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vāka, 287 találat.
vaka →
pts
Vaka1
wolf, only in poetry Snp.201; Ja.i.336; Ja.ii.450; Ja.v.241, Ja.v.302.
Vedic vṛka, Idg. *ṷI̊qṷo = Lat. lupus, Gr. λύκος, Lith. vilkas, Goth. wulfs = E. wolf etc.
Vaka2</sup …
vāka →
pts
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
avakaṇṇaka →
dppn
Given in the Pācittiya rules’ as an example of a low name (hīnanāma). Vin.iv.6ff.
bhāradvāja →
dppn
Bhāradvāja1
A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the heroic roar of the conquerors. Thag.177–178
Bhāradvāja2
He was the eldest of a clan of Bhāradvājas living in Rājagaha a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
25.321684,81.3180543lake
godhāvarī →
dppn
GodhāvarīGodhāvari
A river in Dakkhiṇāpatha, of which it forms the southern boundary, rising in Brahmagiri near the village of Triyanvaka.
18.91278, 77.64451river
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
26.02841, 83.529053park
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 …
javakannaka →
dppn
A family name, not considered of high social standing. Vin.iv.8 Vin.iv.13
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 …
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 …
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 …
kāsi →
dppn
KāsiKāsikaKāsigāmaKāsinigama
One of the sixteen Great Nations, AN.i.213 its capital being Bārāṇasī.
At the time of the Buddha, it had been absorbed into the kingdom of Kosala, and Pasenadi was king …
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 …
mahākassapa →
dppn
MahākassapaKassapaPippali
One of the Buddha’s most eminent disciples, chief among those who upheld austere practices. AN.i.23 His personal name was Pippali, but he is usually known by his clan name K …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 some timber work, saw the Buddha at the foot of a tree …
paribbājakā →
dppn
Wanderer. The name given to some of the ascetics and recluses of the Buddha’s time. They were not exclusively brahmin. Their presence seems to have been recognized and respected from earlier times. Ge …
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
rājagaha →
dppn
A city, the capital of Māgadha.
The place was called Giribbaja (mountain stronghold) because it was surrounded by five hills—Paṇḍava, Gijjhakūṭa, Vebhāra, Isigili and Vepulla. It is said MN.iii.68 th …
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 …
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 …
sāketa →
dppn
A town in Kosala. It was regarded in the Buddha’s time as one of the six great cities of India, the others being Campā, Rājagaha, Sāvatthī, Kosambī and Benares. DN.ii.146 In the Vinaya Vin.i.253 howev …
sālavatī →
dppn
A courtesan of Rājagaha. She was the mother of Jīvaka Komārabhacca Vin.i.268f. and of his sister Sirimā.
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 …
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
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
aggasavaka →
ncped
chief disciple
akkhuddāvakāsa →
ncped
being a considerable occasion (for …) (?)); of no mean appearance (?)
anabhāvakata →
ncped
eradicated; annihilated
anavakāsa →
ncped
what is out of the question; an impossibility.
anussāvaka →
ncped
one who proclaims (the kammavācā); one who presents for upasampadā.
anvakārī →
ncped
he threw out, cast, scattered.
anvakāsi →
ncped
he threw, scattered.
avakassati →
ncped
removes; draws away; secedes.
avakaḍḍhana →
ncped
removing.
avakaṅkhati →
ncped
desires, longs for.
chavaka →
ncped
daṇḍamānavaka →
ncped
kind of bird (?)
daṇḍamāṇavaka →
ncped
daṇḍavākarā →
ncped
net on a stick; a kind of snare.
devakaññā →
ncped
heavenly girl, a female deva.
devakāya →
ncped
deva world or sphere; a collective body of devas.
dvākāra →
ncped
of poor appearance; with poor characteristics.
goravaka →
ncped
mooing; lowing.
guḷavākala →
ncped
with a thick (or knotted? or matted?) fringe.
jīvajīvaka →
ncped
the name of a bird, a sort of a pheasant (or partridge)
jīvañjīvaka →
ncped
katāvakāsa →
ncped
having been given the opportunity; having been given consent; having obtained a chance or scope
kulāvaka →
ncped
nest; (also, according to commentary, a nestling, a young bird).
kāsāvakaṇṭha →
ncped
having a yellowish-red throat, i.e. wearing a yellowish-red robe or cloth
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
- building work; repairs.
- 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)
niccanavaka →
ncped
constantly new; always like a newcomer.
thevaka →
ncped
thevaka.
tāvakālika →
ncped
so long.
tāvakālikaṃ →
ncped
adverb temporarily.
uccārapassāvakamma →
ncped
defecating and passing urine
ukkaṃsavakaṃsa →
ncped
excess and deficiency; superiority and inferiority; maximum and minimum.
ācamanasarāvaka →
ncped
dish for holding water (for sipping or washing)
ājīvaka →
ncped
naked ascetic (belonging to the community founded by Makkhali Gosāla)
ājīvakinī →
ncped
(from ājīvaka) a female naked ascetic.
bodhi →
nyana
Bodhi: from verbal root budhi to awaken, to understand: awakening, enlightenment, supreme knowledge. Through Bodhi one awakens from the slumber or stupor inflicted upon the mind by the defilemen …
hearer →
nyana
Hearer: disciple: sāvaka
jīvita-navaka-kalāpa →
nyana
Jīvita-navaka-kalāpa: ninefold vital group; see: rūpa-kalāpa.
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 …
abbhuggata →
pts
gone forth, gone out, 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 abbhuggacchati
abhikūjita →
pts
…+ kūjita, pp. of…
abhipattika →
pts
adjective one who has attained, attaining (-˚), getting possession of SN.i.200 (devakañña˚).
fr. abhipatti
accharā →
pts
Accharā1
feminine the snapping of the fingers, the bringing together of the finger-tips:
- (lit.) accharaṃ paharati to snap the fingers Ja.ii.447; Ja.iii.191; Ja.iv.124, Ja.iv.126 Ja. …
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).
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
- [Sk. anukaṛṣati] to draw after, to repeat, recite, quote DN.ii.255 (silokaṃ).
