Pāli Dictionary

sūriya

surrootasuffixiyasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

sur1shine; be supreme

Synonyms

ādicca, pabhaṅkara, verocana, sataraṃsī, divākara, ravi

cosmology

  • the sun; the sun deity

  • Thig 5.5

    aggiṃ candañ'ca sūriyañ'ca, devatā ca namassi'haṃ, nadītitthāni gantvāna, udakaṃ oruhāmi'haṃ.

general

  • heroism; valour; courage; fearlessness

suriya1

approximate

surrootasuffixiyasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

sur1shine; be supreme

Synonyms

ādicca, pabhaṅkara, verocana, sataraṃsī, divākara, ravi

general

  • the sun

suriya2

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • Suriya, the sun deity

  • SN 2.10

    tathāgataṃ arahantaṃ, sūriyo saraṇaṃ gato, rāhu suriyaṃ pamuñcassu, buddhā lok'ānukampakā.

  • Ja 433

    balaṃ cando balaṃ suriyo, balaṃ samaṇabrāhmaṇā, balaṃ velā samuddassa, bal'ātibalam'itthiyo.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Suriya
Personapproximate

  • The sun-deity who was once seized by the asura Rāhu and freed at the Buddha’s command, and who dwells with the moon-deity under Sakka’s rule.

Suriya2
Personapproximate

  • A son of the god Sakka, distinct from the sun-deity of the same name.

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