abhabbāgamana →

nyana

Abhabbāgamana: ‘incapable of progressing’. Those beings who are obstructed by their evil actions kamma see. kamma, by their defilements kilesa, by the result of their evil actions see: *vipāka …

abhijjhā →

nyana

Abhijjhā: ‘covetousness=greediness=acquisitiveness=jealousy & envy’ is a synonym of lobha and tanhā see: mūla and is the 8th link of the disadvantageous courses of action see: kamma-patha I.

abhinibbatti →

nyana

Abhinibbatti: a Sutta term for rebirth; see: punabbhava

abhiññā →

nyana

…existences pubbe - nivāsānussati, 5: divine eye dibba-cakkhu, 6: ceasing of all fermentation āsavakkhaya. The stereotype text met…

abodes →

nyana

Abodes: vihāra The 4 Divine abodes: brahma-vihāra The 9 abodes of beings: sattāvāsa

access →

nyana

Access: Moment of access into one-pointed concentration: see: javana

acinteyya →

nyana

Acinteyya: lit. ‘That which cannot not be thought of’, the unthinkable, unimaginable, inconceivable, incomprehensible, impenetrable, that which transcends the limits of thinking and over which the …

adosa →

nyana

Adosa: ’hatelessness, is one of the 3 advantageous roots mūla.

advertence →

nyana

Advertence: Directing of mind to the object: āvajjana is one of the functions of consciousness viññāna-kicca. Cf. manasikāra

ahirika-anottappa →

nyana

Ahirika-anottappa: ‘lack of moral shame and fear of wongdoing’, are two of the 4 disadvantageous factors associated with all kammically disadvantageous states of consciousness, the two others bei …

akanittha →

nyana

…of the 5th and highest heaven of the Pure Abodes suddhāvāsa, cf. avacara deva II Anāgāmī

akuppa-dhamma →

nyana

Akuppa-dhamma: The unshakeable state; is that of one who has attained full mastery over the absorptions jhāna. In Pug. 4 it is said: What person is unshakable? If a person gains the meditative …

akusala →

nyana

Akusala: Disadvantageous, are all those kammic intentions kamma - cetanā see: cetanā and all consciousness and mental properties associated therewith, which are accompanied either by greed …

akusala-sādhārana-cetasika →

nyana

Akusala-sādhārana-cetasika: Universal, general or primary disadvantageous mental properties associated with all disadvantageous intentions: These are four; 1: Lack of moral shame ahirika, 2: L …

akusala-vitakka →

nyana

Akusala-vitakka: Disadvantageous thoughts as defined under akusala In M. 20, five methods of overcoming them are given: by changing the object, thinking of the evil results, paying no attention …

alobha →

nyana

Alobha: G reedlessness is one of the 3 kammically advantageous roots mūla.

amoha →

nyana

Amoha: N on-confusion = understanding, is one of the 3 kammically advantageous roots mūla.

analysis of the 4 elements →

nyana

[[analysis of the 4 elements]]Analysis of the 4 primary elements: dhātu-vavatthāna

analytical doctrine →

nyana

[[analytical doctrine]]Analytical doctrine: vibhajja-vāda

anattā →

nyana

…known as the anattā - vādi or ’Teacher of impersonality ’. Whosoever has not penetrated this universal impersonality of all existence, and…

anattā-vāda →

nyana

Anattā-vāda: The doctrine of impersonality; see: anattā

anger →

nyana

Anger: D iluted derivative of Hate, which is a root condition; see: mūla

anicca →

nyana

Anicca: Impermanent, transient or, as abstract noun, aniccatā impermanence or change is the first of the three universal characteristics of existence tilakkhana, which is easily observable and …

anicca-saññā →

nyana

Anicca-saññā: Perception of impermanence, is defined in the Girimananda Sutta A. X. 60 as meditation on the impermanence of the five clusters of clinging:

Though, with a faithful heart, one take …

anuloma-citta →

nyana

Anuloma-citta: ‘adaptation-moment of consciousness’, denotes the third of the 4 moments of impulsion javana flashing up immediately before either reaching the absorptions jhāna or the supra\ …

anupubba-nirodha →

nyana

Anupubba-nirodha: The 9 ‘successive ceasings’, are the 8 ceasings reached through the 8 absorptions jhāna and the ceasing of feeling and perception’ see: nirodha-samāpatti, as it is said in …

anurakkhana-padhāna →

nyana

Anurakkhana-padhāna: the ‘effort to maintain’ advantageous states; see: padhāna

anusaya →

nyana

…kammically neutral qualities, which however contradicts the Theravāda conception. Cf. Guide V, 88, 108, 139.

anussati →

nyana

Anussati: ‘recollection’, reflection, meditation, contemplation. The six recollections often described in the Suttas e.g. A. VI, 10, 25; D. 33 are:

1: Recollection of the Buddha, *buddhānussati …

anāgāmī →

nyana

…of the Pure Abodes, suddhāvāsa, and without returning from that world into the sense-sphere, he there reaches Nibbāna.

1: He…

appamāda →

nyana

…lit. ‘non-absence’ of awareness satiyāavippavāsa.

appamāna-ceto-vimutti →

nyana

Appamāna-ceto-vimutti: Infinite mental release see: ceto-vimutti

Appamāna-subha: a kind of divine being: see: deva II.

appamānābha →

nyana

Appamānābha: a kind of divine being; see: deva II.

appicchatā →

nyana

Appicchatā: Having only few wishes, contentedness, is one of the indispensable virtues of the monk; cf. A. X. 181-190, and ariya-vamsa

arising and vanishing →

nyana

[[arising and vanishing]]Arising and vanishing: of things. The knowledge consisting in the contemplation of; see: visuddhi VI.1.

ariya-puggala →

nyana

Ariya-puggala: or simply Ariya: Noble Ones, noble persons:
The 8, Ariya = Noble Ones are those who have realized one of the 8 stages of Nobility, i.e. the 4 supra-mundane paths magga

ariya-vamsa →

nyana

Ariya-vamsa: The four Noble Usage’s, are:
1: Contentedness of the Bhikkhu with any robe,
2: C ontentedness with any Alms-food,
3: Contentedness with any dwelling,
4L Delight in meditatio …

arūpa-bhava →

nyana

Arūpa-bhava: Formless becoming see: Becoming bhava, and worlds loka.

arūpāvacara →

nyana

Arūpāvacara: Formless spheres see: avacara

asañña-satta →

nyana

Asañña-satta: The unconscious beings, are a class of divine beings in the fine-material world; see: deva II. There are, Bhikkhus, divine beings known as the unconscious ones. As soon, however, …

asmi-māna →

nyana

Asmi-māna: lit.: ‘I am’-conceit, ‘ego-conceit’, may range from the coarsest pride and self-assertion to a subtle feeling of one’s distinctiveness or superiority that persists, as the 8th fette …

association →

nyana

Association: sampayutta-paccaya is one of the 24 conditional relations paccaya. *

Asubha:* Impurity, loathsomeness, foulness, disgust. - In Vis.M VI, it is the cemetery contemplations * …

assāsa-passāsa →

nyana

Assāsa-passāsa: In-and-out-breathing, are bodily constructions kāya - sankhāra, while directed thought and sustained thinking vitakka and vicāra are called verbal constructions *vacī\ …

atappa →

nyana

…see: deva inhabiting the first of the five Pure Abodes suddhāvāsa, in which the Anāgāmī has his last rebirth.

atta-ditthi →

nyana

Atta-ditthi: - vāda: ’ ego-belief ’, ’ personality-belief ’, see: ditthi

atta-kilamatha →

nyana

Atta-kilamatha: Self-mortification = self-torture, is one of the two extremes to be avoided, the other extreme being addiction to sensual pleasures kāma - sukha, whilst the Noble 8-fold p …

atta-vādupādāna →

nyana

Atta-vādupādāna: Attachment to the belief or view in a constant ego, self or soul, is one of the 4 kinds of clinging upādāna.

attā →

nyana

Attā: Self, ego, personality, soul, is in Buddhism a mere conventional expression vohāradesanā, and not a designation for anything really existing; see: paramattha-desanā, anattā, puggala, satta, jīva.

avacara →

nyana

Avacara: S phere, realm, level or dimension. The 3 levels of existence are: the sense-level kāmāvacara, the fine-material level rūpāvacara, the formless level arūpāvacara. Which things are …

aviha →

nyana

…is uncertain; Sanskrit avrha is one of the five Pure Abodes suddhāvāsa in the fine-material level. For details, see: under…

avihimsā →

nyana

Avihimsā, ahimsā, avihesā: harmlessness, nonviolence, absence of cruelty. The thought of harmlessness or non-cruelty; avihimsā - vitakka is one of the three constituents of right motivat …

avijjā →

nyana

Avijjā: I gnorance, nescience, the blindness of not knowing, is synonymous with confusion moha (see mūla ), is the primary & deepest root of all evil and suffering in the world, veiling man’s …

avyākata →

nyana

Avyākata: Indeterminable - i.e. neither determined as kammically advantageous nor as disadvantageous - are the kammically neutral or inert, i.e. amoral, states of consciousness and mental proper …

avyāpāda →

nyana

Avyāpāda: Hatelessness, non-ill-will, good-will, amity, goodness; is one of the three kinds of right motivation (see: sacca IV. 2), or advantageous thoughts vitakka and is the 9th of the 10 …

bala →

nyana

Bala: ‘powers’. Among various groups of powers the following five are most frequently met with in the texts: 1 faith saddhā, 2 energy viriya, 3 awareness or mindfulness sati, 4 concentration …

being →

nyana

Being: living: satta, further see: puggala. - Belief in eternal personality: bhava-ditthi see: ditthi, sassata-ditthi.

beings →

nyana

Beings: The 9 worlds of: sattāvāsa.

bhava-ditthi →

nyana

Bhava-ditthi: ‘belief in being’ eternal personality; see: sassataditthi, ditthi

bhava →

nyana

Bhava: ‘becoming’, ‘process of existence’, consists of 3 planes: sense-existence kāma-bhava, fine-material existence rūpa-bhava, immaterial existence arūpa-bhava. Cf. loka.

The whole …

bhava-tanhā →

nyana

Bhava-tanhā: ‘craving for eternal existence’; see: tanhā

bhavanga-santāna →

nyana

Bhavanga-santāna: ‘continuity of subconsciousness’; see: santāna

bhavanga-sota →

nyana

Bhavanga-sota: and Bhavanga-citta: The first term may tentatively be rendered as the ‘undercurrent forming the condition of being, or existence’, and the second as ‘subconsciousness’, though …

bhavāsava →

nyana

Bhavāsava: ‘fermentation of existence’; see: āsava

bhikkhu →

nyana

Bhikkhu: A fully ordained disciple of the Buddha is called a Bhikkhu. Mendicant Bhikkhu may be suggested as the closest equivalent for Bhikkhu, literally it means he who begs but Bhikkhus do not b …

bhāva →

nyana

Bhāva: feminine and masculine ‘nature’, refers to the sexual characteristics of the body, and belongs to the group of materiality see: khandha. It is a commentarial term for the abilities of fem …

bhāvanā-bala →

nyana

Bhāvanā-bala: see: patisankhāna-bala

bhāvanā-maya-paññā →

nyana

Bhāvanā-maya-paññā: understanding based on mental development’; see: paññā

bhāvanā →

nyana

Bhāvanā: ‘mental development’ lit. ‘calling into existence, producing’ is what in English is generally but rather vaguely called ‘meditation’. One has to distinguish 2 kinds: development of tranqu …

biases →

nyana

Biases: see: Āsava

birth process →

nyana

[[birth process]]Birth process: upapatti-bhava: see: bhava. Further see: patisandhi, jāti

bodhi →

nyana

…is, however, frequently found in present-day Theravāda countries, e.g. in Sri Lanka.

bodhisatta →

nyana

Bodhisatta: ‘Enlightenment Being’, is a being destined to Buddhahood, a future Buddha. According to the traditional belief a Bodhisatta, before reaching his last birth as a Buddha on this earth, i …

bodily action →

nyana

[[bodily action]]Bodily action: advantageous or disadvantageous; see: kamma, kamma constructions - Right b.a. = sammā - kammanta, see: magga.

brahma-kāyika-deva →

nyana

Brahma-kāyika-deva: The ‘divine beings of the Brahma-world’ inhabit the first 3 heavens of the fine-material world, rūpaloka corresponding to the 1st absorption jhāna. The highest ruler of …

brahma-loka →

nyana

Brahma-loka: ‘Brahma-world’, in the widest sense, is a name for the fine-material rūpa - loka and immaterial world arūpa - loka; in a narrower sense, however, only for the first three …

brahma-vihāra →

nyana

Brahma-vihāra: the 4 ‘sublime’ or ‘divine abodes’, also called the 4 Infinite states appamaññā are: loving-kindness mettā Pity karunā, altruistic or sympathetic joy muditā equanimity *up …

cakka →

nyana

Cakka: ‘wheel’, is one of the seven ‘precious possessions’ ratana of a righteous World Emperor cakkavatti ‘He who owns the Wheel,’ cf. D. 26, and symbolizes conquering progress and expanding s …

catu-dhātu-vavatthāna →

nyana

Catu-dhātu-vavatthāna: ‘analysis of the four elements’; see: dhātu-vavatthāna

catu-mahārājika-deva →

nyana

Catu-mahārājika-deva: a class of divine beings of the sense-sphere; see: deva.

catu-vokāra-bhava →

nyana

Catu-vokāra-bhava: ‘four-group existence’, is the existence in the immaterial world arūpa - loka see: loka since only the four mental groups feeling, perception, mental constructions, co …

cemetery-meditations →

nyana

Cemetery-meditations: see: sīvathikā.

cetanā →

nyana

Cetanā: ‘intention’, will, is one of the seven mental properties cetasika inseparably bound up with all consciousness, namely sensorial or mental contact phassa feeling vedanā perception *sa …

cetasika →

nyana

Cetasika: ‘mental things, mental properties’, are those mental properties which are bound up with the simultaneously arising consciousness citta = viññāna and conditioned by its presence. Wh …

chanda →

nyana

Chanda: intention, desire, will.

  1. As an ethically neutral psychological term, in the sense of ‘intention’, it is one of those general mental properties cetasika Tab. II taught in th …

citta-kkhana →

nyana

Citta-kkhana: ‘consciousness-moment’, is the time occupied by one single stage in the perceptual process or cognitive series cittavīthi see: viññāna-kicca This moment again is subdivided in …

companionship →

nyana

Companionship: Influence of good and bad° = samseva.

contentedness →

nyana

Contentedness: with whatever robe, etc. belongs to the noble usages: ariya-vamsa.

course of action →

nyana

[[course of action]]Course of action: advantageous or disadvantageous: kamma -pat ha

cutūpapāta-ñāna →

nyana

Cutūpapāta-ñāna: the ‘knowledge of the vanishing and reappearing’ of beings is identical with the divine eye; see: abhiññā.

cycle of existence →

nyana

[[cycle of existence]]Cycle of existence: see: samsarā vatta

cāritta-sila →

nyana

Cāritta-sīla: and Vāritta-sīla: ‘morality consisting in performance and morality consisting in avoidance,’ means;the performance of…

eka-vokāra-bhava →

nyana

Eka-vokāra-bhava: one-group existence, is the existence of the unconscious beings asañña-satta as they possess only the materiality-group. Cf. catu-vokāra-bhava pañca-vokāra-bhava.

elders →

nyana

Elders: the teaching of the: theravāda

elements →

nyana

Elements: dhātu - Analysis of the 4 e.: dhātu-vavatthāna

emotion →

nyana

Emotion: 8 sources of e.: samvega-vatthu. The 4 places rousing emotion; samvejanīya-tthāna

existence →

nyana

Existence: bhava - The 5 groups of e.: khandha - The 4 substrata of e.: upadhi - Courses of e.: gati - Wheel of e.: samsāra. - Craving for e.: bhava-tanhā see …

favour →

nyana

Favour: 4 ways of showing sangaha-vatthu

femininity →

nyana

Femininity: s bhāva indriya

fetters = Mental chains: The 10 f. binding to existence; see: samyojana

fermentations →

nyana

Fermentations: see: āsava.

fine-material sphere →

nyana

[[fine-material sphere]]Fine-material sphere: or [[fine-material sphere]]Fine-material world: see: avacara loka Absorptions of the: rūpa-jjhāna see: jhāna

five-group existence →

nyana

[[five-group existence]]Five-group existence: pañca-vokāra-bhava

fivefold sense-door →

nyana

[[fivefold sense-door]]Fivefold sense-door: Directing to the: pañcadvārāvajjana see: viññāna-kicca.

floods →

nyana

Floods: the 4: ogha are identical with the 4 fermentations āsava.

foundation →

nyana

Foundation: nissaya one of the 24 conditions paccaya,. Wrong f. of morality, see: nissaya f. of sympathy: sangaha-vatthu f. f orming absorptions: pādaka-jjhāna, - f. o …

four-group existence →

nyana

[[four-group existence]]Four-group existence: catu-vokāra-bhava

gotrabhū →

nyana

Gotrabhū: lit. ‘who has entered the lineage of the Noble Ones’, i.e. the Matured One.

