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silā, 272 találat.

sīla →

farkas

erény

silā →

pts

…phalika˚ Vv-a.339) pada-silā a flag-stone Vin.ii.121, Vin.ii.154. Cp. sela.

sīla →

pts

  1. nature, character, habit behaviour; usually as-˚ in adj. function “being of such a nature,” like, having the character of…, e.g. adāna˚; of stingy character, illiberal Snp.244; Pv-a.68 (+ macc …

bārānasī →

dppn

…than even those of Takkasilā (KhA.198; see also DhA.iii.445, where Susīma, Sankha’s son, goes from Takkasilā to Benares for purposes of…

candikāputta →

dppn

A discourse on the teaching of Devadatta, delivered by Candikāputta to the monks, is recorded in the Silāyūpa Sutta. AN.iv.402f.

gandhabbā →

dppn

A class of semi-divine beings who inhabit the Cātummahārājika realm and are the lowest among the devas. DN.ii.212 They are generally classed together with the Asuras and the Nāgas AN.iv.200 AN.iv.204 …

godhika →

dppn

…Godhika lived on the Kāḷasilā in Isigilipassa. There he made various vain attempts to win arahantship, achieving only temporary emancipation of…

isigili →

dppn

…lived at Kāḷasilā, never sitting down, undergoing paroxysms of acute pain and agony, following the teachings of Nigaṇṭha…

kāḷasilā →

dppn

…as having stayed at Kāḷasilā with a great company of monks. On one such occasion the Buddha is said to have given Ānanda an opportunity of…

mahākoṭṭhita →

dppn

MahākoṭṭhitaMahākotthitaKoṭṭhitaKotthita

One of the foremost disciples of the Buddha, ranked foremost among masters of analytical knowledge. AN.i.24 His Theragāthā verse speaks of contentment and sha …

mahāmoggallāna →

dppn

…made of his living at Kāḷasilā, with a company of five hundred monks, watching over them and discovering that all were arahants. Vaṅgīsa…

musila →

dppn

Musila

A monk. A conversation is recorded in the Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.ii.115f. between him and Savittha, which is said to have taken place in Ghositārāma in Kosambī, regarding the paṭiccasamuppāda.

nārada →

dppn

A monk, mentioned once as staying at the Ghositārāma in Kosambī, with Musila, Savittha, and Ānanda. In the course of discussion he declares that, though aware of the nature of nibbana, he is not an ar …

samiddhi →

dppn

…while he was at Silāvati musing on his good fortune as a monk, Māra tried to terrify him. Samiddhi told the Buddha of this, but the…

savittha →

dppn

In the Aṅguttara AN.i.118f. he is represented as saying, in the course of a conversation between him, Sāriputta and Koṭṭhita, that he preferred the person who obtains relief by faith, to one who tes …

silāvatī →

dppn

A village of the Sākyans. Once, when the Buddha was there with a large number of monks, Mira tempted them in the guise of a jatanduva-brahmin. SN.i.117

A story is also told of the temptation by Māra …

sāketa →

dppn

…his studies in Takkasilā, visited Sāketa, heard of her illness, and offered to cure her. At first the seṭṭhi was sceptic, but in the…

sākya →

dppn

A tribe in North India, to which the Buddha belonged. Their capital was Kapilavatthu. Mention is also made of other Sākyan settlements - e.g., Cātumā, Khomadussa, Sāmagāma, Devadaha, Sīlavatī, Nagara …

sīlavā →

dppn

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak in praise of virtue (sīla). Thag.608–619

takkasilā →

dppn

…it as the place of education of Jīvaka, the Buddha’s doctor. Vin.i.269f.

Takkasilā is identified with the Greek Taxila, in Rawalpindi…

uttarāpatha →

dppn

…from Sāvatthī to Takkasilā in Gandhāra, and that it lent its name—as did the Dakkhiṇāpatha—to the region through which it passed. If…

vakkali →

dppn

…to take him to Kāḷasilā on Isigili. The Buddha was on Gijjhakūṭa and was told by two devas that Vakkali was about to “obtain…

sīlabbata-parāmāsa →

farkas

előírásoktól és szertartásoktól függés

adhisīlasikkhā →

ncped

training in (higher) moral behavior.

adhisīlaṃ →

ncped

as regards to moral behavior.

cullasīla →

ncped

the lesser (rules) of moral behavior.

cūḷasīla →

ncped

dhorayhasīla →

ncped

accustomed to bear burdens, to take on duties.

gosīla →

ncped

the practice of living or behaving like a cow.

khurasilā →

ncped

whetstone

abhisamācārika-sīla →

nyana

Abhisamācārika-sīla: ’ morality consisting in good behaviour’, relates to the external duties of a Bhikkhu such as towards his senior, etc. abhisamācārika-sīla is a name for those moral rule …

acinteyya →

nyana

Acinteyya: lit. ‘That which cannot not be thought of’, the unthinkable, unimaginable, inconceivable, incomprehensible, impenetrable, that which transcends the limits of thinking and over which the …

adhisīla-sikkhā →

nyana

Adhisīla-sikkhā: ‘training in higher morality’: see: sikkhā

anussati →

nyana

Anussati: ‘recollection’, reflection, meditation, contemplation. The six recollections often described in the Suttas e.g. A. VI, 10, 25; D. 33 are:

1: Recollection of the Buddha, *buddhānussati …

ariya-puggala →

nyana

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

avoidance →

nyana

Avoidance: see: Cāritta-sīla - The effort to avoid all evil states, see: padhāna 1.

behaviour →

nyana

Behaviour: morality consisting in good: abhisamācārikasīla.

catu-pārisuddhi-sīla →

nyana

Catu-pārisuddhi-sīla: see: sīla.

cāritta-sila →

nyana

Cāritta-sīla: and Vāritta-sīla: ‘morality consisting in performance and morality consisting in avoidance,’ means;the performance of those moral rules which the Blessed one has ordained to be …

gantha →

nyana

Gantha: ‘ties’.;There are 4 ties: the bodily tie kāyagantha of covetousness abhijjhā of ill-will vyāpāda, of clinging to rule and ritual sīlabbata-parāmāsa of dogmatical fanaticism *idam …

hāna-bhāgiya-sīla →

nyana

Hāna-bhāgiya-sīla: - samādhi b h. b. p aññā morality, concentration or understanding connected with decline. The other three stages are: thiti-bhāgiya-sīla etc. morality, etc. connected …

indriya-samvara-sīla →

nyana

Indriya-samvara-sīla: ‘morality consisting of purity of restraint of the senses’; see: sīla.

indriyesu gutta-dvāratā →

nyana

[[indriyesu gutta-dvāratā]]Indriyesu gutta-dvāratā: ‘guarding the sense-doors’ is identical with sense-control indriya - samvara see: sīla

paccavekkhana-suddhi →

nyana

Paccavekkhana-suddhi: ‘purity of reflection’, is a name for wise consideration in using the 4 requisites allowed to the monk, i.e. robes, food, dwelling, and medicine; sīla 4.

paccaya-sannissita-sīla →

nyana

Paccaya-sannissita-sīla: ‘morality consisting in the wise use of the monk’s requisities’; see: sīla 4.

pakati-sīla →

nyana

Pakati-sīla: ‘natural or genuine morality’, is distinct from those outward rules of conduct laid down for either laymen or Bhikkhus. Those later are the so-called ‘prescribed morality’ *paññātti …

paramī →

nyana

Paramī: Pāramitā: ‘perfection’. Ten qualities leading to Buddhahood: 1 perfection in giving or generosity; dāna - pāramī 2 morality sīla - p 3 renunciation nekkhamma - p 4 understan …

parāmāsa →

nyana

Parāmāsa: ‘adherence’, attachment, ‘misapprehension’, is according to Vis.M XXII a name for wrong views; in that sense it occurs in Dhs. 1174 ff. - See sīlabbata-parāmāsa.