- [Sk. ava- kaṛṣati] to draw or take of, to remove, throw down, Thag.869 (aor. anvakāsi = khi …
anussāvaka →
pts
one who proclaims or announces, a speaker (of a kammavācā) Vin.i.74.
fr. anussāveti
anuyutta →
pts
- applying oneself to, dealing with, practising, given to, intent upon DN.i.166, DN.i.167; DN.iii.232 = AN.ii.205 (attaparitāpan’ ânuyogaṃ a.); SN.iii.153 SN.iv.104; Snp.663 (lobhaguṇe), Snp.814 (met …
anvakāsi →
pts
3rd sg. aor. of anukassati 2: drew out, removed, threw down Thag.869 (= khipi, chaḍḍesi C.).
apakata →
pts
put off, done away, in ājīvik āpakata being without a living MN.i.463 (the usual phrase being ˚apagata); Mil.279 (id.). At Iti.89 the reading of same phrase is ājīvikā pakatā (variant reading ā˚ vak …
apakāsati →
pts
at Vin.ii.204 is to be read as apakassati and interpreted as “draw away, distract, bring about a split or dissension (of the Sangha)”. The variant reading on p. Vin.ii.325 just …
aparaṇṇa →
pts
“the other kind of cereal”, prepared or cooked cereals, pulse etc. Opp. to pubbaṇṇa the unprepared or raw corn (= āmakadhañña Vin.iv.265; Vin.iii.151 (pubb˚ +); Vin.iv.265, Vin.iv.267; AN.iv.108, AN. …
ariya →
pts
adjective noun
- (racial) Aryan DN.ii.87.
- (social) noble, distinguished, of high birth.
- (ethical) in accord with the customs and ideals of the Aryan clans, held in esteem by Aryans, gene …
assaka →
pts
Assaka1
(-˚) with a horse, having a horse; an’ without a horse Ja.vi.515 (+ arathaka).
assa3 + ka
Assaka2
adjective not having one’s own, poor, destitute MN.i.4 …
atithi →
pts
guest, stranger, newcomer DN.i.117 (= āgantuka-navaka pāhuṇaka DN-a.i.288); AN.ii.68; AN.iii.45, AN.iii.260; Ja.iv.31, Ja.iv.274; Ja.v.388; Kp.viii.7 (n’ atthi assa ṭhiti yamhi vā tamhi vā divase āg …
ava →
pts
Ava˚
prefix
I. Relation between ava & o
Phonetically the difference between ava & o is this, that; ava is the older form, whereas o represents a later development. Histor …
avakanta →
pts
cut, cut open, cut off Ja.iv.251 (galak’ âvakantaṃ).
for *avakatta, Sk. avakṛtta; pp. of avakantati, see kanta2
avakantati →
pts
Avakantati & okantati
(okk˚) to cut off, cut out, cut away carve-(ava:) Ja.iv.155
pp avakanta & avakantita.
cp. Sk. avakṛntati, ava + kantati, cp. also apakantati
avakantita →
pts
cut out Pv-a.213. Avakappana & okappana
pp. of avakantati
avakappanā →
pts
Avakappanā & okappanā
feminine preparation, fixing up, esp. harnessing Ja.vi.408.
ava + kappanā
avakaroti →
pts
…& avakārin.; pp. avakata (q.v.)
■ See also avākaroti & cp. avakirati 2.
Sk. apakaroti, cp. P. apa˚
avakassati →
pts
Avakassati & okassati
to drag down, to draw or pull away, distract, remove
■ AN.v.74 = Vin.ii.204 (+ vavakassati).
cp. Sk. avakarṣati, ava + kṛṣ; see also apakassati & avakaḍḍhati
avakata →
pts
Err:509
avakaḍḍhati →
pts
Ne.4 (avakaḍḍhayitvā). Pass.; avakaḍḍhati Ja.iv.415 (hadayaṃ me a. my heart is weighed down = sokena avakaḍḍhīyati C; variant reading avakassati)
pp *[avakaḍḍhita](/define/a …
avakaḍḍhita →
pts
pulled down, dragged away Dhp-a.iii.195.
pp. of avakaḍḍhati
avakaṃsa →
pts
dragging down, detraction, abasement, in cpd. ukkaṃsāvak˚; lifting up & pulling down, raising and lowering rise & fall DN.i.54.
fr. ava-karṣati; on ṃs: *rṣ cp. haṃsati: harṣati
avakaṅkhati →
pts
(-˚) to wish for, strive after SN.iv.57 (n’); Ja.iv.371 (n’); Ja.v.340 (n’), Ja.iv.348 (n’ = na pattheti C).
ava + kankhati; cp. Sk. anu-kānkṣati
avakkamati →
pts
Avakkamati & okkamati
to approach. to enter, go into or near to, to fall into, appear in, only in ger. (poetically) avakamma Ja.iii.480 (variant reading apa˚).
ava + kamati fr. kram
avakārakaṃ →
pts
adverb throwing away, scattering about Vin.ii.214.
fr. avakāra
avakārin →
pts
adjective (-˚) despising, degrading, neglecting Vb.393 sq. (an˚). Avakasa & okasa;
fr. avakāra
avakāsa →
pts
Avakāsa & okāsa
- “appearance”: akkhuddâvakāso dassanāya not little (or inferior) to behold (of appearance) DN.i.114; ariyāvakāsa appearing noble or having the app. of an Aryan Ja.v.87; katâvakāsa pu …
avapakāsati →
pts
is a doubtful compd. of kassati, the combd. ava + pa occurring only in this word. In all likelihood it is a distortion of vavakassati (vi + ava + kass …
avaṃ →
pts
…(gloss adhosira)
■ On avaṃ˚ cp further avakkāra, avākaroti, avekkhipati.
Vedic avāk & avāṃ
avākaroti →
pts
…spoil, destroy Ja.iii.339 (avākayirā = avakareyya chindeyya C.); Ja.v.495, Ja.v.500; Ja.vi.280. 2. to give back, restore Ja.vi.577 (= deti…
bala →
pts
Bala1
neuter
- strength power, force DN.ii.73; AN.i.244; Thag.188; Dhp.109 (one of the 4 blessings, viz. āyu, vaṇṇa, sukha, bala; cp Dhp-a.ii.239); Pv.i.5#12 (= kāya-bala Pv-a.30); Pv …
bandhujīvaka →
pts
the plant Pentapetes phoenicea MN.ii.14 (˚puppha); DN.ii.111 (id.) Ja.iv.279; Vism.174; Dhs-a.14; Vv-a.43, Vv-a.161.
cp. Class. Sk. bandhujīva
bandhuka →
pts
adjective
- the plant Pentapetes phoenicea Ja.iv.279 (˚puppha, evidently only a contraction of bandhu-jīvaka, cp. C. bandhujīvaka puppha; although Sk. bandhūka is given as syn. of bandhujīva at Hal …
bhasma →
pts
ashes SN.i.169 = Cnd.576 (loc bhasmani); Vv.84#44; Ja.iii.426; Vism.469 (in comparison).
