Pāli Dictionary

adhamma

na > aprefixdharrootmasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

dhar1to hold; to carry; to endure

Synonyms

adhammika

Antonyms

dhamma

ethics

  • unrighteousness; injustice; misconduct; wrong-doing; (as adjective) unlawful; unjust; immoral

  • Dhp 84

    na attahetu na parassa hetu, na puttam'icche na dhanaṃ na raṭṭhaṃ, na iccheyya adhammena samiddhim'attano, sa sīlavā paññavā dhammiko siyā.

  • Dhp 248

    evaṃ bho purisa jānāhi, pāpadhammā asaññatā, mā taṃ lobho adhammo ca, ciraṃ dukkhāya randhayuṃ.

doctrine

  • false teaching; wrong doctrine; what is opposed to the true Dhamma

  • SN 2.22

    evaṃ dhammā apakkamma, adhammam'anuvattiya, mando maccumukhaṃ patto, akkhacchinno'va jhāyatī'ti.

  • MN 22

    kull'ūpamaṃ vo, bhikkhave, dhammaṃ desitaṃ, ājānantehi dhammā'pi vo pahātabbā pag'eva adhammā.

Encyclopedia

Adhamma
Person

  • A previous birth of Devadatta as a Kāmāvacara deity who appeared to people on fast days urging them to lead evil lives, and who, after a mid-air debate with the deity Dhamma, a previous birth of the Bodhisatta, plunged headlong into hell.

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