paticcasamuppāda →

nyana

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 …

pañca-sīla →

nyana

Pañca-sīla: s. sikkhāpada

paññatti-sīla →

nyana

Paññatti-sīla: ‘prescribed morality’, is a name for the disciplinary rules of the Bhikkhu or layman prescribed by the Buddha, as distinguished from natural or genuine morality pakati-sīla see: sīla

penetration →

nyana

Penetration: s. pativedha pariyatti - For the power of penetrating vipphāra knowledge and concentration, see: iddhi - For morality combined with penetration nibbedha see: *hāna-bhāgiy …

prescribed moral rules →

nyana

[[prescribed moral rules]]Prescribed moral rules: paññatti - sīla

progress of the disciple →

nyana

[[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 …

puñña-kiriya-vatthu →

nyana

Puñña-kiriya-vatthu: ‘bases of meritorious action’. In the suttas, 3 are mentioned consisting of giving generosity; dāna - maya - p of morality sīla - maya - p and of mental de …

pārisuddhi-padhāniyanga →

nyana

Pārisuddhi-padhāniyanga: the 4 ‘elements of the effort for purity’, are: effort for purity of morality sīla - parisuddhi - padhāniyanga for purity of mind citta of view ditthi of deli …

pārisuddhi-sīla →

nyana

Pārisuddhi-sīla: ‘morality consisting in purity’, is fourfold: restraint with regard to the Bhikkhus’ Disciplinary Code, sense restraint, purity of livelihood, morality with regard to the Bhikkhu …

pātimokkha-samvara-sīla →

nyana

Pātimokkha-samvara-sīla: ‘morality consisting in restraint with regard to the Disciplinary Code’ pātimokkha see: prec.. For details, see: sīla.

tanhā-nissita-sīla →

nyana

Tanhā-nissita-sīla: ‘morality based on craving’ see: nissaya.

thiti-bhāgiya-sīla →

nyana

Thiti-bhāgiya-sīla, Thiti-bhāgiya-samādhi, Thiti-bhāgiya-paññā: ‘static morality, static concentration, static understanding’; see: hāna-bhāgiya-sīla

thought, Thought-conception: s …

ādibrahmacariyaka-sīla →

nyana

Ādibrahmacariyaka-sīla: ‘morality of genuine pure conduct’, consists in right speech, right bodily action and right livelihood, forming the 3rd, 4th and 5th links of the 8-fold path see: sacca

ājīva-pārisuddhi-sīla →

nyana

Ājīva-pārisuddhi-sīla: ‘morality consisting in purification of livelihood’, is one of the 4 kinds of perfect morality; see: sīla

ānupubbī-kathā →

nyana

Ānupubbī-kathā: ‘gradual instruction’, progressive teaching; given by the Buddha when it was necessary to first prepare the listener’s mind before speaking to him on the advanced teaching of the …

abbata →

pts

noun adjective

  1. (nt.) that which is not “vata” i.e. moral obligation, breaking of the moral obligation Snp.839 (asīlata +); Mnd.188 (variant reading SS abhabbata; expld. again as a-vat …

abhijjhā →

pts

, covetousness, in meaning almost identical with lobha (cp. Dhs. trsl. 22) DN.i.70, DN.i.71 (˚āya cittaṃ parisodheti he cleanses his heart from coveting; abhijjhāya = abl.; cp DN\ …

abhijjhālu →

pts

Abhijjhālū & ˚u

(adj.) covetous DN.i.139; DN.iii.82; SN.ii.168; SN.iii.93; AN.i.298; AN.ii.30, AN.ii.59, AN.ii.220 (an˚ + avyapannacitto sammādiṭṭhiko at conclusion of sīla); AN.v.92 sq., AN.v.163, …

abhijjhālū →

pts

Abhijjhālū & ˚u

(adj.) covetous DN.i.139; DN.iii.82; SN.ii.168; SN.iii.93; AN.i.298; AN.ii.30, AN.ii.59, AN.ii.220 (an˚ + avyapannacitto sammādiṭṭhiko at conclusion of sīla); AN.v.92 sq., AN.v.163, …

abhivādana →

pts

respectful greeting, salutation, giving welcome, showing respect or devotion. AN.ii.180 AN.iv.130 AN.iv.276 Ja.i.81 Ja.i.82 Ja.i.218 Dhp.109 (˚sīlin of devout character, cp. Dhp-a.ii.239) Vv-a.24 Sd …

adhi →

pts

A. Prep. and pref. of direction & place:

  1. as direction denoting a movement towards a definite end or goal up to, over, toward, to, on (see C 1a.)
  2. as place where (prep. c. loc. or abs.) = …

adhicitta →

pts

“higher thought”, meditation, contemplation, nsually in combn. with adhisīla and adhipaññā Vin.i.70; DN.iii.219; MN.i.451; AN.i.254, AN.i.256 Mn …

adhipaññā →

pts

higher wisdom or knowledge, insight (cp. jhāna & paññā); usually in combn. with adhicitta & adhisīla Vin.i.70; DN.i.174; DN.iii.219 (˚sikkhā); AN.i.240; AN.ii.92 sq., AN.ii.239; AN.iii.106 …

adhisīla →

pts

higher morality, usually in threefold set of adhicitta-sikkha, adhipaññā˚ adhisīla˚ Vin.i.70; DN.i.174; DN.iii.219; AN.iii.133; AN.iv.25; Dhp-a.i.334; Pv-a.207. See also adhicitta, sikkhā & sīla. …

adinna →

pts

past participle that which is not given, freq. in phrase adinn’ ādāna (BSk. adattādāna Divy.302 seizing or grasping that which is not given to one i.e. stealing, is the 2nd of the ten qua …

anuggaṇha →

pts

adjective compassionate, ready to help Pv-a.42 ˚sīla.

cp. anuggaha

anupubbi-kathā →

pts

Anupubbi-kathā

feminine a gradual instruction, graduated sermon regulated exposition of the ever higher values of four subjects (dāna-kathā, sīla˚, sagga˚, magga˚) i.e. charity righteousness, the h …

anussati →

pts

remembrance, recollection, thinking of, mindfulness. A late list of subjects to be kept in mind comprises six anussati-ṭṭhānāni, viz. Buddha˚, Dhamma˚, Saṅgha˚ sīla˚, cāga˚, devatā˚; i.e. prope …

anuvattin →

pts

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 …

anāyatana →

pts

nonexertion, not exerting oneself, sluggishness, indolence Ja.v.121 (˚sīla = dussīla C.).

an + āyatana

arindama →

pts

tamer of enemies, victor, conqueror Pv.iv.3#15 (= arīnaṃ damanasīla Pv-a.251); Sdhp.276.

Sk. arindama, ariṃ + dama of dam

ariya →

pts

adjective noun

  1. (racial) Aryan DN.ii.87.
  2. (social) noble, distinguished, of high birth.
  3. (ethical) in accord with the customs and ideals of the Aryan clans, held in esteem by Aryans, gene …

asekha →

pts

Asekha & Asekkha

adjective & noun not requiring to be trained, adept, perfect, m. one who is no longer a learner, an expert; very often meaning an Arahant (cp B.Sk. aśaikṣa occurring only in phrase ś …

asekkha →

pts

Asekha & Asekkha

adjective & noun not requiring to be trained, adept, perfect, m. one who is no longer a learner, an expert; very often meaning an Arahant (cp B.Sk. aśaikṣa occurring only in phrase ś …

atiditthi →

pts

higher doctrine, super knowledge (?) Vin.i.63 = Vin.ii.4 (+ adhisīla; should we read adhi-diṭṭhi?)

ati + diṭṭhi

atipāta →

pts

attack, only in phrase pāṇātipāta destruction of life, slaying, killing, murder DN.i.4 (pāṇātipātā veramaṇī, refraining from killing, the first of the dasasīla or decalogue); DN-a.i.69 (= pāṇavadha …

ativāha →

pts

carrying, carrying over; a conveyance; one who conveys i.e. a conductor, guide Thag.616 (said of sīla, good character); Ja.v.433
■ Cp. ativāhika.

fr. ati + vah, cp. Sk. ativahati & abhivāha

ayaṃ →

pts

pronoun demonstr. pron. “this, he”; f. ayaṃ; nt. idaṃ & imaṃ “this, it” etc. This pron. combines in its inflection two stems, viz. as˚; (ayaṃ in nom. m. & f.) & im˚; (id in nom. nt.).

