Pāli Dictionary

ariṭṭhaka

approximate

ariṭṭhastemkasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

kaṇha, kāḷa, kiṇha, timisa

general

  • black-coloured, dark

  • SN 4.2

    seyyathā'pi nāma mahāariṭṭhako maṇi, evam'assa sīsaṃ hoti. seyyathā'pi nāma suddhaṃ rūpiyaṃ, evam'assa dantā honti.

Encyclopedia

Ariṭṭhakā
Other

  • A class of devas present when the Mahāsamaya Sutta was taught, described as the hue of azure flowers, though Buddhaghosa takes the same term as naming a different class of devas.

DN 20

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