Pāli Dictionary

nīta1

roottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

1引;載

Synonyms


general

  • 已被帶領;已被引導;已抽出、取出;已帶到

  • 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

  • (義理)了義的、明瞭直說的(與「未了義」neyyattha 相對)

  • (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
  • 舍衛城一位婆羅門,出家本為圖安逸,因而懈怠度日;佛陀察知其宿世根器加以勸誡,助其證得阿羅漢果。

  • 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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