…Vajja, vajja, vajjum

cp. Sk. vādya, grd. of vad

Vajja³, vajjā, vajjuṃ

Pot. of vad, see vadati.

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, …

avoids; renounces; throws down

not to be censured

irreproachable, faultless

to be censured; a fault

not to be censured

what is blameable; imperfection, a fault.

sa-upavajja

mfn. open to criticism, blameworthy

blameworthy, faulty

to be censured; at fault

serious offense; being a serious offense.

each moving up

upavajja¹

fpp mfn.

upavajja²

fpp mfn. to be criticized, blameworthy

family which can be approached

1. tilts, tips up (to pour out); tips over.
2. turns (one’s mind) to, gives one’s attention to; ponders over, thinks about

1. tilts, tips up (to pour out); tips over.
2. turns (one’s mind) to, gives one’s attention to; ponders over, thinks about

Advertence: Directing of mind to the object: āvajjana is one of the functions of consciousness viññāna-kicca. Cf. manasikāra

[[fivefold sense-door]]Fivefold sense-door: Directing to the: pañcadvārāvajjana see: viññāna-kicca.

Javana: fr. javati to impel: ‘impulsion’, is the phase of full cognition in the cognitive series, or perceptual process citta-vīthi see. viññāna-kicca occurring at its climax, if the respe …

Paccavekkhana-ñāna: ‘retrospective knowledge’, refers to the recollected mental image obtained in concentration, or to any inner experience just passed, as for instance, any absorption jhāna, o …

Pañcadvārāvajjana: ‘directing to the 5-sense-doors’; see: viññāna-kicca

Āvajjana: Directing of the mind towards the object, is the first stage in the process of consciousness see: viññāna-kicca. If an object of the 5 physical senses is observed, it is called ’five\ …

*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: 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 …

Anu¹

indeclinable prep. & pref

A.

As prep. anu is only found occasionally, and here its old (Vedic) function with acc. is superseded by the loc. Traces of …

adjective blameless, without fault, Mil.391.

grd. of an + upavadati

to blame, censure, reproach Vin.ii.80, Vin.ii.88
grd anuvajja (q.v.).

Sk. ava˚; anu + vadati

adjective to be blamed, censurable, worthy of reproach Snp.p.78 (an˚ = anuvādavimutta Snp-a.396).

grd. of anu + vadati, cp. anuvāda & Sk. avavadya

adjective not running away, steadfast, brave, fearless Cnd.13 (abhīru anutrāsin apalāyin as expl^n. of acchambhin and vīra); Ja.iv.296; Ja.v.4 (where C gives variant “apalāpinī ti pi pāṭho …

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 …

adjective low, inferior, blamable bad, deprecable Dhp.318, Dhp.319; Dhs.1160. More fig. in neg. form anavajja blameless, faultless DN.i.70 (= anindita DN-a.i.183); AN.ii.26 = Iti.102; Snp.47 (˚bhoj …

only neg. an˚; blamelessness, faultlessness Pp.25, Pp.41; Dhs.1349.

abstr. to prec.

Bala¹

neuter

1. 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 …

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

adjective noun full of insight, seeing, perceiving, taking notice of. In combination with -ñū (knowing) it plays the part of an additional emphasis to the 1st term = knowing & seeing i.e. having co …

…Snp.263 = Kp.v.6 (anavajjāni k. = anākulā kammantā Snp.262). paresaṃ k˚ṃ katvā doing other people’s work = being a servant…

anger. Nearest synonyms are āghāta (Dhs.1060 = Cnd.576 both expositions also of dosa), upanāha (always in chain rāga, dosa, moha, kodha, upanāha) and *[dhūma]( …

1. deceit, fraud, hypocrisy, usually in combination kuhana-lapana “deceit and talking-over” = deceitful talk DN.i.8; AN.iii.430; DN-a.i.92; Mil.383; Nd ii.on avajja
   ■ MN.i.465 = Iti.28, Iti.29 …

to desire.

1. Objective: pleasantness, pleasure-giving, an object of sensual enjoyment.
2. Subjective: (a) enjoyment, pleasure on occasion of sense, (b) sense-desire.