- -antāhuti (bhasm’ ant’ āhuti) “whose sacrifice ends in ashes” DN.i.55 (so read for bhassant˚, according t …
bhasman →
pts
ashes SN.i.169 = Cnd.576 (loc bhasmani); Vv.84#44; Ja.iii.426; Vism.469 (in comparison).
- -antāhuti (bhasm’ ant’ āhuti) “whose sacrifice ends in ashes” DN.i.55 (so read for bhassant˚, according t …
bhisi →
pts
…uṇṇa-bhisi, cola˚, vāka˚, tiṇu˚, paṇṇa˚, i.e. bolsters stuffed with wool, cotton-cloth, bark, grass or talipot leaves,…
bimba →
pts
- shape, image (= paṭimā Vv-a.168) SN.i.134 (trsl. “puppet”); SN.v.217 (vimba) Ja.v.452. In phrase cittakataṃ bimbaṃ it refers to the human body (“the tricked-out puppet-shape” Brethren 303): …
bimbi →
pts
(or bimbī) gold, of golden colour DN-a.i.280 = Snp-a.448 (in Bdhgh’s fanciful etym of king Bimbisāra, viz. bimbī ti suvaṇṇaṃ, sārasuvaṇṇa-sadisa-vaṇṇatāya B.).
- *-[jāla](/def …
buddha →
pts
Buddha1
adjective
- understood SN.i.35 = SN.i.60 (su-dub-buddha very difficult to understand)
- having attained enlightenment, wise AN.iv.449; Pv-a.16 (buddh’ ādayo), Pv-a.60 (= ari …
cakkavāka →
pts
… ■ f. cakkavākī Ja.iii.524; Ja.vi.189 = Ja.vi.501.
Vedic cakravāka, cp. kṛkavāku, to sound root kṛ, see note on gala
celāvaka →
pts
kind of bird Ja.vi.538 (Com. celabaka; is it celā bakā?); Ja.v.416. See also celāpaka.
cp. Sk. chilla?
chavaka →
pts
- a corpse Ja.v.449.
- wretched Mil.156, Mil.200; (˚caṇḍāla, see expln at Ja.v.450).
cīra →
pts
…fibre DN.i.167 (kusa˚, vāka˚, phalaka˚); Vin.iii.34; AN.i.295; Pp.55-a bark dress Vin.i.305; Ja.vi.500 (cp. cīraka). 2. a strip (orig. of…
daṇḍa →
pts
…from sticks DN.i.9;
- -vākarā a net on a stick, as a snare, MN.i.153
- -veḷupesikā a bamboo stick Ja.iv.382; *…
devaka →
pts
adjective (-˚) belonging or peculiar to the devas; only in sa˚-loka the world including the gods in general DN.i.62; Cnd.309; Snp.86 Snp.377, Snp.443, Snp.760 etc. Mil.234. See also devamanussa-l …
dhamma →
pts
Dhamma1
masculine & rarely neuter constitution etc.
A. Definitions by Commentators
Bdhgh gives a fourfold meaning of the word dhamma (at DN-a.i.99; Dhp-a.i.22), viz. 1 guṇe ( …
diva →
pts
divasa →
pts
…i.e. the sun (cp. divākara Vv-a.169, Vv-a.271;
- -bhāga the day-part (opp. ratti˚ the night-part), day-time…
diṭṭha →
pts
Diṭṭha1
- seen; a˚ not seen DN.i.222 (a˚ + avedita asacchikata); MN.i.3 sq. (diṭṭhaṃ diṭṭhato sañjānāti); Snp.147 (diṭṭhā vā ye vā addiṭṭhā), Snp.995 (na me diṭṭho ito pubbe na ssuto… Sat …
gala →
pts
the throat Ja.i.216, Ja.i.264 Ja.iii.26; Ja.iv.494; Ja.i.194 (a dewlap); Pv-a.11, Pv-a.104.
- -agga the top of the throat Sdhp.379;
- -ajjhoharaniya able to be swallowed (of s …
gaṇḍikā →
pts
- a stalk, a shaft (cp. gaṇḍī) Ja.i.474; Dhs-a.319 (of the branches of trees: g˚-ākoṭana-sadda)
- a lump, a block of wood (more freq. spelling gaṇṭhikā, q.v.).
- Name of a plant Vv.35#4 (= bandh …
go →
pts
, f.) a cow, an ox, bull, pl. cattle. For f. cp gāvī; see also *gava*˚ for cpds
■ Sg. nom. go (Snp.580 also in composition, cp. aja-go-mahisādi Pv-a.80 = pasū) gen. gavassa (MN.i. …
guḷa →
pts
Guḷa1
to make into a ball, to conglomerate. Cp Sk. glauḥ ball; Gr. γλουτός; Ohg. chliuwa; Ger. kugel kloss; E. clot, cleat; also *gel with same meaning Sk. gulma tumour, gilāyu glandula …
hadaya →
pts
gone to the heart, learnt by heart Mil.10 -gama [˚ngama] heart-stirring, pleasant, agreeable DN.i.4; DN.iii.173; MN.i.345; AN.ii.209; AN.v.205; Vin.iii.77 Mnd.446; Dhs.1343; DN-a.i.75. *-[pariḷā …
hata →
pts
struck, killed DN.ii.131; destroyed, spoilt, injured Vin.i.25; Dhs.264; Ja.ii.175; reṇuhata struck with dust, covered with dust Vin.i.32; hatatta (nt.) the state of being destroyed Dhp.390; *[hatā …
joti →
pts
- light, splendour, radiance SN.i.93; AN.ii.85; Vv.16#2.
- a star: see compounds
- fire SN.i.169; Thag.415; Ja.iv.206; sajotibhūta set on fire SN.ii.260; AN.iii.407 sq.; Ja.i.232.
