…B.1
■ See also ariyasacca & asacca
■ iminā saccena; in consequence of this truth, i.e. if this be true Ja.i.294.

*…

…a.]; Snp.758 (sacca˚ = sacc’ âvabodha Snp-a.509); Mil.214 (catusacc˚); Sdhp.467 (catusacc˚), Sdhp.525 (saccānaṃ); *dhamm’…

completely grasped or realised, understood mastered SN.v.128 (dhamma a.), SN.v.440 (anabhisametāni cattāri ariyasaccāni, cp. Divy.654 anabhisamitāni c.a.) AN.iv.384 (appattaṃ asacchikataṃ +).

pp. of …

to come by, to attain, to realise grasp, understand (cp. adhigacchati) Mil.214 (catusaccâbhisamayaṃ abhisameti). frequently in comb^n. *abhisambujjhati abhisameti; abhisambujjhitvā abhisamet …

…enumerated, viz. paññā˚, sacca˚ cāga upasama˚); Ja.i.23; Ja.v.174; Pts.i.108; Pts.ii.171 sq., Pts.ii.207; Dhs-a.166 (cp. Dhs. trsl.…

…Nobles ones Pv-a.1

• -sacca, a standard truth, an established fact, DN.i.189, DN.ii.90, DN.ii.304 sq.; DN.iii.277; MN.i.62,…

adjective not true, false Ja.v.399.

a + sacca

…(= ananubodha Vv-a.319).

ava +…

adverb certainly, definitely, absolutely, perfectly, expl^d. by Bdhgh. as acala (on DN.ii.217), or as paññāya ajjhogahetvā (on Snp.229); by Dhp. as apara-paccaya-bhāvena (on Pv.iv.1#25)
…

…Cp.xv.7; Pgdp.37. -sacca see *bāhu*˚-(s)suta having great knowledge, very learned, well-taught…

…Cnd.469); Dhp.224 (saccaṃ; = dīpeyya vohareyya Dhp-a.iii.316). Also bhaṇeyya Snp.397. An old subjunctive form is bhaṇā-…

…viz. bhāro dukkha-saccaṃ, bhār’ ādānaṃ = samuda-saccaṃ, bhāranikkhepanaṃ = nirodha-s., bhāra-nikkhepan’upāya…

…viriya˚, khanti˚; sacca˚, adhiṭṭhāna˚, mettā˚, upekhā˚.
-satta

1. a “bodhi-being,” i.e. a being…

…merchant Pv-a.113

• -sacca a brahmanic (i.e. standard, holy) truth AN.ii.176 (where the Buddha sets forth 4 such brahmin saccāni,…

to be awake, to be enlightened in (acc.), to perceive, to know, recognise, understand DN.ii.249; SN.i.74, SN.i.198; Dhp.136, Dhp.286; Thag.146; Ja.iii.331; Ja.iv.49 Ja.iv.425; Mil.165, Mil.348 (pot. b …

one who becomes enlightened or recognises Mnd.457 = Pts.i.174 = Vism.209 (bujjhitā saccāni, of the Buddha).

n. ag. of bujjhati

…Vv.63#9.

fr. bahu + sacca, which latter corresponds to a Sk. śrautya fr. śru, thus b. is the abstract to bahussuta See on…

…-sacca the four truths or facts (see ariyasacca) Dhp-a.iii.380; Mil.334; (s)sāla (nt.) [catur + sāla] a square…

…7) ajjhesanā, tapo, sīla, sacca, cāga, sati mati Ja.ii.327 cp. śīla-śruta-tyāga Jtm.31¹ Pv-a.30, Pv-a.120; Sdhp.214,…

1. Lit. seeing, looking; noticing; sight of, appearance, look. Often equivalent to an infinitive “to see,” esp. as dat. dassanāya in order to see, for the purpose of seeing (cp. dassana-kāma = da …

…cp SN.iii.47). The second Sacca gives the cause of this dukkha (see Taṇhā). The third enjoins the removal of this taṇhā. And the fourth…

…noun

1. twofold Snp.886 (saccaṃ musā ti dvayadhammaṃ); Dhp.384; Pv.iv.1#29 (dvayaṃ vipākaṃ = duvidhaṃ Pv-a.228)- advaya single…

(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 …

Ganthati & Gantheti

1. to tie, knot, bind, fasten together: kathaṃ mittāni ganthati “how does he bind friends” SN.i.214; Snp.185; mālaṃ ganthamāna tying a garland Vv.38#1 (ganthento Vv-a.173). Of m …

Ganthati & Gantheti

1. to tie, knot, bind, fasten together: kathaṃ mittāni ganthati “how does he bind friends” SN.i.214; Snp.185; mālaṃ ganthamāna tying a garland Vv.38#1 (ganthento Vv-a.173). Of m …

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 …

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 …

…in the dukkhaṃ ariyasaccaṃ (the noble truth of what is misfortune) Vin.i.10; AN.i.176; AN.iii.416; ˚dhamma destined to be born, etc….

