…Dhp.261. In Sangha-thera, used of Bhikkhus not senior in the Order, the word thera means distinguished Vin.ii.212, Vin.ii.303. In…

certain species of tree (Hypanthera Moringa) Ja.vi.535.

*Sk. akṣiba and akṣība

…the original doctrine (= theravāda) Dpvs.iv.13.

• -vādin one who proclaims the highest good (of the Buddha)…

an inferior Thera, one who comes next to the elder Vin.ii.212 (therānutherā Th. & next in age).

anu + thera

number 80 (on symbolical meaning & freq. application see; aṭṭha¹ B 1 c, where also most of the ref’s In addition we mention the foll.:) Ja.i.233 (˚hattha 80 hands, i.e. 80 cubits deep); J …

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 …

…(thera) (an elder) who supervises the distribution of food, a superintendent of meals Vism.388, Dhp-a.i.244. *…

…AN.i.78 (thera bh., an elder bh.; and nava bh. a young bh.); AN.iii.299 (id.); AN.iv.25 (id.); Snp.276, Snp.360 Snp.411 sq.,…

…Dhp-a.i.14 (˚thera my Thera-brother or br- thera), Dhp-a.i.101, Dhp-a.i.245; Pv-a.75. 2. bhātiya: Vism.292 (dve ˚therā two Th….

…Dhp-a.i.14 (˚thera my Thera-brother or br- thera), Dhp-a.i.101, Dhp-a.i.245; Pv-a.75. 2. bhātiya: Vism.292 (dve ˚therā two Th….

…Majjhima˚ Vism.95 (Revatthera), Vism.275, Vism.286, Vism.431; Saṃyutta˚; Vism.313 (Cūḷa-Sivatthera). Unspecified at Snp-a.70…

…a personal attendant (of a thera) Ja.i.108 (cūl˚); Ja.ii.325 (cull˚; Dhp-a.i.135; Dhp-a.ii.260; cūḷ);

• -pitā an uncle (“lesser”…

…a personal attendant (of a thera) Ja.i.108 (cūl˚); Ja.ii.325 (cull˚; Dhp-a.i.135; Dhp-a.ii.260; cūḷ);

• -pitā an uncle (“lesser”…

…Pp.42; Ja.i.217; Ja.iv.2 (˚thera). Cp. also Avs.ii.81;

• -kathikatta (nt.) speaking about the Dh.; preaching MN.iii.40; AN.i.38 (+…

…Knights of Arthur etc.): of theras, accomp^d by 12 bhikkhus Pv-a.67, Pv-a.141. 179 etc.; dvādasa koṭisatāni Snp.677; five groups of…

Gaṇin¹

adjective one who has a host of followers, epithet of a teacher who has a large attendance of disciples; usually in standing combination sanghī gaṇī gaṇācariyo (see above) Also in f …

…of wealth & name)

• -thera a Th. by rank DN.iii.218;
• -nirodha the extermination of (the cause of)…

…AN.v.23 (cp. AN.v.89) and thera˚ AN.ii.22; dubbaṇṇa˚ SN.v.217; see also DN.i.245 MN.i.15; SN.v.96, SN.v.115; AN.iv.94; AN.v.268;…

…Ja.iii.342; Ja.iv.2 (˚thera); Ja.vi.255 (mahā˚) as noun a preacher, speaker, expounder AN.iii.174 Mhvs.14, Mhvs.64 (mahā˚).

fr….

…rejecting, renunciation, applied to the self-denial of missionary theras following Gotama Buddha’s example Mhvs.12, Mhvs.55.

…Name of a Thera Vism.380; Dhp-a.ii.254.

also often spelled khānu; prob. = Sk. sthāṇu, corrupted in etym. with khaṇati,…

…with dahara young & thera old). 3. often used adv. in loc.; majjhe in the middle; i.e.

1. as prep in between, among (-˚ or with…

…Snp-a.236 (˚mahātissa-thera Np.), Snp-a.397 (˚bhāsā foreign dialect) The word occurs also in form milakkhu…

Nava¹

(num.) number nine. gen
■ dat. navannaṃ (Snp.p.87) instr
■ abl. navahi (Vv-a.76), loc. navasu.