- *-[parāyaṇa]( …
jīva →
pts
Jīva1
adjective noun
- the soul. Sabbe jīvā all the souls, enumerated with sattā pāṇā bhūta in the dialect used by the followers of Gosāla DN.i.53 (= DN-a.i.161 jīvasaññī). “taṃ jīvaṃ t …
jīvaka →
pts
adjective = jīva, in bandhu˚; Name of a plant Vv-a.43
■ f. -ikā q.v. Jivam-jivaka
jīvaṃ-jīvaka →
pts
Jīvaṃ-jīvaka
(m. onom.) name of a bird, a sort of pheasant (or partridge?), which utters a note sounding like jīvaṃ jīva DN.iii.201; Ja.v.406, Ja.v.416; Ja.vi.276, Ja.vi.538. With this cp. the Jain …
jīvikā →
pts
living, livelihood SN.iii.93; AN.v.87, AN.v.210; Ja.iv.459; Mil.122; Snp-a.466. Freq. in combination ˚ṃ kappeti to find or get one’s living: Ja.ii.209; Pv-a.40, etc.; ˚kappaka finding one’s liveliho …
kamma →
pts
the doing, deed, work orig. meaning (see karoti) either building (cp. Lit kùrti, Opr. kūra to build) or weaving, plaiting (still in mālākamma and latā˚ “the intertwining of garland …
kanha →
pts
adjective dark, black, as attr. of darkness, opposed to light, syn. with kāḷa (q.v. for etym.); opp. sukka. In general it is hard to separate the lit. and fig. meanings, an ethical implication is to b …
kanta →
pts
Kanta1
- (adj.) in special sense an attribute of worldly pleasure (cp. kāma kāmaguṇā): pleasant, lovely, enjoyable; freq. in form iṭṭhā kantā manāpā, referring to the pleasures of the sens …
kasiṇa →
pts
Kasiṇa1
adjective entire, whole Ja.iv.111, Ja.iv.112.
Vedic kṛtsna
Kasiṇa2
neuter one of the aids to kammaṭṭhāna, the practice by means of which myst …
kassati →
pts
khaṇḍa →
pts
- (adj.) broken, usually of teeth; Thig.260 (= Thag-a.211); Mil.342; Vism.51.
- (m. nt.) a broken piece, a bit, camma˚ a strip of hide Vin.ii.122; coḷa˚ a bit of cloth Pv-a.70; pilotika˚ bits of r …
khudda →
pts
adjective small, inferior, low; trifling, insignificant; na khuddaṃ samācare kiñci “he shall not pursue anything trifling” Snp.145 (= lāmakaṃ Kp-a.243) kh˚ ca bālaṃ Snp.318. Opp. to strong Vv.32#10 ( …
koccha →
pts
…is given: kocchaṃ nāma vāka-mayaṃ vā usīra-mayaṃ vā muñjamayaṃ vā babbaja-mayaṃ vā anto saṃveṭhetvā baddhaṃ hoti. Cp….
komāra →
pts
adjective juvenile, belonging to a youth or maiden: f. komārī a virgin AN.iv.210.
- -pati husband of a girl-wife Ja.ii.120.
- -brahmacariyā (˚ṃ carati …
kopa →
pts
ill-temper, anger, grudge Vin.ii.184 = Snp.6; Dhs.1060; with appaccaya (mistrust) MN.i.27; almost exclusively in phrase kopañ ca dosañ ca appaccayañ ca pātukaroti (pātvakāsi) “he shows forth ill-tem …
kulāvaka →
pts
nest DN.i.91 (= DN-a.i.257 nivāsaṭṭhanaṃ); SN.i.8; SN.i.224 = Ja.i.203 (a brood of birds = supaṇṇapotakā); Ja.iii.74 (variant reading BB), Ja.iii.431; Ja.vi.344; Dhp-a.ii.22.
kuravaka →
pts
Name of a tree, in ratta˚ Ja.i.39 (= bimbijāla the red Amaranth tree).
= Sk. kuraṇṭaka Halāyudha, cp. kuraṇḍaka
kuraṇḍaka →
pts
shrub and its flower Vism.183 (see also kuravaka & koraṇḍaka). ˚leṇa Npl. Vism.38.
cp. Sk. kuraṇṭaka blossom of a species of Amaranth
kuṭava →
pts
(variant reading S. kū˚; B. kulāvaka) a nest Ja.iii.74; variant reading at Dhp-a.ii.23 (for kuṭikā).
kāsāvaka →
pts
yellow robe Dhp-a.ii.86.
fr. kāsāva
kāya →
pts
group, heap, collection, aggregate, body
Definitions and synonyms
Snp-a.31 gives the foll. synonyms and similes of kāya: kuṭī, guhā (Snp.772), deha, sandeha (Dhp.148 = Thag.20), nāvā (Dhp.3 …
lavaka →
pts
cutter, reaper Snp-a.148 (variant reading lāvaka). See lāvaka.
fr. lū
laṭukikā →
pts
…Bharhut Tope, p. 58.
Dimin. fr. laṭvāka; dial.
loka →
pts
world, primarily “visible world,” then in general as “space or sphere of creation, with var. degrees of substantiality. Often (unspecified in the comprehensive sense of “universe.” Sometimes the term …
lunāti →
pts
to cut, cut off, mow, reap Mil.33 (yavalāvakā yavaṃ lunanti); Dhs-a.39
pp lūna (& luta); -Caus I. lāvayati Mhvs.10, Mhvs.30; Caus. ii. lavāpeti to cause to mow Vin.ii.180 …
lāvaka →
pts
cutter, reaper Mil.33 (yava˚); Mhvs.10, Mhvs.31; Snp-a.148 (variant reading BB. for lavaka). Lavati & Laveti;
fr. lāvati
mahant →
pts
adjective great, extensive, big important, venerable
■ nom. mahā Snp.1008; Mhvs.22, Mhvs.27. Shortened to maha in cpd. pitāmaha (following a …
makaci →
pts
…cloth (used for straining) Ja.ii.96; Dhp-a.ii.155. Cp. makkhi-vāla.
- -vāka m. bark Vism.249 (+ akkavāka);…
maruvā →
pts
…hemp (Sanseveria roxburghiana MN.i.429. At Ja.ii.115 we find reading marūdvā marucavāka; (C.), of uncertain meaning?
cp. Sk. mūrvā,…
mattika →
pts
…Dhp-a.i.130.
- -vāka clay fibre Dhs-a.321 (variant reading ˚takka, perhaps gloss = takku spindle, see…
māṇavaka →
pts
- a young man, youth, a Brahmin Mil.101; in general: young, e.g. nāga˚; a young serpent Ja.iii.276; f.
