town; a city; esp. the seat of a rāja.

…(˚anī); Dhp-a.i.174; Dhp-a.ii.201; Pv-a.4 (Sulasā) Mil.350.

Ved. nagara, Non-aryan? Connection with agāra is very problematic

citizen Ja.i.150; Ja.iv.404; Ja.v.385; Dāvs ii.85; Vv-a.31; Pv-a.19; Dhp-a.i.41.

Sk. nāgara, see nagara

…between Bhandagāma and Bhoganagara, on the road from Vesāli to Kusināra. This was evidently the road which led from Vesāli northwards to the…

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

4town

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 …

BhoganagaraBhogaBhogagāmanagara

A village in the Vajji country, where the Buddha stayed on his last journey, in the Ānanda cetiya, and where he…

…that of the Yuvañjaya, Rammanagara J.iv.119f; and in that of the Sankha, Molinī J.iv.15. It was also called Kāsinagara and Kāsipura E.g.,…

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

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 …

…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…

A village which the Buddha visited during his last tour. It lay between Ambagāma and Bhoganagara. DN.ii.194

26.461967,84.4498442town

…Dandakappa, AN.iii.402 Nagaravinda, MN.iii.290 Naḷakapāna, AN.v.122 MN.i.462 Nāḷandā, SN.iv.322 Pankadhā, AN.i.236 Venāgapura,…

…Kusinārā, Pāvā, Bhoganagara and Vesāli.

Near Kosambī, by the river, was Udena’s park, the Udakavana, where Ānanda and…

…in the vicinity of Bhaddiyanagara. During his last tour the Buddha crossed the river at Pāṭaligāma, went on to Koṭigāma, and remained in…

A park in Pāṭaliputta. It was evidently the residence of monks from very early times, probably, for some time, of the Buddha himself. The Mahāvagga Vin.i.300 mentions the names of several theras who l …

…the Malla country, besides Pāvā and Kusinārā, are mentioned where the Buddha stayed—e.g., Bhoganagara, Anupiya and Uruvelakappa, near which…

…village three leagues from Nagaraka. MN.ii.119 Pasenadi when staying there with Dīgha Kārāyana, heard that the Buddha was there and visited…

…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…

…evidently once stayed in Nagaraka, for in the Cūḷa-Suññatā Sutta, Ānanda is reported as reminding the Buddha that once, while staying at…

A brahmin village in Kosala where the Buddha once stayed during a tour and where he preached the Nagaravindeyya Sutta. M.iii.290

Kosala3town

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

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

The books…

…Devadaha, Sīlavatī, Nagaraka, Medatalumpa, Sakkhara and Ulumpa (q.v.). Within the Sākyan tribe there were probably several clans, gottā….

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

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

…Cetiye

A shrine in Bhoganagara dedicated to a yakkha called Ānanda. There the Buddha stayed during his last sojourn, and mention is made of…

chief city; the chief city.

1. (mfn. and m.) without a house, homeless; (one) who has left a household life; a homeless ascetic.
2. (n.) the homeless state; the ascetic life

granary.

small insignificant town

little town

restraint in a town; restriction in a town.

plundering of a town.

repairs to the city.

little wasteland town, a little rough-country town.

in naṭānaṃ a. “turnings of dancers” DN-a.i.84 in explⁿ of sobha-nagarakaṃ of DN.i.6.

fr. abbhokirati

…Ja.ii.3 (nagara˚), Ja.ii.416 (Jetavana˚); Dhp-a.i.170 (tad˚); Dhp-a.ii.89 (nagara˚); Pv-a.3 (kāma˚, opp. vimukha),…

…the nail Vin.iv.221.

• -nagara the first or most splendid of cities Vin.i.229.
• -nikkhitta highly…

1. house or hut, usually implying the comforts of living at home as opp. to anagāra homelessness or the state of a homeless wanderer (mendicant). See anagāriyā
   ■ Thus freq. in two phrases con …

AgāriyaAgārika

a layman MN.i.504 (˚bhūta)
■ Usually in neg. anagāriyā (f.) the homeless state (= anagāraṃ as opp. to agāra (q.v.) in formula agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajita ( …

…village Dhp-a.ii.273; anto nagaraṃ pavisati Dhp-a.ii.89; Pv-a.47 2. c. loc. anto gabbhe Ja.ii.182; gāme Dhp-a.ii.52; gehe Dhp-a.ii.84…

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 …

…go round about, to visit MN.i.279; SN.v.53, SN.v.301; Ja.i.202 Ja.iii.502; Pv-a.279 (nagaraṃ)
pp anusañcarita…

…the path of one who does not return (in rebirths Cnd.569#b.Anagara & Anagariya

an + āgāmin

Anāgāra & Anāgāriyā

see agāra & agāriyā.