Meaning and Application: The primitive-Aryan importance of the “mystic” nine i …

…newly ordained bhikkhu (opp. thera), novice (cp. Divy.404) Ja.i.33 (sangha˚); Pv-a.76 (id.)
■ Freq. in compar…

adjective noun one to whose charge something has been committed Dpvs.iv.5 (agga˚; thera original depositary of the Faith).

fr. nikkhitta

…(-˚) by name SN.ii.282 (Thera˚); Pv-a.67, Pv-a.96 (kaṇha˚). 2. consisting of a mere name i.e. mere talk, nonsense, ridiculous…

…junior Wanderer or bhikkhu (Thera) who walks behind a senior (Thera) on his rounds. The one accompanying Gotama Buddha is Ānanda Vin.i.46…

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 …

…Dhp-a.ii.61 (˚dhara thera) 3. In other combinations: satta nagara˚; AN.iv.106 sq. (cp. nagarûpakārikā DN.i.105); satta samādhi˚…

…the Tathāgata, but also to Theras & Arahants who have by means of moral & intellectual perfection destroyed all germs of further existence. With…

Ratta¹

1. dyed, coloured MN.i.36 (dūratta-vaṇṇa difficult to dye or badly dyed MN-a.167 reads duratta and explains as durañjita-vaṇṇa opp. suratta ibid.); Snp.287 (nānā-rattehi vatthe …

adjective including the Theras AN.ii.169

sa³ + thera

…community MN.i.469.

• -thera senior of the congregation Vin.ii.212, Vin.ii.303.
• -bhatta food given to…

adjective connected with the proclamation; dhamma˚-therā the Elders gathered in the council for proclaiming the Doctrine Ja.v.56.

fr. sangāyati

…a hermitage, the residence of Thera Āyupāla Mil.19, Mil.22 etc.

name of a tree (Hyperanthera moringa) Ja.iii.161; Ja.v.406.

cp. Vedic śigru, Name of a tribe; as a tree in Suśruta

…epithet of theras bhikkhus Ja.iv.219; Mil.18 sq.; Dhp-a.i.7, Dhp-a.i.384; Dhp-a.iii.385 Dāvs v.22. Cp. Sk. tripiṭo…

adjective strong (?), of clothes: therakāni vatthāni DN.ii.354 (vv.ll. thevakāni, dhorakāni, corakāni). Theri & Therika

…therīs, following on the Theragāthā (q.v.).

see thera

…therīs, following on the Theragāthā (q.v.).

see thera

…we read thāvira-jiṇṇa?).

from thavira = thera, old

…clear from the context that Thera is to be taken here in the secondary sense explained under Thera. He was a bhikkhu so eminently useful to the…

…Mil.16, Mil.17 (a bhikkhu or thera) in addr. several Vin.i.249; Ja.ii.133; Pv-a.50. tātā (pl.) Ja.i.166; Ja.i.263; Ja.iv.138.

Vedic tāta, Gr….

adverb so much, so long; usually correl. with yāva how long, how much; in all meanings to be understood out of elliptical application of this correlation Thus

I

*yāva-tāva …

…(or ministering to) a thera or a bhikkhu, a family devoted to the service of (gen. Vin.i.83 (Sāriputtassa), Vin.i.213; Vin.iii.62,…

(-˚) adjective belonging to a group, forming a company, a party of (-˚), e.g. pañcavaggiyā therā Ja.i.57, Ja.i.82; bhikkhū MN.i.70; MN.ii.94; *[chabbaggiyā](/define/chabbag …

…Snp-a.56 (Mahā-tissatthera).

• -saṇḍa jungle-thicket, dense jungle DN.i.87 DN.i.117; SN.iii.109 (tibba v….

1. a bamboo Snp.38 (vaṃso visālo va; vaṃso explained at Cnd.556 as “veḷugumba,” at Snp-a.76 as “veḷu”), ibid. (˚kaḷīra) Ja.vi.57; Vism.255 (˚kaḷīra); Kp-a.50 (id.).
2. race lineage, family AN.ii.27 …

…a term identical with theravāda, the doctrine of the Elders i.e. the original teaching of the Buddhist church…

…increase, growth, furtherance, prosperity.

1. vuḍḍhi Pv-a.22 Often in phrase vuḍḍhi virūḷhi vepulla…

…increase, growth, furtherance, prosperity.

1. vuḍḍhi Pv-a.22 Often in phrase vuḍḍhi virūḷhi vepulla…

…the tradition of the Theras, i.e. the orthodox doctrine or word of Gotama Buddha Mhvs.5, Mhvs.2; Mhvs.33, Mhvs.97 sq.; Dpvs.v.10, Dpvs.v.14…

abundant, numerous, most. Not found as adj. by itself, except in phrase yebhuyya-vasena mostly, as a rule Thag-a.51 and Pv-a.136, which is identical with the usual instr. *[yebhuyyena](/define/ye …

…traditional teaching; later as heterodox teaching sectarian teaching (opp. theravāda orthodox doctrine) Mil.148; Dpvs.v.30; Mhbv.96.

fr. ā…

…the sign of…); Vv-a.27 (therassa ā. form of the Th.); Pv-a.90, Pv-a.283 (rañño ā. the king’s person) Sdhp.363 4. way, mode, manner,…

…the semantically identical thera). It occurs usually in nom. āyasmā and is expl^d. in Nd by typical formula…

…who toils“ trsl.) = Vb.361 Nd ii.taṇhā 2. (has āyūhanā). 3. furtherance, pursuit DN-a.i.64 (bhavassa).

fr. āyūhati