Pāli Dictionary

ariya

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

brāhmaṇa, mahanta, sappurisa, mahā, ucca, saṅkhātadhamma

Antonyms

anariya, anāriya

doctrine

  • noble; of the awakened ones; (as noun) a noble one who has attained the path

  • SN 56.11

    cattāri ariyasaccāni

ariyati

via inflected form ariya · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

ar1move; attain

general

  • is served; is honoured

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Ariya
Sutta

  • A country and people of South India, once ruled by King Vīradeva, and also the name of the Aryan dynasty of the Pāṇḍya.

Ariya2
Sutta

  • A fisherman near Sāvatthi whom the Buddha addressed by name, pointing out that true nobility (ariya) means harming no living being, leading him to become a Stream-winner.

Ariya3
Sutta

  • A Pacceka Buddha named in the list given in the Isigili Sutta.

MN 116

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