Pāli Dictionary

upāyana

upaprefixirootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

i1gehen; kommen

Synonyms

dāna, dinna, pābhata, paheṇaka, puṇṇapatta

general

  • Geschenk; Gabe, Tribut

  • present; gift; tribute; offering

  • Ja 533

    upāyanañ'ca te deva, n'āññaṃ passāmi edisaṃ, sabbasākuṇikāgāme, taṃ passa manuj'ādhipa.

upayāna

approximate

upaprefixyārootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

i1gehen; kommen

Antonyms

apayāna

general

  • Annäherung; Ankunft

  • approach; arrival; advancing towards

  • DN 1

    te evarūpāya tiracchānavijjāya micchājīvena jīvitaṃ kappenti, seyyath'idaṃ… abbhantarānaṃ raññaṃ upayānaṃ bhavissati, bāhirānaṃ raññaṃ apayānaṃ bhavissati, bāhirānaṃ raññaṃ upayānaṃ bhavissati, abbhantarānaṃ raññaṃ apayānaṃ bhavissati

upaya1

approximate

upaprefixirootasuffix

via inflected form upayāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

i1gehen; kommen

Antonyms

anūpaya

general

  • Annäherung; Beteiligung (an etwas)

  • approach; engagement (with something)

  • SN 12.15

    upaya-upādān'ābhinivesa-vinibandho khv'āyaṃ, kaccāna, loko yebhuyyena. tañ'c'āyaṃ upaya-upādānaṃ cetaso adhiṭṭhānaṃ abhinives'ānusayaṃ na upeti na upādiyati n'ādhiṭṭhāti, attā me'ti.

mind

  • Anhaftung; Verhaftetsein (des Geistes)

  • attachment; clinging (of the mind)

  • Snp 4.13

    yā kāc'imā sammutiyo puthujjā, sabbā'va etā na upeti vidvā, anūpayo so upayaṃ kim'eyya, diṭṭhe sute khantim'akubbamāno.

  • SN 22.4

    rūpadhātuyā kho yo chando yo rāgo yā nandī yā taṇhā ye upay'upādānā cetaso adhiṭṭhān'ābhinives'ānusayā, tesaṃ khayā virāgā nirodhā cāgā paṭinissaggā cittaṃ suvimuttan'ti vuccati.

upāya1

approximate

upaprefixirootasuffix

via inflected form upāyāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Antonyms

anupāya

mind

  • Anziehung; Interesse; Hinwendung

  • attraction to, interest in, or engagement with something; inclination

  • MN 112

    viññāṇaṃ kho ahaṃ, āvuso, abalaṃ virāgunaṃ anassāsikan'ti viditvā ye viññāṇe upāy'ūpādānā cetaso adhiṭṭhān'ābhinives'ānusayā tesaṃ khayā virāgā nirodhā cāgā paṭinissaggā vimuttaṃ me cittan'ti pajānāmi.

  • Voreingenommenheit; Neigung

  • bias; inclination; a leaning towards a view or attachment

upaya2

approximate

upaprefixirootasuffix

via inflected form upayāna · dative plural / genitive plural

Part of speech

adjective

Root

yā1gehen

Antonyms

anupaya, anūpaya

mind

  • der an etwas haftet; der mit etwas verhaftet ist

  • who is attached (to); who is engaged (with)

  • Snp 4.3

    upayo hi dhammesu upeti vādaṃ, anūpayaṃ kena kathaṃ vadeyya, attā nirattā na hi tassa atthi, adhosi so diṭṭhim'idh'eva sabban'ti.

  • SN 22.53

    upayo, bhikkhave, avimutto, anupayo vimutto. rūp'upayaṃ vā, bhikkhave, viññāṇaṃ tiṭṭhamānaṃ tiṭṭheyya, rūp'ārammaṇaṃ rūpappatiṭṭhaṃ nand'ūpasecanaṃ vuddhiṃ virūḷhiṃ vepullaṃ āpajjeyya.

upāya2

approximate

upaprefixirootasuffix

via inflected form upāyāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

i1gehen; kommen

Synonyms

magga, pariyāya, ñāya, niyāma, patha, vidhi, pakāra, nīhāra

general

  • Mittel; Weg; Methode

  • means; method; way; expedient

  • Thag 2.19

    upāyakusalen'āhaṃ, buddhen'ādiccabandhunā yoniso paṭipajjitvā, bhave cittaṃ udabbahin'ti.

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