Pāli Dictionary

somanassa

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Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

man3think

Synonyms

sukha, iṭṭha, pāmojja, pāmujja, sāta, vitta, macchara, pahaṭṭha

Antonyms

domanassa

mind

  • mental pleasure; happiness; gladness; joy; positive state of mind

  • MN 39

    so tatonidānaṃ labhetha pāmojjaṃ adhigaccheyya somanassaṃ

  • SN 22.57

    yaṃ rūpaṃ paṭicca uppajjati sukhaṃ somanassaṃ, ayaṃ rūpassa assādo. yaṃ rūpaṃ aniccaṃ dukkhaṃ vipariṇāmadhammaṃ, ayaṃ rūpassa ādīnavo.

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Somanassa
Person

  • A king of Videha credited with founding the city of Mithilā.

Somanassa2
Person

  • The Bodhisatta born as the son of King Reṇu of Uttarapañcāla, in the Somanassa Jātaka.

Somanassa3
Person

  • The future name of a Pacceka Buddha, foretold by the Buddha to be the eventual rebirth of an owl that had shown him devoted reverence.

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