…Upāli. The monks seem to have regarded Upāli as their particular friend, to whom they could go in their difficulties. Thus, when certain monks…

…stream of existence bhavanga-sota, and conditioned thereby ever and ever again corresponding states of subconsciousness arise. Thus it is…

…legendary beliefs, the Buddha had his own theory of the attributes of a Mahāpurisa as explained in the Mahāpurisa Sutta SN.v.158 and the…

…the monks that Uṇṇābha has become an anāgāmī and would, therefore, after death, no longer return to this world. SN.v.217f.

The same…

…lakhs of Māgadha disciples, having followed the teachings of the Buddha, have been born in the deva worlds. When Sanaṅkumāra has finished his…

…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…

…in Vesāli, and the monks having agreed, he visited Sabbakāmī—who was the oldest monk then living and a pupil of Ānanda—during the night,…

…gates of the city is said to have been four hundred thousand kahāpanas daily, with another one hundred thousand for his sabhā or Council…

…for he is mentioned as having addressed large crowds, a task demanding great powers, as the Buddha himself says when this news of Udāyī is…

…Samyutta see: XLVI; Bojjhanga Vibh. - For the conditions leading to the arising of each of the factors, see the Com. to Satipatthāna Sutta…

…authors, by far most of them have completely misunderstood the true meaning and purpose of the doctrine of dependent origination, and even the 12…

…Vis.M XII.

Once the Bhikkhu has thus developed and often practised the 4 roads to power, he enjoys various magical powers,… hears with the divine…

…(from one ’s place); (who has) fallen away; who has abandoned (the holy life) 2. (who has) fallen from one state of existence (to another); who…

of tarati

1. (act.) who has crossed; who has gone beyond; who has escaped from.
2. (pass) crossed; gone beyond

…causation, may be said to have right view to that extent; but he has not the ‘knowledge conforming to the Truths’ saccānulomika-ñāna as has…

ho has not given the opportunity; who has not consented or given permission

…return only once more; and having once more returned to this world, he will put an end to suffering.

Non-returner:
III: After…

who has accomplished a journey; who has finished the journey.

one who has kept one vassa residence; who has passed one rainy season.

who has crossed or cut off the stream, who has brought the flow to an end.

who has not gone into, has not penetrated; not having entered; not appeared; not under consideration.

…two conversations of Savittha, both of which took place at the Ghositārāma in Kosambī. The first is with Musila and deals with the…

…a raised stick;…

who has crossed the torrent, who has overcome the flood(s)

who has brought the path to an end; who has broken the cycle.

(one) who has achieved insight; who has achieved (nibbana) through insight.

who has become in control of his thoughts, who has attained mastery over his thoughts.

who has not overcome the limits, who has not gone beyond what is limited or limits; or not knowing as far as the furthest extent

who has crossed; who has got out of, escaped

…own thinking, without having learnt it from others. ‘Based on learning’ is that knowledge which one has heard from others and thus acquired…

…phenomena, as: ‘Materiality has the characteristic of being oppressed; feeling has the characteristic of being felt, etc.’

Full understanding by…

…world (see: deva ), having therein their level, and being therein included… and also consciousness and mental properties in one who has…

SakkaVatrabhūVāsavaMaghavāMāghaPurindadaSahassakkhaSahassanettaSujampatiKosiya

Almost always spoken of as chief of the devas. The Saṃyutta…

who has accomplished a journey; who has finished the journey.

…is said:;A Bhikkhu may not have reached in his own person the 8 liberations = jhāna, but through his understanding the fermentations have come…

…which the earth is divided. According to the Aṅguttara Nikāya, AN.i.227 AN.v.59 each cakkavāla (world-system) has an…

…are baseless, and that virtue, which alone leads to purity, can be cultivated by any of the four classes. Assalāyana sits silent and…

…of second jhāna The devas living there subsist on joy. SN.i.114 Their span of life is two kappas and there is no guarantee that a person who…

…Māhissati is mentioned as having been, at least for some time, the capital of Avanti. It is quite likely that ancient Avanti was divided into two…

…he leaves the household life, and retires into homelessness, to taste the joys of contemplation, having handed over the kingdom to his eldest…

…its unshakeability. Snp.683 It is also called Meru or Sumeru, Hemameru and Mahāneru.

Each Cakkavāla has its own Sineru, AN.i.227 AN.v.59 and a…

A stream at Sāvatthī. Anuruddha is mentioned as having stayed near by. SN.v.297

Sāvatthī3river

…to describe the Buddha’s virtues. Ārāmadaṇḍa stood up with clasped hands and, turning in the direction of Sāvatthī, he uttered…

1. possessing eyes, gifted with sight; (one) who has eyes, who can see; one who has the gift of sight.
2. one who possess insight and vision; wise.

1. possessing eyes, gifted with sight; (one) who has eyes, who can see; one who has the gift of sight.
2. one who possess insight and vision; wise.

who has taken a stick in hand; who administers justice; who has embraced violence

(one) who has offended or committed a fault, who has fallen short (of).

accayo maṃ (no) accagamā

(?) a fault has overcome me (us), i.e. has been committed by me (us)

…(acc.) to someone (in dicing or gambling)

2. (n.) what has been won; conquest.

confiscates; has someone’s property confiscated, has someone fined.

who has prepared a protection from fear or danger; who has prepared a protection for the fearful

…he is mentioned as having accepted the Buddha as his teacher. In the third, the Mahā Vacchagotta, he seeks ordination from the Buddha at…

Sīha¹

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

…the craving for existence bhava-tanhā the craving for non-existence vibhava - tanhā D. 22. T. is the 8th link in the formula of the…

accayo maṃ (no) accagamā

(?) a fault has overcome me (us), i.e. has been committed by me (us)

…of impersonality ’. Whosoever has not penetrated this universal impersonality of all existence, and does not comprehend that in reality there…

is worth, has the value of; deserves; frequently in phrase kalaṃ na agghati (soḷasiṃ), is not worth a (sixteenth) part (of).

mother; one who gives birth or has given birth.

who has plunged into; entered; immersed

(one) who knows, who has an understanding.

who has not crossed over; not come out

1. born; produce; grown, growing; arisen; who has been born.
2. become; present, apparent.
3. of earth; natural; productive?

deprived of; who has lost (something)

causes to be harnessed or prepared; has dressed or trimmed

(one) who has no bhikkhu’s robes.

whose mind is so inclined, or has such a conviction

1. (act.) who has committed, become guilty of (an offense).
2. (pass.) committed?.

who has achieved stability in the country, whose country is stable; whose position is secure.

causes to be inaugurated; has made king or queen.

one who has committed an offense.

who has the same gotra as Inda

(what has been) sung over; over which verses have been sung.

stands firm; has a firm footing.

swallowing the hook; who has swallowed the hook.

causes to rub; has (someone) rub.

who has come to, reached; entered upon; agreed to; gone over to

one who has a company of followers or pupils; a teacher; a leader.

one who has a company of followers or pupils; a teacher; a leader.

summons; recalls, rehabilitates a bhikkhu who has been temporarily expelled.

(~-cīvarika)n. whose robe has been taken away or stolen

who has performed the duties of a sāmana