Pāli Dictionary

somanassa

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Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

man3思

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

domanassa

mind

  • 悅；喜悅；心樂（與「憂」相對的心理樂受）

  • 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

  • 毗提訶（Videha）國王，相傳為彌薩羅城（Mithilā）的建立者。

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

Somanassa2
Person

  • 《蘇摩那沙本生》中菩薩降生為北般遮羅國雷奴王（Reṇu）之子時的名字。

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

Somanassa3
Person

  • 一隻對佛陀虔誠禮敬的貓頭鷹，佛陀預言其未來將轉生為一位辟支佛，即以此名號。

  • 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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