Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · neuter
Root
dhan1be rich
Synonyms
Antonyms
general
wealth; riches; money; treasure; property
(as adj.) wealthy; rich; possessing wealth
Thig 15.1
nagaramhi erakacche, suvaṇṇakāro ahaṃ pahūtadhano, yobbanamadena matto so, paradāraṃ asevi'haṃ.
doctrine
(fig.) noble treasure; spiritual wealth; virtue (e.g., the seven noble treasures: faith, virtue, etc.)
general
placing; putting
DN 22
katamañ'ca, bhikkhave, maraṇaṃ? yaṃ tesaṃ tesaṃ sattānaṃ tamhā tamhā sattanikāyā cuti cavanatā bhedo antaradhānaṃ maccu maraṇaṃ kālakiriyā khandhānaṃ bhedo kaḷevarassa nikkhepo jīvit'indriyassupacchedo, idaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, maraṇaṃ
SN 20.7
evam'etesaṃ, bhikkhave, sutt'antānaṃ tathāgatabhāsitānaṃ gambhīrānaṃ gambhīr'atthānaṃ lok'uttarānaṃ suññatappaṭisaṃyuttānaṃ antaradhānaṃ bhavissati.
Part of speech
noun · neuter
Root
dhā1place; support
general
a receptacle; bin; (comm.) a heap (e.g. a dust-heap)
Dhp 58
yathā saṅkāradhānasmiṃ, ujjhitasmiṃ mahāpathe, padumaṃ tattha jāyetha, sucigandhaṃ manoramaṃ.
dha
approximatevia inflected form dhāna · genitive plural
Part of speech
noun · masculine
general
the letter dh; the twenty-seventh letter of the Pāli alphabet; a dental consonant
Encyclopedia
3 entries
Dhana
SuttaA banker of Rājagaha and grandfather of Mahāpanthaka and Cūḷapanthaka.
Dhana2
SuttaA banker of Bārāṇasī and former birth of Anuruddha, who won royal favor and the rank of treasurer after hosting the Pacceka Buddha Upariṭṭha.
Dhana3
SuttaA cross-reference to Mahādhana, and also the name of the first chapter of the Book of Sevens in the Aṅguttaranikāya.
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