- -ikā a Brahmin girl Ja.i.290; Mil.101 nāga˚; a young female serpent Ja.iii.275; Dhp-a …
nala →
pts
Nala & Naḷa
a species of reed; reed in general Vin.iv.35; AN.ii.73; Dhp.337; Cnd.680#ii; Ja.i.223; Ja.iv.141 Ja.iv.396 (n. va chinno); Pv.i.11#6 (id.); Dhp-a.iii.156; Dhp-a.iv.43 See also nāḷa, nāḷ …
navaka →
pts
adjective noun young; a young man, a newly ordained bhikkhu (opp. thera), novice (cp. Divy.404) Ja.i.33 (sangha˚); Pv-a.76 (id.)
■ Freq. in compar navakatara a younger one, …
naḷa →
pts
Nala & Naḷa
a species of reed; reed in general Vin.iv.35; AN.ii.73; Dhp.337; Cnd.680#ii; Ja.i.223; Ja.iv.141 Ja.iv.396 (n. va chinno); Pv.i.11#6 (id.); Dhp-a.iii.156; Dhp-a.iv.43 See also nāḷa, nāḷ …
nibbāna →
pts
I. Etymology
Although nir + vā “to blow”. (cp. BSk. nirvāṇa) is already in use in the Vedic period (see nibbāpeti), we do not find its distinctive ap …
nicca →
pts
adjective constant, continuous, permanent DN.iii.31; SN.i.142; SN.ii.109, SN.ii.198; SN.iv.24 sq., SN.iv.45, SN.iv.63; AN.ii.33, AN.ii.52 AN.v.210; Pts.ii.80; Vb.335, Vb.426. In chain of synonyms nicc …
nidhi →
pts
…cloak Ja.vi.79 (explained as vākacīra-nivāsanaṃ = a bark dress). Cp sannidhi.
- -kumbhī a treasure-pot, a treasure…
nigaṇṭha →
pts
member of the Jain order (see MN.i.370–MN.i.375 MN.i.380 & cp. jaṭila) Vin.i.233 (Nātaputta, the head of that Order, cp. DN.i.57; also Sīho senāpati n-sāvako); SN.i.78 SN.i.82 (˚bhikkhā); AN.i.205 sq …
nikāsa →
pts
noun adjective appearance; adj. of appearance, like Ja.v.87 (-˚), corresp. to ˚avakāsa.
ni + kaś
nāga →
pts
- a serpent or Nāga demon, playing a prominent part in Buddh. fairy-tales, gifted with miraculous powers & great strength. They often act as fairies are classed with other divinities (see *[devatā]( …
okantati FIXME double →
pts
Okantati (okkant˚)
to cut off, cut out, cut away, carve; pres. okantati MN.i.129; Pv.iii.10#2 (= ava˚ Pv-a.213); ger. okantitvā Ja.i.154 (migaṃ o. after carving the deer); Pv-a.192 (piṭṭhi maṃs …
okantati →
pts
Avakantati & okantati
(okk˚) to cut off, cut out, cut away carve-(ava:) Ja.iv.155
pp avakanta & avakantita.
cp. Sk. avakṛntati, ava + kantati, cp. also apakantati
okappanā →
pts
Avakappanā & okappanā
feminine preparation, fixing up, esp. harnessing Ja.vi.408.
ava + kappanā
okassati FIXME double →
pts
Okassati
to drag down, draw or pull away, distract, remove. Only in ger.; okassa, always combd. with pasayha “removing by force” DN.ii.74 (T. okk˚); AN.iv.16 (T. okk˚, variant reading ok …
okassati →
pts
Avakassati & okassati
to drag down, to draw or pull away, distract, remove
■ AN.v.74 = Vin.ii.204 (+ vavakassati).
cp. Sk. avakarṣati, ava + kṛṣ; see also apakassati & avakaḍḍhati
okkamati →
pts
Avakkamati & okkamati
to approach. to enter, go into or near to, to fall into, appear in, only in ger. (poetically) avakamma Ja.iii.480 (variant reading apa˚).
ava + kamati fr. kram
okkant →
pts
Okantati (okkant˚)
to cut off, cut out, cut away, carve; pres. okantati MN.i.129; Pv.iii.10#2 (= ava˚ Pv-a.213); ger. okantitvā Ja.i.154 (migaṃ o. after carving the deer); Pv-a.192 (piṭṭhi maṃs …
okāsa →
pts
Avakāsa & okāsa
- “appearance”: akkhuddâvakāso dassanāya not little (or inferior) to behold (of appearance) DN.i.114; ariyāvakāsa appearing noble or having the app. of an Aryan Ja.v.87; katâvakāsa pu …
paggharati →
pts
to flow forth or out, to ooze, trickle, drip SN.i.150; Snp.p.125 (pubbañ ca lohitañ ca. p.); Ja.vi.328; Pv.i.6#7 (gabbho pagghari = vissandi Pv-a.34); Pv.ii.9#11 (= vissandati Pv-a.119); Pv.ii.9#26 …
paripūreti →
pts
to fulfil; to fill (up), make more full, supplement, fill out, add to DN.i.74 (parisandeti p. parippharati; DN-a.i.217 explains as “vāyunā bhastaṃ viya pūreti”); DN.ii.221; MN.iii.92; SN.i.27 (devakā …
pasibbaka →
pts
sack, Vin.iii.17; Ja.i.112, Ja.i.351; Ja.ii.88, Ja.ii.154; Ja.iii.10, Ja.iii.116 Ja.iii.343 (camma˚ leather bag); Ja.iv.52, Ja.iv.361; Ja.v.46 (pūpa˚) Ja.v.483; Ja.vi.432 (spelling pasippaka); DN-a.i …
pañca →
pts
adjective noun masculine
Cases:
■ gen. dat. pañcannaṃ,
■ instr. abl pañcahi,
■ loc. pañcasu;
■ often used in compositional form pañca˚ (cp. Ved. pañcāra with 5 spokes RV i.16413; G …
pubba →
pts
Pubba1
pus, matter, corruption MN.i.57; MN.iii.90; SN.i.150; SN.ii.157; AN.i.34; Ja.ii.18; Mil.382; Pv-a.80
■ In detail discussed (as one of the 32 ākāras) at Vism.261, Vism.360; Kp- …
pubbaka →
pts
adjective
- former, ancient, living in former times DN.i.104 (isayo), DN.i.238 (id.); Snp.284 (id.) SN.ii.105; SN.iv.307 (ācariya-pācariyā); Thag.947.
