Pāli Dictionary

arūpa

naprefixrūprootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

rūp8form; shape

Synonyms

āruppa

Antonyms

rūpa

general

  • formless; immaterial; incorporeal, without physical form

  • AN 10.13

    rūparāgo, arūparāgo, māno, uddhaccaṃ, avijjā, imāni pañc'uddham'bhāgiyāni saṃyojanāni.

  • DN 33

    aparā'pi, tisso taṇhā kāmataṇhā rūpataṇhā arūpataṇhā

doctrine

  • the formless state; the formless realm or attainment (as opposed to the realm of form, rūpa)

  • Snp 3.12

    rūpehi, bhikkhave, arūpā santatarā'ti, ayam'ek'ānupassanā. arūpehi nirodho santataro'ti, ayaṃ dutiy'ānupassanā.

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