1. skin; esp. the outer layer of the skin; the epidermis; an integument.
2. the covering of a cushion.

…to cover. Vedic chavi, skuṇāti; cp. Gr. σκϋλον; Lat. ob-scurus; Ohg. skūra (Nhg. scheuer) Ags scēo → E. sky also Goth….

…he comes with another Licchavi, Paṇḍita Kumāraka, to Ānanda in the Kūṭāgārasālā in Vesāli, and discusses with him certain views…

…of the Licchavis and follower of the Buddha. Immediately after his death he was born in Tāvatiṃsā; he visited the Buddha to…

…to refuse that of the Licchavis of Vesāli.

While returning from her visit to the Buddha, Ambapālī was so elated at the idea of having the…

…with a large concourse of Licchavis to the Buddha and questioned him. This was the occasion for the preaching of the Cūḷa-Saccaka Sutta….

…Licchavi who visited the Buddha at the Kūṭāgārasālā and asked if it were true that the Buddha was a magician who,…

…place he left when the Licchavis caused disturbance by their visits to the Buddha. AN.v.133 In this context he is spoken of as a very eminent…

…persuaded the Licchavi, Vaḍḍha, to make a similar charge against Dabba regarding his wife. Vin.ii.124f.

Dabba was given the rank…

A Licchavi chieftain. He was present at the discussion of the Nigaṇṭha Saccaka with the Buddha, and seeing Saccaka discomfited in the debate,…

…in Vesāli. When the Licchavis started coming there to pay their respects to the Buddha, the monks, desiring solitude, went into the woodlands…

…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…

…in Vesāli. When the Licchavis began to visit the Buddha in large numbers, they left the monastery and retired to places of solitude, such as…

…Ambapāli and hosts of Licchavis came from Vesāli to visit him, and Ambapāli gave him a meal. From Koṭigāma the Buddha went to Nādikā….

…AN.iii.237f.

The Licchavis waited on the Buddha and ministered to him during his stay in the Kūṭāgārasālā, and it is said that they…

…the Buddhist books, the Licchavis were devout followers of the Buddha and held him in the highest esteem. Five hundred Licchavis once gave a…

A Licchavi chief, mentioned as having visited the Buddha at the Kūṭāgārasālā to ask if he had seen Sakka SN.i.230 and also to beg information…

…Licchavi. One day while walking about in the Mahāvana in Vesāli he saw some young Licchavis paying homage to the Buddha…

…these monks persuaded a Licchavi, named Vaḍḍha, who was their patron and friend, to go to the Buddha and charge Dabba with having had…

…republican country of the Licchavis, and both the Māgadhas and the Licchavis evidently had equal rights over the river.

During the early Buddhist…

…minister of the Licchavis who visited the Buddha at the Kūṭāgārasālā in Vesali. The Buddha tells him that the Ariyan disciple,…

…Sīha, general of the Licchavis, from visiting the Buddha. AN.iv.180ff. Sīha goes and is converted. The next day he holds an almsgiving, on a…

…the Buddha came there, Licchavis crowded out the place with all their retinues, and Nikata and his coleagues, desiring solitude, retired to the…

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…

…present when five hundred Licchavis come to pay honour to the Buddha at the Kūṭāgārasālā. The sight of the Buddha, sitting in their midst,…

…of Ajātasattu and of the Licchavi princes would come from time to time to Pātaligāma, drive the people from their houses, and occupy them…

…that, after death, the Licchavi general Ajita would be born in Mahā Niraya, but Ajita was born in Tāvatiṃsā and accused Pātikaputta of…

…He was consulted by the Licchavis Abhaya SN.v.126 and Mahāli SN.iii.68 and by the wanderer Vacchagotta. SN.iv.398 He claimed to be omniscient….

…afraid of invasion by the Licchavis, and Vassakāra is mentioned as having strengthened its fortifications. To the north east of the city was the…

…her a son, so that the Licchavis might not confiscate their wealth for want of an heir. Sudinna agreed, and had intercourse three times with her….

…the words of Ajita, the Licchavi general who had been born in Tāvatiṃsā, to the effect that Pātikaputta was “a liar and a cheat,” and was…

…D.ii.164; so did the Licchavis of Vesāli Vin.i.233 M.i.228.

Ambattha (q.v.) once visited it on business; so did the envoys of Pasenadi, when…

…Licchavi, who once visited the Buddha at the Kūṭāgārasālā. AN.ii.200

Sāḷha³

A monk of Ñātikā….