- (-˚; cp. pubba2 1) having forme …
puggala →
pts
- an individual, as opposed to a group (sangha or parisā), person, man; in later philosophical (Abhidhamma) literature = character, soul (= attan). DN.i.176; MN.iii.58; SN.i.93 sq.; SN.iii.25; AN.i.8 …
punāti →
pts
- to clean, cleanse Vv-a.19 (+ visodheti, in def. of puñña).
- to sift Ja.vi.108 (angāraṃ p. = attano sīse angāre p. okirati C. so read with variant reading for phunati T.); DN-a.i.268 (bhusaṃ pu …
puthujjana →
pts
an ordinary, average person (4 classes of ordinary people are discussed at Cpd. 49, 50) a common worldling, a man of the people, an ordinary man MN.i.1, MN.i.7, MN.i.135, MN.i.239, MN.i.323; MN.iii. …
puḷavaka →
pts
(BB puḷuvaka) = puḷava Dhp-a.iv.46; Vv-a.76; Pv-a.14. One of the (asubha) kammaṭṭhānas is called p. “the contemplation (˚saññā idea) of the worminfested corpse” SN.v.131; Dhs.264; Vism.110, Vism.17 …
pāramī →
pts
completeness, perfection, highest state Snp.1018, Snp.1020; Pp.70; Dhp-a.i.5; Vv-a.2 (sāvakañāṇa˚); Pv-a.139; Sdhp.328. In later literature there is mentioned a group of 10 perfections (*dasa pāram …
pātur →
pts
(-˚) (˚pātu) indeclinable visible open, manifest; only in compound with kṛ; and bhū, and with the rule that pātu˚ appears before cons., whereas pātur˚ stands before vowels.
- w …
pāvaka →
pts
adjective noun
- (adj.) pure, bright, clear, shining Ja.v.419.
- (m.) the fire SN.i.69; AN.iv.97; Dhp.71, Dhp.140; Ja.iv.26; Ja.v.63 (= kaṇha-vattanin) Ja.vi.236 (= aggi C.); Pv.i.8#5; Vism.170 (= …
ravaka →
pts
Err:501
sa →
pts
Sa1
the letter s (sa-kāra) Snp-a.23; or the syllable sa Dhp-a.ii.6; Pv-a.280.
Sa2
base of the nom. of the demonstr. pron. that, he she. The form sg. m. * …
sadevaka →
pts
adjective together with the devas, with the deva world DN.i.62; DN.iii.76, DN.iii.135; Snp.86; Vin.i.8 Vin.i.11; Dhp.44; DN-a.i.174. At Ja.i.14 sadevake (loc.) is used in the sense of “in the world …
saha →
pts
Saha1
indeclinable prep. & prefix, meaning: in conjunction with, together, accompanied by; immediately after (with instr.) Vin.i.38; Snp.49, Snp.928 Thig.414 = Thig.425; sahā Snp.231.
-
- …
sakkhi →
pts
Sakkhi1
an eyewitness DN.ii.237 (nom. sg. sakkhī = with his own eyes, as an eyewitness); Snp.479, Snp.921, Snp.934 (sakkhi dhammaṃ adassi where the corresp. Sk. form would be sākṣād); Ja.i …
sakuṇa →
pts
bird (esp. with ref. to augury) DN.i.71 (pakkhin +); Vin.iii.147; SN.i.197; AN.ii.209 AN.iii.241 sq., AN.iii.368; Ja.ii.111, Ja.ii.162 (Kandagala); Kp-a.241 pantha˚; see under *[pantha](/define/pa …
sammati →
pts
Sammati1 [śam
Dhtp.436 = upasama]
- to be appeased, calmed; to cease Dhp.5; Pot 3rd pl. sammeyyuṃ SN.i.24
- to rest, to dwell DN.i.92; SN.i.226; Ja.v.396; DN-a.i.262 (= vasa …
sarāvaka →
pts
Err:509
savaka →
pts
see -saṃ.
saṃsavaka →
pts
Name of a purgatory Vv.52#12, cp. Vv-a.226 sq.
fr. saṃsava
saṅgha →
pts
- multitude, assemblage Mil.403 (kāka˚); Ja.i.52 (sakuṇa˚); Snp.589 (ñāti˚); Snp.680 (deva˚) DN.iii.23 (miga˚); Vv.5#5 (accharā˚ = samūha Vv-a.37) bhikkhu˚; an assembly of Buddhist priests AN.i.56 …
saṅkitti →
pts
derivation & meaning very doubtful; Bdhgh’s expln at Pp-a 231 is not to be taken as reliable, viz. “sankittetvā katabhattesu hoti. dubbhikkha-samaye kira acela-kāsāvakā acelakānaṃ atthāy …
saṇhaka →
pts
…hempen cloth (= sāṇavāka), as indicated by variant reading sāṇalāka. Thus a der. fr. saṇa = sāṇa. Kern compares P. tuṇhīra…
sevaka →
pts
serving, following; a servant, dependent Ja.ii.12, Ja.ii.125, Ja.ii.420; Snp-a.453. See vipakkha˚.
sita →
pts
Sita1
adjective sharp Dāvs i.32.
pp. of śā; Sk. śita
Sita2
- (lit.) stuck in or to: hadaya˚ salla Snp.938; Mnd.412.
- (fig.) reclining, resting, depending on, attached, cl …
sittha →
pts
lump of boiled rice Vin.ii.165, Vin.ii.214; Ja.i.189, Ja.i.235; Ja.v.387; Ja.vi.358 (odana˚), Ja.vi.365 (yāgu˚); Pv-a.99; sitthatelaka oil of beeswax Vin.ii.107, Vin.ii.151.
