Pāli Dictionary

dhīrā

dhīrootrasuffixāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

dhā1setzen; stützen

general

  • Dhīrā, Name einer Arahant-Therī

  • 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

dhā1setzen; stützen

Synonyms

thera, nicca, thira, avaṭṭhita, nikkama, nibaddha

Antonyms

adhīra

general

  • fest; standhaft; beständig; entschlossen

  • 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

dhī1denken

general

  • weise; klug; verständig; (als Substantiv) ein Weiser

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

  • (fem. dhīrā) Name einer Arahant-Bhikkhuni

  • (fem. dhīrā) name of an arahant nun

Encyclopedia

Dhīrā
Person

  • Zwei Sakya-Nonnen dieses Namens, beide ehemalige Dienerinnen am Hof des Bodhisatta in Kapilavatthu, verließen mit Mahā-Pajāpatī Gotamī das Elternhaus und wurden Arahants.

  • 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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