Anāgāra & Anāgāriyā

see agāra & agāriyā.

…Ja.i.3 (sabbanga-sampanna nagaraṃ a city possessing all marks of perfection); Ja.ii.207. In enumeration with various numerals:

• *tīhi…

increaser; one who practises, is devoted to; in phrase brūhetā suññāgārānaṃ frequenter of solitary places; given up to solitary meditation MN.i.33, MN.i.213.

n. ag. of brūheti

…turn inside out); Pv.iv.1#1 (nagarassa b.); Mil.281 (˚abbhantara dhana); Vv-a.68 (˚kittibhāva fact of becoming known outside)
■…

Name of a Nāgarāja Ja.iv.454 (= ˚jātaka, No. 506); Vism.304.

Cha & Chaḷ

(cha in composition effects gemination of consonant, e.g. chabbīsati = cha + vīsati, chabbaṇṇa cha + vaṇṇa, chaḷ only before vowels in compound chaḷanga, chaḷ-abhiññā) the number six.

…

Cha & Chaḷ

(cha in composition effects gemination of consonant, e.g. chabbīsati = cha + vīsati, chabbaṇṇa cha + vaṇṇa, chaḷ only before vowels in compound chaḷanga, chaḷ-abhiññā) the number six.

…

…-nagara the city of the Devas, heaven Ja.i.168, Ja.i.202; Dhp-a.i.280;

• -nikāya a class,…

…cha˚; with 6d. (nagaraṃ, w. ref. to the 6 doors of the senses, see below) SN.iv.194; pure˚; the front d Ja.ii.153; pacchima˚;…

1. giving, dealing out, gift; almsgiving liberality, munificence; especially a charitable gift to a bhikkhu or to the community of bhikkhus, the Sangha (cp. deyyadhamma & yañña). As such it constitute …

…to R Pv.ii.8#6; Devadaha-nagaraṃ gantuṃ Ja.i.52; gacchām ahaṃ Kusināraṃ I shall go to K. DN.ii.128; Suvaṇṇabhūmiṃ gacchanti…

Gaha¹

a house, usually in compounds (see below). Ja.iii.396 (= the layman’s life; Com. geha).

• -kāraka a house-builder, metaph. of taṇhā (cp. kāya as geha) Dhp.153, …

…grasp the treasure Ja.i.255; nagaraṃ to occupy the city Ja.i.202; pāde gāḷhaṃ gahetvā holding her feet tight Ja.i.255; macche to catch fish…

…grasp the treasure Ja.i.255; nagaraṃ to occupy the city Ja.i.202; pāde gāḷhaṃ gahetvā holding her feet tight Ja.i.255; macche to catch fish…

…at DN-a.i.280: pubbe nagarassa anto agaṇā bahi nikkhamitvā gaṇa-sainpannā ti. See also paccekagaṇin.

Gaṇin²

a large…

only in agiha (adj.) houseless, homeless (= pabbajita, a Wanderer); poet. for anagāra Snp.456 Snp.464, Snp.487, Snp.497.

= gaha

…guarded, protected

1. lit nagaraṃ guttaṃ a well-guarded city Dhp.315 = Thag.653 Thag.1005; Devinda˚ protected by the Lord of gods…

guardian, one who keeps watch over, in nagara˚; the town-watchman, the chief-constable Pv-a.4; Mil.345.

fr. last

…foll. variations: g. nigama nagara MN.ii.33–MN.ii.40; g nigama janapada Snp.995; Vism.152; gāmāni nigamāni ca Snp.118 (explained by…

…cittaṃ), Dhp-a.ii.181 (nagara-dvāre nikhataṃ ˚ṃ).

inda + khīla, cp. BSk. indrakīla Divy.250, Divy.365, Divy.544; Avs.i.109,…

…Ja.i.258; Ja.ii.3 (opp. nagara), Ja.ii.139, Ja.ii.300; Pv-a.20, Pv-a.32, Pv-a.111 (province). See also gāma. The 16 provinces of Buddhist…

…still preserved (cp. i.1 a nagara, and 2 a).

