Pāli Dictionary

sodhana

sodherootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

sudh3शुद्ध होना

Synonyms

pariyodapana, vodāna, vodāniya, parisodhana

general

  • शुद्धिकरण; निर्मलीकरण; परिष्करण; सुधार

  • cleansing; purifying; refining; correcting

  • Thag 9.1

    yadā sivaṃ dvecaturaṅgagāminaṃ, magg'uttamaṃ sabbakilesasodhanaṃ, paññāya passitva sato'va jhāyati, tato ratiṃ paramataraṃ na vindati.

  • Thag 19.1

    bhāvehi maggaṃ amatassa pattiyā, niyyānikaṃ sabbadukhakkhay'ogadhaṃ, aṭṭh'aṅgikaṃ sabbakilesasodhanaṃ, iti'ssu maṃ citta pure niyuñjasi.

Encyclopedia

Sodhana
Person

  • कपिल का बड़ा भाई, जो अपने भाई के विपरीत काश्यप बुद्ध के समय प्रव्रज्या लेने के बाद भी वन-ध्यान में समर्पित रहा और अर्हत्व प्राप्त किया।

  • The elder brother of Kapila who, unlike his sibling, remained devoted to forest meditation after ordaining in the time of Kassapa Buddha and attained Arahantship.

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