moving on, upkeep, existence, continuance Snp.698 (cakka˚ continuance of royal power); Mhvs.3, Mhvs.38.

fr. vattati

turning round Dhtp.89 (in defⁿ of vaṭṭati). Cp. āvaṭṭana.

fr. vṛt, vaṭṭati

in -valī is a line or chain of balls (“rounds,” i.e. rings or spindles). Reading somewhat doubtful. It occurs at MN.i.80, MN.i.81 (seyyathā v. evaṃ me piṭṭhi-kaṇṭako unnat’ âvanato hoti; Neumann t …

Assaji¹

The fifth of the Pañcavaggiyā monks. When the Buddha preached the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, he was the last in whom dawned the eye of Truth, and the Buddha had to discourse to h …

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 …

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

Hirakinari1river

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 …

The capital of the Mallas and the scene of the Buddha’s death. At that time it was a small city, “a branch-township with wattle-and-daub houses in the midst of the jungle,” and Ānanda was, at first …

The name of a people and their country.

The country is included in the sixteen Great Nations of the Buddha’s time. The kingdom, at that time, was divided into two parts, having their respective capit …

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 …

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 …

the state of being a deva.

preaching of the universal righteousness.

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 …

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 …

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 …

adjective noun

1. (adj.) lit. gone forward, gone out, gone beyond. According to the traditional expl^n. preserved by Bdhgh. & Dhp (see e.g. DN-a.i.227 = Kp-a.114 = Vv-a.52) it is used in …

dealing with, interest in SN.iv.312 (variant reading ˚vattana).

fr. anuparisakkati

complying with, conformity with (-˚), compliance, observance, obedience Ja.i.367 (dhamma˚); Ja.v.78.

abstr. fr. anuvattati

adjective following, acting according to or in conformity with (-˚), obedient Ja.ii.348 (f. ˚inī), Ja.iii.319 (id.); Dhp.86 (dhamma˚); Vv.15#5 (vasa˚ = anukūlabhāvena vattana sīla Vv-a.71); Dhp-a.i …

state or condition of a deva Thag.1127; cp. petattana in the foll. verse.

= last

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 …

orig. a divine saying or decision, hence a secret plan (cp. def. of mant at Dhtp.578 by “gutta-bhāsane”), counsel; hence magic charm, spell. In particular a secret religious code or doctrine, esp. …

or ˚ā feminine tumbling, turning somersaults, an acrobatic feat; in list of forbidden amusements at DN.i.6 (cp. DN-a.i.86; samparivattaka-kīḷanaṃ, i.e. playing with something that rolls along, conti …

1. returning, turning, fig. turning away from, giving up, “conversion” Pv-a.120 (pāpato)
2. a bend, curve (of a river), nook Ja.i.324; Ja.ii.117, Ja.ii.158; Ja.iv.256; Ja.v.162.

fr. nivattati

adjective only neg. a˚; not liable to return, not returning Dhp-a.i.63.

grd. formation fr. nivattana

Nivāta¹

adjective with the wind gone down, i.e. without wind, sheltered from the wind, protected, safe, secure Vin.i.57, Vin.i.72; MN.i.76; AN.i.137 (kūṭāgāra); AN.i.101 (id.); Iti.92 (rah …

coming back, return Dhs-a.389.

fr. preceding

setting going, keeping up, propounding Ja.i.200 (˚manta adj. one who knows a charm); Ne.1 sq., Ne.106.

fr. parivattati

round, circle, succession, mainly in two phrases, viz. catu˚; fourfold circle MN.iii.67; SN.iii.59 (pañcupādāna-kkhandhe, cp aṭṭha-parivaṭṭa-adhideva-ñāṇadassana AN.iv.304); and ñāti˚; circle …

adj. nt.

1. moving forward, doing good, beneficial, useful; f. ˚i MN.i.214; Pp.35 (spelt pavattinī in T. as well as Pp-a.218).
2. execution performance, carrying out Mil.277 (āṇā,˚ cp pavatti).

fr. pavattati

gone back from (-˚), returned (opp. abhi˚) DN.i.70 (abhikkanta +); AN.ii.104 AN.ii.106 sq., AN.ii.210; Pv.iv.1#43 (cp. Pv-a.240); DN-a.i.183 (= nivattana); Vv-a.6 (opp. abhi˚) Pv-a.11 (piṇḍapāta …

…DN.i.13; DN-a.i.104. -vattanā strict, proper, conduct Vin.i.46, Vin.i.50; Vin.ii.5. -vācā right…

Vali & Valī

feminine a line, fold, wrinkle, a streak, row Vin.ii.112 (read valiyo for valiṃ?); Thig.256; Ja.iv.109, Shhp.104
■ muttā-vali a string of pearls Vv-a.169 For vaṭṭanā-valī see *[v …

Vali & Valī

feminine a line, fold, wrinkle, a streak, row Vin.ii.112 (read valiyo for valiṃ?); Thig.256; Ja.iv.109, Shhp.104
■ muttā-vali a string of pearls Vv-a.169 For vaṭṭanā-valī see *[v …

power, authority, control, influence SN.i.43, SN.i.240 (kodho vo vasam āyātu: shall be in your power; vasa = āṇāpavattana K.S. i.320); MN.i.214 (bhikkhu cittaṃ vasaṃ vatteti, no ca cittassa vasena v …

1. to turn round, to move on: doubtful in “kattha vaṭṭaṃ na vaṭṭati SN.i.15; preferably with variant reading as vaḍḍhati
   caus 1 vaṭṭeti to turn or twist …

changing, change. reverse Dhs-a.367.

fr. viparivattati

˚ā (f.) turning away, moving on, moving back Pts.i.66; Pts.ii.98; Vism.278 (f. explained as “magga”).

fr. vivaṭṭati

…yapanā yāpanā iriyanā vattanā pālanā at Dhs.19, Dhs.82, Dhs.295, Dhs.380, Dhs.441, Dhs.716. At Dhs-a.404 yāpanā is used as syn. of…

…yapanā yāpanā iriyanā vattanā pālanā at Dhs.19, Dhs.82, Dhs.295, Dhs.380, Dhs.441, Dhs.716. At Dhs-a.404 yāpanā is used as syn. of…

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 …

adjective noun turning; turn, return Ne.113; Mil.251.

Sk. āvartana

adjective turning round or back Thag.16 (cp. āvaṭṭanin).

fr. āvattana

turning, twisting; enticement, snare, temptation Ja.iii.494; Dhp-a.ii.153.

fr. ā + vṛt, cp. āvaṭṭa 2 and āvaṭṭanin

adjective turning (away or towards), changing, tempting, enticing MN.i.375, MN.i.381; AN.ii.190; Ja.ii.330 = Ja.iv.471; DN-a.i.250
■ Cp. etymologically the same, but semantically diff. āvattanin. …

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

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

adjective noun only at MN.i.91 in neg. an˚; not enticed by (loc.), i.e. kāmesu. Cp. āvattin.

fr. āvaṭṭa instead of āvaṭṭana