Buddhist commentators exp …

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 …

Mano & Mana(s)

neuter

I. Declension

Like all other nouns of old s-stems mano has partly retained the s forms (cp cetah → ceto) & partly follows the a-declension. The …

Mano & Mana(s)

neuter

I. Declension

Like all other nouns of old s-stems mano has partly retained the s forms (cp cetah → ceto) & partly follows the a-declension. The …

(˚-) adjective noun belonging to or untruth, false-; only in compounds -dhamma of a deceitful nature, false, AN.v.84 (kāma); Snp.739, Snp.757 & -vajja [fr. m …

kind of kidney-bean, Phaseolus mungo, freq. combined with māsa² (q.v.). On its size (larger than sāsapa smaller than kalāya) see AN.v.170 & cp. kalāya
■ DN.ii.293; MN.i.57 (+ māsa); S …

adverb falsely, wrongly; uṣually with verbs vadati, bhanati bhāsati & brūti; to speak falsely, to tell a lie
■ AN.i.149 (opp. saccaṃ); Snp.122, Snp.158, Snp.397, Snp.400, Snp.757, Snp.883, Snp.967 …

to split asunder (trs.), break, destroy Snp.973 (= bhindati sambhindati Mnd.503) ger. pabhijja SN.i.193 = Thag.1242
pass pabhijjati to be broken, to burst (open), to split …

1. foot Dhp.273 = Snp-a.366 (? saccānaṃ caturo padā); DN-a.i.85; usually -˚, like hatthipadaṃ elephant’s foot MN.i.176, MN.i.184; SN.i.86; SN.v.43, SN.v.231; and with numerals dvi˚ & di˚, catup˚, a …

(˚jahāti) to give up, renounce, forsake, abandon, eliminate, let go, get rid of; freq as synonym of jahati (see Nd ii.under jahati with all forms). Its wide range of application with reference to all …

one who indulges in the practice of a Wanderer, fig. one who leads a virtuous ascetic life Snp.537 (T. ˚vajjayitā). Perhaps we should read -bājayitvā for -bājayitā, cp. Snp-a.434 nikkhamet[v]ā …

to give up, abandon, leave behind, reject SN.i.44; Iti.94; Ja.ii.335; Ja.vi.259 (= chaḍḍeti) Mil.207; Dhp-a.iv.204; Pv-a.121, Pv-a.132, Pv-a.221 (read jīvitaṃ pariccajati for parivajjati; cp. BSk. …

is doubtful reading at AN.iii.38 (variant reading parivajjanā) = AN.iv.266 (T. reads parijjana, cp. parijana; vv. ll parivajjanā & parijanā); meaning?.

avoiding, avoidance MN.i.7, MN.i.10; AN.iii.387, AN.iii.389; Mil.408; Vism.33. As f -ā at Vism.132, and ibid. as abstr. parivajjanatā.

fr. pari + vṛj

to wander forth, go about, perambulate; ppr. pavajamāna SN.i.42 (but may be pavajjamāna “being predicated” in play of word with act pavadanto in same verse).

pa + vraj

sounding, playing of music Vv-a.210.

fr. pavajjati, Pass. of pavadati

to sound forth to be played (of music) Ja.i.64 (pavajjayiṃsu, 3^rd pl. aor.); Vv-a.96 (pavajjamāna ppr. med.).

Pass. of pavadati

adjective bound to, in fetters or bonds, attracted to or by, dependent on DN.i.76; Vin.iv.302 (kāya˚); AN.v.87 (para˚); Dhp.284; Mil.102 (āvajjana˚); Pv-a.134 (˚jīvika dependent on him for a living) …

Peyya¹

to be drunk, drinkable, only in compound or neg. apeyya undrinkable AN.iii.188; Ja.iv.205 Ja.iv.213 (apo apeyyo). maṇḍa˚; to be drunk like cream, i.e. of the b …

to cover, to close, conceal, shut MN.i.117, MN.i.380 (dvāraṃ); Ja.i.292; Ja.iii.26; Ja.v.389; Mil.139 (vajjaṃ); Dhp-a.i.396; Dhp-a.ii.4, Dhp-a.ii.85; Dhp-a.iv.197 (ūruṃ); Sdhp.321 aor. *[pidahi](/ …

emotion of joy, delight, zest exuberance. On term see Dhs. trsl. 11 and Cpd. 243 Classed under sankhārakkhandha, not vedanā˚-DN.i.37, DN.i.75; DN.iii.241, DN.iii.265, DN.iii.288; MN.i.37; SN.ii.30; …

