Pāli Dictionary

upavicāra

upaprefixviprefixcarrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

car1handeln; sich verhalten

Synonyms

vicaya

mind

  • Erforschung, genaue Untersuchung, Hinwenden des Geistes

  • exploration; examination; probing; close mental application

  • MN 140

    chadhāturo ayaṃ, bhikkhu, puriso chaphass'āyatano aṭṭhārasa-mano-upavicāro catur'ādhiṭṭhāno, yattha ṭhitaṃ maññ'assavā nappavattanti, maññ'assave kho pana nappavattamāne muni santo'ti vuccati.

  • SN 36.22

    katamā ca, bhikkhave, aṭṭhārasa vedanā? cha somanass'ūpavicārā, cha domanass'ūpavicārā, cha upekkh'ūpavicārā

  • Nachdenken über, Verweilen des Geistes bei (etwas)

  • thinking about; contemplating (a feeling-state or object)

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