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Dahana 153 Danava
D&hsna [Sk. dahana, to dahati, orig. " the burner "] fire
Visra 338 ("kicca) ; ThA 256 ; Davs v.6 ; Sdhp 20.
Daliara (adj.) [Sk. dahara & dahra for dabhra to dabhnoti
to be or make short or deficient, to deceive] small, little,
delicate, young; a young boy, youth, lad D 1.80. 115 ;
S 1. 131 ; 11.279 (daharo ce pi pafVnava) : M 1.82 ; 11.19,
66 ; A V.300 ; Sn 216, 420 (yuv5+ ), 578 (d. ca mahanta
ye bala ye ca paijdita sabbe maccuvasai) yanti) ; J 1.88
(daharadahare darake ca darikayo). 291 ("itthi a young
wife) ; II. 160, ; 353 in. 393 ; Dh 382 ; Pv iv.i" (yuva)
DhA 1.397 (samanera) ; DA 1.197 (bhikkhu), 223
(=taruna), 284 (id.); PvA 148; VvA 76; ThA 239, 251.
to vuddha Vism 100. —
Opposed to mahatlaka J iv.482 ;
f. dahara Vv 31* (young wife) (+yuva VvA 129) &
dahari J iv.35 ; v.521 ; Miln 48 (darika).
D»harak8 -dahara, young Miln 310. — f. °ika a young
girl Th 2. 464. 483.
Dith&
(f.) [Sk. dar)stra to dasati (q. v.), cp. also daffha]
a large tooth, fang, tusk; as adj. (-°) having tusks or
fangs D II. 1 8 (susukkha°) ; J 1.505 (uddhata-datho viya
sappo) ; IV. 245 (nikkhanta") ; DhA 1.215; PvA 152
(kathina") ; Sdhp 286.
-avudha [Sk. daij.strayudha] using a tusk as his
weapon J v.172 ; -danta a canine tooth KhA 44 ; -balin
one whose strength lies in his teeth (of a lion) Sn 72.
D&tbikS (f) [Sk. *dadhika = Prk. for dag^trika] beard,
whiskers Vin 11. 134 (na d. {hapetabba. of the bhikkbus) ;
J 1305; V.42 (tamba°), 217 (maha° having great
whiskers) ; DA 1.263 (paru|ha-massu° with beard &
whiskers grown long).
Da(hin (adj.) [cp. Sk. dai)?trin] having tusks J 11.245 ;
IV. 348 ; Th I, p. I ; Sdhp 286.
Ditar [Sk. datr, n. ag. of dadati to give ; cp. Gr. ("wrwp &
Hiirlifi] a giver, a generous person Pgdp 50. — adata one
who does not give, a miser Pv 11. 8'; Otherwise as na
data (hoti) A 11.2(13 ; It 65.
Ditto (nt.) [Sk. datra, to da, Sk. dati, dyati to cut. divide,
deal out ; cp. Gr. taTio/ini, t^nidfim & sec diina, dapcti,
dayati] sickle, scythe Miln 33.
Dana (nt.) [Ved. dana, da as in dadati to give & in dati,
dyati to deal out, thus : distribution (scil. of gifts) ; cp.
Gr. eiivof (present), Lat. damnum (E. damages) ; Gr.
Sipo); Lat. donum ; also Ags. tid ( = E. tide, portion, i. e.
of time), & tima ( = E. time). See further dadati,
dayati, datta, dapeti. Def" at Vism 60 : danar) vuccati
avakhandanai)] (a) giving, dealing out, gift; almsgiving,
liberality, munificence ; esp. a charitable gift to
a bhikkhu or to the community of bhikkhus, the Sangha
(cp. deyyadhamma & yai\i\a). As such it constitutes a
meritorious act (punHar)) and heads the list of these, as
enumerated in order, danamaya puiTilar), sJlamaya p.,
bhavanamaya p. viz. acts of merit consisting of munificence,
good character & meditation (D 111.218 e. g. ;
cp. caga, punfta, sila). Thus in formula dan.ldini purtfiani
katva J 1. 168; PvA 66, 105; cp. cpds. under
°maya. — (b) Special merit & importance is attached
to the mahadana the great gift, i. e. the great oifering
(of gifts to the Sangha), in character the buddhistic
equivalent of the bralimanic mahayajfia the chief
sacrifice. On 16 Mahadanas see Wjlson Hinitu Casle
413; on 4 Heal. Chinese Texts 88. — A iv.246; J 1.50,
; 74 -V.383 (devasikai) chasatasahassa-pariccAgat) karonto
mahadanai) pavattesi " he gave the great larg&sse,
spending daily 6oo,(f.c pieces ") ; IVA 19, 22, 75,
127, etc. — (c) Constituents, qualities (fe chamcteristics
of a dana : 8 objects suitable for gifts form a standard
.set (also cnum'' as 10), viz. anna pana vattha yana
nifllu gandlia-vilepana seyyavasatha padipcyya (broad,
water, clothes, vehicle, garlands, scented ointment.
conveniences for lying down & dwelling, lighting
facility) A iv.239; cp. Pv 11. 4* & see "vatthu & deyyadhamma.
Eight ways of giving alms at D 111.258 =
A IV. 236. five ways, called sappurisa-dana (& asapp") at
A HI. 171 sq. ; eight sapp° at A iv.243. Five manners
of almsgiving metaphorically for silas 1-5 at A iv. 2 46 =
DA 1.306. Five characteristics of a beneficial gift at
A' III. 1 72, viz. saddhaya danai) deti. sakkaccai) d.d.,
kalena (cp. kaladana A in. 41), anuggahitacitto, attanail
ca parai\ ca anupahacca d.d. — (d) Various passages
Vin 1.236 ; D 1.53
showing practice & value of dana :
(-l-dama & sagyama ; cp. It 15;
(sakkaccai) & a°) ; A iv.392 sq.
l'\K 276); 11.356 sq.
(id); D in. 147 sq.,
190 sq., 232 ; S 1.98 (danar) databbai) yattha cittaij
pasidati) ; A 1.91 =It 98 (amisa° and dhamma", material
& spiritual gifts): A 1.161 ; iii 41 (dane anisai)sa)
iv.6o, 237 sq. (raahapphala), 392 sq. ("ssa vipaka)
v.269 (petanai) upakappati) ; J
1.8 (agga|a°) ; 11.112
(dinna°), 111.52 (id.) ; Sn 263, 713 (appai) danai) samana-
brahmananar)) PvA 54 (agantuka" gift for the new-
comer); Sdhp 2 1 1-2 3. — adana withholding a gift,
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neglect of liberality, stinginess Pv ii.g*^ ; Miln 279;
PvA 25 ; cp. °sTla under cpds. : atidana excessive almsgiving
Pv ii.9