Pāli Dictionary
general
水；水大（液态之元素）
water; the liquid element (also āpo in compounds)
Ud 7.9
kiṃ kayirā udapānena, āpā ce sabbadā siyuṃ, taṇhāya mūlato chetvā, kissa pariyesanaṃ care'ti.
MN 49
ahesuṃ kho ye, bhikkhu, tayā pubbe samaṇabrāhmaṇā lokasmiṃ pathavīgarahakā pathavījigucchakā, āpagarahakā āpajigucchakā, tejagarahakā tejajigucchakā, vāyagarahakā vāyajigucchakā
apa
approximategeneral
离；离开；向下；返回（方向性前缀）
away; away from; off; down; back (directional prefix)
AN 8.53
ācayāya saṃvattanti no apacayāya
general
水；液体
water; liquid
DN 16
kattha āpo ca pathavī, tejo vāyo na gādhati, kattha dīghañ'ca rassañ'ca, aṇuṃ thūlaṃ subh'āsubhaṃ, kattha nāmañ'ca rūpañ'ca, asesaṃ uparujjhatī'ti?
MN 62
yaṃ ajjhattaṃ paccattaṃ āpo āpogataṃ upādinnaṃ… yaṃ vā pan'aññam'pi kiñci ajjhattaṃ paccattaṃ āpo āpogataṃ upādinnaṃ, ayaṃ vuccati, rāhula, ajjhattikā āpodhātu.
doctrine
水界；水大（四大之一，代表黏结与流动的元素）
the water element; element of cohesion; fluidity (as one of the four great elements)
DN 16
kattha āpo ca pathavī, tejo vāyo na gādhati, kattha dīghañ'ca rassañ'ca, aṇuṃ thūlaṃ subh'āsubhaṃ, kattha nāmañ'ca rūpañ'ca, asesaṃ uparujjhatī'ti?
MN 62
yaṃ ajjhattaṃ paccattaṃ āpo āpogataṃ upādinnaṃ… yaṃ vā pan'aññam'pi kiñci ajjhattaṃ paccattaṃ āpo āpogataṃ upādinnaṃ, ayaṃ vuccati, rāhula, ajjhattikā āpodhātu.
Encyclopedia
出席《大会经》说法的一类天神，佛音说他们因前生修习水遍禅定而转生于此。
A class of deities present at the teaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta, said by Buddhaghosa to have been reborn there for having practised meditation on the water device in past lives.
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