Pāli Dictionary

dīgha

Part of speech

adjective

Antonyms

vitthāra, rassa, ittara

general

  • long (in space or time); tall; deep

  • Dhp 60

    dīghā jāgarato ratti, dīghaṃ santassa yojanaṃ, dīgho bālānaṃ saṃsāro, saddhammaṃ avijānataṃ.

  • MN 130

    hoti kho so, bhikkhave, samayo yaṃ kadāci karahaci dīghassa addhuno accayena tassa mahānirayassa puratthimaṃ dvāraṃ apāpurīyati.

  • a long vowel; (in grammar and prosody) metrically long

cosmology

  • a snake; any long-backed creature; (also) a daemon or spirit

  • MN 31

    atha kho dīgho parajano yakkho yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekam'antaṃ aṭṭhāsi.

  • DN 32

    gopālo supparodho ca, hiri netti ca mandiyo, pañcālacaṇḍo āḷavako, pajjunno sumano sumukho, dadhimukho maṇi māṇivaro dīgho, atho serīsako saha.

doctrine

  • the Dīghanikāya (the collection of long discourses)

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Dīgha
Person

  • A yakkha chieftain whom the Buddha’s followers were advised to invoke in times of distress, and who once told the Buddha of the excellent attainments of Anuruddha, Nandiya and Kimbila.

Dīgha2
Person

  • An elder of Sri Lanka renowned as an expert in the Vinaya.

Dīgha3
Person

  • A brahmin who, unable to satisfy fellow brahmins with lavish alms, tested a group of monks by serving them a single vessel of rice and was impressed by their moderation.

Found an error in the dictionary?