I. ‘change-of-lineage-Moment’ gotrabhū - citta is the last of the 4 impulse moments javana cf. *viñ …

hadaya-vatthu →

nyana

Hadaya-vatthu: ‘heart as physical base’ of mental life. The heart, according to the commentaries as well as to the general Buddhist tradition, forms the physical base vatthu of consciousness In …

hearer →

nyana

Hearer: disciple: sāvaka

hetu →

nyana

Hetu: ‘cause’, condition, reason; Abhidhamma root-condition. In sutta usage it is almost synonymous with paccaya ‘condition’, and often occurs together with it ’What is the cause, what is the c …

hindrances →

nyana

Hindrances: the 5: nīvarana

hiri-ottappa →

nyana

Hiri-ottappa: ‘moral shame and Fear of Wrongdoing’, are associated with all kammically advantageous consciousness see: Tab. II.

To be ashamed of what one ought to be ashamed of, to be ashamed of …

iddhi-pāda →

nyana

Iddhi-pāda: ‘roads to power’ or success are the 4 following qualities,,for as guides, they indicate the road to power connected therewith; and because they form, by way of preparation, the roads …

ill-humour →

nyana

Ill-humour: divine beings who come to grief through: mano - padosika - deva.

ill-will →

nyana

Ill-will: vyāpāda is a synonym of dosa see: mūla and patigha and is one of the 10 mental chains samyojana, 5 hindrances nīvarana and 10 disadvantageous courses of action see: *kamma \ …

immaterial sphere →

nyana

[[immaterial sphere]]Immaterial sphere: arūpāvacara cf. avacara jhāna 5-8; Tab. I.

impulsion →

nyana

Impulsion: javana

impurity of the body →

nyana

[[impurity of the body]]Impurity of the body: contemplation of the: see: asubha, sīvathikā.

indriya →

nyana

Indriya: ‘abilities’, is a name for 22, partly physical, partly mental, phenomena often treated in the Suttas as well as in the Abhidhamma. They are:

6 Bases āyatana:

  1. eye: …

indriya-samvara-sīla →

nyana

Indriya-samvara-sīla: ‘morality consisting of purity of restraint of the senses’; see: sīla.

indriyesu gutta-dvāratā →

nyana

[[indriyesu gutta-dvāratā]]Indriyesu gutta-dvāratā: ‘guarding the sense-doors’ is identical with sense-control indriya - samvara

influxes →

nyana

Influxes: fermentations, the 4: āsava

intoxicants →

nyana

Intoxicants: see: āsava.

issā →

nyana

*Issā:* ‘envy’, is a kammically disadvantageous akusala mental property, which is occasionally associated with hate-rooted consciousness see: Tab. I. 30, 31. Explained in Pug. 55.

itthindriya →

nyana

Itthindriya: ‘femininity’; see: bhāva

jarā →

nyana

Jarā: ‘old age, decay’, is one of the 3 divine messengers see: deva-dūta. For its conditioning by birth, see: paticcasamuppāda 11.

javana →

nyana

…at the mind-door’ manodvārāvajjana see: viññānakicca, taking as object the earthkasina whilst thinking, ‘Earth! Earth!’ Thereupon, 4…

jhāna →

nyana

Jhāna: ‘absorption’ meditation refers chiefly to the four meditative absorptions of the fine-material sphere rūpa-jjhāna or rūpāvacara - jjhāna avacara They are achieved through the att …

jāti →

nyana

Jāti: ‘birth’, comprises the entire embryonic process beginning with conception and ending with parturition.

The birth of beings belonging to this or that order of beings, their being born, their …

jīva →

nyana

Jīva: life, vital principle, individual soul. ‘Soul life and body are identical’ and ‘Soul and body are different’, these two frequently quoted wrong views fall under the 2 kinds of personality-b …

jīvita-navaka-kalāpa →

nyana

Jīvita-navaka-kalāpa: ninefold vital group; see: rūpa-kalāpa.

pabbajjā →

nyana

…by Sumana Samanera WHEEL 27/28 and

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paccavekkhana-ñāna →

nyana

…mental directing manodvārāvajjana arises at the mind-door, for the purpose of reviewing the just passed path -moment. Now, as soon as…

paccaya →

nyana

…3 right speech sammā - vācā 4 right bodily action sammā - kammanta, 5 right livelihood sammā - ājīva 6 right or wrong energy…

pacceka-buddha →

nyana

Pacceka-buddha: an ‘Solitarily Enlightened One’; or Separately or Individually = pacceka Enlightened One renderings by ‘Silent’ or ‘Private Buddha’ are not very apt. This is a term for an Araha …

padhāna →

nyana

…path i.e. sammā - vāyāma see: magga are: 1 the effort to avoid samvara-padhāna 2 to overcome pahāna - padhāna 3 to…

pahāna →

nyana

Pahāna: ‘overcoming’, abandoning. There are 5 kinds of overcoming: 1 overcoming by repression vikkhambhana-pahāna i.e. the temporary suspension of the 5 hindrances nīvarana during the absorpt …

paramattha →

nyana

Paramattha: sacca - vacana - Desanā ‘truth or term, exposition that is true in the highest or ultimate sense’, as contrasted with the ‘conventional truth’ vohāra - sacca which is also …

paramī →

nyana

Paramī: Pāramitā: ‘perfection’. Ten qualities leading to Buddhahood: 1 perfection in giving or generosity; dāna - pāramī 2 morality sīla - p 3 renunciation nekkhamma - p 4 understan …

paranimmita-vasavatti-deva →

nyana

Paranimmita-vasavatti-deva: ‘divine beings with power over the productions of others’, constitute a class of divine beings in the sense-sphere kāma-loka. Māra is said to be their ruler. Cf. …

parihāna-dhamma →

nyana

Parihāna-dhamma: ‘liable to decline’.;Now, someone reaches the attainments absorptions: jhāna of the fine-material or immaterial sphere see: avacara But he does not reach them according to h …

parikamma →

nyana

Parikamma: ‘preparatory-moment’: see: javana

parittābha →

nyana

Parittābha: and paritta-subha: are 2 classes of divine beings of the fine-material sphere; see: deva II.

paticcasamuppāda →

nyana

Paticcasamuppāda: ‘dependent origination’, is the doctrine of the conditionality of all physical and psychical phenomena, a doctrine which, together with that of impersonality anattā, forms the …

patigha →

nyana

Patigha: - 1. In an ethical sense, it means: ‘repugnance’, grudge, resentment, anger, and is a synonym of vyāpāda, ill-will’ see: nīvarana and dosa ‘hate’ see: mūla It is one of the late …

patisambhidā →

nyana

Patisambhidā: ‘analytical knowledge’ or ‘discrimination’, is of 4 kinds: analytical knowledge of the true meaning attha-patisambhidā of the law dhamma - patisambhidā, of language nirutti

patisandhi →

nyana

…or both combined as punabbhavābhinibbatti - App.: patisandhi.

Literature Vis.M XVII, 133f, 164f, 189f, 289f; Vis.M XIX, 22f. -…

patisankhāna-bala →

nyana

Patisankhāna-bala: and Bhāvanā-bala: ‘power of reflection’, and ‘power of mental development’. About these 2 powers it is said in A. II, 10:

What, o Bhikkhus, is the power of reflection? If …

patti-dāna →

nyana

Patti-dāna: lit. ‘giving of the acquired’, i.e. ‘transference of merit.’ Though in the older texts very seldom mentioned e.g. A VII, 50, it is, however, a widespread custom in all Buddhist countr …

pañca-vokāra-bhava →

nyana

Pañca-vokāra-bhava: ‘five-group existence’, is a name for existence in the sense-sphere kāmāvacara or in the fine-material sphere rūpāvacara avacara since all the 5 groups of existence …

pañcadvārāvajjana →

nyana

Pañcadvārāvajjana: ‘directing to the 5-sense-doors’; see: viññāna-kicca

paññā →

nyana

Paññā: ‘understanding, knowledge, understanding, insight’, comprises a very wide field. The specific Buddhist knowledge or understanding, however, as part of the Noble 8-fold path magga to deli …

performance →

nyana

Performance: and avoidance: cāritta - vāritta

phassa →

nyana

Phassa: fr. phusati to touch: ‘sense-contact’, contact. The term samphassa is used in compounds, e.g. in the following: ‘;T’here are 6 classes of sense-contact: visual contact cakkhu - *s …

planes of existence →

nyana

[[planes of existence]]Planes of existence: the 3: see: avacara.

preparatory concentration →

nyana

[[preparatory concentration]]Preparatory concentration: and preparatory image, etc.: see: samādhi javana

progress of the disciple →

nyana

[[progress of the disciple]]Progress of the disciple: Gradual development of the 8-fold path in the: In many suttas occurs an identical passage that outlines the gradual course of development in …

pubbenivāsānussati →

nyana

Pubbenivāsānussati: ‘remembrance of former births’, is one of the higher powers abhiññā, and a factor of threefold knowledge tevijja.

puggala →

nyana

Puggala: ‘individual’, ‘person’, as well as the synonyms: personality, individuality, being satta self attā etc., in short all terms designating a personal entity, hence also: I, you, he, man, …

punabbhava →

nyana

…future āyatim punabbhavābhinibbatti? Because beings, obstructed by ignorance and fettered by craving, find ever fresh delight now here, now…

pure abodes →

nyana

[[pure abodes]]Pure abodes: suddhāvāsa

purisindriya →

nyana

Purisindriya: ‘Virility’; see: bhāva khandha

puñña-kiriya-vatthu →

nyana

Puñña-kiriya-vatthu: ‘bases of meritorious action’. In the suttas, 3 are mentioned consisting of giving generosity; dāna - maya - p of morality sīla - maya - p and of mental de …

puñña →

nyana

Puñña: merit, meritorious, is a popular term for kammically advantageous kusala action. Opposite terms: apuñña = demerit. pāpa = ‘bad’, ‘evil’. The value of meritorious action is often stres …

pāguññatā →

nyana

Pāguññatā: ‘proficiency’, namely, of mental properties kāya - pāguññatā and of consciousness citta - pāguññatā are 2 mental phenomena associated with all advantageous consciousness. Cf. Tab. II.

pātimokkha-samvara-sīla →

nyana

Pātimokkha-samvara-sīla: ‘morality consisting in restraint with regard to the Disciplinary Code’ pātimokkha see: prec.. For details, see: sīla.

pīti →

nyana

Pīti: rapture, enthusiasm rendered also by joy, happiness; interest it is one of the mental properties or properties cetasika and belongs to the group of mental constructions sankhāra - *khan …

pūjā →

nyana

Pūjā: 1 honour, respect, homage, 2 worship, devotional observances, devotional offerings; also offerings to Bhikkhus.

1: The Mahā-mangala Sutta Sn. 259 says that;Honour and respect towards those …

taints →

nyana

Taints: Āsava

tanhā-kkhaya →

nyana

Tanhā-kkhaya: ‘ceasing of craving’, is identical with ‘ceasing of fermentations’ āsavakkhaya and the attainment of perfect Nobility or Arahatship. Cf. ariya-puggala.

tanhā →

nyana

Tanhā: lit. ‘thirst’: ‘craving’, is the chief root of suffering, and of the ever-continuing cycle of rebirths.;What, o Bhikkhus, is the origin of suffering? It is that craving which gives rise to …

tathatā →

nyana

Tathatā: ‘Suchness’, designates the firmly fixed nature bhāva of all things whatever. The only passage in the Canon where the word occurs in this sense, is found in Kath. 186 see: Guide, p. 83. …

tathāgata →

nyana

Tathāgata: the ‘Perfect One’, lit. the one who has ‘thus gone’, or ‘thus come’, is an epithet of the Buddha used by him when speaking of himself.

To the often asked questions, whether the Tathāga …

te-cīvarik'anga →

nyana

[[te-cīvarik’anga]]Te-cīvarik’anga: ‘practice of the three-rober’, is one of the ascetical means for purificaton dhutānga.

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….

thīna-middha →

nyana

Thīna-middha: ‘lethargy and Laziness’ or ‘lethargy and laziness’, constitute the 3rd of the 5 hindrances nīvarana. They may or may not, be associated with greedy consciousness see: Tab. 23. 25, …

tranquillity →

nyana

Tranquillity: of mind: see: samatha, samatha - vipassanā, bhāvanā, bojjhanga - ‘One who has taken t. as his vehicle’: samathayānika

turning away →

nyana

[[turning away]]Turning away: contemplation of the: vivattanupassanā see: vipassanā.

tusita →

nyana

Tusita: a class of divine beings in the sense-plane; see: deva 1.

tāvatimsa →

nyana

Tāvatimsa: ‘the Thirty-thrce Gods’, a class of divine beings in the sense-sphere; see: deva I.

ābhassara →

nyana

Ābhassara: The ‘Radiant Ones’, are a class of divine beings of the fine-material world rūpa-loka, cf. deva

ādīnavānupassanā-ñāna →

nyana

Ādīnavānupassanā-ñāna: ‘knowledge consisting in contemplation of danger’, is one of the 8 kinds of insight vipassanā that form the…

ājiva →

nyana

Ājīva: ‘livelihood=job=profession=way-of-living’. About right and wrong livelihood., see: sacca IV. 5 and micchā-magga 5.

ājīva-pārisuddhi-sīla →

nyana

Ājīva-pārisuddhi-sīla: ‘morality consisting in purification of livelihood’, is one of the 4 kinds of perfect morality; see: sīla

ākāsa →

nyana

…or uncreated states asankhata dharma - a view that is rejected in Kath. see: Guide. p. 70. Theravāda Buddhism recognizes only Nibbāna as an…

āneñja →

nyana

Āneñja: Static imperturbability, denotes the mental state of being(s) in the formless sphere arūpāvacara avacara, see: sankhāra cf. M. 106.

ānupubbī-kathā →

nyana

Ānupubbī-kathā: ‘gradual instruction’, progressive teaching; given by the Buddha when it was necessary to first prepare the listener’s mind before speaking to him on the advanced teaching of the …

āsava →

nyana

…of desiring existence bhavāsava, Ex: ‘Being is good’
3: The mental fermentation of wrong views ditthāsava, Ex: ‘My opinion is best’
4:…

āsavakkhaya →

nyana

Āsavakkhaya: see above.

āsevana-paccaya →

nyana

Āsevana-paccaya: repetition, is one of the 24 conditional relations paccaya.

āvajjana →

nyana

…directing’ = pañca dvārāvajjana, in the case of a mental object, an idea or mental state then it is called ‘mind-door directing’ mano

āyatana →

nyana

*Āyatana:
* 1: Spheres, is a name for the four formless absorptions; see: jhāna 5-8.
2: The 12 sources or bases on which depend the mental processes, consist of five physical sense-organs an …

āyūhana →

nyana

Āyūhana: K ammic accumulation, is a name used in the commentarial literature for the advantageous and disadvantageous intentional activities kamma or kammic-constructions sankhāra (see: *paticc …

a →

pts

…redupl. formations like bhavā-bhava see ā4.