I. Form …

aṅga →

pts

  1. (lit.) a constituent part of the body, a limb, member; also of objects: part, member (see cpd. ˚sambhāra); uttam˚aṅga the reproductive organ Ja.v.197; also as “head” at Thag-a.209. Usually in cp …

aṭṭha →

pts

Aṭṭha1

num. card, eight, decl. like pl. of adj. in-a A. The number in objective significance, based on natural phenomena: see compounds ˚angula, ˚nakha, ˚pada, ˚pāda B. The number in …

bala →

pts

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 …

bhaṇana →

pts

telling, speaking Dhp-a.iv.93 (˚sīla, adj. wont to speak); Dhtp.111.

fr. bhaṇati

bhikkhu →

pts

an almsman, a mendicant, a Buddhist monk or priest, a bhikkhu.
■ nom. sg. bhikkhu freq. passim; Vin.iii.40 (vuḍḍhapabbajita); AN.i.78 (thera bh., an elder bh.; and nava bh. …

bhindati →

pts

to split, break, sever destroy, ruin. In two bases: *bhid (with der. *bhed) *bhind;

  1. *bhid: aor. 3rd sg. abhida (= Sk abhidat) DN.ii.107; Ja.iii.29 (see als …

bhinna →

pts

  1. broken, broken up (lit. & fig.) Snp.770 (nāvā); Ja.i.98 (abhinna magga an unbroken path); Ja.iii.167 (uda-kumbha); Pv-a.72 (˚sarīra-cchavi)
  2. (fig.) split, fallen into dissension, not agreeing …

bhākuṭika →

pts

adjective knitting the eyebrows, frowning, only in redupl. cpd. bhākuṭika- bhākuṭiko frowning continually, supercilious Vin.ii.11 = Vin.iii.181 (manda-mando +); Cnd.342 (korajika-korajiko +) Vi …

bhāvanā →

pts

producing, dwelling on something, putting one’s thoughts to, application, developing by means of thought or meditation, cultivation by mind, culture
■ See on term Dhs translation 261 (= 2

bhūsana →

pts

ornament, decoration Vism.10 (yatino-sīla-bhūsana-bhūsitā contrasted to rājāno muttāmaṇi-vibhūsitā).

fr. bhūṣ

bodhi →

pts

Bodhi1

feminine (supreme knowledge, enlightenment, the knowledge possessed by a Buddha (see also sambodhi & sammā-sambodhi) MN.i.356; MN.ii.95 = DN.iii.237 (saddho h …

bojjhaṅga →

pts

factor or constituent of knowledge or wisdom. There are 7 bojjhangas usually referred to or understood from the context. There are enumerated at several places, e.g. at DN.iii.106, where they are ment …

buddha →

pts

Buddha1

adjective

  1. understood SN.i.35 = SN.i.60 (su-dub-buddha very difficult to understand)
  2. having attained enlightenment, wise AN.iv.449; Pv-a.16 (buddh’ ādayo), Pv-a.60 (= ari …

buddhi →

pts

wisdom, intelligence DN.iii.165 (in sequence saddhā sīla suta b cāga etc.); Ja.iii.369; Ja.v.257; Mil.349; Sdhp.263. The ref. Vism.439 should be read vuddhi for b˚.

catur →

pts

base of numeral four

  1. As num. adj. nom. & acc. m cattāro (Dhp.109; Ja.iii.51) and caturo (Snp.84, Snp.188), f. catasso (Snp.1122), nt. cattāri (Snp.227); gen. m. catunnaṃ (Snp.p.102), (f. catassa …

cetanā →

pts

state of ceto in action, thinking as active thought, intention, purpose, will Defined as action (kamma: AN.iii.415; cp. Kvu.viii.9 § 38 untraced quotation; cp. AN.v.292). Often comb …

cetasika →

pts

adjective belonging to ceto, mental (opp. kāyika physical). Kāyikaṃ sukhaṃ → cetasikaṃ s. AN.i.81; SN.v.209; kāyikā darathā → c. d. MN.iii.287, MN.iii.288; c. duk khaṃ DN.ii.306; A …

citta →

pts

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 …

culla →

pts

Culla & cūḷa

adjective small, minor (opp mahā great, major), often in conn. with names & titles of books, e.g. c˚ Anāthapiṇḍika = A jr. Ja.ii.287, cp Anglo-Indian chota sahīb the younger gentleman ( …

cāga →

pts

  1. abandoning, giving up, renunciation. Vin.i.10 SN.iii.13 SN.iii.26 SN.iii.158 MN.i.486 AN.i.299 More frequently as
  2. liberality, generosity, munificence (n.) generous munificent (adj.): sīlasampann …

cāritta →

pts

practice, proceeding, manner of acting, conduct Ja.i.90, Ja.i.367; Ja.ii.277 (loka˚); Ja.v.285 (vanka˚); Mil.133; Vv-a.31
cārittaṃ āpajjati to mix with, to call on, to have intercourse with (c. …

cūḷa →

pts

Culla & cūḷa

adjective small, minor (opp mahā great, major), often in conn. with names & titles of books, e.g. c˚ Anāthapiṇḍika = A jr. Ja.ii.287, cp Anglo-Indian chota sahīb the younger gentleman ( …

damana →

pts

adjective noun taming, subduing, mastery Pv-a.251 (arīnaṃ d˚-sīla = arindama).

dhamma →

pts

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 ( …

dhorayha →

pts

“Carrying a yoke” a beast of burden SN.i.28; DN.iii.113 (purisa˚); AN.i.162.

  • -vata (nt.) the practice of carrying a burden, the state of a beast of burden, drudgery SN.i.28;
  • *\ …

dhura →

pts

  1. a yoke, a pole, the shaft of a carriage Ja.i.192 (purima-sakaṭa˚) Ja.i.196; Cp.ii.8, Cp.ii.4.
  2. (fig.) a burden, load, charge, office, responsibility Snp.256 (vahanto porisaṃ dh ˚ṃ “carrying a hu …

dhuva →

pts

adjective stable, constant, permanent; fixed, regular certain, sure DN.i.18; SN.i.142; SN.iv.370; AN.ii.33; Ja.i.19 Ja.v.121 (˚sassataṃ maraṇaṃ); Ja.iii.325; Bv.ii.82; Mil.114 (na tā nadiyo dh-salilā …

dhūpayati →

pts

Dhūpāyati & Dhūpayati

to fumigate, make fragrant, perfume Vin.i.180; SN.i.40 (dhūpāyita) = Thag.448; AN.ii.214 sq.; Ja.i.73; Mil.333 (sīlagandhena lokaṃ dh.); Dhp-a.i.370 (aor. dhūpāyi) Dhp-a.iii.3 …

dhūpāyati →

pts

Dhūpāyati & Dhūpayati

to fumigate, make fragrant, perfume Vin.i.180; SN.i.40 (dhūpāyita) = Thag.448; AN.ii.214 sq.; Ja.i.73; Mil.333 (sīlagandhena lokaṃ dh.); Dhp-a.i.370 (aor. dhūpāyi) Dhp-a.iii.3 …

dinna →

pts

given, granted, presented etc., in all meanings of dadāti q.v.; esp. of giving alms. Pv.iv.3#26 (= mahādāna Pv-a.253) & in phrase adinn’ādāna taking what is not given, i.e. stealing, adj adinnâdāyin …

diṭṭhi →

pts

view, belief, dogma, theory, speculation, esp. false theory, groundless or unfounded opinion