Ka˚

(pron. interr.) who? m. ko f. kā (nt. kiṃ, q.v.); follows regular decl. of an atheme with some formations fr. ki˚, which base is otherwise restricted to the nt.
■ From ka˚ also nt. pl. *k …

…Dhp-a.i.96; Pv-a.98 (catu-saccakamma-ṭṭhāna-bhāvanā meditation on the 4 truths and the objects of meditation). Freq. in phrase…

…cp. katamaṃ dukkham ariyasaccaṃ pañc’upād˚ ā tissa vacanīyaṃ, seyyathīdaṃ… SN.iii.158 = SN.v.425; khandhādisā dukkhā Dhp.202…

adjective one who is in the possession of right wisdom, with ref. either to dhamma, magga, or ariyasaccāni, closely related to medhāvin and paṇḍita SN.i.146, …

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 …

1. sign, characteristic mark; esp. a sign as implying something extraordinary or pointing to the future, therefore a prognosticative mark (cp. talisman), a distinguishing mark or salient feature, prop …

…the Path Mnd.446.

• -sacca the truth concerning the Path Vb-a.114, Vb-a.124.
• -sira Name of a month…

…foolish DN.i.187 (opp. to sacca), DN.i.199; Snp.354; Dhp.260 (˚jiṇṇa grown old in vain; C. explains as tuccha-jiṇṇa Dhp-a.iii.388);…

…alikaṃ hoti, appakaṃ saccaṃ.“ The text at Vb-a.483 is slightly different, although the sense is the same. Similarly at Vism.27.

Vedic…

…a lie
■ AN.i.149 (opp. saccaṃ); Snp.122, Snp.158, Snp.397, Snp.400, Snp.757, Snp.883, Snp.967 Snp.1131; Mnd.291; Pv.i.3#3; Vv-a.72 (=…

…in two compounds, viz. -sacca [der. fr. foll. muṭṭha + sati + ya] forgetfulness, lit. forgotten-mindedness, usually combined with…

…the Buddha’s teaching: catusaccabuddhatāya buddha); cp. Snp.521 (one who has washed away all sin), Snp.646.

Ved. snātaka, cp. nahāta &…

I. Etymology

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

…sq.; Snp.68 (daḷha˚, cp. Nd ii.under padhānavā), Snp.542 (sacca˚).

Sk. niṣkrama; nis + kama

…as “sassato loko idam eva saccaṃ, mogham aññan ti”; at Snp-a.560 as “jānāmi passāmi tath’ eva etan ti.”

nivissa (ger. of…

…Snp.170, Snp.172 (“magga-saccaṃ bhāvento lokamhā niyyāti” Snp-a.212); Pts.i.163, Pts.i.176; Ne.119 Cp. niyyānika
■ aniyyāna…

…sabbaṃ SN.iv.15; ariyasaccaṃ SN.v.428. paccakkhāsi at Ja.v.8 is gloss for pakatthāsi
pp…

…Brahma); AN.ii.41 (˚sacca); AN.v.29 (id.) Snp.824 (id.), Snp.1009 (˚gaṇino each one having followers visuṃ visuṃ gaṇavanto…

1. foot Dhp.273 = Snp-a.366 (? saccānaṃ caturo padā); DN-a.i.85; usually -˚, like hatthipadaṃ elephant’s foot MN.i.176, MN.i.184; SN.i.86; SN.v.43, SN.v.231; and with numerals dvi˚ & di˚, catup˚, a …

…mūga˚ leading to deafness Ja.i.45 (verse 254). Dhp-a.i.82 (paramattha-sacca˚).

for pakkhiya = Ved. pakṣya of pakkha¹ 3

…is not clear (explained at Thag-a.269 by vaccha, variant reading sacca).

fr. pakkha¹ 2; cp. pakkhikā

to shine forth, to be visible, to become known Snp.445, Snp.1032 (= bhāsati tapati virocati Cnd.373)
caus pakāseti to show up, illustrate, explain make known, give information …

…here“).

• -paccekasacca one who has rejected each of the four false truths (the 5^th of the 10 noble states ariyavāsā: see…

…here“).

• -paccekasacca one who has rejected each of the four false truths (the 5^th of the 10 noble states ariyavāsā: see…

…here“).

• -paccekasacca one who has rejected each of the four false truths (the 5^th of the 10 noble states ariyavāsā: see…

…here“).

