Pāli Dictionary

araka

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • अरक, एक प्राचीन धर्मगुरु का नाम

  • 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

ar1हटना; प्राप्त करना

Synonyms


general

  • दूर; दूरी पर

  • 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

ar1हटना; प्राप्त करना


general

  • दूर; दूरस्थ; से दूर

  • 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
  • पूर्वजन्म में आरक नामक एक ब्राह्मण गुरु के रूप में बोधिसत्व, जिन्होंने सात वर्षों तक मैत्री का अभ्यास किया और ब्रह्मलोक में पुनर्जन्म लिया; अंगुत्तरनिकाय की एक सूची के अनुसार उनकी शिक्षा का पालन करने वाले शिष्यों का भी वहीं पुनर्जन्म हुआ।

  • 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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