  1. The latter is rejected by the Buddha as pāpa˚; (AN.iv.172) and pāpikā d. (opp bhaddikā: AN.v.212 sq …

du →

pts

Du˚1

(& before vowels dur˚) indeclinable

  1. syllable of exclamation (= duḥ “bad, woe” (beginning the word du (j)-jīvitaṃ) Dhp-a.ii.6, Dhp-a.ii.10 = Pv-a.280, cp. Ja.iii.47; Bdhgh’s …

dāna →

pts

  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 …

dāra →

pts

Dāra & Dārā

feminine a young woman, esp. married woman, wife. As; dārā f. at Cnd.295 (d. vuccati bhariyā & Iti.36; f. also dārī maiden, young girl Pv.i.11#5. Otherwise as dāra (coll-masc.): Dh …

dārā →

pts

Dāra & Dārā

feminine a young woman, esp. married woman, wife. As; dārā f. at Cnd.295 (d. vuccati bhariyā & Iti.36; f. also dārī maiden, young girl Pv.i.11#5. Otherwise as dāra (coll-masc.): Dh …

dāyaka →

pts

Dāyaka & Dāyikā

adjective & feminine giving, bestowing, distributing, providing (usually—˚); (n.) a donor, benefactor; a munificent person MN.i.236f. AN.i.26 AN.i.161 AN.ii.64 AN.ii.80 AN.iii.32 AN …

dāyikā →

pts

Dāyaka & Dāyikā

adjective & feminine giving, bestowing, distributing, providing (usually—˚); (n.) a donor, benefactor; a munificent person MN.i.236f. AN.i.26 AN.i.161 AN.ii.64 AN.ii.80 AN.iii.32 AN …

eka →

pts

adjective noun masculine one. Eka follows the pron. declension i.e. nom. pl. is eke (e.g. Snp.43, Snp.294, Snp.780 etc.)

  1. “one” as number, either with or without contrast to two or more; often al …

gandha →

pts

smell, viz.

  1. odour, smell, scent in gen Ja.iii.189; Dhp.54–Dhp.56 = Mil.333; Dhs.605 under ghānâyatanāni); āma˚ smell of raw flesh AN.i.280; DN.ii.242; Snp.241 sq; maccha˚ the scent of fish Ja.iii. …

gantha →

pts

(in BB often misspelt gandha)

  1. a bond, fetter, trammel; always fig. and usually referring to and enumerated as the four bodily ties, or knots (kāya˚, see under kāya): SN.v.59 = Dh …

gati →

pts

  1. going, going away, (opp. āgati coming) (both gati & āgati usually in pregnant sense of No. (2) See āgati); direction, course, career. Freq of the two careers of a Mahāpurisa (viz. either a Cakkavat …

go →

pts

, f.) a cow, an ox, bull, pl. cattle. For f. cp gāvī; see also *gava*˚ for cpds
■ Sg. nom. go (Snp.580 also in composition, cp. aja-go-mahisādi Pv-a.80 = pasū) gen. gavassa (MN.i. …

guṇa →

pts

Guṇa1

  1. a string, a cord-
    1. of a robe, etc., in (kāya-bandhanaṃ) saguṇaṃ katvā to make tight by tying with a knot Vin.i.46 (Vin. Texts: “laying the garments on top of each other,” …

ida →

pts

Ida & Idaṃ

indeclinable emphatic demonstr. adv. in local, temporal & modal function, as

  1. in this, here: idappaccayatā having its foundation in this, i.e. causally connec …

idaṃ →

pts

Ida & Idaṃ

indeclinable emphatic demonstr. adv. in local, temporal & modal function, as

  1. in this, here: idappaccayatā having its foundation in this, i.e. causally connec …

isi →

pts

  1. a holy man, one gifted with special powers of insight & inspiration, an anchoret, a Seer, Sage, Saint, “Master” DN.i.96 (kaṇho isi ahosi); SN.i.33, SN.i.35, SN.i.65, SN.i.128, SN.i.191, SN.i.192 SN …

itthakā →

pts

…brick wall, distinguished fr silāpakāra & dāru˚); Ja.iii.435, Ja.iii.446 (pākār iṭṭhikā read ˚aṭṭhakā); Ja.v.213…

iṭṭhakā →

pts

…brick wall, distinguished fr silāpakāra & dāru˚); Ja.iii.435, Ja.iii.446 (pākār iṭṭhikā read ˚aṭṭhakā); Ja.v.213…

jhāyana →

pts

Jhāyana1

neuter meditating, in -sīla the practice of meditation (cp. Sk. dhyānayoga) Vv-a.38.

der. fr. jhāyati1

Jhāyana2

neuter cremation, burning Pp-a.187.

jāti →

pts

■ Instr. jātiyā (Snp.423) & jaccā (DN.ii.8; Ja.iii.395; Dhp.393); abl. jātiyā (SN.i.88) & jātito (by descent: DN.ii.8); loc. jātiyaṃ (Pv-a.10) & jātiyā (Pv-a.78).

  1. birth, rebirth, possibility of …

kalyāṇa →

pts

(& kallāṇa)

  1. (adj.) beautiful, charming; auspicious, helpful, morally good. Syn bhaddaka Pv-a.9, Pv-a.116) and kusala (SN.ii.118; Pv-a.9 Pv-a.122); opp. pāpa (SN.i.83; MN.i.43; Pv-a.101, Pv-a …

kambala →

pts

…Ja.v.359 (˚maṃsa);

  • -silāsana (paṇḍu˚) a stone-seat, covered with a white k. blanket, forming the throne of Sakka Dhp-a.i.17; *…

kamma →

pts

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 …

kammanta →

pts

  1. doing, acting, working; work, business, occupation profession. paṭicchanna˚ of secret acting Snp.127 Vb.357; as being punished in Niraya AN.i.60; SN.iv.180 as occupation esp. in pl. kammantā: SN.v. …

kathana →

pts

  1. conversing, talking Ja.i.299; Ja.iii.459; Ja.vi.340.
  2. telling i.e. answering solving (a question) Ja.v.66 (pañha˚).
  3. preaching Dhp-a.i.7.
  4. reciting, narrating Kacc.130. Cp. kathita- *akatha …

kathaṃ →

pts

adverb dubit. interr. part.

  1. how; with ind. pres. Pv-a.6 (k. puriso paṭilabhati), or with fut. & cond. Ja.i.222; Ja.ii.159 (k. tattha gamissāmi); Ja.vi.500; Pv-a.54 (na dassāmi)
  2. why, for what …

kathā →

pts

  1. talk talking, conversation AN.i.130; Pv-a.39. So in antarā˚ DN.i.179; Snp.p.107, Snp.p.115; cp. sallāpa. Also in tiracchāna˚; low, common speech, comprising 28 kinds of conversational talk a b …

kavaca →

pts

mail, a coat of mail, armour DN.ii.107 = Ud.64 (applied to existence); Thag.614 (of sīla); Ja.iv.92, Ja.iv.296; Mil.199, Mil.257; Vism.73.

cp. Sk. kavaca

keḷi →

pts

Keḷi1

feminine

  1. play, amusement, sport Pv-a.265 (= khiḍḍā); parihāsa merry play, fun Ja.i.116.
  2. playing at dice, gambling in -maṇḍala “circle of the game,” draught-board; *-ṃ bh …

khandha →

pts

I. Crude meaning

bulk, massiveness (gross) substance.

