Pāli Dictionary

macchera

maccharastemiyasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

kadariya, macchara

ethics

  • Geiz; Knauserigkeit

  • selfishness; stinginess; miserliness; avarice

  • Dhp 242

    mal'itthiyā duccaritaṃ, maccheraṃ dadato malaṃ, malā ve pāpakā dhammā, asmiṃ loke paramhi ca.

  • SN 1.32

    maccherā ca pamādā ca, evaṃ dānaṃ na dīyati, puññaṃ ākaṅkhamānena, deyyaṃ hoti vijānatā'ti.

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