…pole“ (= kāca², but text DN.i.101 has “vividha”).

= vidha¹ as noun

…Vb-a.496 (māno va vidhā nāma)
■ The adj. form is vidha: see sep.

cp. Sk. vidhā

future lot, fate, state after death, future condition of rebirth; usually in foll phrases: kā gati ko abhisamparāyo (as hendiadys) ʻwhat fate in the world-to-come’, DN.ii.91; Vin.i.293; SN.iv.59 S …

…Cnd.54 (= anekavidha).

• -vidha manifold Cnd.54; DN-a.i.103
• -vihita various, manifold DN.i.12, DN.i.13,…

to act in conformity with, to follow (instruction) MN.ii.105 = Thag.875; SN.iv.199; Ja.ii.98; Ja.iii.357.

cf. Sk. anuvidhīyate & adj. anuvidhāyin; Pass. of anu + vi + dhā, cf. vidahati

…treasure; always as sattavidha˚ sevenfold, viz. saddhā˚ sīla˚, hiri˚, ottappa˚, suta˚, cāga˚, paññā˚ “faith, a moral life,…

Aṃsa¹

1. the shoulder AN.v.110; Snp.609. aṃse karoti to put on the shoulder, to shoulder Ja.i.9.
2. a part (lit. side) (cp. ˚āsa in koṭṭhāsa and explⁿ of …

…of a jewel Ja.vi.388.

• -vidha eightfold Dhs.219.

Vedic aṣṭau, old dual, Idg. *octou, pointing to a system of counting by…

…great pain Thig.450. -vidha various multiform Cp.xv.7; Pgdp.37. -sacca see…

…force (balaṃ pañca-vidhaṃ of a king Ja.v.120, Ja.v.121 consists of bāhābalaṃ strength of arms, bhoga˚ of wealth, amacca˚ of…

…in meaning in cpd paṃca-vidha-bandhana “the fivefold fixing,” as one of the torments in Niraya. It is a sort of crucifixion (see for…

frightful thing, terror, terrifying omen Mhvs.12, Mhvs.12 (vividhā bhiṃsikā kari he brought divers terrors to pass).

fr. bhiṃsa

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 …

…(b)bidha (catur + vidha) fourfold Thag-a, 74; - (b)bipallāsa (catur + vipallāsa) the fourfold change (cp. Ne.85 Thag.1143;…

…Dhp-a.iii.195. -bidha (= vidha) sixfold Vism.184 -bisāṇa (= visāṇa) having six (i.e. a “major set”) of tusks (of pre-eminent…

…pañcavidhaṃ rāja-kakudhabhaṇḍaṃ Pv-a.74), see kakudhabhaṇḍa Ja.vi.4, Ja.vi.223, Ja.vi.389; -ṃ ussāpeti…

…Dhp-a.iii.195. -bidha (= vidha) sixfold Vism.184 -bisāṇa (= visāṇa) having six (i.e. a “major set”) of tusks (of pre-eminent…

to cut off, to destroy, to remove, both lit. (bandhanaṃ, pāsaṃ, pasibbakaṃ, jīvaṃ, gīvaṃ, sīsaṃ hatthapāde, etc.) and fig. (taṇhaṃ, mohaṃ, āsavā saṃyojanāni, vicikicchaṃ, vanathaṃ, etc.) Freq. in …

…Vv-a.206, etc.

• -vidha tenfold Dhp-a.i.398.
• -sata ten times a hundred Vin.i.38 (˚parivāro)…

…Used in the expression sattavidha-ariya-dhana “the 7 fold noble treasure” of the good qualities or virtues, viz. saddhā cāga etc. (see…

…Halāyudha

Dhava²

a husband Thag-a.121 (dh. vuccati sāmiko tad abhāvā vidhavā matapatikā ti attho).

Sk. dhava, a newly formed…

…(dasavidha˚) the (tenfold) heavenly gift (viz. āyu, vaṇṇa etc.: see ṭhāna) Dhp-a.iii.292 *…

…vedanā dukkhā); Ne.12 (duvidhaṃ d.: kāyikaṃ = dukkhaṃ; cetasikaṃ domanassaṃ); Vism.165 (twofold), Vism.496 (dukkhā aññaṃ na…

…(dvayaṃ vipākaṃ = duvidhaṃ Pv-a.228)- advaya single AN.v.46 2. false, deceitful Vin.iii.21-nt. a duality, a pair, couple SN.ii.17…

adverb in two Ja.v.203, Ja.v.206 (˚sira); Dhp-a.ii.50 (bhijji: broke in two, broke asunder)