  1. Esp. used
    1. of an elephant: the bulk of the body, i.e. its back SN.i.95 vāraṇassa Ja.iii.392; hatthi-khandha-vara-gata on th …

khaṇḍa →

pts

  1. (adj.) broken, usually of teeth; Thig.260 (= Thag-a.211); Mil.342; Vism.51.
  2. (m. nt.) a broken piece, a bit, camma˚ a strip of hide Vin.ii.122; coḷa˚ a bit of cloth Pv-a.70; pilotika˚ bits of r …

khura →

pts

Vin. Texts iii.138;

kiṃ →

pts

  1. as nt. subst. what? sotānaṃ kiṃ nivāraṇaṃ what is the obstruction? Snp.1032; kiṃ tava patthanāya what is it about your wish, i.e. what good is your wish? Vv-a.226; kim idaṃ this is what, that is …

kukkura →

pts

dog. usually of a fierce character, a hound AN.iii.389 AN.v.271; Ja.i.175 sq.; Ja.i.189; Pv.iii.7#9; Sdhp.90. In similes SN.iv.198; MN.i.364; AN.iv.377
■ f. kukkurinī Mil.67.

  • *-[vatika](/defin …

kusala →

pts

adjective

  1. (adj.) clever, skilful, expert; good, right, meritorious MN.i.226; Dhp.44; Ja.i.222 Esp. appl. in moral sense (= puñña), whereas akusala is practically equivalent to pāpa. ekam pi ce pāṇ …

kusīta →

pts

adjective indolent, inert, inactive. Expl. by kāma-vitakkādīhi vitakkehi vītināmanakapuggalo Dhp-a.ii.260; by nibbiriyo Dhp-a.iii.410; by alaso Pv-a.175, Often combined with *[hīnaviriya](/define/ …

kuḍḍa →

pts

…iṭṭhakā˚ of tiles, silā of stone, dāru˚ of wood. The expln of kuḍḍa at Vism.394 is “geha-bhittiyā etam…

kāla →

pts

Kāla & Kāḷa

Preliminary

  1. dark (syn. kaṇha, which cp. for meaning and applications), black, blueblack, misty, cloudy. Its proper sphere of application is the dark as opposed to light, and i …

kāma →

pts

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 …

kāya →

pts

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 …

kāḷa →

pts

Kāla & Kāḷa

Preliminary

  1. dark (syn. kaṇha, which cp. for meaning and applications), black, blueblack, misty, cloudy. Its proper sphere of application is the dark as opposed to light, and i …

lekha →

pts

…letter, epistle Ja.vi.595 (silā˚ inscription on rock) Mhvs.5, Mhvs.177 (lekhe sutvā); Mhvs.27, Mhvs.6; Mhvs.33, Mhvs.40 (˚ṃ vissajjayi)…

ludda →

pts

adjective

  1. fierce, terrible; cruel, gruesome SN.i.143; AN.ii.174 (pāpa, l., kibbisa); AN.v.149; Pp.56; Vv.84#5 (= dāruṇā pisāc’-ādino Vv-a.335); Ja.v.243 (ṭhānaṃ niraya); Sdhp.286. The spelling * …

mahant →

pts

adjective great, extensive, big important, venerable
■ nom. mahā Snp.1008; Mhvs.22, Mhvs.27. Shortened to maha in cpd. pitāmaha (following a …

majjhima →

pts

adjective

  1. middle medium, mediocre, secondary, moderate
    ■ Applied almost exclusively in contrast pairs with terms of more or less, in triplets like “small-medium-big,” or “first-middle-las …

mana(s) →

pts

-silā (cp. Sk. manaḥ-śila) red arsenic, often used as a powder for dying and other purposes; the red colour is…

mano →

pts

-silā (cp. Sk. manaḥ-śila) red arsenic, often used as a powder for dying and other purposes; the red colour is…

manta →

pts

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. …

mattaka →

pts

adjective

  1. of the size of Sdhp.238 (pāṇi˚).
  2. only as much as, mere DN.i.12 (appa˚ ora˚, sīla˚); Ja.iv.228 (mana˚); Dhp-a.iv.178 (pitumattakaṃ gahetvā).

fr. matta1

maya →

pts

adjective (-˚ only) made of, consisting of
■ An interesting analysis (interesting for judging the views and sense of etymology of an ancient commentator) of maya is given by Dhamm …

maṅgala →

pts

…state horse Ja.i.59.

  • -silāpaṭṭa auspicious slab (of stone) Ja.i.59; Ja.vi.37; Pv-a.74. *…

nibbāna →

pts

I. Etymology

Although nir + “to blow”. (cp. BSk. nirvāṇa) is already in use in the Vedic period (see nibbāpeti), we do not find its distinctive ap …

nicca →

pts

adjective constant, continuous, permanent DN.iii.31; SN.i.142; SN.ii.109, SN.ii.198; SN.iv.24 sq., SN.iv.45, SN.iv.63; AN.ii.33, AN.ii.52 AN.v.210; Pts.ii.80; Vb.335, Vb.426. In chain of synonyms nicc …

nillokana →

pts

adjective noun watching out; watchful, careful Ja.v.43, Ja.v.86 (˚sīla).

nis + lokana

nippesika →

pts

one who performs jugglery, a juggler DN.i.8 (= nippeso sīlaṃ etesan ti DA.i.91); AN.iii.111.

cp. Sk. niṣpeṣa clashing against, bounce, shock, niṣ + piṣ

nissayati →

pts

to lean on, a foundation on, rely on, trust, pursue Snp.798 (sīlabbataṃ; Snp-a.530 = abhinivisati); Vv-a.83 (katapuññaṃ). Pass. nissīyati Vv-a.83. pp. nissita ger. *[nissāya] …

pada →

pts

…etc.; Pv-a.52.

  • -silā a stone for stepping on, flag Vin.ii.121 = Vin.ii.154.

Ved. pad, pād (m.) foot, and also…

padhāniya →

pts

adjective belonging to or connected with exertion, worthy of being pursued in cpd. -aṅga (nt.) a quality to be striven after, of which there are 5 expressed in the attributes of one who attains the …

padāleti →

pts

…Ja.v.68 (silāya matthakaṃ); Mil.332 (diṭṭhi-jālaṃ); DN-a.i.37 (Sineruṃ) See also sam˚
pp…

pakata →

pts

done, made; as -˚ by nature (cp. pakati) Snp.286; Ja.iv.38; Pv.i.6#8; Pv.ii.3#16; Pv.iii.10#5 (pāpaṃ samācaritaṃ Pv-a.214); Mil.218; Dhp-a.ii.11 (pāpaṃ) Pv-a.31, Pv-a.35, Pv-a.103 (ṭ), Pv-a.124 …

pakati →

pts

  1. original or natural form, natural state or condition (lit. make-up); as ˚- = primary original, real Vin.i.189; Vin.ii.113; Ja.i.146 (˚vesena in her usual dress); Kp-a.173 (˚kammakara, ˚jeṭṭhaput …

pamāṇa →

pts

  1. measure, size, amount SN.ii.235; AN.i.88; AN.iii.52, AN.iii.356 sq.; AN.v.140 sq. Mil.285 (cp. trsl. ii.133, n. 2); Snp-a.137; Vv-a.16; Pv-a.55 (ghaṭa˚), Pv-a.70 (ekahattha˚), Pv-a.99 (*tāla …

paribhāvita →

pts

  1. penetrated, supplied, filled with, trained, set DN.ii.81 (saddhā-p. cittaṃ, sīla etc.; trsl. “set round with,” cp. Dial. ii.86), cp. SN.v.369; Snp.23 (cittaṃ p.; Snp-a.37 saṃvāsiya); Mil.361; P …

paripūraṇa →

pts

fulfilment, completion Vism.3 (sīla˚). See pāripūraṇa.

fr. paripūreti

parirakkhati →

pts

to guard, protect; preserve, maintain Snp.678 (pot. ˚rakkhe) Mil.410; Sdhp.413, Sdhp.553 (sīlaṃ).

