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Brahmaka 117 Brahmana
Dhamma, & Sangha, and their observance of the precepts.
— See e. g. D in. 112; S 1.141, 155, 282; A
III. 332 ; IV. 75, 103; Sn 508, 1 1 17; J 11.61 ; Ps 1.84;
Pv II. 13"; Dhs 1282 ; Vbh 421 ; Vism 199, 314, 367,
372, 390, 401, 405, 408. 415 sq., 421. 557; Mhbv 54,
83, 103 sq., 160; VbA 68; PvA 76; VbhA 167, 433.
437, 510. See also C^rf. 57, 141 sq. ; Kirfel, Kosmographie
26, 191, 197, 207, and cp. in BSk. literature
Lai. Vist. 171. The Br.-l. is said to be the one place
where there are no women :
DhA
1.270. —yava Brah-
maloka pi even unto Br.'s heaven, expression like " as
far as the end of the world " M 1.34 ; S v. 265, 288.
-°upai;a attaining to the highest heaven D 11. 196;
A V.342 ; Sn 139; J 11.61 ; Kvu 114. -°upapatti
rebirth in Heaven Sr 139. -°parayana the Br.-loka as
ultimate
pany of
goal 11.
J 61 ;
the Br. gods
111.396. -°sahavvald the com-
A iv.135 sq. -yana the best
vehicle S v. 5 (+ dhammayana). -vaccasin with a body
like that of Mahabrahma, comb'' with -vannin of most
excellent complexion, in ster. passage at D 1.114, 115;
M II. 1 67, cp. DA 1.282 : °vaccasi ti Mahabrahmuno
sarira-sadisena sarirena samannagato ; "vanni ti settha-
vanni. -vada most excellent speech Vin 1.3. -vitnana
a palace of Brahma in the highest heaven D in. 28, 29 ;
It 15; Vism 108. -vihara sublime or divine state of
mind, blissful meditation (exercises on a, altruistic concepts
; 6, equanimity ; see on these meditations Dial
1.298). There are 4 such " divine states," viz. metta,
karuna, mudita, upekkha (see Vism iii ; DhsA 192;
and cp. Expositor 258 ; Dhs BSk. same, e. g.
trsl. 65 ;
Divy 224); D 11.196 ; 111.220 (one of the 3 vihara's :
dibba", brahma", ariya") ; Th i, 649; J 1.139 ("vihare
bhavetva . . . brahmalok' upaga). 11. 61 ; Dhs 262 ;
Vism 295 sq. ("niddesa), 319. -vethana the head-dress
of a brahmin SnA 138 (one of the rare passages where
brahma" =brahmaIII. i).
SnA 318, 325; DhsA 195.
-sama like Brahma Sn 508 ;
-ssara "heavenly sound,"
a divine voice, a beautiful and deep voice (with 8 fine
qualities: see enum^ under bindu) D 11.211=227;
J 1-96 ; V.336.
Brahmaka (adj.) only in cpd. sa° with Brahma (or the
Br. world), q. v.
Brahmacariya (nt.) [brahma-l-cariya] a term (not in the
strictlj' Buddhist sense) for observance of vows of
holiness, particularly of chastity : good & moral living
(brahmag cariyag brahmaijar) va cariyag =brahmacariyar)
KhA 151); esp. in Buddh. sense the moral
life, holy life, religious hfe, as way to end suffering,
Vin 1. 12, 19, renouncing the world, study
Dhamma D 1.84, 155
of the
; 11. 106 ; 111.122 sq., 21 1 ; M 1.77,
147, 193, 205, 426, 463, 492, 514; 11.38: III. 36, 116;
S 1.38. 43, 87. 105, 154, 209; 11.24. 29, 120, 219, 278,
284 ("pariyosana) ; 111.83, 189; iv.51, 104, no, 126,
136 sq., 163, 253, v.7 sq.. 15 sq., 26 sq., 54 sq., 233,
262. 272, 352; A 1.50, 168, 225; 11.26. 44. 185; 711.250,
346; IV. 311; v.i8, 71, 136; Sn 267, 274 (vas-uttama),
566. 655, 1 128; Th I, 1027, 1079: It 28, 48, 78, III ;
Dh 155, 156, 312; J III. 396 ; IV.52 ; Pv II. 9"; DhA
iv.42 (vasuttamar)) ; VbhA
504. —brahmacariyar) vus-
sati to live the religious life A 1.115 (cp. "g vusitag in
formula under Arahant II. A) ; ^assa kevalin wholly
given up to a good life A 1. 162 ; °r) santanetuij to continue
the good life A 111.90; Dh.\ 11 19; komara" the
religious training of a well-bred youth A 111.224 i Sn
289. —abrahmacariya unchastity, an immoral life,
sinful living M 1.514 ; D 1.4 ; Sn 396 ; KhA 26.