• -paccekasacca one who has rejected each of the four false truths (the 5^th of the 10 noble states ariyavāsā: see…

…here“).

• -paccekasacca one who has rejected each of the four false truths (the 5^th of the 10 noble states ariyavāsā: see…

…here“).

• -paccekasacca one who has rejected each of the four false truths (the 5^th of the 10 noble states ariyavāsā: see…

…Sdhp.253; adj. (-˚) sacca˚ one who strives after the truth Ja.iv.383. -kkamati [*parakramati] to advance, go forward, exert oneself,…

…finish, conclusion Ja.i.106 (sacca˚ = desanā˚); Pv-a.9 (desanā and passim), Pv-a.136 (āyūha˚), Pv-a.162 (id.), Pv-a.281 (= anta) Often…

…Thag.342; Iti.48 (itisacca˚, cp. idaṃsaccabhinivesa under kāyagantha); Pp.22; Dhs.381, Dhs.1003 Dhs.1175 (diṭṭhi˚ contagion of…

…under magga, ariyamagga, sacca), thus a quâsi synonym of magga with which freq. comb^d (e.g DN.i.156) Vin.i.10; DN.i.157; DN.iii.219…

…Ja.i.214; Vv-a.73 (˚catusacca = saccānaṃ kovida)
■ appaṭividdha not pierced, not hurt Ja.vi.446.

pp. of…

…to be a Samaṇa AN.i.126; AN.ii.239; cp. Sakyaputtiya˚ SN.ii.272; sacca˚ Ja.iv.384, Ja.iv.463; Ja.v.499.

= paṭiññā

…viriya˚, khanti˚, sacca˚, adhiṭṭhāna˚, mettā˚, upekhā Ja.i.73; Dhp-a.i.84.

• -ppatta (pārami˚) having attained…

at AN.iv.346 = Vin.ii.19 is probably misreading or an old misspelling for sajjāpeti fr. sajjeti, the confusion sac: saj being frequent. Meaning: to undertake fulfil, realize.

…as ˚-conventional, e.g. -sacca conventional truth (as opposed to paramattha˚ the absolute truth) Mil.160; -ñāṇa common knowledge…

…samp*. opp. to muṭṭha-sacca asampajañña), DN.iii.273. Description of it in detail at DN-a.i.183 sq. = Vb-a.347 sq., where given as…

…of ill, the second ariya-sacca, e.g. DN.iii.136; AN.i.177 Vism.495 (where samudaya is explained in its parts as sam u + aya); Vb-a.124. 2….

sort of fish Ja.v.405. Cp. satavanka & saccavanka.

…etc.). (nt. tathaṃ = saccaṃ, in cattāri tathāni the 4 truths SN.v.430 SN.v.435; Pts.ii.104 sq. (+ avitathāni anaññathāni). As…

…clear).

• -sacca higher truth Pv-a.66 (so read for upari sacca).

Vedic upari, der. fr. upa, Idg. *uper(i); Gr. υπερ, Lat….

…viz. paññā˚ sacca˚ cāga˚ upasama˚); MN.i.67; MN.iii.246; SN.i.30, SN.i.34 (sīlena), SN.i.46 citta-v-ûpasama), SN.i.48…

…intention by word Vb-a.144; -sucarita good conduct in speech AN.ii.141 (the 4: sacca-vācā, apisuṇā vācā, saṇhā vācā,…

…i.e. speaking DN.i.53 (sacca˚ = sacca-vacana DN-a.i.160). See also mosa-vajja. 2. “to be sounded, i.e. musical instrument Ja.i.500…

…Petavatthuṃ Vimānañ ca sacca-saṃyuttaṃ eva ca desesi thero…

2. The descriptions of the Vimānas are in the most exuberant terms. The…

…definite AN.v.268 (˚dassana); Mil.214 (˚vacana); Pv-a.231 (= sacca yāthāva).

pp. of vi + pari + i

…AN.iii.199, AN.iii.391 sq.; sacca˚; AN.ii.141, AN.ii.228; saṇhā AN.ii.141 AN.ii.228; AN.iii.244; AN.iv.172; see also…

…yatha˚; cp tathā˚-; sacca˚; speaking the truth AN.ii.212; the Buddha so-called Thig.252 f.; vaṇṇa˚; singing the praises (of…

…is replaced herein by sacca SN.i.240; = Nibbāna at Vism.219, Vism.524;
■ ñ- paṭipanna walking in the right path SN.v.343;…

knowledge, intelligence insight, conviction, recognition, opp. añāṇa avijjā, lack of k. or ignorance.

1. Ñāṇa in the theory of cognition:
   it occurs in intensive couple-compounds with terms of …

in saccālika at SN.iv.306 is sacc˚alika distortion of truth, falsehood SN.iv.306.