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Pucchana 86 Punna
Ohg. fragon ; Vedic prasna = P. panha] i . tu ask. to
question S 1.207, 214 ; Vin 11.207 ; Sn 995 ; Nd' 341 etc.
— Pres. 1'' sg. pucchami Sn 83. 241, 682, 1043, 1049;
Nd^ 447; Pv 11. i'^. — i" pi. pucchama Sn 1052;
Imper. puccha Sn 460 ; DA 1.155 pucchatha D 11. ; 154 ;
pucchassu Sn 189, 993; Pot. puccheyyami D 1.51;
puccheyya A 1.199; PvA 6; ppr. pucchanto Sn
1 126; aor. i" sg. apucchissarj Sn 11 16,
Vv 30", apucchir) VvA 127; 2°* sg.
pucchisai)
apucchasi
Sn 1050 3"^ sg. apucchi Sn ; 1037,
Nd' 447; pucchi Sn 981, 1031 ; PvA 6, 39,
apucchasi
68; i'"' pi.
apucchatha Sn 1017; 3"^ pi. pucchigsu J 1.221 ; pucchisui]
Mhvs 10, 2. Fut pucchissami J vi.364. Inf.
pucchitug Vin 1.93; Sn 510; putthug Sn 1096, mo;
pucchitaye J v. 137. Grd. pucchavho Sn 1030; Pass.
pucchiyati DhA i.iu. — Caus. II. pucchapeti Mhvs 10,
75- — PP- puttha & pucchita (q. v.). — 2. to invite to
(instr.), to offer, to present to somebody (ace), lit. to
ask with Vin 11.208, 210 (paniyena) ; 111.161 (odanena,
siipena etc.) ; D 11.240. — See also anu°, abhi°, sam°.
Pucchana (nt.) & °a (f.) [fr. pfch] asking, enquiring,
questioning Sn 504 (a) ; PvA 121, 223.
Puccha (f.) [cp. Class. Sk. prccha = Ohg. forsca question] a
question Sn 1023 ; SnA 46. 200, 230. A system of
questions ("questionnaire") is given in the Niddesa
(and Commentaries), consisting of :2 groups of three
questions each.
puccha (p. 208).
In full at
The first
Nd' 339, 340 =Nd'' under
group comprises the three
adittha-jotana puccha, dittha-samsandana p., viniaticchedana
p. These three with addition of anumati p.
and kathetu-kamyata p. also at DA i.08=DhsA 55.
The complete list is referred to at SnA 159. —apuccha
(adj.) that which is not a question, i. e. that which should
not be asked Miln 316. —puccha- vissajjana question
and answer PvA 2. — At Nett 18 p. occurs as quasi
synonym of iccha and patthana.
Pucchita [pp. of pucchati] asked Sn 76, 126, 383, 988,
1005; Ndi 211 ; KhA 125 ("katha) ; PvA 2, 13, 51.
Cp. puftha.
Pucchitar [n. ag. to pucchita] one who asks, a questioner
p. 140.
M 1.472 ; S III. 6 sq. ; Sn
Pujja (adj.) [grd. of puj, cp. Sk. piijya] to be honoured
M III. 38 sq.. 77 sq. ; A 111.78 (v. 1.); Nett 52. 56
( = puianiya C). Compar. pujjatara M 1.13; & see
puja.
Puncikata is wrong reading at Dhs 1059 in tanha paraphrase
(pattern 1 Nd- tanha) for mucchancikata. The
readings of id. p. are puncikata Dhs 1136, 1230; Vbh
351. 361 (v. 1. pucchanji°) ; mucchafici" at Nd* 8 (v. 1.
BB mucchanji", SS suvanci") ; Nd^ p. 152 (v. 1. BB
pucchifici", SS pupaiici") pucchafijikata VbhA ; 477.
The translation of Dhs gives " agitation " as meaning.
The C. (DhsA 365) reads puiicikata (vv. 11. puiicag
vikata pucancikaka pucchakata) and connects it with
; ;
pucchag caleti (wagging of a dog's tail, hence " agitation
") ; Expositor 11.470 gives " fluster." The C. on
Vbh (VbhA 477) expl^ as " labhan' aiabhanaka-tthane
vedhana kampana nicavuttata," thus " agitation."
Pufichati [cp. Sk. *pronchati, but BSk. poficchate (v. 1.
pufichati & pocchate) Divy 491 ; upanahan mulac ca
p.] to wipe off, clean Vin 11.208 (upahana), 2 10 ; A
IV. 376 (rajoharanag sucig p., asucig p. etc.) ; J 1.392
(akkhini) Vism ; 63 (gabbha-malag), 4i5 = KhA 120 =
136 (pagsukag). The
J 1.47 (assuni hatthehi p.) ; KhA
reading punjati occurs at J 1. 318 (akkhini); V.182;
VI. 514, also as v. 1. at A iv.376 (v. 1. also muficati : cp.
puiicikata). — Caus. II. puiichapeti Vism 63. Cp.
pari".
Pnfichana (adj. nt.) [fr. pronch] wiping Vin 1.297 (mukha°colaka)
; 11.208 (upahana°-colaka), 210. Cp. puiichani.
