Pāli Dictionary

viveka1

viprefixvicrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

vic1separate

Synonyms


meditation

  • seclusion; solitude; detachment; withdrawal (from society, sense-pleasures, or defilements)

  • MN 30

    kittāvatā nu kho, āvuso, satthu pavivittassa viharato sāvakā vivekaṃ n'ānusikkhanti

  • Snp 4.7

    methunam'anuyuttassa, vighātaṃ brūhi mārisa, sutvāna tava sāsanaṃ, viveke sikkhissāmase.

viveka2

Part of speech

noun · masculine


mind

  • discrimination; discernment; true understanding

  • Snp 5.6

    anusāsa brahme karuṇāyamāno, vivekadhammaṃ yam'ahaṃ vijaññaṃ, yath'āhaṃ ākāso'va abyāpajjamāno, idh'eva santo asito careyyaṃ.

  • Snp 4.14

    pucchāmi taṃ ādiccabandhu, vivekaṃ santipadañ'ca mahesi, kathaṃ disvā nibbāti bhikkhu, anupādiyāno lokasmiṃ kiñci.

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