Vedic a-, an-; Idg. *n̊, gradation form to *ne (see…

abaddha →

pts

not tied, unbound, unfettered Snp.39 (variant reading and Nd ii.abandha; expld- by rajju-bandhan’ ādisu yena kenaci abaddha Snp-a.83).

a + baddha

abandha →

pts

noun adjective not tied to, not a follower or victim of Iti.56 (mārassa; variant reading abaddha).

a + bandha

abbahati →

pts

…cp. Vin.i.214 (vv.ll. aggahitvā abbāhitvā).
pp abbūḷhita (q.v.).

the first more freq. for pres., the second often…

abbaje →

pts

T. reading at AN.ii.39, evidently interpreted by ed. as ā + vraje, pot. of ā + vraj to go to, come to (cp pabbajati), but is preferably with variant reading SS to be read aṇḍaje (corresponding w …

abbata →

pts

noun adjective

  1. (nt.) that which is not “vata” i.e. moral obligation, breaking of the moral obligation Snp.839 (asīlata +); Mnd.188 (variant reading SS abhabbata; expld. again as a-vat …

abbaṇa →

pts

adjective without wounds Dhp.124.

a + vaṇa, Sk. avraṇa

abbha →

pts

A (dense & dark) cloud, a cloudy mass AN.ii.53; Vin.ii.295 = Mil.273 in list of to things that obscure moon- & sunshine, viz.; abbhaṃ mahikā (mahiyā A) dhūmarajo (megho Miln), Rāhu. This list i …

abbhantara →

pts

…of the Mango); Mil.30 (˚e vāyo jivo), Mil.262, Mil.281 (bāhir-abbhantara dhana) Dhp-a.ii.74 (adj. c. gen. being among; variant reading…

abbhanumodati →

pts

to be much pleased at to show great appreciation of Vin.i.196; DN.i.143, DN.i.190; SN.iv.224; Mil.29, Mil.210; Dhp-a.iv.102 (variant reading ˚ānu˚).

abhi + anu + modati

abbhañjati →

pts

…Pp.56; Dhp-a.iii.311; Vv-a.68 (sata-pāka-telena). Caus. abbhañjeti same Ja.i.438 (telena ˚etvā); Ja.v.376 (sata-pāka-telena…

abbhocchinna →

pts

(besides abbocch˚; q.v. under abbokiṇṇa2) not cut off, uninterrupted, continuous Ja.i.470 (variant reading abbo˚); Ja.vi.254, Ja.vi.373; Cp.i.6#3; Mil.72 Vism.362 (bb), Vism.391 (bb).

abbhokirati →

pts

to sprinkle over, to cover, bedeck Vv.5#9 (= abhi-okirati abhippakirati), Vv.35#11 (variant reading abbhuk˚). Cp. abbhukkirati & abbhokkiraṇa; pp. abbhokiṇṇa see under *[abb …

abbhokāsa →

pts

the open air, an open & unsheltered space DN.i.63 (= alagganatthena a. viya DN-a.i.180), DN.i.71 (= acchanna DN-a.i.210), DN.i.89; MN.iii.132; AN.ii.210; AN.iii.92; AN.iv.437, AN.v.65; Snp.p.139 (˚e …

abbhu →

pts

unprofitableness, idleness, nonsense Ja.v.295 (= abhūti avaḍḍhi C.).

a + bhū most likely = Vedic abhva and P. abbhuṃ, see also abbhāmatta

abbhuggacchati →

pts

…a.) Pp.36. ger. -gantvā Ja.i.88 (ākāsaṃ), Ja.i.202; Dhp-a.iv.198 aor. -gañchi MN.i.126 (kittisaddo); Ja.i.93
pp…

abbhuggata →

pts

…risen DN.i.88 (kitti-saddo a., cp. Dhp-a.i.146: sadevakaṃ lokaṃ ajjhottharitvā uggato), DN.i.107 (saddo); Snp.p.103 (kittisaddo).

pp. of…

abbhujjalana →

pts

breathing out fire, i.e. carrying fire in one’s month (by means of a charm) DN.i.11 (= mantena mukhato aggi-jala-nīharaṇaṃ DN-a.i.97).

abhi + ud + jalana, from jval

abbhussakati →

pts

Abbhussakati & ˚usukkati

to go out over, rise above (acc.), ascend, freq. in phrase ādicco nabhaṃ abbhussakkamāno MN.i.317; SN.iii.156 = Iti.20
■ See also SN.i.65; SN.v.44; AN.i.242 (same simile) …

abbhusseti →

pts

to rise; variant reading at Vv.64#17 according to Vv-a.280: abbhuddayaṃ (see abbhudeti abbhussayan ti pi pāṭho.

abhi + ud + seti of śī

abbhusukkati →

pts

Abbhussakati & ˚usukkati

to go out over, rise above (acc.), ascend, freq. in phrase ādicco nabhaṃ abbhussakkamāno MN.i.317; SN.iii.156 = Iti.20
■ See also SN.i.65; SN.v.44; AN.i.242 (same simile) …

abbhuta →

pts

…Thig.316 (abbhutaṃ vata vācaṃ bhāsasi = acchariyaṃ Thag-a.233); Vv.44#9 (˚dassaneyya); Sdhp.345, Sdhp.496. 2. (nt.) the wonderful, a…

abbhuṃ →

pts

(interj.) alas, terrible, dreadful, awful (excl. of fright & shock) Vin.ii.115 (Bdhgh. explains as “utrāsa-vacanam-etaṃ”); MN.i.448. See also abbhu & abbhuta.

Vedic abhvaṃ, nt. of abhva, see expl …

abbhuṇha →

pts

adjective

  1. very hot Dhp-a.ii.87 (variant reading accuṇha).
  2. quite hot, still warm (of milk) Dhp-a.ii.67.

ahhi + uṇha

abbhuṇṇata →

pts

standing up, held up, erect Ja.v.156 (in abbhuṇṇatatā state of being erect. stiffness), Ja.v.197 (˚unnata; variant reading abbhantara, is reading correct?).

pp. of abbhunnamati

abbhāgamana →

pts

coming arrival, approach Vin.iv.221.

abhi + ā + gamana; cp. Sk. abhyāgama

abbhāhana →

pts

…Vin.ii.318 (Bdhgh on Cullavagga v.16, 2, corresponding to udaka-vāhana on p. 122).

either = abbāhana or āvāhana

abbhākuṭika →

pts

adjective not frowning, genial Vin.iii.181 (but here spelt bhākuṭikabhākuṭika); DN.i.116, cp. DN-a.i.287; Dhp-a.iv.8 (as variant reading T. has abbhokuṭika).

a + bhākuṭi + ka; Sk. bhrakuṭi frown

abbhāmatta →

pts

adjective monstrous dreadful, enormous, “of the size of a large cloud (thus C. on SN.i.205 & Ja.iii.309) SN.i.205 = Thag.652 (variant reading abbha˚ & abbhāmutta) = Ja.iii.309 (variant reading ˚mutta) …

abbohārika →

pts

adjective not of legal or conventional status, i.e

  1. negligible, not to be decided Vin.iii.91, Vin.iii.112 (see also Kvu trsl. 361 n. 4)
  2. uncommon, extraordinary Ja.iii.309 (variant reading BB a …

abbokiṇṇa →

pts

  1. filled MN.i.387 (paripuṇṇa +); Dhp-a.iv.182 (pañca jātisatāni a.).
  2. abbocchinna*, a + vi + ava + chinna] uninterrupted, constant, as -ṃ adv. in combn. wi …

abbuda →

pts

  1. the foetus in the 1st & 2nd months after conception the 2nd of the five prenatal stages of development, viz kalala, abbuda, pesi, ghana, pasākha Mnd.120; Mil.40 V …

abbuhati →

pts

…cp. Vin.i.214 (vv.ll. aggahitvā abbāhitvā).
pp abbūḷhita (q.v.).

the first more freq. for pres., the second often…

abbuḷhana →

pts

the pulling out (of a sting), in phrase taṇhā-sallassa abbuḷhanaṃ as one of the 12 achievements of a Mahesi Mnd.343 = Cnd.503 (eds. of Nd i.have abbūhana, variant reading SS abbussāna; e …

abbāhana →

pts

pulling out (of a sting) Dhp-a.iii.404 (sic. T.; variant reading abbūhana; Fausböll aḍahana glosses C. aṭṭhangata & aṭṭhangika, K. nibbāpana). See also; abbuḷhana and *[abbhāha …

abbūḷha →

pts

adjective drawn out, pulled (of a sting or dart), fig. removed destroyed. Most freq. in combn. -salla with the sting removed, having the sting (of craving thirst, taṇhā) pulled out DN.ii …

abbūḷhatta →

pts

pulling out, removal, destroying Snp-a.518.

abstr. of abbūḷha

abbūḷhita →

pts

(& abbūhitta at Ja.iii.541) pulled out, removed, destroyed Mnd.59 (abbūḷhita-sallo + uddhaṭa˚ etc. for abbūḷha); Ja.iii.541 (uncertain reading; variant reading BB appahita, SS abyūhita; C. explain …

abhejja →

pts

…Mil.160 (˚parisā); Sdhp.312 (+ appadusiya); Pgdp.97 (˚parivāra).

grd. of a + bhid, cp. Sk. abhedya

abhi →

pts

…˚brūheti, ˚vassati, ˚vāyati ˚veṭheti; also as vv.ll. with abhi-kīrati, ˚pavassati, ˚roceti cp. atikkanta-abhi˚ (Sk. abhikrānta);…

abhibhava →

pts

defeat, humiliation Snp-a.436.

fr. abhibhavati

abhibhavana →

pts

overcoming, vanquishing, mastering SN.ii.210 (variant reading BB abhipatthana).

fr. abhibhavati

abhibhavanīyatā →

pts

as an˚; invincibility Pv-a.117.

abstr. fr. abhibhavanīya, grd. of abhibhavati

abhibhavati →

pts

…(= abhibhavitvā ajjhottharitvā, pariyādiyitvā); and abhibhavitvā Pv-a.113 (= pasayha), Pv-a.136
grd…

abhibhāyatana →

pts

position of a master or lord, station of mastery. The traditional account of these gives 8 stations or stages of mastery over the senses (see Dial. ii.118; Exp. i.252), detailed identically at all …

abhibhū →

pts

…of all DN.i.18; DN.iii.135 = Cnd.276; AN.ii.24; AN.iv.94; Iti.122; cp DN-a.i.111 (= abhibhavitvā ṭhito jeṭṭhako’ ham asmīti).

Vedic…

abhibhūta →

pts

overpowered, overwhelmed, vanquished DN.i.121; SN.i.137 (jāti-jarā˚); SN.ii.228 (lābhasakkāra-silokena); AN.i.202 (pāpakehi dhammehi); Ja.i.189; Pv-a.14, Pv-a.41 (= pareta), Pv-a.60 (= upagata), …

abhibyāpeti →

pts

to pervade Mil.251.

abhi + vyāpeti, cp. Sk. vyāpnoti, vi + āp

abhicchanna →

pts

adjective covered with, bedecked or adorned with (-˚) Ja.ii.48 (hema-jāla˚, variant reading abhisañchanna), Ja.ii.370 (id.); Snp.772 (= ucchanna āvuṭa etc. Mnd.24, cp. Cnd.365).

abhi + channa

abhiddavati →

pts

to rush on, to assail Mhvs.6, Mhvs.5; Dāvs iii.47.

abhi + dru, cp. dava2

abhideyya →

pts

in sabba˚ at Pv-a.78 is with variant reading BB to be read sabbapātheyyaṃ.

abhidhāvati →

pts

to run towards, to rush about, rush on, hasten Vin.ii.195; SN.i.209; Ja.ii.217 Ja.iii.83; Dhp-a.iv.23.

abhi + dhāvati

abhidhāvin →

pts

adjective fr. abhidhāvati] “pouring in”, rushing on, running Ja.vi.559.

abhiharati →

pts

  1. to bring (to), to offer, fetch DN.iii.170; Ja.i.54, Ja.i.157; Ja.iii.537; Ja.iv.421; DN-a.i.272.
  2. to curse, revile, abuse [cp. Sk. anuvyāharati & abhivyā˚] AN.i.198

pass abhihariyati Vv-a.17 …

abhihaṃsati →

pts

  1. (trs.) to gladden, please, satisfy SN.iv.190 (abhihaṭṭhuṃ); AN.v.350 (id.).
  2. (intr.) to find delight in (c. acc.), to enjoy SN.v.74 (rūpaṃ manāpaṃ); AN.iv.419 sq. (T. reads ˚hiṃsamāna jhānaṃ vari …

abhihaṭa →

pts

brought, offered, presented, fetched DN.i.166 = Pp.55 (= puretaraṃ gahetvā āhaṭaṃ bhikkhaṃ Pp-a.231); Dhp-a.ii.79.

pp. of abhiharati

abhihaṭṭhuṃ →

pts

…praise abhihaṭṭhuṃ pavāreti, to offer having fetched up. MN.i.224; AN.v.350 AN.v.352; SN.iv.190, SN.v.53, SN.v.300. See note in *Vinaya…

abhijavati →

pts

to be eager, active Snp.668.

abhi + javati

abhijjamāna →

pts

adjective that which is not being broken up or divided. In the stock descrīption of the varieties of the lower Iddhi the phrase udake pi abhijjamāne gacchati is doubtful. The principal passages are …

abhijjhitar →

pts

one who covets MN.i.287 (T. abhijjhātar, variant reading ˚itar) = AN.v.265 (T. ˚itar, variant reading ˚ātar).

n. ag. fr. abhijjhita in med. function

abhijjhiṭṭa →

pts

variant reading at Dhp-a.iv.101 for ajjhiṭṭha.

abhijjhāti →

pts

…Ja.vi.174 (= patthetvā C.)
pp abhijjhita.

cp. abhidyāti, abhi + jhāyati1; see also…

abhijānāti →

pts

…(n’ābhijānāmi bhuttaṃ vā pītaṃ) Sdhp.550; etc
pot abhijāneyya Cnd.78#a, & abhijaññā Snp.917, Snp.1059 (= jāneyyāsi…

abhijātika →

pts

adjective belonging to ones birth or race, born of, being by birth; only in cpd. kaṇhâbhijātika of dark birth, that is, low in the social scale DN.iii.251; AN.iii.348; Snp.563 = Thag.833; cp. Ja P T S …

abhijāyati →

pts

to beget, produce, effect, attain, in phrase akaṇhaṃ asukkaṃ Nibbānaṃ a. DN.iii.251; AN.iii.384 sq At Snp.214 abhijāyati means “to behave, to be”, cp Snp-a.265 (abhijāyati = bhavati).

abhi + jāyati …

abhijīvanika →

pts

adjective belonging to one’s livehood, forming one’s living Vin.i.187 (sippa).

abhi + jīvana + ika

abhikaṅkhin →

pts

adjective cp. wishing for, desirous (of-˚) Thig.360 (sītibhāva˚).

abhikirati →

pts

…by chaḍḍetvā); Dhp.25 (˚kīrati metri causa; dīpaṃ abhikīrati = viddhaṃseti vikirati Dhp-a.i.255 variant reading…

abhikiṇṇa →

pts

  1. strewn over with (-˚), adorned, covered filled Pv.ii.11#2 (puppha˚).
  2. overwhelmed, overcome, crushed by (-˚) Iti.89 (dukkh˚ vv.ll. dukkhâtiṇṇa & otiṇṇa) = AN.i.147 (which reads dukkhotiṇṇa). Se …

abhikkamati →

pts

to go forward, to proceed, approach DN.i.50 (= abhimukho kamati gacchati, pavisati DN-a.i.151); DN.ii.147, DN.ii.256 (abhikkā muṃ aor.); Dhp-a.iii.124 (evaṃ ˚itabbaṃ evaṃ paṭikkamitabbaṃ thus to app …

abhikkanta →

pts

adjective noun

  1. (adj.) lit. gone forward, gone out, gone beyond. According to the traditional expln. preserved by Bdhgh. & Dhp (see e.g. DN-a.i.227 = Kp-a.114 = Vv-a.52) it is used in …

abhikūjita →

pts

…+ kūjita, pp. of…

abhilāpa →

pts

…phrasing, expression Snp.49 (vācâbhilāpa making phrases, talking, idle or objectionable speech = tiracchanakathā Cnd.561); Iti.89 (? reading…

abhimatthati →

pts

(˚eti) & -mantheti

  1. to cleave, cut; to crush, destroy MN.i.243 (sikharena muddhānaṃ ˚mantheti); SN.i.127; Dhp.161 (variant reading ˚nth˚); Ja.iv.457 (matthako sikharena ˚matthiyamāno) Dhp-a.iii …

abhimaṅgala →

pts

adjective (very) fortunate, lucky, anspicious, in ˚sammatā (of Visākhā) “benedicted” blessed Vin.iii.187 = Dhp-a.i.409. Opp. avamangala.

abhi + mangala

abhimukha →

pts

…(kāma˚, opp. vimukha), Pv-a.74 (uyyāna˚)
■ nt. -ṃ adv. to towards Ja.i.263 (matta-vāraṇe); Pv-a.4 (āghātana˚, may here be…

abhinandati →

pts

to rejoice at, find pleasure in (acc.), approve of, be pleased or delighted with (acc. DN.i.46 (bhāsitaṃ), DN.i.55 (id.), DN.i.158, DN.i.223; MN.i.109, MN.i.458; SN.i.32 (annaṃ), SN.i.57, SN.i.14, (ca …

abhinava →

pts

adjective quite young, new or fresh Vin.iii.337; Ja.ii.143 (devaputta), Ja.ii.435 (so read for accuṇha in expln of paccaggha; v.v. ll. abbhuṇha & abhiṇha) Thag-a.201 (˚yobbana = abhiyobban …

abhinibbatta →

pts

reproduced, reborn AN.iv.40, AN.iv.401; Cnd.256 (nibbatta abhi pātubhūta); Dhs.1035, Dhs.1036 (so read for˚ nippatta) Vv-a.9 (puññ’ânubhāva˚ by the power of merit).

abhi + nibbatta, pp. of abhinibbattati

abhinibbattati →

pts

to become, to be reproduced, to result Pp.51
pp abhinibbatta
■ Cp B.Sk. wrongly abhinivartate].

abhi + nibbattati

abhinibbatti →

pts

becoming, birth, rebirth, DN.i.229; DN.ii.283 (variant reading for abhinipphatti) SN.ii.65 (punabbhava˚), SN.ii.101 (id.); SN.iv.14, SN.iv.215; AN.v.121; Pv-a.35.

abhi + nibbatti

abhinibbijjati →

pts

to be disgusted with, to avoid, shun, turn away from Snp.281 (T. abhinibbijjayātha, variant reading BB˚ nibbijjiyātha & ˚nibbajjiyātha, Snp-a explains by vivajjeyyātha mā bhajeyyātha; variant reading …

abhinikkhamati →

pts

…the household life, to retire from the world Snp.64 (= gehā abhinikkhamitvā kāsāya-vattho hutvā Snp-a.117).