- -āvakārakaṃ (adv.) …
sivikā →
pts
palanquin, litter Bv.17, Bv.16 (text savakā); Pv.i.11#1; Vin.i.192; --gabbha a room in shape like a palanquin, an alcove Vin.ii.152; mañca-˚ Ja.v.136, Ja.v.262 (a throne palanquin?). suvaṇṇa˚ …
sutta →
pts
Sutta1
asleep Vin.iii.117; Vin.v.205; DN.i.70; DN.ii.130; Dhp.47; Iti.41; Ja.v.328
■ (nt.) sleep DN.ii.95; MN.i.448; SN.iv.169. In phrase --pabuddha “awakened from sleep” referring t …
svākāra →
pts
being of good disposition Vin.i.6.
su + ākāra
sājīva →
pts
rule of life, precept governing the monastic life of the Buddhist bhikkhus Vin.iii.24#2; adj. ˚-samāpanna ibid.; adj. ˚-kara one who supports Ja.iv.42 (= sa-ājīvakara, C.).
sāli →
pts
rice DN.i.105, DN.i.230; DN.ii.293; Vin.iv.264; MN.i.57; AN.i.32, AN.i.145; AN.iii.49; AN.iv.108 (+ yavaka), AN.iv.231; SN.v.10, SN.v.48; Ja.i.66, Ja.i.178; Ja.iv.276; Ja.v.37; Ja.vi.531; Mil.251; Sn …
sāvaka →
pts
hearer, disciple (never an Arahant) DN.i.164; DN.ii.104; DN.iii.47, DN.iii.52, DN.iii.120 sq., DN.iii.133; AN.i.88; MN.i.234; SN.ii.26; Iti.75 sq., Iti.79; Ja.i.229; Vism.214, Vism.411
■ fem *[sāvik …
sāvakatta →
pts
the state of a disciple MN.i.379 sq.
abstr. fr. last
sāṇa →
pts
…(˚sāṭaka)
■ sāṇavāka the same Thig.252; Ja.iii.394 (var. read).
cp. Sk. śāṇa hempen, fr. śaṇa = P. saṇa; cp….
ta →
pts
Ta˚
base of demonstr. pron. for nt., in oblique cases of m. & f., in demonstr. adv. of place & time (see also sa).
I. Cases: nom
sg. nt. tad (older) Vin.i.83; Snp.1052; Dh …
tasa →
pts
adjective
- trembling, frightened Ja.i.336 = Ja.i.344 (vakā, expl. at Ja.i.342 by tasita); perhaps the derived meaning of:
- moving, running (cp. to meaning 1 & 2 Gr.; τρέω to flee & to tremble), a …
tathāgata →
pts
The context shows that the word is an epithet of an Arahant, and that non-Buddhists were supposed to know what it meant. The compilers of the Nikāyas must therefore have considered the expression as …
thera →
pts
only used with ref. to the bhikkhus of Gotama Buddha’s community
(adj.) senior Vin.i.47, Vin.i.290 (th. bhikkhū opp. navā bh.), Vin.i.159 (th bhikkhu a senior bh. opp. to navaka bh. a novice), Vin.i …
theraka →
pts
adjective strong (?), of clothes: therakāni vatthāni DN.ii.354 (vv.ll. thevakāni, dhorakāni, corakāni). Theri & Therika
thūpa →
pts
stupa or tope, a bell-shaped pile of earth, a mound, tumulus, cairn; dome, esp. a monument erected over the ashes of an Arahant (otherwise called dhātugabbha = dāgaba), or on spots consecrated as sce …
tilaka →
pts
- a spot, stain, mole, freckle MN.i.88; SN.i.170; Vv-a.253; Dhp-a.iv.172 (˚ṃ vā kālakaṃ vā adisvā).
- a kind of tree Vv.6#7 (= bandhu-jīvaka-puppha-sadisa-pupphā ekā rukkha-jāti).
tila + ka …
titthiya →
pts
an heretic Vin.i.54, Vin.i.84, Vin.i.136, Vin.i.159 (˚samādāna), Vin.i.306 (˚dhaja), Vin.i.320; SN.i.65; SN.iv.37, SN.iv.394; DN.iii.44, DN.iii.46; Snp.381, Snp.891; Cnd.38; Pts.i.160; Pp.49; Vb.247. …
tāva →
pts
adverb so much, so long; usually correl. with yāva how long, how much; in all meanings to be understood out of elliptical application of this correlation Thus
I
*yāva-tāva …
udaka →
pts
water Vin.ii.120, Vin.ii.213; DN.ii.15 (˚assa dhārā gushes or showers of w.); Dhp.80 Dhp.145; Ja.i.212; Pv.i.5#7; Pp.31, Pp.32; Mil.318; Vv-a.20 (udake temanaṃ aggimhe tāpanaṃ); Dhp-a.i.289; Dhp-a. …
va →
pts
Va1
the syllable “va” Kp-a.109 (with ref. to ending ˚vā in Bhagavā, which Bdhgh expls as “va-kāraṃ dīghaṃ katvā,” i.e. a lengthening of va); Snp-a.76 (see below va3</sup …
vakkala →
pts
…BSk. valkala (e.g. Jtm.210): see vāka
vapakassati →
pts
see vavakassati.
vavakassati →
pts
to be drawn away, to be distracted or alienated (from); so is to be read at all passages, where it is either combined with avakassati or stands by itself The readings are: Vin. …
vavakaṭṭha →
pts
drawn away, alienated; withdrawn, secluded Dhp-a.ii.103 (˚kāya).
pp. of vavakassati
vaṅkaka →
pts
sort of toy: Rh. D. “toyplough” (Dial. i.10); Kern “miniature fish-hook (
Toevoegselen
s. v.). Rh. D. derives it fr. Sk. vṛka (see P vaka1). Bdhgh at DN-a.i.86 takes it as “toy-plo …
vaṇṇa →
pts
appearance etc (lit. “cover, coating”). There is a considerable fluctuation of meaning, especially between meanings 2, 3, 4. One may group as follows.
- colour Snp.447 (meda˚); SN.v.216 (chavi˚ of t …
vidhātar →
pts
provider, disposer Ja.v.221 (dhātā vidhātā, as of Viśvakarman: cp. Macdonell Vedic Mythology p. 118).
n. ag. of vidahati
vikulāvaka →
pts
Vikulāva(ka)
adjective having no nest, without a nest SN.i.224 (ka); Ja.i.203.
vi + kulāva
vilīvakāra →
pts
worker in bamboo, a basketmaker Vin.iii.82; Mil.331; Vb-a.222 (˚ka in simile) Pv-a.175.
vilīva + kāra
vimāna →
pts
Vimāna1
neuter lit. covering a certain space, measuring; the defns given by Dhpāla refer it to “without measure,” i.e. immeasurable. Thus = vigata-māne appamāṇe mahanta vara-p …
vipakkha →
pts
adjective opposite, hostile; enemy; only in foll. compounds:
- -sevaka siding in or consorting with the enemy keeping bad company, a traitor Ja.i.186; Ja.iii.321; Dhp-a.iv.95.
