Pāli Dictionary

uttamā1

Part of speech

noun · feminine

monastic

  • name of an arahant nun (Thīg 42-44), one of two Therīs named Uttamā

  • Thig 3.2

    itthaṃ sudaṃ uttamā therī gāthaṃ abhāsitthā'ti.

uttamā2

Part of speech

noun · feminine

monastic

  • name of a second arahant nun (Thīg 45-47), distinct from Uttamā (1)

  • Thig 3.3

    itthaṃ sudaṃ aparā uttamā therī gāthaṃ abhāsitthā'ti.

uttama

approximate

udprefixtamasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

agga, sattama, seṭṭha, parama, jeṭṭha

Antonyms

adhama

general

  • highest; best; supreme; foremost; excellent

  • Dhp 103

    yo sahassaṃ sahassena, saṅgāme mānuse jine, ekañ'ca jeyya'm'attānaṃ, sa ve saṅgāmaj'uttamo, attā have jitaṃ seyyo, yā c'āyaṃ itarā pajā.

  • SN 34.1

    evam'eva kho, bhikkhave, yv'āyaṃ jhāyī samādhismiṃ samādhikusalo ca hoti samādhismiṃ samāpattikusalo ca ayaṃ imesaṃ catunnaṃ jhāyīnaṃ aggo ca seṭṭho ca mokkho ca uttamo ca pavaro cā'ti.

Encyclopedia

5 entries

Uttamā
Person

  • A therī of Sāvatthi, born to a banker’s family, who became an Arahant after receiving guidance from Paṭācārā, having in the time of Vipassī Buddha been a slave-girl noted for her diligent fasting.

Uttamā2
Person

  • A therī, daughter of an eminent brahmin of Kosala, who won Arahantship after hearing the Buddha teach, having likewise been a slave-girl in Bandhumatī during Vipassī Buddha’s time.

Thig 3.2
Uttama
Otherapproximate

  • The author of subcommentaries on the Bālāvatāra and the Liṅgatthavivaraṇa, a native of Pagan.

Uttama2
Placeapproximate

  • A shrine associated with the Buddha Sikhī, which Āsanatthavika Thera, in a previous birth, came upon while wandering in the forest and paid homage to.

Uttama3
Personapproximate

  • A general of Mānābharaṇa who was defeated at Vacāvātaka by Rakkha.

AN 8.8

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