Pāli Dictionary

nīta1

roottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

1선두; 나르다

Synonyms


general

  • 이끌린; 인도된; 뽑아낸

  • 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

  • (뜻이) 명료한, 요의(了義)의

  • (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
  • 편안함을 구해 승단에 들어갔다가 게을러진 사왓티의 바라문으로, 부처님이 그의 과거 공덕을 간파하여 훈계하고 아라한과로 가는 길에 세워주었다.

  • 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

Found an error in the dictionary?