hollow stalk, a tube, a pipe; a tubular container; a measure of capacity.

(in compounds); nāḷi a hollow stalk, tube, pipe; also a measure of capacity Vin.i.249; AN.iii.49; Ja.i.98 (suvaṇṇa˚),…

Citta¹

A householder of Macchikāsaṇḍa, where he was Treasurer. He was later declared by the Buddha to be pre-eminent among laymen who preached the Doctrine. AN.i.26

When Mahānāma visited …

A great brahmin, ranking with eminent brahmins such as Caṅkī, Tārukkha, Pokkharasāti and Todeyya. Snp.p.115 He is mentioned as staying in Icchānaṅgala, MN.ii.196 where he evidently took part in the pe …

A name given to Dharaṇī. DN.iii.202

…replies; but secretly sends Nāḷijaṅgha to find out from the Buddha himself if he had said so and why. Having learnt the facts, she faces…

Nigaṇṭha NāṭaputtaNigaṇṭha NāthaputtaNāthaputtaNāṭaputta

Founder or reformer of the Jains. One of six eminent teachers, contemporary with the Buddha; he is described as a outsider. SN.i.66

He was le …

NāḷandāNālaNālakaNālikaUpatissagāma

Mentioned as a brahmin village in Māgadha, not far from Rājagaha. SN.iv.251 AN.v.120 AN.v.121 SN.v.161

Also mentioned as a town near Rājagaha. The Buddha is menti …

A brahmin, whom Mallikā sent to the Buddha to find out if it were true that the Buddha had said that loved ones brought morrow and tribulation. MN.ii.108

A wanderer. A discussion between him and the Buddha on samādhi and on the soul, which took place in Mallikārāma in Sāvatthī, is reported in the Poṭṭhapāda Sutta. Poṭṭhapāda, accepting the Buddha’s v …

A Mahā Brahmā, whose name means “ever young”. In the Nikāyas DN.i.121 MN.i.358 SN.i.153 AN.v.327 he is mentioned as the author of a famous verse, which is eleswhere attribued to the Buddha. SN.ii.284 …

without a veranda.

having a small or limited or mean personality

the handle of a sunshade.

ekacca-asassatika

mfn. believing in the non-eternality of some things

ekacca-sassatika

mfn. believing in the eternality of some things; professing partial eternalism

the tree Terminalia arjuna.

blowing pipe and tongs.

, ~a, n.

, ~a, n.

, ~a, n.

naḷikā measure of boiled rice.

, ~a, neuter a hollow stalk; a pipe or cylinder (esp. used to blow, or as a container, or as a small measure of capacity)

kind of (oblong) inner room.

kind of (prepared) vegetable.

a channel or gutter for a well

a channel or gutter for a well

Anattā: No-self, egolessness, soullessness, impersonality, absence of identity, is the last of the 3 universal characteristics of existence ti-lakkhana. This anattā doctrine, which only is t …

Anattā-saññā: Perception of no-self; of impersonality see A. VI, 104; A. VII, 48; A. X, 60; Ud. IV, 1.

Anattā-vāda: The doctrine of impersonality; see: anattā

Ariya-puggala: or simply Ariya: Noble Ones, noble persons:
The 8, Ariya = Noble Ones are those who have realized one of the 8 stages of Nobility, i.e. the 4 supra-mundane paths magga …

Asankhata: The Unformed, Unoriginated, Unconditioned, Uncreated & Unconstructed is a name for Nibbāna, the beyond of all becoming and conditionality.

Asmi-māna: lit.: ‘I am’-conceit, ‘ego-conceit’, may range from the coarsest pride and self-assertion to a subtle feeling of one’s distinctiveness or superiority that persists, as the 8th fette …

Atta-ditthi: - vāda: ’ ego-belief ’, ’ personality-belief ’, see: ditthi

Attā: Self, ego, personality, soul, is in Buddhism a mere conventional expression vohāradesanā, and not a designation for anything really existing; see: paramattha-desanā, anattā, puggala, satta, jīva.

Being: living: satta, further see: puggala. - Belief in eternal personality: bhava-ditthi see: ditthi, sassata-ditthi.

Bhava-ditthi: ‘belief in being’ eternal personality; see: sassataditthi, ditthi

Bhāvanā: ‘mental development’ lit. ‘calling into existence, producing’ is what in English is generally but rather vaguely called ‘meditation’. One has to distinguish 2 kinds: development of tranqu …

Impersonality: see: anattā - Contemplation of: see: vipassanā 3.