-antaraya raping DhA n.52. -Inuggaha a help to
purity A 1.167; iv.167; Dhs 1348. -upaddava a
disaster to religious life, succumbing to worldly desires
M III. 1 16. -vasa state of chastity, holy & pure life;
adj. living a pure life A 1253 ; J 111.393 ; Kvu 93 ;
DhA t.225.
Brahmacariyaka (adj.) [fr. brahmacariya] only in phrase
adi- leading to the highest puritv of life D 1.189. 191 ;
111.284 ;
A IV. 166.
Brahmacariyavant (adj.) it. brahmacariya] leading the
religious life, pure, chaste S 1.1S2 ; Dh 267.
Brahmanna (adj.) [fr. brahmana] brahman, of the brahman
rank ; brahmanhood, of higher conduct, leading a
pure life D 1.115 (at which passage DA 1.286 includes
Sariputta, Moggallana iS: Mahakassapa in this rank)
M II. 167 ; A 1. 143. — abstr. der. brahmanna (nt.) higher
or holy state, excellency of a virtuous life D 1.166 ; Vin
in. 44 ; J IV. 362 = ( brahmaria dhamma C.) ; brahmanna
(nt.) D 11.248 ; brahmaniia (f.) D in. 72, 74 ; A 1.142 ; &
brahmafmattha (nt.) S in. 192 ; v. 25 sq., 195; A 1.260
(brahmaiinattha).
Brahmannata (& brah") [fr. brahma or brahmana] state
of a brahman D in. 145, 169; Dh 332, cp. DhA iv.33.
— Neg. a° D 111.70. 71.
Brabmannattha see brahmanna.
Brahmatta (nt.) [abstr. fr. brahma] state of a Brahma
god, existence in the Br. world Vbh 337; Vism 301 ;
VbhA 437 ; DhA i.iio. brahmattabhava is to be read
as brahm' attabhava (see under brahma).
Brahmattara at J in.207 (of a castle) is probably to be
read brahmuttara " even higher than Brahma," i. e.
unsurpassed, magnificent. C. expl"'- by suvannapasada.
Brahmavant (adj.) [fr. brahma] "having Brahma,"
possessed or full of Brahma ; f. brahmavati Np. Vism.
434-
Brahmanna. brahmaiiiiata & brahmanriattha see brahman".
Brahmaijia* [fr. brahma ;
cp. Vedic brahmana, der. fr.
brahman] a member of the Brahman caste ; a Br.
teacher. In the Buddhist terminology also used for
a man leading a pure, sinless & ascetic life, often even
syn. with arahant. — On brahmanas as a caste & their
representation in the Jataka collection see lick,
Sociale Gliederung ; esp. ch. 8, pp. 117-162. — Var.
fanciful etymologies, consisting of a word-play, in P.
definitions are e. g. " sattannag dhammanar) bahitatta
br." (like def. of bhikkhu) Nd' 86 = Nd2 464'^ (cp.
Sn 519); ye keci bho-vadika Nd' 249=Nd2 464'';
braha -sukhavihara - jhana - jhayin Miln 226; papar)
bahesui) D in.94 ; bahita-papatta
br. Dh.^ 11184;
ariya bahita-papatta br. DA 1.244. — P'- brahmanase
Sn 1079 sq. — Var. ref~ in the Canon to all meanings
of the term: D 1.90, 94, 104, 119 sq., 136 (mahasala),
150 (°duta), 247; III. 44 sq., 61, 83 sq., 94' sq. (origin of),
147, 170. 258 ("mahasala), 270; M 1.271 (°karana
dhamma), 280; 11.84. '48. 177; 111.60, 270 (a bhikkhu
addressed as br.) ; S 1.47, 54, 94 sq., 99 (^kumara), 117,
125, 160 sq. ; 11.77, 259 ; 1V.157 ; v. 194 ; A 1.66, 1 10. 163
(tevijja) ; 166; 11. 176; in. 221 sq. (brahmana-vagga) ;
It 57 sq., 60, 98. loi : J III. 194; IV. 9 ; VI. 52 I sq. ; Vbh
393 sq. For br. with the meaning "arahant" see
also: Vin 1.3; 11.156 (br. parinibbuta) ; Th i, 140. 221
(brahma-bandhu pure asii), idani kho 'mhi brahmano)
Dh 383 sq. Sn passim ; (e.g. v. 142 kammana hoti
brahmano; 284 sq.) ; J IV. 302 sq. ; Miln 22 s- Ten
kinds of Br. are pronounced to be apeta brahmaniia
degraded fr. brahmanship J iv.361 sq. Ditf. schools
of br. teachers are enum'' at D 1.237 sq. (Tevijja
Sutta). —brahmananari pubbaka isayo mantanar) kattaro
" the ten inspired Seers of old times, who composed
the Vedic hymns"; their names are Atthaka,
Vamaka, Vamadeva, Vessamitta, Yamataggi, Angirasa,
Bharadvaja, Vasettha. Kassapa, Bhagu Vin 1.245 ;
D 1. 104 ; A 111.224 ; iv.61 ; cp. VvA 265. — f. brahmani