Pāli Dictionary

saddhā

sadprefixdhārootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

dhā1जगह; समर्थन

Literal

putting the heart (on)

Synonyms


doctrine

  • श्रद्धा; आस्था; विश्वास

  • faith; confidence; trust (in the Three Jewels and in kamma); first of the five spiritual faculties

  • Snp 1.4

    saddhā bījaṃ tapo vuṭṭhi, paññā me yuganaṅgalaṃ

  • MN 36

    tassa mayhaṃ, aggivessana, etadahosi, na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi saddhā, mayhaṃ'p'atthi saddhā, na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi vīriyaṃ, mayhaṃ'p'atthi vīriyaṃ

  • SN 12.22

    alam'eva saddhāpabbajitena kulaputtena vīriyaṃ ārabhituṃ

general

  • (प्रेम-) आसक्ति; अनुराग

  • (romantic) devotion; fondness; love

  • Thag 3.10

    aniccā hi calā saddhā, evaṃ diṭṭhā hi sā mayā

saddha

approximate

saddhāstem

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dhā1जगह; समर्थन

Synonyms

Antonyms


general

  • श्रद्धावान्; आस्थायुक्त

  • believing; faithful; devoted; endowed with faith

  • DN 33

    idh'āvuso bhikkhu saddho hoti saddahati tathāgatassa bodhiṃ

  • Dhp 8

    asubh'ānupassiṃ viharantaṃ, indriyesu susaṃvutaṃ, bhojanamhi ca mattaññuṃ, saddhaṃ āraddhavīriyaṃ, taṃ ve nappasahati māro, vāto selaṃ'va pabbataṃ.

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Saddhā
Person
  • सावत्थी की एक उपासिका जो यह मानती थी कि किसी भिक्षु को स्वयं को यौन रूप से अर्पित करना सर्वोच्च दान होगा, उसने एक भिक्षु को प्रस्ताव दिया परंतु अस्वीकृत हुई

  • A female lay disciple of Sāvatthi who, believing that offering herself sexually to a monk would be the highest gift, propositioned one, but was refused.

  • सक्क की पुत्रियों में से एक, जिसकी कथा सुधाभोजन जातक में मिलती है

  • One of Sakka’s daughters, whose story appears in the Sudhābhojana Jātaka.

Saddha
Personapproximate
  • एक भिक्षु जो Ñātika में बुद्ध से मिलने गया, जिसे बुद्ध ने Saddha Sutta की शिक्षा दी।

  • A monk who visited the Buddha at Ñātika and to whom the Buddha taught the Saddha Sutta.

AN 11.9

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