Pāli Dictionary

joti1

approximate

jutrootisuffix

via inflected form jotiyā · instrumental singular / dative singular / ablative singular / genitive singular / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

jut1shine

general

  • light; radiance; splendour

  • DN 19

    bhavam'atthu bhavantaṃ jotipālaṃ, rājā disampati bhavantaṃ jotipālaṃ māṇavaṃ āmantayati, rājā disampati bhoto jotipālassa māṇavassa dassanakāmo'ti

joti2

approximate

jutrootisuffix

via inflected form jotiyā · instrumental singular / dative singular / ablative singular / genitive singular / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

aggi, hutāsana

general

  • fire

  • MN 13

    tam'enaṃ rājāno gahetvā vividhā kammakāraṇā kārenti… bilaṅgathālikam'pi karonti, saṅkhamuṇḍikam'pi karonti, rāhumukham'pi karonti, jotimālikam'pi karonti, hatthapajjotikam'pi karonti, erakavattikam'pi karonti

joti3

approximate

jutrootisuffix

via inflected form jotiyā · instrumental singular / dative singular / ablative singular / genitive singular / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • a star

Encyclopedia

4 entries

Jotiya
Other

  • A cross-reference to Jotika, under whose entry this figure is treated.

Jotiya2
Person

  • A king who lived seventy-three world-cycles ago and was a former existence of Mañjaripūjaka.

Jotiya3
Text

  • A Nigaṇṭha ascetic for whom King Paṇḍukābhaya built a residence at Anurādhapura, on the site of which the Abhayagiri monastery was later built.

Jotika
Personmatched via “Jotiya”

  • A treasurer of Rājagaha who became an Arahant, remembered in Buddhist tradition for a chain of past-life acts of generosity toward Pacceka Buddhas that shaped his fortunate rebirths.

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