Sk. dvedhā, cp. dvidhā

1. a double, i.e. a branching road; a cross-road Dhp-a.ii.192; Mil.17.
2. doubt Dhp.282; Dhs.1004, Dhs.1161 Vism.313

cp. dvidhā & dvi B I.5

doubt Vin.iii.309; Dhs.1004, Dhs.1161; DN-a.i.68; Dhs-a.259; -citta uncertain Pv-a.13; -jāta in doubt Vin.iii.309; DN.iii.117 sq.; DN.iii.210
■ adveḷhaka (adj. sure, certain, without doub …

…2 years old Vin.i.59; -vidha twofold, instr. duvidhena MN.iii.45 sq.; etc
■ Derivations from du˚ see sep. under…

numerical adverb in two parts, in two MN.i.114; Ja.i.253 (karoti), Ja.i.254 (chindati); Ja.i.298 (id.); Ja.iii.181; Ja.iv.101 (jāta disagreeing); Ja.vi.368 (bhindati). See also dvedhā & dveḷhaka.

• • …

…(= annapānādika dasavidha dātabbavatthu Pv-a.7)

• -veyyāvaṭika services rendered at the distribution of gifts Dhp-a.iii.19 *…

…evaṃ pavattaṃ ehi-passavidhaṃ arahatī ti“, DN.ii.217; DN.iii.5, DN.iii.227; SN.i.9; SN.iv.41, SN.iv.272 SN.v.343; AN.i.158; AN.ii.198….

adjective of one kind, single, simple Vism.514; adv. ekavidhā singly, simply Vism.528.

eka + vidha

…DN-a.i.177 (in expl. of dasavidha vyañjana). 2. fig.

1. heavy, grave, serious esp. applied to
   ■ āpatti, breach…

There is no single word in English for Iddhi, as the idea is unknown in Europe. The main sense seems to be ʻpotency’.

1. Pre-Buddhistic; the Iddhi of a layman The four Iddhis of a king are personal …

…AN.i.118 sq. Under aṭṭhavidhaṃ indriya-rūpaṃ (Cpd. 159) or rūpaṃ as indriyaṃ “form which is faculty” Dhs.661 (cp trsl. p….

1. rough, hard, harsh (lit. & fig.) Dhs.648 (opp.; muduka Dhs.962 (rūpaṃ paṭhavīdhātu: kakkhalaṃ kharagataṃ kakkhaḷattaṃ kakkhaḷabhāvo); Vism.349 (= thaddha), Vism.591, Vism.592 (˚ …

…chatta, pādukā: the fan, diadem, sword canopy, slippers
■ pañcavidha-k˚ Pv-a.74.

cp. Sk. kakuda, and kaku above

…SN.v.352; of jhāna (tividha˚) Bdhd 96, Bdhd 98, Bdhd 99; of mittā friends in general (see also cpd.) Dhp.78 (na bhaje pāpake mitte……

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 …

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. …

…what like? DN.ii.244.

• -vidha what sort of Ja.v.95, Ja.v.146; Dhs-a.305.
• -sameta how constituted…

adjective of how many kinds Vism.84.

kati + vidha, for Vedic katidhā

…-vida (so read for ˚vidha) = ˚vijja (adj.) a tricky person, ibid (variant reading ˚vijja, better). Cp. Sk. kṣātra-vidya.

Sk….

…of var tortures (under vividha-kamma-kāranā kārenti) MN.i.87; AN.i.48 = AN.ii.122 = Cnd.604; Ja.vi.17 (variant reading ˚ṭicch˚; C. has…

…-vidha = ˚kāja SN.i.78 = Ud.65; DN.i.101. At Ud and D passages it is read vividha, but DN-a.i.269 makes it clear:…

…ratha˚ SN.i.109, Vv.64#2 (= vedikā Vv-a) Der. (vividha-) kubbaratā Vv-a.276.

…under the name of pañcavidha-bandhana “the group of five” (not, as Warren trsl. p. 257 “inflict on him the torture called the…

Mano & Mana(s)

neuter

I. Declension

Like all other nouns of old s-stems mano has partly retained the s forms (cp cetah → ceto) & partly follows the a-declension. The …

Mano & Mana(s)

neuter

I. Declension

Like all other nouns of old s-stems mano has partly retained the s forms (cp cetah → ceto) & partly follows the a-declension. The …

adjective

1. mixed (with: -˚); various Vin.i.33 (kesa˚, jatā˚ etc. = a mixture of, various); Thag.143; Ja.iii.95, Ja.iii.144 (udaka-paṇṇa˚ yāgu); Pv.i.9#2 (missā kiṭakā). nt. missaṃ as adv. “in a …

…Mhvs.18, Mhvs.30 (vividhadhaja˚ mahābodhi). 2. (perhaps to māla) bearing a stain of, muddy, in pheṇa˚; with a surface (or is it…

…eka, cp….

