Pāli Dictionary

cetiyā

cetastemiyasuffixāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

ci5gather; accumulate

Synonyms

cetī

general

  • the people of Ceta; the Cetans (an ancient Indian tribe/people)

  • SN 56.30

    ekaṃ samayaṃ sambahulā therā bhikkhū cetiyesu viharanti sahajaniye.

cetiya

approximate

ciroottisuffixyasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

ci5gather; accumulate

general

  • stupa; pagoda; funeral monument; a reliquary mound or shrine erected to venerate the Buddha or arahants (thūpa)

  • AN 3.125

    ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā vesāliyaṃ viharati gotamake cetiye. tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi, bhikkhavo'ti. bhadante'ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. bhagavā etadavoca.

  • sanctuary; shrine; sacred tree; a place or object of veneration

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Cetiyā
Person

  • A yakkhinī of Dhūmarakkha mountain whom Paṇḍukābhaya captured, after a long chase in which she took the form of a mare, and then rode into battle where she aided him.

Cetiya
Personapproximate

  • A legendary king, also called Ceti, whose name Apacāra likewise bore, later shortened to Cecca.

Ja 422
Ceti
Otherapproximatematched via “Cetiya”

  • One of the sixteen great nations of ancient India, with settlements both in the Himalayan foothills and near the Yamunā, and an important centre of early Buddhism.

AN 3.70AN 8.30AN 6.46AN 10.24

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