abhi + nikkhamati

abhinimmināti →

pts

to create (by magic), produce, shape, make SN.iii.152 (rūpaṃ); AN.i.279 (oḷārikaṃ attabhāvaṃ); Nd ii.under pucchā6 (rūpaṃ manomayaṃ); Vv-a.16 (mahantaṃ hatthi-rāja-vaṇṇaṃ)
pp *[abhinim …

abhinippata →

pts

at Ja.vi.36 is to be read abhinippanna (so variant reading BB.).

abhinipphatti →

pts

production, effecting DN.ii.283 (variant reading ˚nibbatti).

abhi + nipphatti

abhinivajjeti →

pts

to avoid, get rid of DN.iii.113; MN.i.119, MN.i.364, MN.i.402; SN.v.119, SN.v.295, SN.v.318; AN.iii.169 sq.; Iti.81.

abhi + nivajjeti

abhinivassati →

pts

lit. to pour out in abundance, fig. to produce in plenty. Cp.i.10#3 (kalyāṇe good deeds).

abhi + ni + vassati fr. vṛṣ

abhinīhanati →

pts

to drive away, put away, destroy, remove, avoid MN.i.119 (in phrase āṇiṃ a. abhinīharati abhinivajjeti).

abhi + nis + han, cp. Sk. nirhanti

abhinīharati →

pts

  1. to take out, throw out MN.i.119 (see abhinīhanati).
  2. to direct to, to apply to (orig. to isolate? Is reading correct?) in phrase *ñāṇadassanāya cittaṃ abhinīharati abhin …

abhinīhāra →

pts

…Ja.i.14 (Buddhabhāvāya a. resolve to become a Buddha), Ja.i.15 (Buddhattāya); Pts.i.61 sq.; Pts.ii.121; Ne.26; Mil.216; Dhp-a.i.392;…

abhinīta →

pts

…by (-˚) MN.i.463 = Mil.32 (rājā & cora˚); MN.i.282; SN.iii.93; Thag.350 = Thag.435 (vātaroga˚ “foredone with cramping pains” Mrs. Rk….

abhipattika →

pts

adjective one who has attained, attaining (-˚), getting possession of SN.i.200 (devakañña˚).

fr. abhipatti

abhippasanna →

pts

adjective finding one’s peace in (c. loc.), trusting in having faith in, believing in, devoted to (loc.) Vin.iii.43; DN.i.211 (Bhagavati) SN.i.134; SN.iv.319; SN.v.225, SN.v.378; AN.iii.237, AN.iii.27 …

abhippavassati →

pts

to shed rain upon, to pour down; intrs. to rain, to pour, fall. Usually in phrase mahāmegho abhippavassati a great cloud bursts Mil.8 Mil.13, Mil.36, Mil.304; Pv-a.132 (variant reading ati˚); intrs. …

abhippavuṭṭha →

pts

past participle having rained, poured, fallen; trs. SN.v.51 (bandhanāni meghena ˚āni) AN.v.127; intrs. MN.ii.117 (mahāmegho ˚o there has been a cloudburst).

fr. abhippavassati

abhiraddhi →

pts

only in neg. an˚; displeasure, dislike, discontent AN.i.79; DN-a.i.52 (= kopass’ etaṃ adhivacanaṃ).

fr. abhiraddha

abhirata →

pts

adjective (-˚) found of, indulging in, finding delight in AN.iv.224 (nekkhamma˚); AN.v.175 (id.) Snp.86 (nibbāna˚), Snp.275 (vihesa˚), Snp.276 (kalaha˚); Ja.v.382 (dāna˚); Pv-a.54 (puññakamma˚), Pv\ …

abhiravati →

pts

to shout ont Bv.ii.90 = Ja.i.18 (verse 99)

abhi + ravati

abhiroceti →

pts

…= abhirocesi ruccitvā pūresi ti attho; abhirādhayi ti pi pāṭho; sādhesi nipphādesī ti attho Vv-a.282). 2. to please, satisfy,…

abhiropana →

pts

concentration of mind, attention (seems restricted to Pts ii. only) Pts.ii.82 (variant reading abhiniropana), Pts.ii.84, Pts.ii.93, Pts.ii.115 (buddhi˚), Pts.ii.142 (˚virāga), Pts.ii.145 (˚vimutti), P …

abhirūhati →

pts

…reading T. has ˚ruyhitva), Pv-a.271 (nāvaṃ), & abhirūhitvā Ja.i.50 (pabbataṃ), Ja.ii.128.

abhi + ruh

abhirūpa →

pts

adjective of perfect form, (very), handsome, beautiful, lovely Snp.410 (= dassaniya’ angapaccanga Snp-a.383); Ja.i.207; Pp.52; DN-a.i.281 (aññehi manussehi adhikarūpa); Vv-a.53; Pv-a.61 (abhikkant …

abhisajjana →

pts

…next.

abstr. fr. abhisajjati in meaning of abhisanga…

abhisajjanā →

pts

…its combn. with vāc’ âbhilāpa indicates, but is expld. both by Nd ii.& Bdhgh. as “sticking to, cleaving, craving,…

abhisajjati →

pts

to be in ill temper, to be angry, to curse, imprecate (in meaning of abhisanga 2) DN.i.91 (= kodha-vasena laggati DN-a.i.257), DN.iii.159; Ja.iii.120 (+ kuppati); Ja.iv.22 (abhisajji kuppi vyāpajji …

abhisamaya →

pts

“coming by completely”, insight into, comprehension, realization clear understanding, grasp, penetration. See on term Kvu trsl. 381 sq
■ Esp. in full phrases: attha˚; grasp of what is proficient …

abhisambhava →

pts

only in dur˚; hard to overcome or get over, hard to obtain or reach, troublesome SN.v.454; AN.v.202; Snp.429, Snp.701; Ja.v.269, Ja.vi.139, Ja.vi.439. Abhisambhavati (bhoti)

fr. abhisambhavati

abhisambhavati →

pts

…C.); Pts.ii.193. ger. -bhutvā Thag.1057 & -bhavitvā Snp.52 (cp. Cnd.85)
aor -bhosi DN.ii.232
grd -bhavanīya DN.ii.210; Pts.ii.193…

abhisambhoti →

pts

…C.); Pts.ii.193. ger. -bhutvā Thag.1057 & -bhavitvā Snp.52 (cp. Cnd.85)
aor -bhosi DN.ii.232
grd -bhavanīya DN.ii.210; Pts.ii.193…

abhisambhuṇāti →

pts

…avisahamāno vā DN-a.i.268); Mnd.77, Mnd.312.

considered to be a bastard form of abhisambhavati, but probably of diff. origin &…

abhisambhūta →

pts

attained, got Sdhp.556.

pp. of abhisambhavati

abhisambodhita →

pts

adjective awakened to the highest wisdom Pv-a.137 (Bhagavā).

pp. of abhisambodheti, Caus. of abhi + sambujjhati

abhisamekkhati →

pts

…Jtm.p.28, Jtm.p.30 etc.] Ja.v.340 (˚samikkha, variant reading sañcikkha = passitvā C.); Ja.v.393 Ja.v.394 (= disvā C.).

abhi + sam + ;…

abhisameti →

pts

…Snp.143 (= abhisamāgantvā Kp-a.236) and -sametvā SN.ii.25; SN.iii.139
pp abhisameta (q.v.).

abhi + sameti,…

abhisamikkhati →

pts

…Jtm.p.28, Jtm.p.30 etc.] Ja.v.340 (˚samikkha, variant reading sañcikkha = passitvā C.); Ja.v.393 Ja.v.394 (= disvā C.).

abhi + sam + ;…

abhisampanna →

pts

at Pv-a.144 is wrong reading for variant reading abhisapana (curse).

abhisamparāya →

pts

future lot, fate, state after death, future condition of rebirth; usually in foll phrases: kā gati ko abhisamparāyo (as hendiadys) ʻwhat fate in the world-to-come’, DN.ii.91; Vin.i.293; SN.iv.59 S …

abhisandeti →

pts

to make overflow, to make full, fill, pervade DN.i.73, DN.i.74.

abhi + sandeti, Caus. of syad

abhisattha →

pts

cursed, accursed Thag.118 “old age falls on her as if it had been cursed upon her (that is, laid upon her by a curse). Morris J.P.T.S. 1886 145 gives the commentator’s equivalents, “commanded worked b …

abhisavati →

pts

(better -ssavati?) to flow towards or into Ja.vi.359 (najjo Gangaṃ a.).

abhi + savati, of sru

abhisaṃvisati →

pts

Only in abhisaṃvisseyyagattaṃ (or -bhastaṃ or -santuṃ) Thig.466 a compound of doubtful derivation and meaning. Mrs. Rh. D., following Dhammapāla (p. 283) ʻa bag of skin with carrion filled’.

abhi …

abhisaṅkharoti →

pts

…AN.i.201; Snp.984 (ger. ˚itvā having got up this curse, cp. Snp-a.582); Pv-a.56 (iddh’ âbhisaṃkhāraṃ), Pv-a.172 (id.), Pv-a.212 (id.)…

abhisevanā →

pts

pursuit, indulgence in (-˚) Sdhp.210 (pāpakamma˚).

abhi + sevana fr. sev

abhisitta →

pts

  1. sprinkled over, anointed Snp.889 (manasā, cp. Mnd.298); Mil.336 (amatena loka a.).
  2. consecrated (King), inaugurated (more freq. in this conn. is avasitta), Vin.iii.44; AN.i.107 (khattiyo khattiye …

abhisiñcati →

pts

…Ja.i.399 (fig. ˚itvā ger. Ja.ii.409 (id.); Ja.vi.161 (id.); Mnd.298; Mil.336 (amatena lokaṃ abhisiñci Bhagavā); Pv-a.144 (read…

abhisiṃsati →

pts

to utter a solemn wish, Vv.81#18 (aor. ˚sīsi. variant reading ˚sisi. Vv-a.316 explains by icchi sampaṭicchi).

= abhisaṃsati, abhi + śaṃs. As to Sk. śaṃs → P. siṃs cp. āsiṃsati, as to meaning …

abhissara →

pts

adjective only neg. an˚; in formula atāṇo loko anabhissaro “without a Lord or protector MN.ii.68 (variant reading ˚abhisaro); Pts.i.126 (variant reading id.).

abhi + issara

abhitiṭṭhati →

pts

to stand out supreme, to excel, surpass DN.ii.261; Ja.vi.474 (abhiṭṭhāya = abhibhavitvā C.).

abhi + tiṭṭhati

abhitoseti →

pts

to please thoroughly, to satisfy, gratify Snp.709 (= atīva toseti Snp-a.496).

abhi + toseti

abhitthavana →

pts

praise Thag-a.74.

fr. prec.

abhitthavati →

pts

to praise Ja.i.89; Ja.iii.531; Dāvs iii.23; Dhp-a.i.77; Pv-a.22; cp. abhitthunati.

abhi + thavati

abhitthunati →

pts

to praise Ja.i.17 (aor abhitthuniṃsu); cp. thunati 2
pp -tthuta Dhp-a.i.88.

abhi + thunati; cp. abhitthavati

abhitunna →

pts

(tuṇṇa). Overwhelmed, overcome overpowered SN.ii.20; Pts.i.129 (dukkha˚), Pts.i.164; Ja.i.407 Ja.i.509 (˚tuṇṇa); Ja.ii.399, Ja.ii.401; Ja.iii.23 (soka˚); Ja.iv.330; Ja.v.268, Sdhp.281.

not as Morris, …

abhivadati →

pts

…MN.i.266, MN.i.458; SN.iii.14 SN.iv.36 sq.; Mil.69

caus abhivādeti.

abhi + vadati

abhivagga →

pts

great mass (?), superior force (?), only in phrase -ena omaddati to crush with sup. force or overpower MN.i.87 = Cnd.199#6.

abhi + vagga

abhivandati →

pts

to salute respectfully, to honour, greet; grd. -vandanīya Mil.227.

abhi + vandati

abhivassaka →

pts

adjective raining, fig. shedding, pouring ont, yielding Vv-a.38 (puppha˚).

fr. abhivassati

abhivassati →

pts

to rain, shed rain, pour; fig. rain down, pour out, shed DN.iii.160 (ābhivassaṃ metri causa); AN.iii.34; Thag.985; Ja.i.18 (Ja.v.100 pupphā a. stream down); Cp.iii.10#6; Mil.132, Mil.411. pp. *abhivaṭ …

abhivassin →

pts

adjective = abhivassaka Iti.64, Iti.65 (sabbattha˚).

abhivañcana →

pts

deceit, fraud Dāvs iii.64.

abhi + vañc

abhivaḍḍhana →

pts

adjective noun increasing (trs.), augmenting; f. ˚ī Sdhp.68.

fr. abhivaḍḍhati

abhivaḍḍhati →

pts

  1. to increase (intrs.) DN.i.113, DN.i.195 (opp. hāyati); MN.ii.225; AN.iii.46 (bhogā a.); Dhp.24; Mil.374; Pv-a.8, Pv-a.133; Sdhp.288, Sdhp.523.
  2. to grow over or beyond, to outgrow Ja.iii.399 (va …

abhivaḍḍhi →

pts

increase, growth Mil.94
■ See also abhivuddhi.

cp. Sk. abhivṛddhi, fr. abhi + vṛdh

abhivaṇṇeti →

pts

to praise Sdhp.588 (˚ayi). - pp. abhivaṇṇita.

abhi + vanneti

abhivaṇṇita →

pts

praised Dpvs.i.4.

pp. of abhivanneti

abhivaṭṭa →

pts

rained upon Dhp.335 (gloss ˚vuṭṭha; cp. Dhp-a.iv.45); Mil.176 Mil.197, Mil.286
Note. Andersen P. R. prefers reading abhivaḍḍha at Dhp.335 “the abounding Bīraṇa grass”).

pp. of abhivassati, s …

abhivijayati →

pts

…pres. 3rd pl. -jinanti at Mil.39 the ger. -jinitvā at MN.i.253; Pp.66.

abhi + vijayati

abhivissattha →

pts

confided in, taken into confidence MN.ii.52 (variant reading ˚visaṭṭha).

abhi + vissattha, pp. of abhivissasati, Sk. abhiviśvasta

abhivuddha →

pts

grown up Mil.361.

pp. of abhivaḍḍhati, see also ˚*vuḍḍha*

abhivuddhi →

pts

increase, growth, prosperity Mil.34.

Sk. abhivṛddhi, see also abhivaḍḍhi

abhivuḍḍha →

pts

increased, enriched Pv-a.150.

pp. of abhivaḍḍhati, see also ˚*vuddha*

abhivuṭṭha →

pts

poured out or over, shed out (of water or rain) Thag.1065; Dhp.335 (gloss); Pv-a.29.

pp. of abhivassati, see also abhivaṭṭa

abhivādana →

pts

…Vv-a.24 Sdhp.549 (˚sīla)

fr. abhivādeti

abhivādeti →

pts

…(abhivādayiṃ aor. = abhivādanaṃ kāresiṃ vandiṃ Vv-a.24) Mil.162. Often in combination with padakkhiṇaṃ karoti in sense of to bid…

abhivāheti →

pts

to remove, to put away Bv.x.5.

abhi + vāheti, Caus. of vah

abhivāreti →

pts

to hold back, refuse, deny Ja.v.325 (= nivāreti C.).

abhi + vāreti, Caus. of vṛ.

abhivāyati →

pts

to blow through, to pervade Mil.385.

abhi + vāyati; cp. Sk. abhivāti

abhiyobbana →

pts

much youthfulness, early or tender youth Thig.258 (= abhinavayobbanakāla Thag-a.211).

abhi + yobbana

abhiyoga →

pts

practice, observance Dāvs iv.7.

cp. abhiyuñjati

abhiyāti →

pts

to go against (in a hostile manner, to attack (c. acc.) SN.i.216 (aor. abhiyaṃsu, variant reading SS abhijiyiṃsu); Dhp-a.iii.310 (aor. abhiyāsi as variant reading for T. reading pāyāsi; the id. p Vv\ …

abhiññā →

pts

…sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā and abhiññā-vosita see abhijānāti. The late phrase yath’ abhiññaṃ means ʻas…

abhiṇhaṃ →

pts

…practice); Snp.335 (˚saṃvāsa continuous living together); Ja.i.190; Pp.32; Dhp-a.ii.239; Vv-a.116 (= abhikkhaṇa), Vv-a.207, Vv-a.332;…

abhūta →

pts

…who speaks falsely or tells lies Snp.661; Dhp.306 = Iti.42; expld. as “ariy’ ûpavāda-vasena alika-vādin” Snp-a.478; as…

accasara →

pts

adjective

  1. going beyond the limits (of proper behaviour), too self-sure, overbearing, arrogant, proud SN.i.239 (variant reading accayasara caused by prolepsis of foll. accaya); Ja.iv.6 (atisara); …

accaya →

pts

…DN.i.85 (= abhibhavitvā pavatto has overwhelmed me DN-a.i.236); AN.i.54; MN.i.438 (id.); accayaṃ accayato passati to recognise a…

accha →

pts

…Ja.ii.100 (udaka); Vv.79#10 (vāri); DN-a.i.113 (yāgu).