I. As verb-determinant (predicative).

1. in verbal function (Pass.) with nominal…

…˚divasaṃ Ja.ii.251; ˚nagarato (from what city) Dhp-a.i.390; ˚nāma (kataraṃnāma, adj.) (of what name) ibid
■ katarasmiṃ magge…

…of wattle and daub, in -nagaraka “a little wattle and daub town” DN.ii.146, DN.ii.169 (cp. Rh.D. on this in Buddh Suttas p. 99). Three…

…= AN.iv.386; a city (nagara) SN.iv.194; a cart (ratha) SN.iv.292; an anthill (vammīka) MN.i.144; all in reference to its consisting of the…

holy man, a sage, wise man.

I

The term which was specialised in Brahmanism has acquired a general meaning in Buddhism & is applied by the Buddha to any man attaining perfection in self-rest …

…build, construct SN.ii.106 (nagaraṃ); Mhvs.6, Mhvs.35 (id.); Vv.84#53; Vv-a.260. 2. to create, bring about make or cause to appear by…

small city DN.i.146 = DN.i.169, quoted Ja.i.391.

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 …

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 …

…DN.i.237; MN.i.429, MN.i.488; Pv.ii.13#18; Ja.vi.330; Pv-a.111 (Asitañjana˚, variant reading BB nagara). Cp. negama.

Sk. nigama, fr. nigacchati…

…a body) Snp-a.519. 2. dug in, erected (of a post) Snp.28; Dhp-a.ii.181 (nagara-dvāre n. indakhīla) See also a˚.

pp. of nikhaṇati

…(˚vāsika); Pv-a.201 (˚nagara); Dhp-a.iii.488 (id.); Sdhp.11 (˚visaya). (m.) the border, outskirts, neighbourhood Vin.i.73; Ja.i.126…

…C (spelt kkh); AN.iv.106 (nagara˚); Ja.i.240, Ja.i.490 Ja.iv.106 (ukkiṇṇ’ antaraparikha); Ja.vi.276, Ja.vi.432; Cp II.1#2 (spelt kkh);…

…other combinations: satta nagara˚; AN.iv.106 sq. (cp. nagarûpakārikā DN.i.105); satta samādhi˚ DN.ii.216; MN.iii.71; AN.iv.40;…

…surround Ja.i.181 (nagaraṃ ˚ayiṃsu); Ja.ii.102 (fut. ˚essati), Ja.iii.371 (rukkhaṃ); Ja.iv.405 (for parikaroti); Ja.vi.179. ger….

…Mil.408; Vism.345. Cp Pavananagara Snp-a.583 (variant reading BB for Tumbavanagara = Vanasavhaya). Note. Kern,

Toevoegselen

s. v defends…

…Pv-a.4, Pv-a.12, Pv-a.47 (nagaraṃ). Pot. -vise Snp.387 imper. pavisa MN.i.383; SN.i.213 fut. pavisissati Vin.i.87; Ja.iii.86;…

…AN.ii.249; Ja.iii.159 (nagaraṃ). Caus. II paṭisaṅkhārāpeti to cause to repair or build up again MN.iii.7; Ja.vi.390…

…-nagara town of goblins (cp. yakkha-nagara) Vism.531.

• -loha [connected with the tribe of the…

…Snp.1013; Ja.vi.276 (= nagara C); Mhvs.14, Mhvs.29
■ avapure below the fortress MN.i.68
■ devapura city…

…S˚ nagaraṃ). Here clearly meant for “merchandise.”-Rh. D. in a note on puṭabhedana gives explⁿ “a…

Ratana¹

neuter

1. (lit.) a gem, jewel Vv-a.321 (not = ratana², as Hardy in Index) Pv-a.53 (nānāvidhāni)
   ■ The 7 ratanas are enumerated under veḷuriya (Mil.267). They are …

…ca koṭṭhāgārañ ca… nagarañ ca“), Snp.287 Snp.444, Snp.619; Ja.iv.389 (˚ṃ araṭṭhaṃ karoti); Pv-a.19 (˚ṃ kāreti to reign,…

…spelling rumhati; in phrase nagaraṃ r.). See also ni˚, sanni˚
pp rūḷha.

so read for rumhati (Trenckner, Notes…

…rundhamāna). 3. in phrase nagaraṃ r. to surround or besiege a town Ja.i.409 (aor. rundhi); Ja.iii.159 (˚itvā), Ja.iv.230 (˚iṃsu)
…

…Mil.344 (in the Dhamma-nagara).