Punchani (f. [see punchana] a cloth for wiping, ) a towel
Vin 11.122 ; Th 1, 560 (pada° napkin for the feet). See
Vtn. Texts m.i 14.
Punja (usually -°) [cp. Epic Sk. punja] a heap, pile, mass,
multitude Vin 11.211 ; J 1.14O (sabba-roganag). As -°
in foil. cpds. : atthi" It 17 (-1- atthikandala) ; kattha"
A III. 408 ; iv.72 ; J 11. 327; gutha° J 11.211 ; tina° A
1114(8; palala° D 1.71; M 111. 3 ; A 1.241; 11.210;
magsa° U 1.52 ; valika" J vi.56.1 ; sankhara" S 1. 135.
-kata (& ^kita) for puiijikata ; cf. Sk. punjikrta.
with i for a in comp" with kr & bhn heaped up, heaped
together Vin 11.208 (punjakita) ; M 1.58, 89 (id. but id.
p. M III. 92 punjakajata) ; A 111.324 (punjakata ; v. 1.
puiijakita & purijanika) ; J 11.408 (punjakata, v. 1.
pancalikata) ; vi.iii (id., v. 1. pufica").
Punjaka =punja M 111.92 ("jatani atthikani, where M 1.89
at id. p. reads punjakitani) ; Miln 342 (palala°).
Punjati is a variant of puflchati (q. v.).
Punna (nt.) [cp. (late) Vedic punya favourable, good
etym. not clear, it may be dialectical. The word is
expl"" by Dhammapala as " santanag punati visodheti,"
i. e. cleaning the continuation (of life) VvA 19, thus
taken to pu. The expl" is of course fanciful] merit,
meritorious action, virtue. Always represented as
foundation and condition of heavenly rebirth & a
future blissful state, the enjoyment (& duration) of
which depends on the amount of merit accumulated in
a former existence. With ref. to this life there are
esp. 3 qualities contributing to merit, viz., dana, sila
& bhavana or liberality, good conduct & contemplation.
These are the puiiiia-kiriya-vatthiini. (see below).
Another set of ten consists of these 3 and apaciti, veyyavacca,
patti-anuppadana, abbhanumodana, desana.
savana. ditth' ujjuka-kamma. The opp. of punna is
either apuiiria (D ill. 1 19 ; S 1.1 14 ; n. 82 ;Ai. 154 ; 111.412 ;
Sdhp 54. 75) or papa (Sn 320 ; Dh 39 ; Nett 96 ; PvA 5).
The true Arahant is above both (Pv 11.6"). See on
term also Kvu trsl. 201. — (a) Passages {selected):
D 111.58, 120; M 1.404; II. 191, 199; S 1.72; 11.82;
IV. 190 ; IV. 190 ; v.53 ; A 1.151, 155 sq. ; ill. 412 ; Sn 427
sq.. 547. S^iQi 79*^' • Dh 18. 116 sq., 196, 220, 267. 331,
412 ; Nd' go; Pv i.' ; 1.5'*; Pug 55; Vism 541 (punnanag
paccayo duvidha) ; DhA iv.34 ; PvA 6. 8. 30.
69 sq. ; Sdhp 4, 19 sq. — (b) Var. phrases & charac-
terisations : Merit is represented as great (u|ara DA
1.110; PvA 5; anappaka Pv 1.5'°) or little (paritta
DA 1. 110; appa S 11.229); as adj. (-°) maha° S 1.191.
Opp. appa° M 11.5. punna is defined at Nd' go as
follows : " pufinag vuccati yag kinci tedhatukag
kusal' abhisankharag ; apunnag vuccati sabbag akusalag."
It is defined as " dana-sTl'-adi-pabheda " &
" sucaritag kusala-kammag " at VvA 19 ; considered
as leading to future happiness: Vv 1^; PvA 58; consisting
mainly in dana (danamayag p.) PvA 8, 51. 60,
66. 73, but also in vandana PvA 1. To do good =
puiifiag (punnani) karoti D 1.137; S iv.331 ; A v. 177;
Pv i.ii»; or pasavati S 1.182, 213; A 1.89; 11. 3 sq. ;
ni.244 ; V.249, 282; PvA 121, cp. pufinag pasutag
Pv 1.5'^; VvA 289. Other phrases: °g akankhati
S 1.18, 20 pavaddhati ; S 1.33 ; corehi duharag S 1.36 ;
puiinanag vipako A iv.89 ; agamo S 111.209 iv.349;
opadhikag S 1.233 It i 7^ puranag & navag S 1.92 ; ;
sayar) katani puiiiiani S 1.37 puiiiiassa dhara S i.ioo ;
;
V.400.
-atthika desirous of merit Sn 487 sq. -inubhava the
majesty of merit PvA 58. -&bhisankhara accumulation
of merit D 111.217; ^ 11.82 ; Nd' 90, 206, 442;
142 sq., 166, 184. -dbhisanda
Vism 557 sq., 571 ; VbhA
(-(- kusal4bhisanda) meritorious results A 11.54 sq. ;
111.51. 337; IV. 245. -assaya seat of merit DA 1.67.
-iddhi the magic power of m. PvA 117. -kata one who
has done a deed of m. A 11.32. -kamma good works.