Pāli Dictionary

nīta1

roottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

1conduire; porter

Synonyms


general

  • conduit, mené; extrait

  • carried; led; guided (by); extracted, drawn out; brought (to)

  • Thag 19.1

    kāmā hi citrā madhurā manoramā, aviddasū yattha sitā puthujjanā, te dukkham'icchanti punabbhav'esino, cittena nītā niraye nirākatā.

  • DN 9

    seyyathā'pi, citta, gavā khīraṃ, khīramhā dadhi, dadhimhā navanītaṃ, navanītamhā sappi, sappimhā sappimaṇḍo.

nīta2

roottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

Antonyms


doctrine

  • (du sens) clair, explicite, non figuré

  • (of meaning) explicit, plain, already drawn out; not requiring further interpretation (opp. neyyattha)

  • AN 2.25

    dve'me, bhikkhave, tathāgataṃ abbhācikkhanti. katame dve? yo ca neyy'atthaṃ sutt'antaṃ nīt'attho sutt'anto'ti dīpeti, yo ca nīt'atthaṃ sutt'antaṃ neyy'attho sutt'anto'ti dīpeti. ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṃ abbhācikkhantī'ti.

Encyclopedia

Nīta
Person
  • Un brahmane de Sāvatthi qui rejoignit l’Ordre en quête de confort et devint paresseux, jusqu’à ce que le Bouddha, discernant son mérite passé, le réprimande et le mette sur la voie de l’état d’arahant.

  • A brahmin of Sāvatthi who joined the Order seeking comfort and grew lazy, until the Buddha, discerning his past merit, admonished him and set him on the path to Arahantship.

Thag 1.84

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