Sīha¹

A Licchavi general of Vesāli. He was a follower of the Nigaṇṭhas. When the Buddha visited Vesāli, Sīha, having heard…

…Nikata and Kaṭissaha. They lived in the Kūṭāgārasālā in Vesāli, but when the Licchavis went there to visit the Buddha, they moved to the…

…as saying, “These Licchavis will yet become Vajjians”.

Vesāli was the capital of the Licchavis and Mithilā of the Videhas. In the time…

Vaḍḍha¹

A Licchavi. He was a friend of the Mettiyabhummajakā, and, at their instigation, charged Dabba Mallaputta with having…

A city, capital of the Licchavis. It is not possible to know how many visits were paid by the Buddha to Vesāli, but the books would lead us to infer…

unsuitable; unbecoming

unsuitable; unbecoming

suitable, proper; fit for; corresponding to

suitable (for); fit; proper

suitable (for); fit; proper

…or, in contradiction to chavi, the inner layer of skin, the hypoderma. 2. the flayed skin of an animal, leather. 3. the parchment sounding…

without an outer skin; skinless

…form (e.g. appaṭicchavin). In meaning it equals na-, nir- and vi-. Often we find it opp. to sa-. Verbal negatives which occur…

…Kp-a.115 (= abhirūpachavin)

2. (nt.) abhikkantaṃ (comb^d. with and opp to paṭikkantaṃ) going forward (and backward),…

…DN.i.76 (maṇi = tanucchavi DN-a.i.221), DN.i.80 (udakapatta), DN.i.84 (udaka-rahada); MN.i.100; SN.ii.281 (˚patta); SN.iii.105 (id.);…

…E.g. ˚kūla being to will ˚chavika befitting, ˚ñāta permitted, *al-*lowed, ˚mati con- sent, *a-*greement, ˚madati ap-preciate, ˚rūpa…

…Vv-a.68, Vv-a.78; Pv-a.13, Pv-a.26 (= kappiya), Pv-a.66, Pv-a.81, Pv-a.286. anucchaviya at Vin.ii.7 (an˚), Vin.iii.120 (id. +…

…Vv-a.68, Vv-a.78; Pv-a.13, Pv-a.26 (= kappiya), Pv-a.66, Pv-a.81, Pv-a.286. anucchaviya at Vin.ii.7 (an˚), Vin.iii.120 (id. +…

…Vin.iii.120 (an˚ = ananucchaviya); Vin.iv.239; AN.i.106; AN.iii.116 sq.; Iti.103 (sāmaññassa˚); Snp.385 (pabbajita˚); Kp-a.243…

adjective at Pv.ii.1#13 is faulty reading for sampatitacchavi (variant reading).

…Pv-a.72 (˚sarīra-cchavi) 2. (fig.) split, fallen into dissension, not agreeing DN.iii.117 = DN.iii.210, DN.iii.171
■ Usually in…

…to be subcutaneous (under chavi as tegument) & next to the bone: chaviṃ chindetvā cammaṃ chindati SN.ii.238 = AN.iv.129; freq. in expr. like…

…a human yoke“ = purisânucchavikā bhārā Snp-a.299), Snp.694 (asama˚ one who has to bear a heavy burden = asamaviriya Snp-a.489);…

…explains: kāmapudavā ti chavi-rāga-maṇḍanânuyuttā nāgarikamanussā gāmaṃ podavā ti pi pādho es’ ev’ attho, Vin.ii.315;…

…maṃsa˚, aṭṭhi˚, chavi˚, vaya˚ i.e. beauty of hair, flesh, teeth, skin, youth Ja.i.394; Dhp-a.i.387.

*…

…gold-crested Ja.v.156;

• -chavin of golden complexion Ja.vi.13;
• -taca (adj.) id. Ja.v.393;
• -pabhā…

…appropriate (Pv-a.26 = anucchavika paṭirūpa) Ja.i.392; DN-a.i.9; Pv-a.25 Pv-a.141
■ a˚; not right, not proper, unlawful Vin.i.45…

…na pi sāmo: mangura-cchavi samano G. “The ascetic Gotamo is neither black nor brown: he is of a golden skin” MN.i.246; similarly as…

…na pi sāmo: mangura-cchavi samano G. “The ascetic Gotamo is neither black nor brown: he is of a golden skin” MN.i.246; similarly as…