  • -odaka having clear water, with clear water (of lotus ponds)…

accharika →

pts

(nt. or f.?) in -ṃ vādeti to make heavenly music (lit. the sounds of an accharā or heavenly nymph) AN.iv.265.

fr. accharā2

acchariya →

pts

adjective noun wonderful, surprising strange, marvellous DN.ii.155; MN.i.79; MN.iii.118, MN.iii.125, MN.iii.144 (an˚); SN.iv.371; AN.i.181; Mil.28, Mil.253; Dhp-a.iii.171; Pv-a.121; Vv-a.71 (an˚). …

accharā →

pts

Accharā1

feminine the snapping of the fingers, the bringing together of the finger-tips:

  1. (lit.) accharaṃ paharati to snap the fingers Ja.ii.447; Ja.iii.191; Ja.iv.124, Ja.iv.126 Ja. …

acchati →

pts

…verb, thus aggiṃ karitvā a. (= aggiṃ karoti) DN.i.102; aggiṃ paricaranto a (= aggiṃ paricarati) DN-a.i.270; tantaṃ pasārento a….

acchecchi →

pts

3rd sg. aor. of chindati “he has cut out or broken, has destroyed” (see also chindati 3) in combn. with taṇhaṃ MN.i.122; SN.i.12, SN.i.23, SN.i.127 (so re …

acchera →

pts

adjective = acchariya wonderful, marvellous SN.i.181; Vv.84#13 (comp. accheratara); Pv.iii.5#1 (˚rūpa = acchariyasabhāva Pv-a.197); Sdhp.244, Sdhp.398.

acchijja →

pts

(variant reading accheja) destroying (?) SN.i.127. Is the reading warranted? Cp. acchecchi.

acchindati →

pts

…Sdhp.122
ger acchinditvā Ja.ii.422; Dhp-a.i.349; Pv-a.241 (sayaṃ); & acchetvā MN.i.434. Caus. ii. acchindāpeti to induce a person…

acchiva →

pts

certain species of tree (Hypanthera Moringa) Ja.vi.535.

*Sk. akṣiba and akṣība

acchādeti →

pts

…Pv.i.10#5 (ger. acchādayitvāna); DN-a.i.181 (= paridahitvā); Pv-a.49, Pv-a.50
■ fig to envelop, to fill Ja.vi.581 (abbhaṃ rajo…

accupati →

pts

…(lit. on to), to interfere (with two people quarelling). C. explains atigantvā uppati. There is no need for Kern’s corr. acchupati (Toev. s….

accupaṭṭhapeti →

pts

at Ja.v.124 is to be read with variant reading as apaccupaṭṭhapeti (does not indulge in or care for).

accuṇha →

pts

adjective very hot, too hot Snp.966; Mnd.487; Dhp-a.ii.85, Dhp-a.ii.87 (variant reading for abbhuṇha). See also ati-uṇha.

ati + uṇha

accāvadati →

pts

to speak more or better, to surpass in talk or speech; to talk somebody down, to persuade, entice Vin.iv.224, Vin.iv.263; SN.ii.204 sq.; Ja.v.433 (variant reading BB ajjhārati), Ja.v.434 (variant read …

ada →

pts

adjective (-˚) eating SN.iv.195 (kiṭṭhâda eating corn); Ja.ii.439 (vantâda = vantakhādaka C.).

to ad, see adeti, cp. ˚ga, ˚ṭha, ˚da etc.

adana →

pts

eating, food Ja.v.374 (variant reading modana).

from adeti

adda →

pts

Adda1

ginger Ja.i.244 (˚singivera).

cp. Sk. ārdraka

Adda3

adjective wet, moist slippery Ja.iv.353; Ja.vi.309; Mil.346.

  • -āvalepana “smeared with moisture”, i.e. shiny, g …

addhan →

pts

(in compounds addha˚;)

  1. (of space a path, road, also journey (see compounds & derivations); only in one ster. phrase Ja.iv.384 = Ja.v.137 (pathaddhuno paṇṇarase va cando, gen. for loc. ˚addha …

addhariya →

pts

sacrificing priest, Name of a class of Brahmins DN.i.237 (brāhmaṇa).

Vedic adhvaryu fr. adhvara sacrifice

addhika →

pts

wanderer, wayfarer, traveller DN-a.i.298 (= pathāvin), DN-a.i.270; Pv-a.78, Pv-a.127 (˚jana people travelling). Often combd. with kapaṇa beggar, tramp, as kapaṇaddhikā (pl.) tramps an …

addhita →

pts

at Pv.ii.6#2 is to be corrected to aṭṭita (sic variant reading BB).

addhuva →

pts

see dhuva.

addhā →

pts

adverb part. of affirmation and emphasis: certainly, for sure, really truly DN.i.143; Ja.i.19 (a. ahaṃ Buddho bhavissāmi) Ja.i.66 (a. tvaṃ Buddho bhavissasi), Ja.i.203, Ja.i.279; Ja.iii.340; Ja.v.307, …

addhāna →

pts

same meaning as addhan but as simplex only used with reference to time (i.e. a long time, cp. Vv-a.117 addhānaṃ = ciraṃ). Usually in phrase atītaṃ (anāgataṃ etc.) addhānaṃ in …

adhama →

pts

adjective the lowest (lit. & fig.), the vilest, worst Snp.246; (narādhama), 135 (vasalâdhama); Dhp.78 (purisa˚) Ja.iii.151 (miga˚); Ja.v.394 (uttamâdhama), Ja.v.437 (id.), Ja.v.397 Sdhp.387.

Vedic …

adhi →

pts

…metaphor, cp Fr. sur-nom; ˚vāsāna assent, ˚vāseti to dwell in, give in = consent 2. where: ˚tiṭṭhati (˚ṭṭhāti) to stand by =…

adhibhavati →

pts

to overcome, overpower, surpass SN.iv.185 sq. (cp. adhibhū) AN.v.248, AN.v.282 (˚bhoti); Ja.ii.336; Ja.V.30
aor adhibhavi Ja.ii.80. 3 pl. adhibhaṃsu SN.iv.185. See also ajjh …

adhibhū →

pts

adjective (-˚) overpowering, having power over; master conqueror, lord SN.iv.186 (anadhibhū not mastering. For adhibhūta the variant reading abhi˚ is to be preferred as more us …

adhibādheti →

pts

to vex, oppress, gore (to death) Ud.8 (T. adhipāteti, variant reading avibādeti).

adhi + bādheti, cp. Sk. abhibādhayati

adhicca →

pts

…Ja.iv.184 (vede = adhīyitvā C.), Ja.iv.477 (sajjhāyitvā C.); Ja.vi.213; Mil.164.

ger. of adhi + eti, see…

adhiciṇṇa →

pts

only at SN.iii.12, where variant reading is aviciṇṇa, which is to be preferred. See viciṇṇa.

adhideva →

pts

superior or supreme god, above the gods MN.ii.132; AN.iv.304; Snp.1148; Cnd.307#b, 422 a Cp. atideva.

adhi + deva

adhigacchati →

pts

-gamma Pv.i.11#9 (= vinditvā paṭilabhitvā Pv-a.60). grd. -gantabba Iti.104 (nibbāna). cond. -gacchissaṃ Snp.446. 1st

adhigatavant →

pts

adjective noun one who has found or obtained Vv-a.296 (Nibbānaṃ).

fr. adhigata

adhigaṇhāti →

pts

…= Dhp-a.iii.219 (variant reading BB at both pass. atikkamma); & adhiggahetvā Iti.20
pp adhiggahīta

adhika →

pts

adjective exceeding, extraordinary, superior, Pp.35; Vv-a.80 (= anadhivara, visiṭṭha); DN-a.i.141, DN-a.i.222; Dpvs.v.32 (an˚); Dhp-a.iii.238 Kp-a.193 (= anuttara); Sdhp.337, Sdhp.447
■ compar …

adhikaraṇa →

pts

…at var. passages, viz. vivāda˚ anuvāda˚ āpatta kicca˚; “questions of dispute, of censure, of misconduct of duties” Vin.ii.88;…

adhikuṭṭanā →

pts

an executioner’s block Thig.58; cp. Thag-a.65 (variant reading kuḍḍanā, should prob. be read koṭṭana); Thag-a.287.

adhi + koṭṭanā or koṭṭana

adhimana →

pts

…Snp.692 (adhimanasā bhavātha). (adj.) directing one’s mind upon, intent (on) Ja.iv.433 (= pasannacitta); Ja.v.29 (an˚; variant reading…

adhimuccati →

pts

…A late idiom for the older anvāvisati. Ja.iv.172; Ja.v.103, Ja.v.429; Dhp-a.i.196; Dhp-a.iii.258; Dhp-a.iv.170. pp. adhimuccita and…

adhimucchita →

pts

Adhimuccita & Adhimucchita

past participle drawn towards, attached to, infatuated, indulging in (with loc.) MN.ii.223 (an˚); SN.i.113; Thag.732 (variant reading ˚muccita), Thag.923 (cch), Thag.1175; …

adhimuccita →

pts

Adhimuccita & Adhimucchita

past participle drawn towards, attached to, infatuated, indulging in (with loc.) MN.ii.223 (an˚); SN.i.113; Thag.732 (variant reading ˚muccita), Thag.923 (cch), Thag.1175; …

adhimuccitar →

pts

one who determines for something, easily trusting, giving credence. AN.iii.165 (variant reading ˚mucchitā)

n. ag. of adhimuccati

adhipatati →

pts

to fly past, vanish Ja.iv.111 (= ativiya patati sīghaṃ atikkamati C.)
caus adhipāteti (q.v.) in diff. meaning. Cp. also adhipāta.

adhi + patati

adhipati →

pts

…(chandaṃ adhipatiṃ katvā making energy predominant); Dhs-a.125, Dhs-a.126 (atta˚ autonomous, loka heteronomous, influenced by society)….

adhipāta →

pts

…ti tā uppatitvā khādanti taṃkāraṇā a. vuccanti“; Ud.72 (expld. by C. as salabhā).

from adhipatati = Sk….

adhipāteti →

pts

to break, split Ja.iv.337 (= chindati). At Ud.8 prob. to be read adhibādheti (variant reading avibādeti. T. adhipāteti).

Caus. fr. adhipatati, cp. Sk. abhipātayati & P. atipāteti

adhipāṭimokkha →

pts

the higher, moral, code Vin.v.1 (pāṭim˚ +); MN.ii.245 (+ ajjhājīva).

adhi + pāṭimokkha

adhivacana →

pts

designation, term, attrîbute, metaphor, metaphorical expression DN.ii.62; MN.i.113 MN.i.144, MN.i.460; AN.ii.70, AN.ii.124; AN.iii.310; AN.iv.89, AN.iv.285, AN.iv.340; Iti.15 Iti.114; Snp.p.218; Ja.i. …

adhivara →

pts

adjective superb, excellent, surpassing Vv.16#3 (an˚; unsurpassed, unrivalled; Vv-a.80 = adhika visiṭṭha).

adhi + vara

adhivattati →

pts

to come on, proceed, issue, result SN.i.101; AN.ii.32.

adhi + vattati

adhivattha →

pts

adjective inhabiting, living in (c. loc.) Vin.i.28; SN.i.197; Ja.i.223; Ja.ii.385; Ja.iii.327; Pv-a.17. The form adhivuttha occurs at Ja.vi.370.

pp. of adhivasati

adhivuttha →

pts

adhivutti →

pts

expression, saying, opinion; only in tt. adhivuttipada (variant reading adhimutti-p. at all passages) DN.i.13 (expld. by adhivacana-pada DN-a.i.103); MN.ii.228; AN.v.36.

adhi + vut …

adhivāha →

pts

carrier, bearer, adj. bringing SN.iv.70 (dukkha˚); AN.i.6; Thag.494.

fr. adhi + vah; cp. Sk. abhivahati

adhivāhana →

pts

adjective carrying, bringing, bearing Snp.79; f. Thag.519.

fr. adhi + vah

adhivāsa →

pts

endurance, forbearance, holding out; only as adj. in dur˚; difficult to hold out Thag.111.

fr. adhi + vas

adhivāsaka →

pts

Adhivāsaka & Adhivāsika

adjective willing, agreeable, enduring, patient Vin.iv.130; MN.i.10, MN.i.526; AN.ii.118 AN.iii.163; AN.v.132; Ja.iii.369…

adhivāsana →

pts

  1. assent AN.iii.31; Dhp-a.i.33.
  2. forbearance, endurance MN.i.10; Ja.ii.237 Ja.iii.263; Ja.iv.307; Ja.v.174.

fr. adhi + vas

adhivāsanatā →

pts

patience, endurance, Dhs.1342; Vb.360 (an˚).

abstr. fr. adhivāsana

adhivāseti →

pts

…DN-a.i.277); SN.iv.76; Dhp-a.i.33; Pv-a.17, Pv-a.20, Pv-a.75 and freq. passim

caus adhivāsāpeti to cause to wait Ja.i.254.

Caus. of…

adhivāsika →

pts

Adhivāsaka & Adhivāsika

adjective willing, agreeable, enduring, patient Vin.iv.130; MN.i.10, MN.i.526; AN.ii.118 AN.iii.163; AN.v.132; Ja.iii.369…

adhiṭṭhita →

pts

…ṭhānaṃ abhibhavitvā ṭhita Vv-a.269)

  1. looked after, managed, undertaken governed Vin.i.57; SN.v.278 (sv’âdhiṭṭhita);…

adhiṭṭhāna →

pts

…for adhitaṭṭhāna) āvāsa* should perhaps be read adhiṭṭhāna in the sense of fixed…

adhiṭṭhāti →

pts

…ati˚ C. explains abhibhavitvā tiṭṭhati); Dhp-a.i.34; Dhp-a.iv.201 (ger. ˚hitvā) Pv-a.23 (aor. ˚ṭhāsi), Pv-a.171 (id.), Pv-a.75…

adho →

pts

…Ja.vi.298 (= siraṃ adhokatvā heṭṭhāmukho C.).

  • -sīsa (adj.) head first, headlong Ja.i.233; Ja.v.472 (˚ka).

Vedic…

adhīyati →

pts

…(adhīyassu)
ger adhīyitvā Ja.iv.75; adhiyānaṃ Ja.v.450 (= sajjhāyitvā C.) & adhicca: see…

adiṭṭhā →

pts

not seeing, without seeing Ja.iv.192 (T. adaṭṭhā, variant reading BB na diṭṭhā, C. adisvā), Ja.v.219.

a + diṭṭhā, ger. of *dassati

adu →

pts

(or ādu) indeclinable part. of affirmation: even, yea, nay; always in emphatic exclamations Vv.62#2 (= udāhu Vv-a.258 variant reading SS. ādu) = Pv.iv.3#17 (ādu) = Dhp-a.i.31 (T. ād …

agga →

pts

…best Dpvs.vi.68.