Jīva: life, vital principle, individual soul. ‘Soul life and body are identical’ and ‘Soul and body are different’, these two frequently quoted wrong views fall under the 2 kinds of personality-b …

Paccaya: ‘condition’, is something on which something else, the so-called ‘conditioned thing’, is dependent, and without which the latter cannot be. Many are the ways in which one thing, or one o …

Pahāna: ‘overcoming’, abandoning. There are 5 kinds of overcoming: 1 overcoming by repression vikkhambhana-pahāna i.e. the temporary suspension of the 5 hindrances nīvarana during the absorpt …

Paticcasamuppāda: ‘dependent origination’, is the doctrine of the conditionality of all physical and psychical phenomena, a doctrine which, together with that of impersonality anattā, forms the …

Paññā: ‘understanding, knowledge, understanding, insight’, comprises a very wide field. The specific Buddhist knowledge or understanding, however, as part of the Noble 8-fold path magga to deli …

Personality: s. sakkāya For personality-belief, see: sakkāya ditthi, ditthi, attā, satta, puggala, vipallāsa.

[[progress of the disciple]]Progress of the disciple: Gradual development of the 8-fold path in the: In many suttas occurs an identical passage that outlines the gradual course of development in …

Puggala: ‘individual’, ‘person’, as well as the synonyms: personality, individuality, being satta self attā etc., in short all terms designating a personal entity, hence also: I, you, he, man, …

Puthujjana: lit.: ‘one of the many folk’, ‘worldling’, ordinary man, is any layman or Bhikkhu who is still possessed of all the 10 mental chains samyojana binding to the round of rebirths, and t …

Tathāgata: the ‘Perfect One’, lit. the one who has ‘thus gone’, or ‘thus come’, is an epithet of the Buddha used by him when speaking of himself.

To the often asked questions, whether the Tathāga …

Ānantariya: Immediacy, is a name for that concentration of mind which is associated with the profound and shocking insight vipassanā that is present in any one of the 4 kinds of supra-mundane p …

adjective not to be split or divided, not to be drawn away or caused to be dissented, inalienable Snp.255 (mitto abhejjo parehi) Ja.i.263 (varasūra…), Ja.iii.318 (˚rūpa of strong character abhijja-ha …

the “special Dhamma,” i.e.

1. theory of the doctrine, the doctrine classified, the doctrine pure and simple (without any admixture of literary grace or of personalities, or of anecdotes, or of argume …

…goats’ dung, in phrase nāḷimattā a. a cup full of goats’ dung (which is put down a bad minister’s throat as punishment) Ja.i.419;…

…(variant reading BB. anāḷiya) AN.iii.352 sq. (vv.ll. BB. anāḷhika), 384; Ja.v.96.

an + ālhiya, Sk. āḍhya, see also…

…(variant reading BB. anāḷiya) AN.iii.352 sq. (vv.ll. BB. anāḷhika), 384; Ja.v.96.

an + ālhiya, Sk. āḍhya, see also…

atta (the latter is the form used in comp^n.)

I. Inflection

1. of attan- (n. stem); the foll. cases are the most freq:
   ■ acc. attānaṃ DN.i.13, DN.i.18 …

that which is not to be divided, an inalienable possession; 5 such objects enumerated at Vin.ii.171, which are the same as under avissajjiya (q.v.); Vin.v.129.

= avebhangika

adjective not to be given away, inalienable (cp. avebhangiya) Vin.i.305 (˚ika for ˚iya); Vin.ii.170 (five such objects in detail); Vin.v.216 (+ avebh˚) Ja.vi.568.

grd. of a + vissajjati

…powder Dhs-a.13.

• -nāḷi an ointment tube, collyrium box Thag-a.267.
• -rukkha Name of a tree…

…(-matta) half a nāḷi-measure full Ja.vi.366.

• -pallaṅka half a divan Vin.ii.280. *…

being outside (of the individual), externality Vism.450.

abstr. fr. bāhira

…Dhp-a.iii.212;

• -nāḷi the tube or shaft (of reeds or bamboo) used for the making of sunshades MN.ii.116; *…

Citta¹ & Citra

adjective variegated, manifold, beautiful; tasty, sweet, spiced (of cakes), Ja.iv.30 (geṇḍuka); Dhp.171 (rājaratha); Vv.47#9; Pv.ii.11#2 (aneka˚); Pv.iv.3#13 (pūvā = madhurā …

…the end of a bow Vv-a.261; nāḷi (f.) a bow-case Ja.ii.88;

• -lasuṇa (nt.) a kind of garlic Vin.iv.259.

