Pāli Dictionary

anopama

approximate

anprefixupamastem

Part of speech

adjective

Root

mā5measure

Synonyms

appaṭima, asadisa

Antonyms

upama

general

  • incomparable; unparalleled, peerless

  • MN 56

    akathaṃkathissa tusitassa, vantalok'āmisassa muditassa, katasamaṇassa manujassa, antimasārīrassa narassa, anopamassa virajassa, bhagavato tassa sāvako'ham'asmi.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Anopamā
Person

  • The daughter of Treasurer Megha of Sāketa, so renowned for her beauty that many suitors sought her hand, who instead heard the Buddha teach, entered the Order, and became an Arahant within a week.

Thig 6.5
Anopamā2
Other

  • A cross-reference to Māgandiyā.

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