…taṃ aṭṭhārasa-vidhaṃ sammāvattuṃ vattantī ti attho.

see nittharati; does any connection exist with…

…of opinion DN.i.236;

• -vidha divers, various, motley Pv-a.53, Pv-a.96 Pv-a.113, and passim; *…

…Dhp-a.i.398 (dasavidha o.) Vv-a.345
■ ovādaṃ deti to give advice Pv-a.11, Pv-a.12, Pv-a.15,

BSk. avavāda…

…cp. chabbaggiya

• -vidha fivefold Ja.i.204 (˚ā abhirakkhā); Ja.vi.341 (˚paduma), ˚bandhana: see this. *…

…Dhp-a.iii.292 (dasavidha dibba˚ viz. āyu etc.: see ṭhāna); Dhp-a.iv.11.

• -kuṭi a hut…

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 …

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 …

…Snp-a.315 (nānāvidha˚). 2. (as t. t. in philosophy & ethics) excitement passion; seldom by itself, mostly in combination with *dosa,…

…aneka˚ Snp.1079 (= anekavidha Cnd.54) adissamāna˚ invisible Pv-a.6 (lit. with invisible form) ummatta˚ as if mad, under the appearance of…

adverb in 100 ways, into 100 pieces DN.ii.341.

sata + dhā, cp. ekadhā, dvidhā etc.

adverb in seven pieces DN.i.94; DN.ii.235; Snp.783; Ja.v.33, Ja.v.493; Dhp-a.i.17, Dhp-a.i.41. Cp phalati. Sattapanni-rukkha

fr. satta⁴, cp. dvidhā

adjective near; (nt.) neighbourhood Dāvs iv.32; Dāvs v.9.

Sk. savidha

arrangement, appointment, provision Ja.ii.209; DN-a.i.148; Dhs-a.111. The word is peculiar to the Commentary style.

for the usual ˚vidhāna

to arrange, appoint, fix, settle, provide, prepare DN.i.61
pot ˚eyyāma;
aor ˚vidahi Pv-a.198;
inf -vidhātuṃ AN.ii.35, & -vidahituṃ Vin.i.287;
ger -vidhāya Vin.iv.62 sq., Vin.iv.133; …

arranging, providing, arrangement DN.i.135; Ja.i.140 (rakkhā˚).

fr. saṃvidahati

one who arranges or provides (cp. vidhātar) DN.iii.148.

n. ag. fr. saṃvidahati

taking by arrangement, i.e. theft committed in agreement with others Vin.iii.53.

saṃvidhā (short ger. form) + avahāra

adjective providing, managing; f. -ikā Ja.i.155.

saṃ + vidhāyaka

one of the most difficult terms in Buddhist metaphysics, in which the blending of the subjective-objective view of the world and of happening peculiar to the East, is so complete, that it is almost i …

…crafts Ud.31, cp. dvādasavidha s. Ja.i.58; eighteen sippas mentioned Ja.ii.243 some sippas are hīna, others ukkaṭṭha Vin.iv.6 sq….

adjective courteous polite, friendly (making happy, pleasing, gladdening?) only in combination with kathā, dhamma, or dhammakathā e.g. s. kathā polite spe …

…(of the Tathāgata);

• -vidha such like, so (= tathārūpa) Snp.772 Snp.818, Snp.1073, Snp.1113; Cnd.277 (= tādisa…

num. card. three.

■ nom. acc. m. tayo (Snp.311), & tayas (tayas; su dhammā Snp.231, see Kp-a.188)
■ f. tisso (DN.i.143; AN.v.210; Iti.99)
■ nt. tīṇi (AN.i.1 …

…Ja.i.66 (id.); -vidha 3 fold, of sacrifice (yañña DN.i.128, DN.i.134, DN.i.143; of aggi (fire) Ja.i.4 & Mil.97;…

…Cnd.277 (in expl. of tathāvidha); Iti.68; Pv.ii.9#4; Pv-a.69, Pv-a.72; Mil.382. Also correlative tādisa-tādisa the one-the other…

…Mnd.93, Mnd.467; Vv.12#1 (vividha Vv-a.60); Vv.31#1.

• -kulīnatā high birth AN.iii.48 (cp. uccā˚).

For udya, adj. formation from prep. ud…

widowhood Ja.vi.508.

abstr. fr. vidhavā, = Epic Sk. vaidhavya

…C.: vidhavā apatikā tehi vidhavā sarantī ti [ti]vidha-verā ca vedhaverā); Ja.vi.508 (C. vidhav’ itthakā; variant reading…

…at Snp-a.136 (viharati = vividhaṃ hitaṃ harati); and Vism.179 vividhaṃ khittaṃ = vikkhittaṃ; see also under viggaṇhati; or…

to arrange, appoint, assign; to provide; to practise
pres vidahati: see saṃ˚ vidadhāti Ja.vi.537; vidheti Ja.v.107.
pot vidahe Snp.927 (= vidaheyya Mnd.382);
aor *[ …

demolition, destruction Ja.iv.58 (˚kārin).

fr. vidhaṃsati

…DN-a.i.265; Mnd.5 (vikirati vidhameti viddhaṃseti: see also under vikirati)
pp viddhasta & viddhaṃsita. Pass. viddhaṃsīyati to drop or…

adjective one who throws away or does away with; destroying, clearing away Mil.344 (kilesa-mala-duggandha˚).

fr. vidhamati

destroying, scattering, dispersing Mil.244 (Maccu-sena˚).

fr. vidhamati

…of “destroy.”

