ottappa

fear of exile, shrinking back from doing wrong, remorse. See on term and its distinction from hiri (shame) Dhs trsl. 20, also Dhs-a.124, Dhs-a.126; Vism.8, Vism.9 and the definition at Snp-a.181 Ottappa generally goes with hiri as one of the 7 noble treasures (see ariya-dhanā). Hiri-ottappa Iti.36; Ja.i.129 hir-ottappa at MN.i.271; SN.ii.220; SN.v.1; AN.ii.78; AN.iv.99 AN.iv.151; AN.v.214; Iti.34; Ja.i.127, Ja.i.206; Vv-a.23. See also hiri
■ Further passages: DN.iii.212; MN.i.356; SN.ii.196 SN.ii.206, SN.ii.208; SN.v.89; AN.i.50, AN.i.83, AN.i.95; AN.iii.4 sq., AN.iii.352; AN.iv.11, AN.v.123 sq.; Pp.71; Dhs.147, Dhs.277; Ne.39
anottappa (nt.) lack of conscience, unscrupulousness, disregard of morality AN.i.50, AN.i.83, AN.i.95; AN.iii.421; AN.v.146, AN.v.214; Vb.341, Vb.359, Vb.370, Vb.391; as adj. Iti.34 (ahirika +).

  • -gāravatā respect for conscience, AN.iii.331; AN.iv.29
  • -dhana the treasure of (moral) self-control DN.iii.163, DN.iii.251 DN.iii.282; Vv-a.113.
  • -bala the power of a (good) conscience DN.iii.253; Pts.ii.169, Pts.ii.176; Dhs.31, Dhs.102 (trln. power of the fear of blame).

fr. tappati1 + ud, would corresp. to a Sk. form *auttapya fr. ut-tapya to be regretted, tormented by remorse. The BSk. form is a wrong adaptation of the Pāli form, taking o˚ for apa˚, viz. apatrapya Mvu.iii.53 and apatrapā ibid. i.463. Müller, P. Gr. & Fausböll Sutta Nipāta Index were both misled by the BSk. form as also recently Kern,

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