…the eight sīlas is called uposathaṃ samādiyati (see sīlaṃ & samādiyati); uposatha-sīla observance of the Up. (Vv-a.71) The Up. day or…

not to disturb, shake or break (fig.) Ja.v.173 (uposathaṃ).

a + paṭikopeti

…noble Ja.v.87

• -uposatha the ideal feast day (as one of 3) AN.i.205 sq., AN.i.212
• -kanta…

…(see above B 2); of the uposatha (as in prec. aṭṭhang’ uposatha) Snp.401; of the “Eightfold Noble Path” *(ariyo…

…the Buddha practice of the uposatha abstinence AN.i.207. -kappa like Brahmā Thag.909. -kāya divine body…

…the Buddha practice of the uposatha abstinence AN.i.207. -kappa like Brahmā Thag.909. -kāya divine body…

…Ja.ii.192; Ja.vi.169 (uposatha, cp. aṭṭhanga) Dpvs.i.6; Sdhp.64; -(r)aṅgika = prec. Dhs.147, Dhs.157, Dhs.397 Kp-a.85; Sdhp.58;…

…as indriya-damena uposatha-kammena), DN.iii.147, DN.iii.229; SN.i.4, SN.i.29, SN.i.168 = Snp.463 (saccena danto damasā upeto);…

…AN.i.211; Vism.197.

• -uposatha a day of devotion to the gods AN.i.211;
• -paribhoga fit to be…

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 ( …

…atināmeti); Ja.iii.52 (uposatha˚); Pv-a.31 (yāva sattadivasā a week long), Pv-a.74 (sattamo divaso) Usually in oblique cases adverbially,…

…SN.iv.181; AN.i.205 (-˚uposatha); Mil.18, Mil.48; Vism.279 (in comparison); Dhp-a.iii.59; -pitā “father (protector of the cows” =…

…virtue, consisting of dāna, uposathakamma & dasakusalakammapathā Ja.iii.342;

• -paṭibhāṇa of happy retort, of…

…the cloak Vv-a.250; uposatha˚ observing the Sabbath Vb.422; nava˚; making new renovating, repairing, patching Vin.ii.119, Vin.ii.159…

…(˚bheri, the drum announcing this order); Ja.iv.115; Ja.vi.346 (uposatha˚).

lit. mā ghāta “kill not”

…night (esp the eve of the uposatha) Vin.i.288 (ratti); Vin.ii.236 (id.)

• -rāga pleasure & lust, passionate delight…

…AN.i.205 sq. (˚uposatha), cp. AN.i.220; AN.ii.196 (˚sāvaka); AN.iii.276, AN.iii.383; AN.v.150 (dasahi asaddhammehi samannāgata);…

to shake, disturb, break (fig.) Ja.v.173 (uposathaṃ).

paṭi + kopeti

…Vism.292 (puṇṇa-m-uposatha = puṇṇa-māuposatha), Vism.418 (Phagguṇa-puṇṇama-divase); Vv-a.66 (āsāḷhi p.); Pv-a.137…

…as they were recited on Uposatha days for the purpose of confession. See Geiger, P. Lit. c. 7, where literature is given; & cp.; Vin. Texts…

…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…

…Pv-a.66 (sīlaṃ rakkhatha uposathaṃ karotha). 3. to keep (a) secret, to put away, to guard against (i.e. to keep away from Snp.702…

…the elephant (hatthi, called Uposatha) DN.ii.174, DN.ii.187, DN.ii.197; the horse (assa, Valāhaka) ibid.; the gem (maṇi) DN.ii.175, DN.ii.187;…

to remove, to abolish Vin.i.110; DN.i.135 sq. (˚hanissati); DN.ii.91 = SN.v.432; MN.i.47 MN.ii.193; SN.v.76; Ja.i.374 = Snp.360; Snp.14, Snp.369, Snp.1076 sikkhāpadaṃ Vin.iii.23; DN.ii.154; uposathāgā …

…are called aṭṭhaṅgika uposatha (see sīla 2b) e.g. Mhvs.37, Mhvs.202
■ diyaḍḍha-sikkhāpada-sata the 150…

…(aṭṭhanga˚ i.e. uposatha). -samāraddha thoroughly undertaken DN.ii.103; SN.ii.264 sq.; Dhp.293;…

…uposatha* (or aṭṭhaṅgika u. “the fast-day with its 8 constituents.” They are discussed in detail at…

…as tam-ah-uposathe, uposatha-divase ti at Snp-a.502); tadahe on the same day Pv-a.46; tadahū (id.) Ja.v.215 (= tasmiṃ…

…holy day); only in phrase uposathaṃ upavasati to observe the fast day SN.i.208; AN.i.142, AN.i.144, AN.i.205; Snp.402 (ger upavassa);…

celebrated, kept (of a fastday) AN.i.211 (uposatha); Snp.403 (uposatha). Cp. uposatha.

pp. of upavasati

…uposatha*; used extensively in BSk. in meaning of uposatha, e.g. at Avs.i.338, Avs.i.339; Divy.398 in phrase…

…Dhp-a.i.15 Dhp-a.i.205 (˚uposathakamma); Dhp-a.ii.85; Kp-a.239 (˚gāthā); Snp-a.298; Vv-a.38, Vv-a.61, Vv-a.120; Pv-a.209,…

…belonging to the Uposatha in phrase anuposathikaṃ (adv.) on every U., i.e. every fortnight Vin.iv.315. 2. observing the Sabbath…

…-uposatha celebration (of the uposatha) in groups “incomplete congregation” (translation Oldenberg) Dpvs.7 36….

…Pv-a.78 (imper. vasatha). uposathaṃ vasaṃ (ppr.) keeping the Sunday Ja.vi.232 brahmacariyaṃ v. to live a chaste life MN.i.515 (cp. same…

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 …

…separate Vin.ii.204 (˚uposatha etc.); Ja.i.490 (˚sangha-kammāni).

according to Trenckner, Notes 75 fr. ā + vinā “Sine quā non”,…

…the practice of (holding Uposatha in different residence (within the same boundary) Vin.ii.294, Vin.ii.300, Vin.ii.306 Dpvs.iv.47, cp….

…(pavāraṇaṃ); Vin.v.193 (uposathaṃ), Vin.v.196 (give advice); DN.i.120 (leaving out discarding); Dhp.40 (cittaṃ ṭh. make firm) Ja.i.62,…