Pāli Dictionary

nīta1

roottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

1引;载

Synonyms


general

  • 已被带领;已被引导;已抽出、取出;已带到

  • 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

  • (义理)了义的、明了直说的(与“未了义”neyyattha 相对)

  • (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
  • 舍卫城一位婆罗门,出家本为图安逸,因而懈怠度日;佛陀察知其宿世根器加以劝诫,助其证得阿罗汉果。

  • 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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