Pāli Dictionary

araka

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • Araka, name of an ancient religious teacher

  • AN 7.74

    bhūtapubbaṃ, bhikkhave, arako nāma satthā ahosi titthakaro kāmesu vītarāgo. arakassa kho pana, bhikkhave, satthuno anekāni sāvakasatāni ahesuṃ.

ārakā

approximate

āprefixarrootkasuffix

Part of speech

indeclinable

Root

ar1move; attain

Synonyms

ārā

general

  • far away; far off; at a distance (from)

  • AN 7.64

    tapanīyāni kammāni, yāni dhammehi ārakā, tāni ārocayissāmi, taṃ suṇātha yathā tathaṃ.

  • Thag 20.1

    evañ'ce taṃ jano jaññā, yathā jānāmi taṃ ahaṃ, ārakā parivajjeyya, gūthaṭṭhānaṃ'va pāvuse.

āraka

approximate

āprefixarrootkasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

ar1move; attain

general

  • distant; far away; far from

  • AN 7.92

    sakkāyadiṭṭhi ārakā hoti, vicikicchā ārakā hoti, sīlabbataparāmāso ārako hoti, rāgo ārako hoti, doso ārako hoti, moho ārako hoti, māno ārako hoti. imesaṃ kho, bhikkhave, sattannaṃ dhammānaṃ ārakattā arahā hotī'ti.

Encyclopedia

Araka
Person

  • The Bodhisatta in a past life as a brahmin teacher named Araka, who practised loving-kindness for seven years and was reborn in the Brahma-world; a list in the Aṅguttaranikāya says his pupils who followed his teaching were likewise reborn there.

AN 7.74

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