Pāli Dictionary

uttama

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.

uttamā1

approximate

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

approximate

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.

Encyclopedia

5 entries

Uttama
Other

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

Uttama2
Place

  • 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
Person

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

AN 8.8
Uttamā
Personapproximate

  • 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
Personapproximate

  • 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

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