1. vidhamati: SN.iii.190; Ja.i.284 (in play of words with dhamati to blow; aor. vidhami =…

destroyed Cnd.576#a.

pp. of vidhamati

…Pv-a.161 Vb-a.339.

Vedic vidhavā widow, vidhu lonely, vidhura separaṭed, Av. vidavā = Goth. widuwō = Ohg. wituwa (Ger. Witwe = E. widow);…

…(as Vidhūra at Ja.iv.361).

Vedic vidhura: see vidhavā

1. arrangement, get up, performance, process Ja.iii.178 (attano vidhānena “in his robes of office”); Vism.66 sq.; Dhs-a.168 = Vism.122 (bhāvanā˚); Vb-a.69, Vb-a.71 (manasikāra˚) Thag-a.273 (id.). …

adjective making dispositions, careful in providing, circumspect, considerable Ja.vi.287.

vidhāna + vant

provider, disposer Ja.v.221 (dhātā vidhātā, as of Viśvakarman: cp. Macdonell Vedic Mythology p. 118).

n. ag. of vidahati

to run about, roam, cover space (acc.), stray SN.i.37; Snp.411, Snp.939; Mnd.414; DN-a.i.39.

vi + dhāvati

providing Pv-a.60.

fr. vi + dhā

to shake; fig. to be unsettled, to waver, to be in doubt SN.iv.71 (cittaṃ na vikampate) Thag.1076 (vidhāsu na v.; translation Brethren p. 366: “who is not exercised about himself in this way or in t …

…to pieces; combined with vidhameyya & viddhaṃseyya; “drop & tumble,” denoting total confusion and destruction Similarly on p. 250 = 337…

…(with defⁿ vividhaṃ khittaṃ vikkhittaṃ aññena hatthaṃ aññena pādaṃ aññena sīsan ti evaṃ tato tato khittassa…

…verse at Dhs-a.19: “(vividha-visesa-) nayattā vinayanato c’ eva kāya-vācānaṃ vinayy’ attha-vidūhi ayaṃ vinayo Vinayo ti…

piercing, perforating, penetrating Dhs-a.253; Thag-a.197 (in explⁿ of bahuvidha).

fr. vinivijjhati

…taken as “various” by Bdhgh (Snp-a.99), and virūpa-rūpa explained as vividha-rūpa, i.e. diversity, variety. So also the Niddesa.

vi +…

reflection, thought, thinking; “initial application” (Cpd. 282)
■ defined as “vitakkanaṃ vitakko, ūhanan ti vuttaṃ hoti” at Vism.142 (with simile on p. 143, comparing vitakka with vicāra kumbhakār …

(carrying yoke) see khārī-vidha and vividha².

…hitaṃ harati“).

vi + vidha¹

Vividha²

carrying-yoke DN.i.101; SN.i.78 (as variant reading khāri-vividhaṃ, see…

to take away, carry off, remove Vin.iii.48 (paṃsuṃ vyūhati) Ja.i.177, Ja.i.199 (paṃsuṃ), Ja.i.238, Ja.i.331 (kaddamaṃ dvidhā viyūhitvā); Ja.iii.52 (vālikaṃ); Ja.iv.265 (paṃsuṃ); Ja.vi.448 (vālukaṃ); D …

Vīti˚

is the contracted prepositional combination vi + ati, representing an emphatic ati, e.g. in the foll.:

• -(k)kama 1 going beyond, transgression, sin Vin.iii.112; Vin.iv. …

1. a brahmanic sacrifice.
2. alms-giving charity, a gift to the Sangha or a bhikkhu.

The brahmanic ritual of Vedic times has been given a changed and deeper meaning. Buddhism has discarded the outwa …

“sacrificiality,” the function or ceremony of a sacrifice Ja.vi.202 (= yañña-vidhāna C.).

abstr. fr. yañña

pointing out, guessing, prophesy; only in phrase -pāṭihāriya trick or marvellous ability of mind-reading or guessing other peoples character Vin.ii.200; DN.i.212, DN.i.213; DN.iii.220; AN.i.170, A …

1. setting up, placing, founding; establishment, arrangement, position Vin.v.114; Ja.i.99 (aggha fixing prices); Mil.352 (pāda˚); DN-a.i.294; (= vidhārite); Pv-a.5 (kulavaṃsa˚).
2. letting alone, om …