Sk. cāpa,…

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 ( …

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 …

yellow myrobalan (Terminalia citrina or chebula) Vin.i.201, Vin.i.206; Ja.i.80; Ja.iv.363; Mil.11; Dhs-a.320 (T. harīṭaka); Vv-a.5 (ṭ) --kī (f.) the myrobalan tree Vin.i.30; MN.iii.127. pūtiharī …

1. the hump on the shoulders of an Indian bull Ja.ii.225; Ja.vi.340.
2. a cock’s comb: see sīsa kakudha.
3. a king’s symbol or emblem (nt.) Ja.v.264. There are 5 such insignia regis, …

1. a conch, a shell: saṇha-kambu-r-iva… sobhate su gīvā Thig.262 (for kampurī’va); s compounds
2. a ring or bracelet (made of shells or perhaps gold: see Kern. Toev. s. v.) Ja.iv.18, Ja.iv.466 (\ …

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 …

1. the portion of a stalk or cane between one knot and another; the whole stalk or shaft; the shaft of an arrow, an arrow in general MN.i.429 (two kinds of arrows: kaccha & ropima, cp kaṇḍa-cittaka); …

closeness, tightness close-fistedness, niggardliness. Explained as “the shrinking up of the heart,” which prevents the flow or manifestation of generosity. It occurs only in the stock phrase “vevicch …

in kuṇalīkata and kuṇalīmukha contracted, contorted Pv.ii.9 ^26.28. (Hardy, but Minayeff and Hardy’s S.S. Kuṇḍalī˚), explained Pv-a.123 by mukhavikārena vikuṇitaṃ (or vikucitaṃ SS.) sakuṇit …

Kuṇḍalin¹

adjective wearing earrings SN.iv.343; Ja.v.136; Ja.vi.478. su˚; Vv.73#1. Cp. Maṭṭha˚ Np Dhp-a.i.25; Pv.ii.5.

fr. kuṇḍala

Kuṇḍalin²

in kuṇḍalī-kata contorted Pv. …

1. abs.
   1. deed, service, act of mercy or worship, homage: kāra-paṇṇaka Ja.vi.24 (vegetable as oblation); appako pi kato kāro devûpapattiṃ āvahati “even a small gift of mercy brings about rebirth …

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 …

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 …

…according to C. equal to 8 nāḷis).

fr. mā: see mināti; Vedic māna has 2 meanings, viz. “measure,”…

…See also nāḷa, nāḷī & nāḷikā.

• -āgāra a house built of reeds SN.i.156; SN.iv.185 (+ tiṇāgāra); AN.i.101 (+ tiṇāgāra);…

pond Ja.iv.90; Vism.84, Vism.17.

Sk. nalinī

…See also nāḷa, nāḷī & nāḷikā.

• -āgāra a house built of reeds SN.i.156; SN.iv.185 (+ tiṇāgāra); AN.i.101 (+ tiṇāgāra);…

…Ja.i.392 (˚pana variant reading ˚vana); Vv-a.43. See also nāḷikā & nālī.

Sk. nāla, see nala

an iron weapon, an arrow or javelin MN.i.429; Ja.iii.322; Mil.105, Mil.244, Mil.418 -valaya an iron ring or collar (?) Mhvs.vii.20 (Com “vaṭṭita-assanārāca-pasa” = a noose forme …

…Ja.i.392 (˚pana variant reading ˚vana); Vv-a.43. See also nāḷikā & nālī.

Sk. nāla, see nala

the coconut tree Vv.44#13 Ja.iv.159; Ja.v.384; DN-a.i.83; Vv-a.162.

Sk. nārikera, nārikela, nalikera, nālikela: dialect, of uncertain etym.

adjective belonging to the coconut tree Ja.v.417.

…Ja.i.123 (taṇḍula a nāḷi full of rice); Ja.vi.366 (aḍḍha-n-matta); Cnd.229 Cp. pa˚.

• -odana a nāḷi…

…DN.i.76, DN.i.105; SN.i.82 (nāḷik˚); Dhp-a.iv.17 (id.); AN.iii.49; AN.iv.231; Snp.18; Ja.iii.425 (til˚ m.) Dhs.646, Dhs.740, Dhs.875;…

…Vism.358 (id.; but nāḷika p. 260); Vb-a.63 (id.); Thag.243-angula˚ finger joint Vin.iv.262, MN.i.187; DN-a.i.285-pabba-pabbaṃ…

pipe, tube, channel, water course DN-a.i.244.

fr. panāḷī

tube, pipe AN.iv.171 (udapāna˚).

pa + nāḷī

…(abyābajjha˚); SN.i.82 (nāḷik’ odana-paramatāya on a nāḷi of boiled rice at the most); freq. in phrase…

Patta¹

neuter

1. the wing of a bird, a feather Vin.iv.259; DN.i.71. kukkuṭa˚ a hen’s quill (for sewing) Vin.ii.215
2. a leaf MN.i.429; Snp.44 = Snp.64 (sañchinna˚, see Cnd.625); Snp.625 ( …

…Morris J.P.T.S. 1889, 205). Bdhgh explains as “p vuccati paṇṇa-nāḷikā; taṃ dhamantā kīḷanti” DN-a.i.86.