- …
viyatta →
pts
- (adj.) determined, of settled opinion, learned, accomplished; only in stock phrase sāvakā viyattā vinītā visāradā (which Rh. D trsls “true hearers, wise and well-trained, ready etc. …
vāgulā →
pts
Vākarā = vāgulā
net, snare MN.i.153 (daṇḍa˚, dvandva); MN.ii.65
■ As vākara at Ja.iii.541; as vākura at Thag.774.
vāgura →
pts
…Another P. form is vākarā.
cp. Epic & Class. Sk. vāgurā; to Idg. *ṷeg to weave, as in Lat. velum sail, Ags. wecca = E wick; Ohg….
vāgurā →
pts
…Another P. form is vākarā.
cp. Epic & Class. Sk. vāgurā; to Idg. *ṷeg to weave, as in Lat. velum sail, Ags. wecca = E wick; Ohg….
vākarā →
pts
Vākarā = vāgulā
net, snare MN.i.153 (daṇḍa˚, dvandva); MN.ii.65
■ As vākara at Ja.iii.541; as vākura at Thag.774.
vījanī →
pts
…at Vin.ii.130, viz. vākamaya˚, usīra˚, mora-piñcha˚; or fans made of bark, of a root (?), and of a peacock’s tail.
fr. vījana,…
vūpakaṭṭha →
pts
alienated, withdrawn, drawn away (from), secluded often in phrase eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī etc (see arahant ii.B.), e.g. DN.iii.76; SN.i.117; SN.ii.21, SN.ii.244 SN.iii.35 …
vūpakāseti →
pts
to draw away, alienate, distract, exclude Vin.iv.326; AN.v.72 sq
caus 2 vūpakāsāpeti to cause to distract or draw away Vin.i.49; Vin.iv.326
pp vūpakaṭṭha.
Caus. of vavakassati
ya →
pts
Ya˚
I. Forms
(See inflection also at Geiger, P.Gr. § 110.) The decl. is similar to that of ta˚ among the more rarely found forms we only mention the foll.
■ sg. nom. m. *[yo](/define/y …
yadā →
pts
adverb when Snp.200 (y. ca so mato seti), Snp.681, Snp.696 (here as yada, explained as yadā), Snp.923; Dhp.28, Dhp.69, Dhp.277 sq., Dhp.325, Dhp.384, Dhp.390; Iti.77 (y devo devakāyā cavati); Pv-a.54 …
yakkha →
pts
- name of certain non-human beings, as spirits, ogres, dryads, ghosts spooks. Their usual epithet and category of being is amanussa, i.e. not a human being (but not a sublime g …
yathāvaka →
pts
adjective being according to reality or sufficiency, essential, true, real, sufficient Thag.347 Vb-a.409 (˚vatthu, referring to the “māna”-division of the Khuddaka-vatthu Vb.353 sq., cp. Cnd.505≈ S …
yatra →
pts
adverb in which, where, since; only in phrase yatra hi nāma (in emphatic exclamations) with Fut. “as indeed, inasmuch as, that” SN.ii.255 (ñāṇabhūtā vata sāvakā y. h. n. savako ñassati etc.); Ja.i.5 …
yavaka →
pts
in cpd. sāli˚; (whatever there is of) rice & corn (i.e. rice-and cornfields C.) Ja.iv.172. Cp. yāvaka.
yava + collect. ending ˚ka
yuga →
pts
- the yoke of a plough (usually) or a carriage Dhp-a.i.24 (yugaṃ gīvaṃ bādhati presses on the neck); Pv-a.127 (ratha˚); Sdhp.468 (of a carriage) Also at Snp.834 in phrase dhonena yugaṃ samāgamā w …
yācitaka →
pts
adjective asked, begged, borrowed MN.i.365 (˚ṃ bhogaṃ) Ja.iv.358 = Ja.vi.127 (˚ṃ yānaṃ and ˚ṃ dhanaṃ, alluding to MN.i.365–MN.i.366), with expln Ja.iv.358: “yaṃ parena dinnattā labbhati taṃ …
yāthāva →
pts
adjective sufficient (lit “just as much”; i.e. such as it is), sufficiently founded logical, consistent, exact, definite, true Cnd.275 (where tatha is explained by taccha, bhūta, yāthāva, aviparīta) D …
yāva →
pts
adverb
- (as prep.) up to (a point), as far as, how far so far that (cp. tāva I), both temporal and local, used either with absolute form of noun or adj. (base), or nom., or abl. or *acc …
yāvaka →
pts
dish prepared of barley Ja.vi.373 (= yavataṇḍula-bhatta C.).
= yavaka
ñāṇa →
pts
knowledge, intelligence insight, conviction, recognition, opp. añāṇa avijjā, lack of k. or ignorance.
-
Ñāṇa in the theory of cognition:
it occurs in intensive couple-compounds with terms of …
ācamana →
pts
rinsing, washing with water, used
- for the mouth DN.i.12 (= udakena mukhasiddhi-karaṇa DN-a.i.98).
- after evacuation Ja.iii.486.
- -kumbhī water-pitcher used for rinsing …
ājīvaka →
pts
Ājīvaka & ˚ika
an ascetic, one of the numerous sects of non-buddhist ascetics. On their austerities, practice & way of living see esp. Dhp-a.ii.55 sq. and on the whole question A. L. Basham, *Hist. …
ājīvika →
pts
Ājīvaka & ˚ika
an ascetic, one of the numerous sects of non-buddhist ascetics. On their austerities, practice & way of living see esp. Dhp-a.ii.55 sq. and on the whole question A. L. Basham, *Hist. …
ārāma →
pts
- pleasure, fondness of (-˚), delight, always as adj. (-˚) delighting in, enjoying finding pleasure in (usually combd. with rata, e.g. dhammārāma dhammarata finding delight in the Dh.) S …
āḷavaka →
pts
Āḷavaka & ˚ika
(adj. n.) dwelling in forests, a forest-dweller SN.ii.235. As Np. at Vism.208.
= āṭavika
āḷavika →
pts
Āḷavaka & ˚ika
(adj. n.) dwelling in forests, a forest-dweller SN.ii.235. As Np. at Vism.208.
= āṭavika
ṭhāna →
pts
(ṭṭhāna) neuter
I. Connotation
As one of the 4 iriyāpathā (behaviours)
- contrasted (a) as standing position with sitting or reclining (b) as rest with motion.
- by itself without parti …