• -dhātu the element of form, material element Vism.486; Ne.32, Ne.97. See above D 2. *…

…meeting Ja.iii.342; nagaraṃ to decorate the town Ja.v.212 paṇṇākāraṃ to send a present Ja.iii.10
caus 2 sajjāpeti to…

…Vesāli DN.ii.98; samantato nagarassa all round the city Mhvs.34, Mhvs.39; samāsamantato everywhere DN-a.i.61.

• -cakkhu…

kind of game, fairy scenes DN.i.6, DN.i.13; DN-a.i.84.

…Ja.i.257; Thag-a.244; nagara-sobhaṇā (or -iṇī) a courtesan Ja.ii.367 Ja.iii.435, Ja.iii.475; Mil.350; Pv-a.4. 2. good Mil.46…

…BSk. śobhika…

…& sākhā˚*.

• -nagaraka “little town in the branches,” i.e. a suburb, a small town DN.ii.146; Ja.i.391. *…

…(Jambudīpe tesaṭṭhiyā nagarasahassesu). 2. in nominal compounds: see te˚.

f. tisso, nt. tīṇi; Vedic traya, trī & trīṇi; Gr….

adverb in three ways or parts, threefold Mil.282 (-pabhinna nāgarājā).

ti + dhā

…deserted place DN.ii.146 (˚nagaraka, trsl. “town in the midst of a jungle”, cp. Dial. ii.161); Ja.i.391; Vv.85#5 (= ukkaṃsena jangala i.e….

…the best norm Snp.233; nagara˚; the noble city Vv.16#6 (= uttama˚, Rājagahaṃ sandhāya vuttaṃ Vv-a.82); ratana˚; the best of gems…

…Mhvs.35, Mhvs.102; nagara˚; the city architect Mil.331, Mil.345; brāhmaṇa˚; a brahmin carpenter Ja.iv.207; mahā˚; chief…

…Ja.vi.201 (loka); Mil.345 (nagara); DN.i.45, SN.iii.46; Pp.55 (aneka˚); Mhvs.10 Mhvs.93; Pv-a.51 (suṭṭhu˚). añña˚; engaged upon…

…(see above 1 a); nagara (Pv.ii.12#5) pura (see above 5, as tusita˚);…

…Mil.304, Mil.357; Ja.i.391 (nagaraka). As nt. an uneven or dangerous or inaccessible place rough road; (fig.) unevenness, badness, misconduct…

…Ja.i.69; Ja.iv.133 (nagaraṃ) Dhp-a.i.328 (vātapānaṃ); DN-a.i.228; Pv-a.74 (mukhaṃ) Vv-a.157, Vv-a.284. 2. (fig.) to open, make…

…-nagara city of ys. Ja.ii.127 (= Sirīsavatthu); cp. pisāca-nagara. -pura id. Mhvs.7.32…

…vanippatho idaṃ agga-nagaraṃ bhavissati Pātaliputtaṃ puṭa-bhedanaṃ Vin.i.229 = Ud.88 = DN.ii.87 (concerning a most splendid site,…

…DN-a.i.245 (nagaraṃ bahi avijjhitvā round the outer circle of the town). Ordinarily = go round (acc.) at Ja.iv.59…

…DN-a.i.245 (nagaraṃ bahi avijjhitvā round the outer circle of the town). Ordinarily = go round (acc.) at Ja.iv.59…

…DN-a.i.245 (nagaraṃ bahi avijjhitvā round the outer circle of the town). Ordinarily = go round (acc.) at Ja.iv.59…

sojourn, stay, dwelling, living; dwelling-place, residence Vin.i.92; DN.iii.234; SN.iv.91; AN.ii.68, AN.ii.168; AN.iii.46, AN.iii.262; Snp.406; Dhp.73 (cp. Dhp-a.ii.77); Mnd.128; Ja.vi.105; Dhs.1122 …