  • -vāda the original doctrine (= theravāda) Dpvs.iv.13.
  • -vādin one who…

aggatta →

pts

the state or condition of being the first, pre-eminence Pv-a.9, Pv-a.89.

abstr. of agga = Sk. agratvan

aggatā →

pts

pre-eminence, prominence, superiority Kv.556 (˚ṃ gata); Dpvs.iv.1 (guṇaggataṃ gatā)
■ (adj.) mahaggata of great value or superiority DN.i.80; DN.iii.224.

abstr. of agga

aggavant →

pts

adjective occupying the first place, of great eminence AN.i.70, AN.i.243.

aggaḷa →

pts

…upon the cross-bar; a. = kavāṭa DN-a.i.252); AN.iv.359 (id.) SN.iv.290; AN.i.101 = AN.i.137 = AN.iv.231. (phusit˚; with fastened bolts,…

aggaḷā →

pts

…upon the cross-bar; a. = kavāṭa DN-a.i.252); AN.iv.359 (id.) SN.iv.290; AN.i.101 = AN.i.137 = AN.iv.231. (phusit˚; with fastened bolts,…

aggha →

pts

  1. price, value, worth, Mil.244; Mhvs.26, Mhvs.22; Mhvs.30, Mhvs.76; Vv-a.77
    mahaggha (adj.) of great value Ja.iv.138; Ja.v.414; Ja.vi.209; Pv.ii.1#18. See also mahāraha. …

agghaka →

pts

adjective = aggha; worth, having the value of (-˚) Mhvs.30, Mhvs.77. an˚; priceless Mhvs.30, Mhvs.72.

agghanaka →

pts

adjective (-˚) having the value of, equal to, worth Vin.iv.226; Ja.i.61 (satasahass˚), Ja.i.112; DN-a.i.80 (kahāpaṇ˚); Dhp-a.iii.120 (cuddasakoṭi˚); Mhvs.26, Mhvs.22; Mhvs.34, Mhvs.87
■ f. *-ikā …

agghaniya →

pts

adjective priceless, invaluable, beyond the reach of money Mil.192.

in function & form grd. of agghati

agghati →

pts

intr. to be worth, to have the value of (acc.), to deserve Ja.i.112 (satasahassaṃ; aḍḍhamāsakaṃ); Ja.vi.174, Ja.vi.367 (padarajaṃ); Dhp-a.iii.35 (maṇin nâgghāma); Mhvs.32, Mhvs.28. Freq. in stock phr …

agghiya →

pts

adjective noun

  1. (adj.) valuable, precious, worth Ja.vi.265 (maṇi); Dhp-a.ii.41 (ratan of jewel’s worth); Mhvs.30, Mhvs.92.
  2. (nt.) a respectful oblation Ja.v.324 = Ja.vi.516; Dpvs.vi.65; vii.4.

agghāpanaka →

pts

valuator, appraiser Ja.i.124, Ja.i.125; Ja.v.276 (˚ika).

fr. agghāpana to agghāpeti, Caus. of agghati

agghāpaniya →

pts

adjective that which is to be valued, in -kamma the business of a valuator Ja.iv.137.

grd. of agghāpeti, see agghati

aggi →

pts

…has the phrase Aggi Bhagavā the Lord Agni e.g. at Ja.i.285, Ja.i.494; Ja.ii.44. The ancient ceremony of kindling a holy fire on the day the…

aghammiga →

pts

sort of wild animal Ja.vi.247 (= aghāvaha miga), Ja.vi.507 (= aghakara). Cp. BSk. agharika Divy.475.

to agha1?

aghata →

pts

at Thag.321 may be read as agha-gata or (preferably) with variant reading as aggha-gataṃ, or (with Neumann) as agghaṃ agghatānaṃ. See also Mrs. Rh. D, Psalms of the Brethren, p. 191.

agāra →

pts

…Pv.ii.2#5 (= anāvāsa Pv-a.80)
■ (nt.) the homeless state (= anagāriyā) Snp.376. See also…

agārika →

pts

adjective

  1. having a house, in eka˚, dva˚; etc. DN.i.166 = AN.i.295 = AN.ii.206.
  2. a householder, layman Vin.i.17. f. agārikā a housewife Vin.i.272. See also āgārika.

aha →

pts

…(id.; expld. by divā ca rattiñ ca tisso sikkhā sikkhamāna Dhp-a.iii.324); Thag.145 (ahorattā accayanti); Ja.iv.108 (˚ānaṃ…

ahaṃ →

pts

pronoun pronoun of 1st person “I”. nom. sg. ahaṃ SN.iii.235; AN.iv.53; Dhp.222, Dhp.320; Snp.172, Snp.192, Snp.685, Snp.989, Snp.1054, Snp.1143; Ja.i.61; Ja.ii.159
■ In …

ahe →

pts

indeclinable exclamation of surprise or bewilderment: alas! woe etc., perhaps in cpd. ahevana a dense forest (lit. oh! this forest, alas! the forest (i.e. how big it is) Ja.v.63 (uttamāhevanandaho, …

ahi →

pts

…a snake Dhp-a.i.139.

  • -vātaka (-roga) Name of a certain disease (“snakewind-sickness”) Vin.i.78; Ja.ii.79;…

aho →

pts

indeclinable exclamation of surprise, astonishment or consternation: yea, indeed well; I say! for sure! Vv-a.103 (aho ti acchariy’ atthena nipāto); Ja.i.88 (aho acchariyaṃ aho abbhutaṃ), Ja.i.140. Us …

ahuvāsiṃ →

pts

1st sg. pret. of hotī (q.v.) I was Vv.82#6 (= ahosiṃ Vv-a.321).

aja →

pts

he-goat, a ram DN.i.6, DN.i.127; AN.ii.207; Ja.i.241; Ja.iii.278 sq. Ja.v.241; Pp.56; Pv-a.80.

  • -eḷaka [Sk. ajaiḍaka] goats & sheep DN.i.5, DN.i.141; AN.ii.42 sq., AN.ii.209; J …

ajina →

pts

…mañcappamāṇena sibbitvā katā paveṇi DN-a.i.87); AN.i.181.

  • -sāṭī a garment of skins (= ajina-camma-sāṭī Dhp-a.iv.156)…

ajja →

pts

Ajja & Ajjā

adverb to-day, now Snp.75 Snp.153, Snp.158, Snp.970, Snp.998; Dhp.326; Ja.i.279; Ja.iii.425 (read bahutaṃ ajjā; not with Kern, Toev. s. v. as “food”); Pv.i.11#7 (= idāni Pv-a.59); Pv-a …

ajjati →

pts

to get, procure, obtain Ja.iii.263 (?). pp. ajjita (q.v.).

Vedic arjati, ṛj, a variant of arh, see arahati

ajjatā →

pts

the present time, in ajjatañ ca this very day SN.i.83 (variant reading ajjeva).

abstr. fr. ajja

ajjava →

pts

adjective noun straight, upright (usually combd. with maddava gentle, soft) DN.iii.213; AN.i.94; AN.ii.113; AN.iii.248; Snp.250 (+ maddava), Snp.292 (id.); Ja.iii.274; …

ajjavatā →

pts

straight forwardness, rectitude, uprightness Dhs.1339. (+ ajimhatā & avankatā).

fr. prec.

ajjhabhavi →

pts

3rd sg. aor. of adhibhavati to conquer, overpower, overcome SN.i.240 (prohib. mā vo kodho ajjhabhavi); Ja.ii.336. Cp. ajjhabhu & ajjhobhavati.

ajjhabhu →

pts

to overcome, conquer Iti.76 (dujjayaṃ a. he conquered him who is hard to conquer; variant reading ajjhabhi for ajjhabhavi). Cp. ajjhabhavi.

3rd sg. aor. of *[adhibhavati](/define/adhibhava …

ajjhagā →

pts

he came to, got to, found, obtained, experienced SN.i.12 (vimānaṃ); Snp.225 (expld. at Kp-a.180 by vindi paṭilabhi), Snp.956 (ratiṃ; expld. at Mnd.457 by adhigacchi); Iti.69 (jā …

ajjhapara →

pts

SN.v.218: substitute variant reading accasara (q.v.).

ajjhatta →

pts

…Snp.917 (= upajjhayassa vā ā ācariyassa vā te guṇā assū ti Mnd.350).

ajjhattika →

pts

…(bāhira-vatthuṃ ayācitvā ajjhattikassa nāmaṃ gaṇhati); Dhs.673, Dhs.751; Vb.13, Vb.67, Vb.82 sq., Vb.119, Vb.131, Vb.392 sq.

ajjhatta…

ajjhavodahi →

pts

…(= odahi, ṭhapesi C.). Kern, Toev s. v. proposes reading ajjhavādahi (= Sk. avādhāt).

Sk. adhyavadhāti

ajjhena →

pts

study (esp. of the Vedas) MN.iii.1; Ja.ii.327 (as variant reading to be preferred to ajjhesanā); Ja.iii.114 (= japa); Ja.v.10 (pl. = vede), Ja.vi.201 = Ja.vi.207; Vb.353; Snp-a.314 (mant’).

  • *-[ku …

ajjhesanā →

pts

request, entreaty Vin.i.6 = DN.ii.38 = SN.i.138; Ja.ii.327 (better variant reading ajjhena).

see ajjhesati

ajjhiṭṭha →

pts

requested, asked, invited Vin.i.113 (an˚ unbidden); DN.ii.289 (Buddhaghosa and text read ajjhitta); Snp.p.218 (= ajjhesita Cnd.16); Ja.vi.292 (= āṇatta C.); Dhp-a.iv.100 (variant reading abhijjhiṭṭha …

ajjhobhavati →

pts

to overcome, overpower, destroy Ja.ii.80 (aor. ajjhobhavi = adhibhavi C.).

adhi + ava + bhu, Sk. abhi˚

ajjhogāhati →

pts

Ajjhogāhati & ˚gāheti

to plunge into, to enter, to go into DN.i.101 (vanaṃ), DN.i.222 (samuddaṃ); MN.i.359, MN.i.536; AN.iii.75 AN.iii.368; AN.iv.356; AN.v.133; Vin.iii.18; Ja.i.7; Mnd.152 (ogāhati \ …

ajjhogāheti →

pts

Ajjhogāhati & ˚gāheti

to plunge into, to enter, to go into DN.i.101 (vanaṃ), DN.i.222 (samuddaṃ); MN.i.359, MN.i.536; AN.iii.75 AN.iii.368; AN.iv.356; AN.v.133; Vin.iii.18; Ja.i.7; Mnd.152 (ogāhati \ …

ajjhoharati →

pts

to swallow, eat, take as food MN.i.245; Ja.i.460; Ja.ii.293 Ja.vi.205, Ja.vi.213; Mil.366; Pv-a.283 (aor.)
pp ajjhohaṭa (q.v.).

Sk. abhyavaharati; adhi (= abhi) + ava + hṛ.

ajjhohāra →

pts

  1. taking food, swallowing, eating & drinking Vin.iv.233; Mil.176, Mil.366.
  2. N of a fabulous fish (swallower“; cp. timingala) Ja.v.462.

Sk. abhyavahāra

ajjholambati →

pts

to hang or hold on to (acc.), to cling to SN.iii.137; MN.iii.164 = Ne.179 cp. Sdhp.284 & Sdhp.296.

adhi + ava + lamb

ajjhomaddati →

pts

to crush down AN.iv.191, AN.iv.193.

adhi + ava + mṛd

ajjhomucchita →

pts

stiffened out (in a swoon), lying in a faint (?) AN.iii.57 sq (variant reading ajjhomuñcïta or ˚muccita better: sarīre attached to her body, clinging to her b.).

pp. adhi + ava + mūrch, cp. adhimuccita

ajjhopanna →

pts

…(C. explains ajjhosāya gilitvā ṭhita); Nd ii.under nissita & passim; Ud.75, Ud.76 (ajjhosanna); DN-a.i.59 (id.). 3….

ajjhosati →

pts

to be bound to, to be attached, bent on; to desire, cleave to, indulge in. Fut. ajjhosissati (does it belong here?) MN.i.328 (c. acc. paṭhaviṃ, better as ajjhesati). grd. ajjhositabha MN.i.109 (+ …

ajjhosita →

pts

hanging on, cleaving to, being bent on, (c. loc.) SN.ii.94 (+ mamāyita); AN.ii.25 (diṭṭha suta muta +); Mnd.75 Mnd.106, Mnd.163 = Nd ii under nissita; Thig.470 (asāre = taṇhāvasena abhiniviṭṭha Thag …

ajjhosāya →

pts

being tied to, hanging on, attached to only in phrase a. tiṭṭhati (+ abhinandati, same in Divy MN.i.266; SN.iv.36 sq.; SN.iv.60, SN.iv.71 sq.; Mil.69. See also ajjhosa.

ger. o …

ajjhottharati →

pts

to cover over, spread out, spread over, cover; to submerge, flood Vin.i.111; Ja.i.61, Ja.i.72, Ja.i.73; Mil.296, Mil.336; Dhp.i.264; Pass. -tthariyati to be overrun with (instr.), to be smothered, …

ajjhoṭhapeti →

pts

to bring to Pv-a.148 (gāmaṃ), where we should read ˚ṭṭhapeti.

adhi + ava + ṭhapeti, Caus. of sthā

ajjhupekkhati →

pts

…Pv-a.149 (sisaṃ colaṃ vā). 3. to look on indifferently to be indifferent to neglect Vin.ii.78 = Vin.iii.162, cp. Ja.i.147; MN.i.155…

ajjhābhava →

pts

excessive power, predominance Ja.ii.357.

cp. Sk. adhyābhava

ajjhābhavati →

pts

to predominate Ja.ii.357.

adhi + ā + bhū, in meaning of abhi + bhu

ajjhācarati →

pts

  1. to conduct oneself according to Vin.ii.301; MN.i.523; Mil.266.
  2. to flirt with (perhaps to embrace) Ja.iv.231 (aññam-aññaṃ) pp. ajjhāciṇṇa. See also accāvadati & aticarati …

ajjhācāra →

pts

  1. minor conduct (conduct of a bhikkhu as to those minor rules not included in the Pārājikas or Saṃghādisesas) Vin.i.63 (see note in Vin. Texts, i.184.
  2. flirtation Vin.iii.128 (in the Old Cy as ex …

ajjhājīva →

pts

too rigorous or strenuous a livelihood MN.ii.245 (+ adhipāṭimokkha).

adhi (ati?) + ā + jīv

ajjhāvadati →

pts

ajjhāvara →

pts

surrounding; waiting on, service, retinue Ja.v.322, Ja.v.324, Ja.v.326, Ja.v.327 (explained at all passages by parisā). Should we read ajjhācara? Cp. ajjhācāra.

fr. adhi + ā + var

ajjhāvasatar →

pts

one who inhabits DN.i.63 (agāraṃ).

n. ag. to ajjhāvasati

ajjhāvasati →

pts

to inhabit (agāraṃ a house; i.e. to be settled or live the settled life of a householder DN.ii.16; MN.i.353; Vin.iv.224; Ja.i.50; Pp.57; Mil.348
pp ajjhāvuttha (q.v.).

adhi …

ajjhāvuttha →

pts

inhabited, occupied (of a house) Vin.ii.210; Ja.i.145; Ja.ii.333; Pv-a.24 (˚ghara); fig. (not) occupied by Snp-a.566 (= anosita).

cp. Sk. adhyuṣita; pp. of ajjhāvasati

ajjā →

pts

Ajja & Ajjā

adverb to-day, now Snp.75 Snp.153, Snp.158, Snp.970, Snp.998; Dhp.326; Ja.i.279; Ja.iii.425 (read bahutaṃ ajjā; not with Kern, Toev. s. v. as “food”); Pv.i.11#7 (= idāni Pv-a.59); Pv-a …

ajānana →

pts

˚- neuter not knowing, ignorance (of) Ja.v.199 (˚bhāva); Ja.vi.177 (˚kāla).

a + jānana

akalu →

pts

(cp. agalu) an ointment Ja.iv.440 (akaluñ candanañ ca, variant reading BB aggaluṃ; C. explains as kālākaluñ ca rattacandanañ ca, thus implying a blacking or dark ointment); Ja …

akissava →

pts

at SN.i.149 is probably faulty reading for akiñcana.

akka →

pts

-vāṭa a kind of gate to a plantation, a movable fence made of the akka plant Vin.ii.154 (cp. akkha-vāṭa).

cp….

akkha →

pts

…& surādhutta).;

  • -vāṭa fence round an arena for wrestling Ja.iv.81. (? read akka-).

Vedic akṣa, prob. to akṣi…

akkhara →

pts

adjective constant, durable, lasting DN.iii.86. As tt. for one of 4 branches of Vedic learning (DN.i.88) it is Phonetics which probably included Grammar, and is explained by sikkhā

akkhaṇa →

pts

…Ja.i.58 (akkhaṇavedhin + vālavedhin); Ja.v.129 (the 4 kinds of archers: a., vālavedhin, saddavedhin & saravedhin).

In BSk. we find…

akkhi →

pts

…(-īni ummīletvā opening the eyes); Sdhp.103, Sdhp.380
■ In combination with sa- as sacchi & sakkhi; (q.v.). As adj….

akkhāti →

pts

to declare, announce, tell Snp.87 Snp.172;
imper akkhāhi Snp.988, Snp.1085;
aor akkhāsi Snp.251, Snp.504, Snp.1131 (= ācikkhi etc. Cnd.465);
fut akkhissati Pv.iv.1#63; …

akkosa →

pts

shouting at, abuse, insult, reproach, reviling Snp.623; Mil.8 (+ paribhāsa); Snp-a.492 Thag-a.256; Pv-a.243; Dhp-a.ii.61.

  • -vatthu always as dasa a˚\ …

akkuṭṭha →

pts

adjective noun

  1. (adj.) being reviled, scolded, railed at Snp.366 (= dasahi akkosavatthūhi abhisatto Snp-a.364); Ja.vi.187.
  2. (nt.) reviling, scolding, swearing at; in combination *akkuṭṭha-vandi …

akuppa →

pts

adjective not to be shaken, immovable; sure, steadfast safe Vin.i.11 (akuppā me ceto-vimutti) = SN.ii.239; Vin.ii.69; Vin.iv.214; DN.iii.273; MN.i.205, MN.i.298; SN.ii.171; AN.iii.119, AN.iii.198; Mi …

akācin →

pts

adjective = akāca Vv.60#1. Kern (Toevoegselen s. v.) proposes reading akkācin (= Sk. arka-arcin shining as the sun), but Vv-a.253 explains by niddosa, and t …

alamba →

pts

adjective not hanging down, not drooping, short Ja.v.302; Ja.vi.3 (˚tthaniyo not flabby: of a woman’s breasts cp. alamb’ ordhva-stanī Suśruta i.371).

a + lamba

alassa →

pts

at SN.i.43 is spurious spelling for ālassa idleness, sloth; variant reading BB ālasya.

alaṃ →

pts

indeclinable emphatic particle

  1. in affirmative sentences: part. of assurance emphasis = for sure, very much (so), indeed, truly. Note. In connection with a dat. or an infin. the latter only app …

alaṅkaroti →

pts

…Ja.vi.368). ger. -karitvā Dhp-a.i.410; Pv-a.74
pp alaṅkata
caus alaṅkārāpeti to cause to be adorned…

alaṅkata →

pts

  1. “made too much”, made much of, done up, adorned, fitted out Dhp.142 (= vatthâbharaṇa-paṭimaṇḍita Dhp-a.iii.83); Pv.ii.3#6; Vv.1#1; Ja.iii.392; Ja.iv.60.
  2. “done enough” (see *[alaṃ](/define/alaṃ …

alika →

pts

-vādin one who tells a lie, a liar Dhp.223 = Vv-a.69 (has alīka˚); Ja.ii.4; Snp-a.478 (for abhūta-vādin…

alla →

pts

…Pv-a.82 (sīsaṃ nahātvā allakesa); usually combd. with allavattha with clean clothes (in an ablution;…

allīyati →

pts

…to to bring near to (c. acc. or loc.) Ja.ii.325 (hatthiṃ mahābhittiyan alliyāpetvā); Ja.iv.392 (sīsena sīsaṃ alliyāpetvā).

