Pāli Dictionary

ariṭṭha1

Part of speech

noun

general

  • a crow

  • name of several trees, such as the neem or soapberry tree

  • a kind of medicinal decoction or fermented herbal liquor

  • (as adjective) cruel, unlucky; (as noun) an unfavourable sign, omen of death

ariṭṭha2

aprefixrisroottasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

ris1hurt

general

  • (proper noun) name of several individuals, including a monk, a paccekabuddha, and a yakkha

Encyclopedia

6 entries

Ariṭṭha
Sutta

  • A monk formally suspended by the Saṅgha for refusing to renounce a heretical view about indulging in sensual pleasures, whose case prompted the teaching of the Alagaddūpama Sutta.

MN 22SN 54.6
Ariṭṭha2
Sutta

  • A lay disciple listed among those noted for unwavering faith in the Buddha, Dhamma, and Saṅgha.

Ariṭṭha3
Sutta

  • A Pacceka Buddha named in a canonical list of such awakened solitary sages.

MN 116
Ariṭṭha4
Sutta

  • A nephew of King Devānampiyatissa of Sri Lanka; see Mahā-Ariṭṭha.

Ariṭṭha5
Sutta

  • A son of the nāga king Dhataraṭṭha; see Kānāriṭṭha.

Ariṭṭha6
Sutta

  • A messenger of the deity Vessavaṇa who published his proclamations; also the name of a discourse in which the monk Ariṭṭha describes his practice of mindfulness of breathing to the Buddha.

DN 32SN 54.6

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