Pāli Dictionary

dhīrā

dhīrootrasuffixāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

dhā1place; support

general

  • Dhīrā, name of an arahant Therī

  • Thig 1.6

    dhīre nirodhaṃ phusehi, saññāvūpasamaṃ sukhaṃ, ārādhayāhi nibbānaṃ, yogakkhem'amanuttaran'ti.

dhīra1

approximate

dhārootdhīstemrasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dhā1place; support

Synonyms

thera, nicca, thira, avaṭṭhita, nikkama, nibaddha

Antonyms

adhīra

general

  • firm; steadfast; constant; resolute

  • Dhp 329

    no ce labhetha nipakaṃ sahāyaṃ, saddhiṃcaraṃ sādhuvihāridhīraṃ, rājā'va raṭṭhaṃ vijitaṃ pahāya, eko care mātaṅg'araññ'eva nāgo.

  • AN 4.26

    ye ca kho te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū nikkuhā nillapā dhīrā atthaddhā susamāhitā, te kho me, bhikkhave, bhikkhū māmakā. anapagatā ca te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū imasmā dhammavinayā. te ca imasmiṃ dhammavinaye vuddhiṃ viruḷhiṃ vepullaṃ āpajjantī'ti.

dhīra2

approximate

dhīrootrasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dhī1think

general

  • wise; intelligent; (as noun) a wise man, sage

  • (fem. dhīrā) name of an arahant nun

Encyclopedia

Dhīrā
Person

  • Two Sākyan nuns of this name, both former attendants of the Bodhisatta’s court in Kapilavatthu, left home with Mahā-Pajāpatī Gotamī and became arahants.

Thig 1.6

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