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. * …

adjective real, true DN.i.182; MN.ii.169; MN.iii.207; Dhp.408; nt. saccaṃ truly, verily, certainly Mil.120; saccaṃ kira is it really true? DN.i.113; Vin.i.45, Vin.i.60; Ja.i.107; saccato truly S …

Saṅgaha¹

1. collecting, gathering, accumulation Vin.i.253; Mhvs.35, Mhvs.28.
2. comprising collection, inclusion, classification Kv.335 sq. (˚kathā) cp. Kvu. translation 388 sq.; Vism.191 …

adjective blameable AN.ii.3.

sa + anuvajja

adjective blameable, faulty DN.i.163; DN.ii.215; MN.i.119; SN.v.66, SN.v.104 sq.; Snp.534; Pp.30, Pp.41 (nt.) what is censurable, sin Ja.i.130; Mil.392; Vb-a.382 (mahā˚ or appa˚, with ref. to var. cr …

guilt Mil.293.

fr. last

Thūla^a & Thulla^b

(the latter usual in compounds) adjective compact, massive; coarse gross; big, strong, clumsy; common, low, unrefined rough

1. DN.i.223; Snp.146 (aṇuka˚), Snp. …

Thūla^a & Thulla^b

(the latter usual in compounds) adjective compact, massive; coarse gross; big, strong, clumsy; common, low, unrefined rough

1. DN.i.223; Snp.146 (aṇuka˚), Snp. …

adjective blameworthy SN.iv.59, SN.iv.60; AN.ii.242. an˚; blameless, without fault SN.iv.57 sq AN.iv.82; Mil.391.

grd. of upavadati

blameworthiness SN.iv.59 (an˚).

abstr. fr. upavajja

…3^rd sg. vajjā Snp.971 (cp. Mnd.498) Ja.vi.526 (= vadeyya C.); 3^rd pl. vajjuṃ Snp.859 (=…

to go, proceed, get to (acc.), lit. to turn to (cp. vṛj, vṛṇakti, pp. vṛkta, which latter coincides with vṛtta of vṛt in P. vatta: see vatta¹ & cp. vajjeti to avoid, …

avoidance, shunning Vism.5 (opp. sevana); Dhp-a.iii.417.

fr. vajjati

adjective to be avoided, to be shunned; improper Mil.166 (i.e. bad or uneven parts of the wood), Mil.224.

grd. formation fr. vajjati¹

Vajjati¹

to turn etc.; only as Pass. form vajjati vajjeti* (*varjayati) to avoid, to abstain from, renounce Sdhp.10, Sdhp.11, Sdhp.200. Cp. pari˚ …

adjective sinful SN.iii.194.

vajja¹ + vant

to avoid, abandon, forsake SN.i.43; AN.v.17; Snp.53 (= parivajj˚ abhivajj˚ Cnd.592), Snp.399 (˚jjaya), Snp.407 (praet. ˚jjayi); Vv.84#38 (˚jjayātha = parivajjetha Vv-a.346); Ja.i.473; Ja.iii.263, Ja. …

adverb as, like, in relation to, after (the manner of)
■ As prep. (with acc.): according (to some condition, norm or rule): yathā kāmaṃ (already Vedic) according to his desire …

turning to, paying attention, apprehending; adverting the mind
■ See discussion of term at Cpd. 85, 227 (the C. derive āvajjana fr. āvaṭṭeti to turn towards, this confusion being due to close rese …

1. to reflect upon, notice, take in advert to, catch (a sound), listen Ja.i.81; Ja.ii.423; Ja.v.3; Mil.106.
2. to remove, upset (a vessel), pour out Vin.i.286 (kumbhiṃ); Ja.ii.102 (gloss āsiñcati)

ca …

1. to turn over, incline, bend MN.iii.96; Ja.iv.56 (so read for āvijjhanto); DN-a.i.10 (kāyaṃ).
2. to incline (the mind); observe, reflect, muse, think heed, listen for. According to Cpd. 227 often …

turning to (of the mind), adverting apprehending Kv.380, Kv.491.

most likely for āvajjana. q.v. & see also Kvu trsl. 221, 282