Pāli Dictionary

sukkā1

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • Sukkā, name of an arahant Therī (nun)

  • Thig 3.6

    kiṃ'me katā rājagahe manussā, madhuṃ pītā'va acchare, ye sukkaṃ na upāsanti, desentiṃ buddhasāsanaṃ.

sukkā2

sucrootrasuffixāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

suc1grieve

cosmology

  • Sukkā, name of a class/group of devas

  • DN 20

    sukkā karambhā aruṇā, āguṃ veghanasā saha, odātagayhā pāmokkhā, āguṃ devā vicakkhaṇā.

sukka

approximate

sucrootrasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

suc1grieve

Synonyms

parisuddha, pariyodāta, pasanna, asuci, kara, pāvaka

Antonyms

kaṇha, asukka

general

  • white; bright; pure

  • (as noun) semen; sperm

ethics

  • good; positive; wholesome

  • Dhp 87

    kaṇhaṃ dhammaṃ vippahāya, sukkaṃ bhāvetha paṇḍito, okā anokam'āgamma, viveke yattha dūramaṃ.

  • MN 57

    atthi, puṇṇa, kammaṃ kaṇhaṃ kaṇhavipākaṃ, atthi, puṇṇa, kammaṃ sukkaṃ sukkavipākaṃ, atthi, puṇṇa, kammaṃ kaṇhasukkaṃ kaṇhasukkavipākaṃ, atthi, puṇṇa, kammaṃ akaṇhaṃ asukkaṃ akaṇh'āsukkavipākaṃ, kammakkhayāya saṃvattati.

  • (as noun) virtue; wholesome deeds; good dhamma

cosmology

  • (as noun) star; planet Venus

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Sukkā
Person

  • A nun of Rājagaha who, after becoming a lay believer upon seeing the Buddha, ordained under Dhammadinnā and soon attained Arahantship, later teaching five hundred nuns and being praised in song by a tree spirit.

Sukkā2
Other

  • A class of devas who, together with the Veghanasā, were present when the Buddha taught the Mahāsamaya Sutta.

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