Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · feminine
Root
dhar1to hold; to carry; to endure
monastic
Dhammā, an arahant nun (Therī) mentioned in early Buddhist texts
Thig 1.17
itthaṃ sudaṃ dhammā therī gāthaṃ abhāsitthā'ti.
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Root
dhar1to hold; to carry; to endure
Literal
the "bearer"; that which upholds
Synonyms
Antonyms
doctrine
the Buddha’s teaching; the doctrine; the Dhamma
AN 6.10
svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo sandiṭṭhiko akāliko ehipassiko
phenomenon; thing; mental object (object of the mind)
MN 10
dhammesu dhammānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā
general
nature; character; quality; inherent property
DN 16
vayadhammā saṅkhārā, appamādena sampādetha
ethics
law; norm; justice; righteousness; moral conduct
Dhp 169
dhammaṃ care sucaritaṃ, na naṃ duccaritaṃ care
Encyclopedia
9 entries
Dhammā
PersonA woman of Sāvatthi who became a nun after her husband’s death and attained Arahantship upon reflecting on a fall she suffered while returning from alms round.
Dhammā2
PersonThe chief female disciple of Atthadassī Buddha.
Dhammā3
PersonThe fifth of the seven daughters of King Kikī of Bārāṇasī, who lived a celibate life for twenty thousand years and is identified with a past life of Kisāgotamī.
Dhammā4
PersonThe wife of King Bindusāra and mother of Asoka, also known by the name Siridhammā.
Dhammā5
PersonAn eminent Therī of Anurādhapura celebrated as an expert teacher of the Vinaya.
Dhammā6
PersonA poor woman of Sīva village whose gift of a single robe, worn in turn only by monks who had become Arahants, led to a king honouring her by renaming the village Dhammasīva.
The Bodhisatta as a deity born in the sense-sphere heavens, whose story is told in the Dhammadevaputta Jātaka, though the Milindapañha calls him a yakkha.
The palace built by Vissakamma for King Mahāsudassana at Sakka’s command.
The lake in front of the palace built for King Mahāsudassana.
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