pari + rakṣ, cp. abhirakkhati

pariyanta →

pts

  1. limit, end, climax, border SN.i.80 (manāpa˚ “limit-point in enjoyment”; cp. C. nipphattikaṃ koṭikaṃ K.S. 320) Ja.i.149 (hattha-pāda˚ hoofs), Ja.i.221 (udaka˚), Ja.i.223 (sara˚), Ja.ii.200 (anga …

pariyantika →

pts

adjective (-˚) ending in, bounded or limited by SN.ii.83 = AN.ii.198 (kāya-p. ˚ā & jīvita-p ˚ā vedanā); Vism.69 (bhojana˚, udaka˚, āsana˚) Sdhp.440 (kāla˚ sīla).

fr. pariyanta

parāmāsa →

pts

touching contact, being attached to, hanging on, being under the influence of, contagion (Dhs. trsl. 316). In Asl.49, Bdhgh analyses as parato āmasantīti parāmāsā: p. means “they handle dhamma’s *as …

pavijjhana →

pts

hurling, throwing Ja.v.67 (Devadattassa silā˚, cp. Vin.ii.193); Ja.i.173; Ja.v.333.

fr. pavijjhati

pavijjhati →

pts

to throw forth or down Vin.ii.193 (silaṃ cp. Ja.i.173 & Ja.v.333); Ja.iii.82, Ja.iii.178, Ja.iii.415; DN-a.i.138 DN-a.i.154
pp paviddha (q.v.).

pa + vyadh

pavāyati →

pts

to blow forth, to permeate (of a scent), to diffuse Ja.i.18 (dibba-gandho p.); Vism.58 (dasa disā sīla-gandho p.). Cp. pavāti.

pa +

pañca →

pts

adjective noun masculine

Cases:
■ gen. dat. pañcannaṃ,
■ instr. abl pañcahi,
■ loc. pañcasu;
■ often used in compositional form pañca˚ (cp. Ved. pañcāra with 5 spokes RV i.16413; G …

paññā →

pts

intelligence, comprising all the higher faculties of cognition, “intellect as conversant with general truths” (Dial. ii.68), reason wisdom, insight, knowledge, recognition. See on term Mrs. Rh. D. * …

paññāṇa →

pts

  1. wisdom, knowledge, intelligence DN.i.124 (sīla +); SN.i.41; AN.iv.342; Snp.96, Snp.1136; DN-a.i.171, DN-a.i.290.
  2. mark, sign, token Ja.v.195.

pa + ñāṇa, cp. Vedic prajñāno in both meanings & paññā

paṇḍu →

pts

…Ja.ii.93; Ja.ii.53 (˚silāsana); Ja.v.92 (id.); Pv.ii.9#60 (˚silā = p-k-nāmaka sīlāsana Pv-a.138); Vv-a.110 (id.); Kp-a.122…

paṭṭa →

pts

…brass plate Pv-a.44; silā˚ stone slab Ja.i.59 etc. When written on it is placed into a casket (mañjūsā) Ja.ii.36; Ja.iv.335. 2. a…

pesala →

pts

adjective lovable, pleasant, well-behaved amiable SN.i.149; SN.ii.387; AN.iv.22; AN.v.170; Snp.678; Snp.p.124; Mil.373; Sdhp.621. Often as epithet of a good bhikkhu, e.g. at SN.i.187; Vin.i.170; Vin. …

pihana →

pts

(f.) envying Dhs.1059; Snp-a.459 (˚sīla).

fr. piheti

pisīla →

pts

dial. expression for pātī or patta “bowl” MN.iii.235 (passage quite misunderstood by Neumann in his translation iii.414).

Sk. piśāla

piṃsati →

pts

…(akaluñ candanañ ca silāya p.); Mil.43; Dhp-a.iii.184 (gandhe piṃsissati; BB pisissati). 2. to knock against each other, make a sound…

puñña →

pts

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 …

pākāra →

pts

…wood, viz. iṭṭhakā˚, silā, dāru˚); Vin.iv.266 (id.) MN.iii.11; SN.iv.194 (˚toraṇa); AN.iv.107; AN.v.195; Ja.i.63 Ja.ii.50; Ja.vi.330…

pāpa →

pts

adj. nt.

  1. (adj.) evil, bad, wicked, sinful AN.ii.222 sq. (and compar. pāpatara); Snp.57; Dhp.119 (opp. bhadra) Other compar-superl. forms are pāpiṭṭha SN.v.96 pāpiṭṭhatara Vin.ii.5; pāpiyyasika DN …

pāramī →

pts

completeness, perfection, highest state Snp.1018, Snp.1020; Pp.70; Dhp-a.i.5; Vv-a.2 (sāvakañāṇa˚); Pv-a.139; Sdhp.328. In later literature there is mentioned a group of 10 perfections (*dasa pāram …

pārisuddhi →

pts

purity Vin.i.102, Vin.i.136 (cp. Vin. Texts i.242, 280); MN.iii.4; AN.ii.194 sq. (˚padhāniy’ angāni, the four, viz. sīlapārisuddhi, citta˚ diṭṭhi˚, vimutti˚); Mnd.475; Pts.i.42 (˚sīla); Dhs.165; Mil …

pātimokkha →

pts

Pātimokkha (pāti)˚

neuter a name given to a collection of various precepts contained in the Vinaya (forming the foundation of the Suttavibhanga, Vin vols. iii & iv. ed. Oldenberg), as they were recit …

pāṇa →

pts

living being, life, creature DN.iii.48, DN.iii.63, DN.iii.133; SN.i.209, SN.i.224; SN.v.43, SN.v.227, SN.v.441 (mahā-samudde); AN.i.161 AN.ii.73, AN.ii.176, AN.ii.192; Snp.117, Snp.247, Snp.394, Snp. …

rahada →

pts

(deep) pond, a lake DN.i.50 (˚ṃ iva vippasannaṃ udānaṃ); SN.i.169 = SN.i.183 (dhammo rahado sīla-tittho); Snp.721 = Mil.414 (rahado pūro va paṇḍito) Iti.92 (rahado va nivāto), Iti.114 (r. sa-ummi sā …

rakkhaka →

pts

adjective noun

  1. guarding, protecting, watching, taking care Pv-a.7; f. -ikā (dāsī) Dhp-a.iv.103 (a servant watching the house).
  2. observing, keeping Ja.i.205 (sīla˚).
  3. a cultivator Ja.ii.11 …

rakkhana →

pts

  1. keeping, protection, guarding Ne.41; Mhvs.35, Mhvs.72 (rahassa˚-atthāya so that he should keep the secret); Pv-a.7.
  2. observance keeping Vv-a.71 (uposatha-sīla˚); Pv-a.102 (sīla˚), Pv-a.210 …

rakkhanaka →

pts

adjective observing, keeping; one who observes Ja.i.228 (pañca-sīla˚; so read for rakkhānaka).