ā +…

alāta →

pts

firebrand AN.ii.95 (chava˚ a burning corpse see chava); Ja.i.68; Pp.36; Dhp-a.iii.442.

Sk. alāta, related to Lat. altāre altar, adoleo to burn

amacca →

pts

…mittā vā amaccā vā ñātī vā sālohitā vā AN.i.222; Pv-a.28; amaccā ñāti-sanghā ca AN.i.152. 2. Especially a king’s…

amara →

pts

adjective not mortal, not subject to death Thag.276; Snp.249 (= amara-bhāva-patthanatāya pavatta-kāya-kilesa Snp-a.291); Ja.v.80 (= amaraṇa-sabhāva) Ja.v.218; Dāvs v.62.

a + mara from mṛ.

amaratta →

pts

immortality Ja.v.223 (= devatta C.).

abstr. fr. amara

amarā →

pts

? a kind of slippery fish, an eel (?) Only in expression amarā-vikkhepika eel-wobbler, one who practices eel-wriggling, fr. ˚vikkhepa “oscillation like the a. fish” In English idiom “a man who si …

amata →

pts

…(has ˚dudrabhi).

  • -dvāra the door to Nibbāna MN.i.353; SN.i.137 = Vin.i.5; SN.ii.43, SN.ii.45, SN.ii.58, SN.ii.80;…

amba →

pts

the Mango tree, Mangifera Indica DN.i.46, DN.i.53, DN.i.235; Ja.ii.105 Ja.ii.160; Vv.79#10; Pp.45; Mil.46; Pv-a.153, Pv-a.187.

  • -aṭṭhi the kernel or stone of the m. fruit Dhp- …

ambaka →

pts

Ambaka1

adjective “womanish” (?), inferior, silly, stupid, of narrow intellect. Occurs only with reference to a woman, in combn. with bālā AN.iii.349 (variant reading amma˚), AN …

ambho FIXME double FIXME double →

pts

Amho = ambho

Ja.i.174 (variant reading).

ambho FIXME double →

pts

Ambho

indeclinable part. of exclamation, employed:

  1. to draw attention = look here, hey! hallo! Vin.iii.73 (= ālapan’ âdhivacana); Ja.ii.3; Pv-a.62.
  2. to mark reproach anger = you silly, you rasc …

ambila →

pts

adjective sour, acid; one of the 6 rasas or tastes, viz. a., lavaṇa, tittaka, kaṭuka kasāya, madhura (see under rasa): thus at Mil.56. Another enumeration at Cnd.540 & Dhs.629
■ Ja …

ambu →

pts

…(= maccha Cnd.91).

Vedic ambu & ambhas = Gr. ο ̓́μβρος, Lat. imber rain; cp….

ambāṭaka →

pts

the hog-plum, Spondias Mangifera (a kind of mango) Vin.ii.17 (˚vana); DN-a.i.271 (˚rukkha).

amho →

pts

Amho = ambho

Ja.i.174 (variant reading).

amhā →

pts

cow (?) AN.i.229. The C. says nothing. Amhakam, Amhe

etym. uncertain; Morris J.P.T.S. 1889, 201 too vague

ammaṇa →

pts

  1. a trough Ja.v.297; Ja.vi.381 (bhatt˚).
  2. a certain measure of capacity Ja.i.62; Ja.ii.436 (taṇḍul˚). As -ka at Ja.ii.117 (variant reading ampaṇaka); DN-a.i.84.

of uncertain etym.; Sk. armaṇa …

amāya →

pts

adjective not deceiving, open, honest Snp.941 (see Mnd.422: māyā vuccati vañcanikā cariyā). Cp. next.

a + māyā

ana →

pts

Ana-

negative prefix, contained in anappameyya, (Thag.1089), anamatagga & anabhava. See Vinaya Texts ii.113.

anabbhita →

pts

adjective not restored, not to be restored Vin.iv.242; Pv.i.12#3 (where reading prob. faulty & due to a gloss; the id. p. at Thig.129 has ayācita & at Ja.iii.165 anavhāta; Pv-a.64 explains by ana …

anabhiraddhi →

pts

anger, wrath DN.i.3 (= kopass’etaṃ adhivacanaṃ DN-a.i.52).

an + abhiraddhi

anabhisambhuṇamāna →

pts

adjective not obtaining, unable to get or keep up DN.i.101 (= asampāpuṇanto avisahamāno vā DN-a.i.268).

ppr. med. of an + abhisambhuṇāti

anabhāva →

pts

the utter cessation of becoming. In the oldest Pali only in adj. form anabhāvaṃ kata or gata. This again found only in a string of four adjectives together expressing the most utter destruction. They …

anajjhiṭṭha →

pts

adjective uncalled, unbidden, unasked Vin.i.113; Pv.i.12#3 (T. anabbhita, variant reading anijjhiṭṭha Ja.iii.165 has anavhāta; Thig.129 ayācita; Pv-a.64 explains by anavhāta).

an + ajjhiṭṭha

anamatagga →

pts

adjective epithet of Saṃsāra “whose beginning and end are alike unthinkable”, i.e., without beginning or end. Found in two passages of the Canon SN.ii.178, SN.ii.187 sq. = SN.iii.149, SN.iii.151 = SN. …

anamha →

pts

adjective being in consternation or distress, crying Ja.iii.223 (˚kāle = ārodana-kāle C.).

according to Morris J.P.T.S. 1884, 70 = ana-mha “unlaughing” with ana = an (cp. anabhāva anamatagga) and m …

anasitvāna →

pts

without eating, fasting Ja.iv.371.

ger. of an + aśati

anassuṃ →

pts

1st sq, pret. of anusūyati (= Sk. anvaśruvaṃ) I have heard MN.i.393.

anassāsika →

pts

adjective not consoling, discouraging not comforting MN.i.514; SN.ii.191.

an + assāsa + ika; cp. Sk. āśvāsana & BSk. anāśvāsika Divy.207

anassāvin →

pts

adjective not intoxicated, not enjoying or finding pleasure in Snp.853 (sātiyesu a. = sātavatthusa kāmaguṇesu taṇhasanthavavirahita Snp-a.549).

an + assāvin; cp. assāva + āsava

anasuyyaṃ →

pts

not grumbling Ja.iii.27 (variant reading for anusuyyaṃ T.).

Sk. anasūyan, ppr. of an + asūyati

anavaya →

pts

adjective not lacking, complete in (loc.), fulfilling DN.i.88 (= anūna paripūra-kārin DN-a.i.248); AN.iii.152 (= samatta paripuṇṇa AA quoted by Tr. on Mil.10).

derivation doubtful. See Trenckner *P …

andha →

pts

adjective

  1. (lit.) blind, blinded, blindfolded Ja.i.216 (dhūm˚); Pv.iv.1#48; Pv-a.3
    ■ dark, dull, blinding MN.iii.151 (˚andhaṃ adv. dulled); Snp.669 (Ep. of timisa, like Vedic andhaṃ tamaḥ); D …

andhaka →

pts

“blind fly”, i.e. dark or yellow fly or gad-fly Snp.20 (= kāṇa-makkhikānaṃ adhivacanaṃ Snp-a.33).

fr. andha

aneka →

pts

adjective (usually ˚-) not one, i.e. many, various; countlcss, numberless Iti.99 (saṃvaṭṭakappā countless aeons); Snp.688 (˚sākhā); Dhp.153 (˚jātisāra); Ja.iv.2 Ja.vi.366.

  • -pariyāyena (instr.) …

aneḷa →

pts

…or clear throat or, of vācā speech: “clearly enunciated” (thus Mrs. Rh. D at Kindred Sayings i.241) Vin.i.197 =…

anikkasāva →

pts

adjective not free from impurity, impure, stained Dhp.9 = Thag.969 = Ja.ii.198 = Ja.v.50; Dhp-a.i.82 (= rāgâdīhi kasāvehi sakasāva).

a + nikkasāva, cp. nikasāva

anissukin →

pts

adjective not hard, not greedy, generous DN.iii.47 (+ amaccharin; variant reading anussukin); Snp-a.569 (see under niṭṭhurin).

an + issukin, see also an-ussukin

anna →

pts

“eating”, food, esp. boiled rice, but includes all that is eaten as food, viz. odana, kummāsa, sattu, maccha, maṃsa (rice gruel, flour, fish, meat) Mnd.372 = Mnd.495. Anna is spelt *[aṇṇa](/define/aṇṇ …

annaya →

pts

in dur˚ see anvaya.

ano →

pts

Ano-

is a frequent form of compn. an-ava, see ava.

anodissaka →

pts

adjective unrestricted, without exception, general, universal; only in cpd. -vasena universally thoroughly (with ref. to mettā) Ja.i.81; Ja.ii.146; Vv-a.97 (in general; opp. odissaka-vasena). S …

anojagghati →

pts

at DN.i.91 is variant reading for anujagghati.

anojaka →

pts

Anojaka = anojā

Vv.35#4 (= Vv-a.161, where classed with yodhikā bandhujīvakā).

anojā →

pts

Anojaka = anojā

Vv.35#4 (= Vv-a.161, where classed with yodhikā bandhujīvakā).

anoka →

pts

houselessness, a houseless state, fig freedom from worldliness or attachment to life, singleness SN.v.24 = AN.v.232 = Dhp.87 (okā anokaṃ āgamma). adj. homeless, free from attachment SN.i.176; Dhp.87 ( …

anoma →

pts

adjective (only ˚-) not inferior, superior, perfect, supreme, in foll. compounds

  • -guṇa supreme virtue DN-a.i.288.
  • -dassika of superior beauty Vv.20#7, V …

anomajjati →

pts

to rub along over, to stroke, only in phrase gattāni pāṇinā a. to rub over one’s limbs with the hand MN.i.80, MN.i.509; SN.v.216.

anu + ava + majjati, mṛj

anoramati →

pts

not to stop, to continue Ja.iii.487; Dhp-a.iii.9 (ger. -itvā continually).

an + ava + ram

anosita →

pts

adjective not inhabited (by), not accessible (to) Snp.937 (= anajjhositaṃ Mnd.441 jarādīhi anajjhāvutthaṃ ṭhānaṃ Snp-a.566).

an + ava + sita, pp. of

anovassa →

pts

absence of rain, drought Ja.v.317 (variant reading BB for anvāvassa T.; q.v.).

an + ovassa; cp. Sk. anavavarṣana

anovassaka →

pts

adjective sheltered from the rain, dry Vin.ii.211; Vin.iv.272; Ja.i.172; Ja.ii.50; Ja.iii.73; Dhp-a.ii.263; Thag-a.188.

an + ovassaka

anta →

pts

Anta1

  1. end, finish, goal SN.iv.368 (of Nibbāna); Snp.467; Ja.ii.159. antaṃ karoti to make an end (of) Snp.283, Snp.512; Dhp.275, cp. antakara, ˚kiriyā
    ■ loc. ante at the end of, …

antaka →

pts

being at the end, or making an end, epithet of Death or Māra Vin.i.21; SN.i.72; Thig.59 (explained by Thag-a.65 as lāmaka va Māra, thus taken anta2); Dhp.48 (= maraṇa-sankhāto antako Dhp\ …

antara →

pts

…prince Ja.v.135

  • -vāsa an interregnum Dpvs.v.80.
  • -vāsaka “inner or intermediate garment”, one of the 3 robes…

antaradhāyana →

pts

disappearance Dhp-a.iv.191. (variant reading ˚adhāna).

fr. antaradhāyati

antarayati →

pts

to go or step in between, ger. antaritvā (= antarayitvā) Ja.i.218.

cp. denom. fr. antara

antarika →

pts

adjective “being in between”, i.e.

  1. intermediate, next, following: see an˚.
  2. distant lying in between Pv-a.173 (aneka-yojan˚ ṭhāna). See also f. antarikā.
  3. inside: see *[antarikā](/define/a …

antarikā →

pts

“what lies in between or near”, i.e.

  1. the inside of Vin.iv.272 (bhājan˚).
  2. the neighbourhood, region of (-˚), sphere, compass Vin.iii.39 (ur˚, angul˚); Ja.i.265 (yakkhassa sīm˚ inside the yṡ sph …

antarā →

pts

adverb prep. (c. gen. acc. or loc.), pref. (˚-) and adv. “in between” (of space & time), midway, inside; during meanwhile, between. On interpretation of term see DN-a.i.34 sq

  1. (prep.) c. ac …

antarāya →

pts

…manussa˚, amanussa˚, vāḷa˚, siriṃsapa˚ jīvita˚, brahmacariya˚*. In B.Sk. 7 at Divy.544, viz…

antarāḷa →

pts

interior, interval Dāvs i.52; Dāvs iii.53 (nabh˚).

Sk antarāla

antavant →

pts

adjective having an end, finite DN.i.22, DN.i.31, DN.i.187; Pts.i.151 sq.; Pts.i.157; Dhs.1099, Dhs.1117, Dhs.1175; Mil.145. -anantavant endless, infinite AN.v.193 (loka) See also loka.

anta1 …

ante →

pts

…Pv-a.12; Vv-a.138; -vāsin ˚vāsika Vin.iii.66; DN.i.1, DN.i.45, DN.i.74, DN.i.78, DN.i.88, DN.i.108, DN.i.157; MN.iii.116;…

antika →

pts

adjective noun

  1. near Kp-a.217; nt. neighbourhood Kp.viii.1. (odak˚); Ja.vi.565 (antike loc. anti near).
  2. [der fr. anta = Sk. antya] being at the end, final, finished, over SN.i.130 (purisā etad\ …

antima →

pts

adjective last, final (used almost exclusively with ref. to the last & final reincarnation thus in combn. with deha & sarīra;, the last body) DN.ii.15; Dhp.351; Iti.50 (antimaṃ dehaṃ dhār …

anto →

pts

indeclinable prep. inside, either c. acc. denoting direction = into, or c. loc. denoting place where = in. As prefix (˚-) in, within, inside, inner (see compounds)

  1. prep c. acc. anto nivesanaṃ g …

anu →

pts

…buddhânubuddha vādânuvāda, seṭṭhânuseṭṭhi 5. As regards dialectical differences in meanings of prefixes, anu is freq…

anubala →

pts

rear-guard, retinue, suite, in -ṃ bhavati to accompany or follow somebody Mil.125.

anu + bala

anubandhati →

pts

…Ja.iii.504; Pv-a.260 (= anvāgacchi). ger. -bandhitvā Ja.i.254 grd. -bandhitabba MN.i.106
pp anubaddha

anubbata →

pts

adjective subject to the will of another, obedient, faithful, devoted Ja.iii.521 Ja.vi.557.

Vedic anuvrata, anu + vata

anubhavana →

pts

experiencing, suffering; sensation or physical sensibility (cf. Cpd. 229, 2321) Ne.28 (iṭṭhâniṭṭh-ânubhavana-lakkhanā vedanā “feeling is characterised by the experiencing of what is ple …

anubhavati →

pts

…(sampattiṃ); ger. -bhavitvā Ja.iv.1; Pv-a.4 (sampattiṃ), Pv-a.67 (dukkhaṃ), Pv-a.73 (sampattiṃ); grd. -bhaviyāna (in order to…

anubhaṇanā →

pts

talking to, admonition, scolding Vin.ii.88 (anuvadanā +).

anu + bhaṇana

anubhoti →

pts

…(sampattiṃ); ger. -bhavitvā Ja.iv.1; Pv-a.4 (sampattiṃ), Pv-a.67 (dukkhaṃ), Pv-a.73 (sampattiṃ); grd. -bhaviyāna (in order to…

anubhāva →

pts

orig. meaning “experience, concomitance” and found only in compounds as-˚, in meaning “experiencing the sensation of or belonging to, experience of, accordance with”, e.g. maha˚ sensation of greatnes …

anubhāvatā →

pts

majesty, power SN.i.156 (mahā˚).