?

…(˚sāṭaka), Ja.vi.370 (nāḷi˚); Kp-a.51 (˚bandhana); DN-a.i.87 (āmilāka); Dhp-a.i.395 (˚vattha); Dhp-a.ii.42 (rajata˚)
■…

plant going under various names, viz. Nauclea cadamba; Terminalia tomentosa Vitex trifolia Ja.v.420 (= setapuppha C.); Ja.vi.269.

cp. Class. Sk. priyaka

merit meritorious action, virtue. Always represented as foundation and condition of heavenly rebirth & a future blissful state, the enjoyment (& duration) of which depends on the amount of merit accum …

(-˚) adjective belonging to the pleasure (of); only in phrase añña˚; being dependent on someone else’s will or under another’s influence, together with aññadiṭṭhika and añña-khantika character …

adjective eternal, perpetual DN.i.13; DN.iii.31 sq., DN.iii.137 sq.; MN.i.8, MN.i.426; AN.i.41; Dhp.255; Dhs.1099; Ja.i.468; Mil.413; DN-a.i.112; dhuvasassata sure and certain Bv.ii.111 sq. = Ja.i.19 …

eternalist DN.i.17; Mhbv.110 (ekacca˚ partial eternalist); Vin.iii.312; --ika Ja.v.18, Ja.v.19.

fr. sassata

emptiness, “void,” unsubstantiality, phenomenality; freedom from lust, ill-will and dullness, Nibbāna MN.iii.111; Kv.232; Dhs-a.221; Ne.118 sq., Ne.123 sq., Ne.126; Mil.16; Vism.333 (n’atthi; *[suññ …

Sāyana¹

neuter tasting, taste Dhtp.229.

fr. sāyati

Sāyana²

the Nāga tree (cp. nāga 3) Ja.vi.535 (vāraṇā sā yanā = nāgarukkhā, C., ibid. 535, var. read. vāyana) Kern,

Toevoe …

…SN.ii.231; Ja.i.170.

• -nāḷikā a needle-case made of bamboo Vin.ii.116.
• -mukha…

…(of a cake) Vv.43#5;

• -nāḷi a reed used for keeping oil in, an oil tube Vism.99; Dhp-a.ii.193 (+ udakatumba); *…

…a measure of capacity, esp. used for grain Ja.i.233 (mahā˚), Ja.i.467 (= 4 nāḷi Ja.i.468); Mil.102.

possibly = Sk. tumra swollen…

…Muricatum (cp. bīraṇa) Vin.i.201; Vin.ii.130 (˚mayā vijanī) SN.ii.88 (˚nāḷi); AN.ii.199 (id.); Dhp.337; Ja.v.39; Thag.402…

Vaṭṭa¹

adjective noun

1. round circular; (nt.) circle Pv-a.185 (āyata +); Kp-a.50 (˚nāli). See cpd. -aṅguli.
2. (fig.) “rolling on,” the “round” of existences, cycle of transmigrati …

…-nāḷi (˚nalaka ˚nāḷika) a stalk or shaft of bamboo Vism.260; Kp-a.52 Thag-a.212. *…

Vibhītaka & ˚ṭaka

the plant Terminalia belerica; beleric myrobolan. Dice were made from its fruits, which are also used as medicine (intoxicant); its flowers smell vilely
■ Vin.i.201; Ja.iii.161; J …

Vibhītaka & ˚ṭaka

the plant Terminalia belerica; beleric myrobolan. Dice were made from its fruits, which are also used as medicine (intoxicant); its flowers smell vilely
■ Vin.i.201; Ja.iii.161; J …

1. mode, manner, sort, kind; proportion, form, variety DN.iii.103 (ādesana˚); Thig.395 (cakkhu˚ “shape of an eye” translation); Vb-a.496 (in explⁿ of kathaṃ-vidha: “ākāra-saṇṭhānaṃ vidhā …

adjective lit. “having the reed or stem removed, rendered useless, destroyed MN.i.227; AN.ii.39; Snp.542 (= ucchinna Snp-a.435); Thag.216; Ja.vi.60 (viddhasta + as at Snp.542).

vi + naḷa + kata, …

1. speaking, speech, talk, nearly always-˚, e.g. iti˚; hearsay, general talk MN.i.133; SN.v.73; AN.ii.26; kumāraka˚; child-talk or childish talk i.e. in the manner of talking to a child SN.ii.21 …

1. 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 …

…(sugar-mill Vb-a.60.

• -nāḷi a mechanical tube Dhp-a.iii.215
• -pāsāṇa an aerolite (?)…