fr. rakkhana

rakkhati →

pts

  1. to protect, shelter, save, preserve Snp.220; Ja.iv.255 (maṃ rakkheyyātha); Ja.vi.589 (= pāleti); Pv.ii.9#43 (dhanaṃ); Mil.166 (rukkhaṃ), Mil.280 (attānaṃ rakkheyya save himself); Pv-a.7
    grd * …

ratana →

pts

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 …

roga →

pts

illness, disease
■ The defn of roga at Ja.ii.437 is “roga rujana-sabhāvattaṃ.” There are many diff enumerations of rogas and sets of standard combinations, of which the foll. may be ment …

rājan →

pts

Rājā (Rājan)

king, a ruling potentate. The defn at Vin.iii.222 is “yo koci rajjaṃ kāreti.” The fanciful etym. at DN.iii.93 Vism.419 is “dhammena pare rañjetī ti rājā” i.e. he gladdens othe …

rājā →

pts

Rājā (Rājan)

king, a ruling potentate. The defn at Vin.iii.222 is “yo koci rajjaṃ kāreti.” The fanciful etym. at DN.iii.93 Vism.419 is “dhammena pare rañjetī ti rājā” i.e. he gladdens othe …

sahita →

pts

  1. accompanied with Mhvs.7, Mhvs.27.
  2. united, keeping together DN.i.4; Ja.iv.347; Pp.57.
  3. consistent, sensible, to the point DN.i.8; AN.ii.138; AN.iv.196; SN.iii.12; Dhp.19 (at Dhp-a.i.157 explai …

sammā →

pts

Sammā1

a pin of the yoke Abhp.449; a kind of sacrificial instrument Snp-a.321 (sammaṃ ettha pāsantī ti sammāpāso; and sātrā-yāgass’ etaṃ adhivacanaṃ). Cp. Weber Indische Streifen i.3 …

sampadā →

pts

  1. attainment, success accomplishment; happiness, good fortune; blessing bliss AN.i.38; Pv.ii.9#47 (= sampatti Pv-a.132)
    ■ Sampadā in its pregnant meaning is applied to the accomplishments of th …

sampanna →

pts

  1. successful, complete, perfect Vin.ii.256; sampannaveyyākaraṇa a full explanation Snp.352.
  2. endowed with, possessed of abounding in Vin.i.17; Snp.152, Snp.727 (ceto-vimutti˚) Ja.i.421; vijjācaraṇ …

sampatti →

pts

  1. success, attainment; happiness, bliss, fortune (opp. vipatti) AN.iv.26, AN.iv.160; Vism.58 Vism.232; Ja.iv.3 (dibba˚); DN-a.i.126; three attainments Ja.i.105; Mil.96; Dhp-a …

samādhi →

pts

  1. concentration; a concentrated, self-collected, intent state of mind and meditation which, concomitant with right living, is a necessary condition to the attainment of higher wisdom and emancipatio …

santataṃ →

pts

adverb continually, only in compounds: -kārin consistent AN.ii.187; -vutti of consistent behaviour AN.ii.187; MN.i.339; -sīla steady in character MN.i.339.

satataṃ, or fr. saṃ + tan

santhāra →

pts

…of floors: iṭṭhakā˚, silā˚ dāru˚, i.e. of tiles, flags, wood); AN.i.136 (paṇṇa˚); Ja.vi.24 (id.); Ja.i.92; Pts.i.176. 2. (cp….

saññama →

pts

Saṃyama & saññama

  1. restraint, self-control, abstinence SN.i.21, SN.i.169; DN.i.53; Vin.i.3; AN.i.155 sq. (kāyena, vācāya, manasā); DN.iii.147; Iti.15 (ññ); Snp.264, Snp.655; MN.ii.101 (sīla˚); Dhp. …

saṃvara →

pts

restraint DN.i.57, DN.i.70, DN.i.89; DN.ii.281 (indriya˚); DN.iii.130, DN.iii.225; AN.ii.26; SN.iv.189 sq.; Iti.28, Iti.96 Iti.118; Pp.59; Snp.1034; Vin.ii.126, Vin.ii.192 (āyatiṃ saṃvarāya “for restr …

saṃyama →

pts

Saṃyama & saññama

  1. restraint, self-control, abstinence SN.i.21, SN.i.169; DN.i.53; Vin.i.3; AN.i.155 sq. (kāyena, vācāya, manasā); DN.iii.147; Iti.15 (ññ); Snp.264, Snp.655; MN.ii.101 (sīla˚); Dhp. …

saṃyojana →

pts

bond, fetter SN.iv.163 etc.; especially the fetters that bind man to the wheel of transmigration Vin.i.183; SN.i.23; SN.v.241, SN.v.251; AN.i.264 AN.iii.443; AN.iv.7 sq. (diṭṭhi˚); MN.i.483; Dhp.370; …

saṅgahita →

pts

Saṅgahita & ˚gahīta

  1. comprised, included Mil.40 (eka˚); Pv-a.80.
  2. collected Mhvs.10, Mhvs.24.
  3. grouped Kv.335 sq.
  4. restrained Snp.388 (˚attabhāva); Snp-a.291 (˚atta).
  5. kindly disposed Vv.1 …

saṅgahīta →

pts

Saṅgahita & ˚gahīta

  1. comprised, included Mil.40 (eka˚); Pv-a.80.
  2. collected Mhvs.10, Mhvs.24.
  3. grouped Kv.335 sq.
  4. restrained Snp.388 (˚attabhāva); Snp-a.291 (˚atta).
  5. kindly disposed Vv.1 …

saṅgaṇha →

pts

adjective showing kindness, helping Vv-a.59 (˚sīla).

fr. saṃ + grah

saṅgha →

pts

  1. multitude, assemblage Mil.403 (kāka˚); Ja.i.52 (sakuṇa˚); Snp.589 (ñāti˚); Snp.680 (deva˚) DN.iii.23 (miga˚); Vv.5#5 (accharā˚ = samūha Vv-a.37) bhikkhu˚; an assembly of Buddhist priests AN.i.56 …

saṅkha →

pts

…Vism.408; Dhs.621.

  • -silā “shell-stone,” a precious stone, mother-of-pearl (? Ud.54; Ja.iv.85; Pv.ii.6#4. Frequent…

sekha →

pts

Sekha & sekkha

belonging to training, in want of training, imperfect Vin.i.17, Vin.i.248; Vin.iii.24; Dhs.1016; one who has still to learn, denotes one who has not yet attained Arahantship DN.ii.143; …

sekkha →

pts

Sekha & sekkha

belonging to training, in want of training, imperfect Vin.i.17, Vin.i.248; Vin.iii.24; Dhs.1016; one who has still to learn, denotes one who has not yet attained Arahantship DN.ii.143; …

sela →

pts

…of the Buddha Snp-a.139, Snp-a.159.

fr. silā

sikkhā →

pts

  1. study, training, discipline Vin.iii.23; DN.i.181; AN.i.238; SN.ii.50, SN.ii.131; SN.v.378; Dhs.1004; Vb-a.344 (various)
    ■ sikkhaṃ paccakkhātaka one who has abandoned the precepts Vin.i.135, V …

sikkhāpada →

pts

set of precepts, “preceptorial,” code of training; instruction, precept, rule

  1. in general: DN.i.63, DN.i.146, DN.i.250; MN.i.33; AN.i.63, AN.i.235 sq. AN.ii.14, AN.ii.250 sq.; AN.iii.113, AN.iii.26 …

silābhu →

pts

whip snake Ja.vi.194 (= nīlapaṇṇavaṇṇasappa).

silāghati →

pts

to extol, only in Dhtp.30 as root silāgh, with defn “katthana,” i.e. boasting.

Epic Sk. ślāgh

sota →

pts

Sota1

neuter ear, the organ of hearing Vin.i.9, Vin.i.34; DN.i.21; Snp.345 (nom pl. sotā); Vism.444 (defined); Dhs.601; Dhs-a.310-dibba-sota the divine ear (cp. dibba-cakkhu) DN.i.79 D …

su →

pts

Su1

indeclinable a part. of exclamation “shoo!”; usually repeated su su Ja.ii.250; Ja.vi.165 (of the hissing of a snake); Thag-a.110 (scaring somebody away), Thag-a.305 (sound of puffi …

sākhā →

pts

branch Vin.i.28; MN.i.135; AN.i.152; AN.ii.165 AN.ii.200 sq.; AN.iii.19, AN.iii.43 sq., AN.iii.200; AN.iv.99, AN.iv.336; AN.v.314 sq.; Snp.791; Ja.v.393; Ja.ii.44; a spur of a hill AN.i.243; AN.ii.140 …

sāmañña →

pts

Sāmañña1

neuter generality; equality, conformity; unity, company Mil.163; Snp-a.449 (jāti identity of descent), Snp-a.449 (generality, contrasted to visesa detail), S …

sīlatā →

pts

(-˚) character(istic), nature, capacity Dhp-a.iii.272.

abstr. fr. sīla

sīlavant →

pts

adjective virtuous, observing the moral precepts DN.iii.77, DN.iii.259 sq., DN.iii.285; AN.i.150; AN.ii.58, AN.ii.76 AN.iii.206 sq., AN.iii.262 sq.; AN.iv.290 sq., AN.iv.314 sq.; AN.v.10 sq., AN.v.71 …

sīlika →

pts

adjective (-˚) = sīlin Ja.vi.64.

fr. sīla

sīlin →

pts

adjective having a disposition or character; ariyasīlin having the virtue of an Ārya DN.i.115; DN-a.i.286; niddāsīlin drowsy, Snp.96; vuddhasīlin increased in virtue DN.i.114; sabhāsīlin fond of soci …

sīliya →

pts

conduct, behaviour, character; said of bad behaviour, e.g. Ja.iii.74 = Ja.iv.71; emphasized as dussīlya, e.g. SN.v.384; AN.i.105; AN.v.145 sq.; opp. sādhu-sīliya Ja.ii.137 (= sundara-sīla-bhāva …

tattha →

pts

A.