= anubhāva + tā

anubhūta →

pts

(having or being) experienced, suffered, enjoyed Pv-a.ii.12#2. nt. suffering, experience Ja.i.254; Mil.78, Mil.80.

pp. of anubhavati

anubhūyamānatta →

pts

the fact of having to undergo, experiencing Pv-a.103.

abstr. fr. ppr. Pass. of anubhavati

anubodha →

pts

awakening; perception, recognition, understanding SN.i.126 (?) = AN.v.46 (anubodhiṃ as aor. of anubodhati?); Pp.21; Mil.233. Freq. in compn. ananubodha (adj.) not understanding, not knowi …

anubrūheti →

pts

to do very much or often, to practice, frequent, to be fond of (c. acc.), foster SN.i.178 (anubrūhaye); MN.iii.187 (id., so read for manu˚), Thig.163 (˚ehi); Cp.iii.1#2 (saṃvegaṃ anubrūhayiṃ aor.); Ja …

anubujjhati →

pts

to remember, recollect Ja.iii.387 (with avabujjhati in prec. verse).

anu + bujjhati, Med. of budh, cp. Sk. avabudhyate

anucarita →

pts

(-˚) connected with, accompanied by, pervaded with DN.i.16, DN.i.21 (vīmaṃsa˚ anuvicarita DN-a.i.106); MN.i.68 (id.); Mil.226.

pp. of anucarati

anucinteti →

pts

to think upon, to meditate, consider SN.i.203 (variant reading for anuvicinteti).

anu + cinteti

anuddhasta →

pts

adjective spoilt, corrupt, degraded MN.i.462 (citta); AN.ii.126 (id.).

anu + dhasta, pp. of anuddhaṃseti, cp. Sk. apadhvasta

anuddhaṃseti →

pts

…diff. meaning = codeti vā codāpeti vā to reprove, scold, bring down); Iti.42 Usually in ster. phrase rāgo cittaṃ a. lust degrades the…

anudeva →

pts

see anvadeva.

anudhāvati →

pts

to run after, to chase, follow, persecute, pursue MN.i.474; SN.i.9; Dhp.85; Thag.1174; Mil.253, Mil.372.

anu + dhāvati

anudhāvin →

pts

adjective noun one who runs after SN.i.9, SN.i.117.

fr. anudhāvati

anuga →

pts

(-˚) adjective suffix following or followed by, going after, undergoing, being in or under standing under the influence of Snp.332 (vasa˚; in the power of), Snp.791 (ejā˚; = abhibhūta Snp.527), 1 …

anugacchati →

pts

to go after, to follow, to go or fall into (w. acc.) Kp-a.223; Pv-a.141 (˚gacchanto) aor. -gamāsi Vin.i.16, & anvagā Mhvs.7, Mhvs.10; 3rd pl *[anvagū](/define/anvag …

anugata →

pts

adjective gone after, accompanied by, come to; following; fig. fallen or gone into, affected with (-˚), being a victim of, suffering MN.i.16; DN.iii.85 DN.iii.173 (parisā); AN.ii.185 (sota˚, variant …

anugati →

pts

(-˚) following, being in the train of, falling under, adherence to, dependence on SN.i.104 (vas˚ being in the power). Usually in cpd. diṭṭhānugati a sign (lit. belonging to) …

anugaṇhāti →

pts

…give protection DN.i.53 (vācaṃ; cp. DN-a.i.160: sārato agaṇhaṇto); Ja.ii.74; Cnd.50 (ppr. med -gayhamāna = anukampamāna); Pp.36;…

anuggaṇhāti →

pts

…give protection DN.i.53 (vācaṃ; cp. DN-a.i.160: sārato agaṇhaṇto); Ja.ii.74; Cnd.50 (ppr. med -gayhamāna = anukampamāna); Pp.36;…

anugghāṭeti →

pts

not to unfasten or open (a door) Mil.371 (kavāṭaṃ).

an + ugghāṭeti

anugijjhati →

pts

…after, to covet Snp.769 (cp. Mnd.12); Ja.iii.207; Ja.iv.4 (= giddhā gathitā hutvā allīyanti C.). pp. -giddhā (q.v.). Cp….

anuhīrati →

pts

to be held up over, ppr. anuhīramāna DN.ii.15 (vv.ll. variant reading anubhiram˚ glosses B. K. anudhāriyam˚, cp. Trenckner, Notes 79).

for ˚hariyati, anu + hṛ.

anujavati →

pts

to run after, to hasten after, to follow Ja.vi.452 (= anubandhati).

anu + javati

anujāta →

pts

adjective “born after” i.e. after the image of, resembling, taking after; esp. said of a son (putta), resembling his father, a worthy son Iti.64 (atijāta + opp. avajāta); Thag.827 (fig. following the …

anujīvati →

pts

to live after, i.e. like (acc.), to live for or on, subsist by Ja.iv.271 (= upajīvati, tassânubhāvena jīvitaṃ laddhaṃ (Comm.)
pp anujīvata (q.v.).

anu + jīvati

anujīvin →

pts

adjective noun living upon, another, dependent; a follower, a dependant AN.i.152; AN.iii.44; Ja.iii.485; Dāvs v.43.

fr. anujīvati

anujīvita →

pts

living (after), living, livelihood, subsistence, life Snp.836 (= jīvitaṃ Snp-a.545).

pp. of anujīvati

anukaroti →

pts

to imitate, “to do after” AN.i.212; Ja.i.491; Ja.ii.162; Dhp-a.iv.197
ppr anukabbaṃ Vin.ii.201 (mamâ˚)
■ Med. anukubbati SN.i.19 = Ja.iv.65. See also anukubba. On *[anva …

anukassati →

pts

  1. [Sk. anukaṛṣati] to draw after, to repeat, recite, quote DN.ii.255 (silokaṃ).
  2. [Sk. ava- kaṛṣati] to draw or take of, to remove, throw down, Thag.869 (aor. anvakāsi = khi …

anukkamati →

pts

  1. to follow, go along (a path = acc.) AN.v.195; Iti.80 (maggaṃ).
  2. to advance (not with Morris J.P.T.S. 1886, 111 as “abandon”) SN.i.24 Thag.194.

anu + kram

anukkhipati →

pts

to throw out Cp.xi.6 (vaṭṭaṃ).

anu + khipati

anukubba →

pts

adjective (-˚) “doing correspondingly” giving back, retaliating Ja.ii.205 (kicca˚)

= Sk. anukurvat, ppr. of anukaroti

anukūla →

pts

adjective favourable, agreeable, suitable, pleasant Vv-a.280; spelt anukula at Sdhp.297, Sdhp.312.

  • -bhava complaisance, willingness Vva.71.
  • -yañña a propi …

anulapanā →

pts

scolding, blame, accusation Vin.ii.88 (spelt anullapanā; combd. with anuvadana & anubhaṇanā).

anu + lapanā, lap

anulokin →

pts

adjective looking (up) at, seeing (-˚) MN.i.147 (sīsa˚).

fr. anu + loketi, cp. Sk. & P. avalokin & anuviloketi

anumata →

pts

approved of, given consent to, finding approval, given leave DN.i.99 (= anuññāta DN-a.i.267); Ja.v.399 (= muta); Mil.185, Mil.212, Mil.231, Mil.275; Pv-a.64 (= annuññāta).

pp. of anumaññati

anumati →

pts

consent, permission, agreement, assent, approval Vin.ii.294, Vin.ii.301, Vin.ii.306; DN.i.137 DN.i.143; Dpvs.iv.47, Cf. Dpvs.v.18; DN-a.i.297; Vv-a.17, Pv-a.114.

from anumaññati

anumodana →

pts

datvā Pv-a.89 ˚ṁ katvā Ja.i.91 Dhp-a.iii.170 Dhp-a.iii.172.Vv-a 118 Pv-a.17 Pv-a.47; ˚ṁ vatvā Vv-a.40 (pānīyadāne for the…

anupacināti →

pts

not to observe or notice Ja.v.339 (= anoloketi C.; variant reading anapaviṇāti).

an + upacināti

anupada →

pts

  1. the “afterfoot”, i.e. second foot of a verse, also a mode of reciting where the second foot is recited without the first one Vin.iv.15 (cp. 355); Mil.340 (anupadena anupadaṃ katheti).
  2. (adj.) (fo …

anupaddava →

pts

adjective free from danger, uninjured, safe Vin.ii.79 = Vin.ii.124 (+ anītika); Vin.iii.162; Dhp.338; Dhp-a.iv.48; Pv-a.250 (expln. for siva).

an + upaddava

anupadeti →

pts

…SN.iv.303 (variant reading SS for T. anusarissati); AN.iii.43; Snp.983. ger. -datvā Snp-a.35. inf -dātuṃ AN.i.117. pp. -dinna

anupaghāta →

pts

not hurting Dhp.185 (anūpa˚; metri causa; expld. by anupahananañ c’eva anupaghātanañ ca Dhp-a.iii.238).

an + upaghāta

anupajagghati →

pts

to laugh at, to deride, mock over AN.i.198 (variant reading anusaṃ˚).

anu + pa + jagghati

anupalitta →

pts

…verse); as -ūpalitta in verse of Sn & Dh: Snp.211 (= lepānaṃ abhāvā Snp-a.261), 392 468, 790, 845; Dhp.353.

an + upalitta

anuparidhāvati →

pts

to run up & down or to move round & round (cp. anuparivattati) SN.iii.150 (khīlan).

anu + pari + dhāvati

anuparisakkana →

pts

dealing with, interest in SN.iv.312 (variant reading ˚vattana).

fr. anuparisakkati

anuparisakkati →

pts

to move round, to be occupied with, take an interest in (c. acc.) SN.iv.312 (variant reading ˚vattati).

anu + pari + sakkati

anuparivattati →

pts

to go or move round, viz.

  1. to deal with, be engaged in, perform, worship Vin.iii.307 (ādiccaṃ); DN.i.240; Pv-a.97.
  2. to meet Mil.204 (Devadatto ca Bodhisatto ca ekato anuparivattanti).
  3. to move …

anuparivatti →

pts

(-˚) dealing with, occupation, connection with SN.iii.16.

anu + parivatti

anuparivāreti →

pts

to surround, stand by, attend on (c. acc.) Vin.i.338; MN.i.153; Dhp-a.1.55.

anu + pari + vāreti

anupariyāti →

pts

…search) Pv.iii.3#4 (= anuvicarati); Mil.38; Pv-a.92 (-yāyitvā ger.) Pv-a.217

auu + pari + yāti

anupatta →

pts

(anuppatta) (having) attained, received, got to (c. acc), reached DN.i.87–DN.i.111; DN.ii.2; Iti.38; Snp.027, Snp.635; Dhp.386, Dhp.403; Pv.iv.1#66; Pv-a.59 (dukkhaṃ), Pv-a.242. In phrase *addhagata …

anupavajja →

pts

adjective blameless, without fault, Mil.391.

grd. of an + upavadati

anupavattaka →

pts

(anuppa˚) adjective to anupavatteti] one who succeeds (another) King or Ruler in the ruling of an empire (cakkaṃ) Mil.342, Mil.362; Snp-a.454. See also anuvattaka.

anupavatteti →

pts

(anuppa˚) to keep moving on after, to continue rolling, with cakkaṃ to wield supreme power after, i.e. in succession or imitation of a predecessor SN.i.191; Mil.362. See also *[anuvatteti](/define/a …

anupavecchati →

pts

(anuppa˚) to give, give over to, offer up, present, supply Vin.i.221 (˚pavacchati); DN.i.74 (= pavesati DN-a.i.218); DN-a.ii.78; MN.i.446 MN.iii.133; AN.ii.64; AN.iii.26 (variant reading ˚vacch˚); J …

anupavāda →

pts

…scolding as well as not inciting others to grumbling“); adj. -vādaka Pp.60, & -vādin MN.i.360.

an + upavāda

anupharaṇa →

pts

flashing through, pervading Mil.148.

anu + pharaṇa

anuposathikaṃ →

pts

anupubba →

pts

adjective following in one’s turn, successive, gradual, by and by, regular Vin.ii.237 (mahāsamuddo a˚-ninno etc.); DN.i.184; Snp.511; Ja.v.155 (regularly formed, of ūrū). Cases adverbially: *[anupubb …

anupubbi-kathā →

pts

Anupubbi-kathā

feminine a gradual instruction, graduated sermon regulated exposition of the ever higher values of four subjects (dāna-kathā, sīla˚, sagga˚, magga˚) i.e. charity righteousness, the h …

anupādā →

pts

…of an + upādiyati =…

anupāpuṇāti →

pts

…find SN.i.105; ger. anuppatvāna Pv.ii.9#24 (˚pāpuṇitvā Pv-a.123)
pp anupatta (q.v.)
caus…

anupāta →

pts

attack in speech, contest, reproach AN.i.161 (vāda˚).

of anupatati

anuraho →

pts

adverb in secret, face to face, private MN.i.27.

anu + raho

anurakkhaka →

pts

adjective preserving, keeping up Ja.iv.192 (vaṃsa˚); Ja.vi.1 (id.).

fr. anurakkhati, cp. ˚rakkhin

anurakkhaṇa →

pts

(f.) guarding, protection, preservation DN.iii.225 sq.; AN.ii.16 sq.; Ja.i.133 Pp.12; Dpvs.iv.24 (adj.); Vv-a.32 (citta˚); Sdhp.449.

abstr. fr. anurakkhati

anurakkhā →

pts

guarding, protection, preservation SN.iv.323 (anuddayā a. anukampā).

= anurakkhaṇā

anuravanā →

pts

lingering of the sound, resounding Mil.63.

abstr. fr. anuravati

anuravati →

pts

to resound, to sound after, linger (of sound) Mil.63.

anu + ravati

anusampavaṅkatā →

pts

disputing, quarrelling(?) Vin.ii.88 (under anuvādâdhikaraṇa).

anu + saṃ + pavankatā; is reading correct?

anusandahati →

pts

to direct upon, to apply to AN.iv.47 sq. (cittaṃ samāpattiyā; so to be read with variant reading for anusandati) Mil.63 (but here prob. to be read as anusandati, q.v.).

anu + …

anusandati →

pts

to stream along after, to follow, to be connected with. Thus to be read at Mil.63 for anusandahati (anuravati + ; of sound) while at AN.iv.47 the reading is to be corrected to *[anusandahati](/define …

anusavati →

pts

at SN.ii.54 (āsavā na a.; variant reading anusayanti) & iv. 188 (akusalā dhammā na a.; variant reading anusenti) should preferably be read…

anusaṃvacchara →

pts

adjective yearly Dhp-a.i.388 (nakkhattaṃ). Usually nt. -ṃ as adv. yearly, every year Ja.i.68; Ja.v.99. On use of anu in this combn. see anu A a.

anu + saṃv˚

anusaṃyāyati →

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…MN.i.209 (Bhagavantaṃ ˚itvā) Ja.iv.214 (variant reading anuyāyitvā). See also anuyāti and…

anuseti →

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to “lie down with”, i.e.

  1. trs. to dwell on, harp on (an idea) SN.ii.65; SN.iii.36; SN.iv.208.
  2. (of the idea) to obsess, to fill the mind persistently, to lie dormant & be continually cropping up. …

anusikkhati →

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to learn of somebody (gen.); to follow one’s example, to imitate Vin.ii.201 (ppr. med. ˚amāna); SN.i.235; AN.iv.282, AN.iv.286, AN.iv.323; Snp.294 (vattaṃ, cp. RV iii.59, 2: vratena śikṣati), Snp.934; …

anusikkhin →

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adjective studying, learning MN.i.100; Dhp.226 (ahoratta˚ = divā ca rattiñ ca tisso sikkhā sikkhamāna Dhp-a.iii.324).

fr. anusikhati

anussada →

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adjective anussuta*; v.l K.B. anussada; Dhp-a.iv.165 explains with taṇhā-ussāvâbhāva vv.ll. ˚ussada˚); Iti.97 (vv.ll. anussata & anussara).

anussarati →

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…AN.i.25, AN.i.164 (pubbenivāsaṃ), AN.i.207 (tathāgataṃ, dhammaṃ etc.); AN.iii.285 (id.), AN.iii.323 (nivāsaṃ), AN.iii.418; AN.v.34,…

anussati →

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remembrance, recollection, thinking of, mindfulness. A late list of subjects to be kept in mind comprises six anussati-ṭṭhānāni, viz. Buddha˚, Dhamma˚, Saṅgha˚ sīla˚, cāga˚, devatā˚; i.e. prope …

anussava →

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hearsay, report, tradition MN.i.520; MN.ii.211; SN.ii.115; SN.iv.138; AN.i.26; Ja.i.158 (with ref. to part. kira = annussav’atthe nipāto; so also at Vv-a.322, cf. anussavana); ii.39 …

anussavana →

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Err:509

anussavika →

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adjective “belonging to hearsay”, traditional; one who is familiar with tradition or who learns from hearsay MN.i.520; MN.ii.211. Cp. anussutika.

fr. anussava

anussuka →

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adjective free from greed Dhp.199; cf. anussukin variant reading DN.iii.47, also anissukin and apalāsin.

an + ussuka

anussuta →