…essence of lac, used for dyeing; lac-colouring Ja.v.215 (˚ratta-succhavi); Ja.vi.269 (id.); Kp-a.62, Kp-a.63 Thag-a.270….

adjective golden; in cpd. -cchavi of golden colour, f cchavī DN.i.193, DN.i.242; MN.i.246, MN.i.429; MN.ii.33; Vism.184.

etym.? or = mangula?…

…kernel Vin.i.25 (in sequence chavi, camma, maṃsa, nahāru, aṭṭhi, miñjā); Vism.235 (id.); Kp iii. (aṭṭhi˚, f. cp. Kp-a.52, nt.);…

…Dhp-a.i.249 (citta); Pv-a.243. 3. soft, weak, pampered spoilt SN.ii.268 (of the Licchavi princes)

■ See also maddava, &…

…is seen from ster. sequence chavi, camma, maṃsa nahāru, aṭṭhi, aṭṭhi-miñja (e.g. at Vin.i.25; Ja.iii.84) See also defⁿ in…

…is seen from ster. sequence chavi, camma, maṃsa nahāru, aṭṭhi, aṭṭhi-miñja (e.g. at Vin.i.25; Ja.iii.84) See also defⁿ in…

to tear asunder, unravel, open Vin.ii.150 (chaviṃ opāṭetvā).

ava + Caus. of paṭ; Sk. avapāṭayati

…maṃsa˚ aṭṭhi˚, chavi˚, vaya˚. -kāmaguṇā pleasures of the 5 senses (= taggocarāni pañc’ āyatanāni gahitāni honti…

in appaṭicchavi at Pv.ii.1#13 read with variant reading as sampatitacchavi.

…to the soil again.“ It is doubtful whether it belongs to chavi “skin.”

MN.ii.217, MN.ii.259.

…Pv-a.251; chavi˚; appearance of the skin Ja.i.489; vaṇṇa˚; outward semblance Ne.27; Ja.i.271 sarīra˚; the (material)…

…well covered Dhp.14 -cchavi having a lovely skin, pleasant to the skin DN.iii.159; Ja.v.215; Ja.vi.269. -jana a good man…

…Dhp.72; Dhp-a.ii.73.

• -chavi having a white skin Ja.iv.184; Ja.vi.508; at both pass. said of the sons of widows. *…

…or kerchief.

• -cchavi the skin of the head Vin.i.277.
• -cola a headcloth turban Mhvs.35, Mhvs.53.
• -cchejja…

…with chavi, thin skin, see chavi & cp. Ja.i.146).

Often used together with nahāru aṭṭhi (tendons & bones), to denote the…

…trsl.* p. 6 & Com. expl anucchavika)
■ Pv-a.203 (tajjassa pāpassa katattā by the doing of such evil, variant reading SS tassajjassa, may be…

to cut, rip or split open Vin.i.276 (udara-cchaviṃ upphāletvā; variant reading uppāṭetvā, perhaps preferable).

Caus. of ud + phal

…remove, destroy Vin.ii.151 (chaviṃ to skin); MN.ii.110 (attānaṃ); Thig.396 (ger. uppāṭiyā = ˚pāṭetvā Thag-a.259); Ja.i.281…

…vā odāta vā manguracchavi vā“), Vism.243 = Vb-a.225; Ne.27. 2. appearance SN.i.115 (kassaka-vaṇṇaṃ abhinimminitvā); Ja.i.84…

son of a widow; in two diff. passages of the Jātaka, both times characterized as sukka-cchavī vedhaverā “sons of widows, with white skins,” and at both places misunderstood (or unintelligibly exp …

…DN.i.115; DN-a.i.286; -chavivaṇṇa Thag-a.80 (= vivaṇṇa); -jīvita Pv-a.40; -paccaya Vism.541; Tikp.7, Kp.21, Kp.59;…

…pure, sinless Vin.iii.88 (˚chavivaṇṇa) SN.i.32 (cetas); SN.iii.2, SN.iii.235; SN.iv.118, SN.iv.294; SN.v.301; AN.iii.41 AN.iii.236; Snp.637;…

…tassa tassa yutto anucchaviko bhavitvā, sabbaṃ tehi yācita-yācitaṃ dadamāno ti attho“); Ja.iv.274 (“yācitabba-yuttaka” C.);…

…“puris -anucchavikaṃ yānaṃ”); Dhp.323 (= hatthiyānādīni Dhp-a.iv.6); Ja.iii.525 sq.; Ja.v.59; Ja.vi.223 (= ratha) Kv.599…