  1. of place:
    1. place where there, in that place Snp.1071, Snp.1085; Dhp.58; Ja.i.278; Pv.i.10#15; often with eva: tatth’ eva right there, on the (very same) spot SN.i.116; Ja.ii.154; …

teja →

pts

Teja & Tejo

“sharpness,” heat, flame, fire, light; radiance, effulgence splendour, glory, energy, strength, power DN.ii.259 (personified as deva, among the 4 Elements paṭhavī, āpo, t., vāyo; cp. tejo …

tejo →

pts

Teja & Tejo

“sharpness,” heat, flame, fire, light; radiance, effulgence splendour, glory, energy, strength, power DN.ii.259 (personified as deva, among the 4 Elements paṭhavī, āpo, t., vāyo; cp. tejo …

upadhi →

pts

  1. putting down or under, foundation basis, ground, substratum (of rebirth) SN.i.117, SN.i.124 SN.i.134, SN.i.186; AN.ii.24 (˚sankhaya); AN.iii.382 (id.); AN.iv.150 (˚kkhaya); Iti.21, Iti.69; Snp.364, …

upavadati →

pts

to tell (secretly) against, to tell tales; to insult, blame DN.i.90; SN.iii.125 (attā sīlato na upav.); AN.ii.121 (id.); AN.v.88; Ja.ii.196; Pv-a.13.

upa + vad

uposatha →

pts

At the time of the rise of Buddhism the word had come to mean the day preceding four stages of the moon’s waxing and waning, viz. 1st, 8th, 15th 23d nights …

upādāna →

pts

nt.

  1. (lit.) that (material) substratum by means of which an active process is kept alive or going), fuel, supply, provision; adj. (-˚) supported by, drawing one’s existence from SN.i.69; SN.ii.85 …

vata →

pts

Vata1

indeclinable part of exclamation: surely, certainly, indeed, alas! Vin.iii.39 (puris’ usabho vat’ âyaṃ “for sure he is a human bull”) Thig.316 (abbhutaṃ vata vācaṃ bhāsasi); Snp.178, …

vatta →

pts

Vatta1

neuter

  1. that which is done, which goes on or is customary, i.e. duty, service, custom, function Vin.ii.31; Snp.294, Snp.393 (gahaṭṭha˚) Vism.188 (cetiy’ angaṇa˚ etc.); Dhp-a.i.9 …

vaṭṭati →

pts

  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 …

velā →

pts

  1. time, point of time (often equal to; kāla Pp.13 (uḍḍahana˚); Ja.iv.294; Mil.87; Kp-a.181 Pp-a 187; Snp-a.111 (bhatta˚ meal-time); Dhs-a.219; Pv-a.61, Pv-a.104, Pv-a.109 (a …

vematika →

pts

adjective in doubt, uncertain, doubtful Vin.i.126; Vin.ii.65; Vin.iv.220, Vin.iv.259; Vism.14 (˚sīla). Opp nibbematika.

fr. vimati

vera →

pts

hatred, revenge, hostile action, sin AN.iv.247; Dhp.5; Ja.iv.71; Dhp-a.i.50. Pv-a.13
avera absence of enmity, friendliness; (adj. friendly, peaceable, kind DN.i.167, DN.i.247 …

vijjā →

pts

one of the dogmatic terms of Buddhist teaching varying in meaning in diff. sections of the Canon. It is not always the positive to avijjā (which has quite a well-defined meaning f …

vilepana →

pts

ointment, cosmetic, toilet perfume AN.i.107, AN.i.212; AN.ii.209; Thag.616 (sīlaṃ v. seṭṭhaṃ Cp. Ja.iii.290); Pp.51, Pp.58; Pv.ii.3#16; DN-a.i.77 DN-a.i.88.

vi + lepana

vipanna →

pts

gone wrong, having lost, failing in (-˚), opp. sampanna: AN.iii.19 (rukkho sākhā-palāsa a tree which has lost branches and leaves); Snp.116 (˚diṭṭhi one who has wrong views, he …

vipatti →

pts

wrong state, false manifestation, failure, misfortune (opp. sampatti) Vin.i.171 (ācāra failure of morality); AN.i.270 (ājīva˚); AN.iv.26, AN.iv.160 (atta˚ para˚); Pts.i.122; Ja.v …

viraha →

pts

adjective empty, rid of, bar, without Pv-a.137, Pv-a.139 (sīla˚).

vi + raho

visuddha →

pts

adjective clean, pure, bright; in applied meaning: purified, stainless, sanctified Vin.i.105; DN.iii.52 (cakkhu); SN.ii.122 (id.); SN.iv.47 (sīla); AN.iv.304 (su˚); Snp.67, Snp.517, Snp.687; Cnd.601; …

visuddhi →

pts

brightness, splendour, excellency; (ethically) purity, holiness, sanctification virtue, rectitude Vin.i.105 (visuddho paramāya visuddhiyā); DN.i.53; DN.iii.214 (diṭṭhi˚, sīla˚), DN.iii.288; MN.i.147; …

vyasana →

pts

misfortune, misery, ruin, destruction, loss DN.i.248; SN.iii.137 (anaya˚); SN.iv.159; AN.i.33 AN.v.156 sq., AN.v.317 (several); Snp.694 (˚gata ruined); Pv.i.6#4 (= dukkha Pv-a.33); Pv.iii.5#6 (= anat …

vāda →

pts

  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 …

yuga →

pts

  1. the yoke of a plough (usually) or a carriage Dhp-a.i.24 (yugaṃ gīvaṃ bādhati presses on the neck); Pv-a.127 (ratha˚); Sdhp.468 (of a carriage) Also at Snp.834 in phrase dhonena yugaṃ samāgamā w …

yāvatā →

pts

indeclinable lokasmiṃ yad idam arahanto “as far as the abodes of beings, as far as heaven, these are the highest these are the best, I mean the Arahants.” SN.iii.84 yāvatā dhammā sankhatā vā asankhatā …

ācāra →

pts

way of behaving, conduct, practice, esp. right conduct, good manners; adj. (-˚) practising, indulging in, or of such & such a conduct
■ Snp.280 (pāpa˚); Ja.i.106 (vipassana˚); Ja.ii.280 (˚ariya); J …

ādīnava →

pts

disadvantage, danger (in or through = loc.) DN.i.38 (vedanānaṃ assādañ ca ādīnavañ ca etc.), DN.i.213 (iddhi-pāṭihāriye MN.i.318; SN.i.9 (ettha bhīyo), SN.ii.170 sq. (dhātūnaṃ); SN.iii.27, SN.iii.62, …

ānisaṃsa →

pts

praise i.e. that which is commendable, profit, merit, advantage good result, blessing in or from (c. loc.). There are five ānisaṃsā sīlavato sīla-sampadāya or blessings which accrue to the virtuous …