abhiṭhāna

great or deadly crime Only at Snp.231 = Kp.vi.10 (quoted Kv.109). Six are there mentioned, & are explained (Kp-a.189) as “matricide parricide, killing an Arahant, causing schisms, wounding a Buddha, following other teachers”. For other relations & suggestions see Dhs trsl.267
■ See also ānantarika.

abhi + ṭhāna, cp. abhitiṭṭhati; lit. that which stands out above others