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Matta 140 Mandala
Matta & Mattha [pp- of myj, see majjati-] wiped, polished,
clean, pure. — (a) matta: D n.133 (yugar) mattar)
dharaniyar) : " pair of robes of burnished cloth o£ gold
258 (v. 1. mattha).
and ready for wear " trsl.) ; Vism
Cp. sara.° — (b) mattha: Vv 84" (su°) ; Miln
DhA 1.25 ("kundali having burnished earrings) ;
248;
VvA
6 ("vattha). Cp'. vi°.
-sataka a tunic of fine cloth J
Vism '2 84 (tth).
1.304 ; 11.274 ; in. 498 ;
Mani [cp. Vedic mani. The connection with Lat. monile
(pendant), proposed by Fick & Grassraann, is doubted
by Walde, Lat. Wlb. s. v. monile, where see other suggestions.
For further characterisation of mani cp.
Zimmer, Altindisches Leben pp. 53, 263] i. a gera, jewel.
At several places one may interpret as " crystal." —
D 1.7 (as ornament) ;
161 ; J vi.265 (agghiya, pre-
Dh
cious). In simile at D 1.76 (mani vejuriyo). On
mani in similes see J.P.T.S. 1907, 121. —udaka-pasadaka
mani a precious stone (crystal ?) having the
.property of making water clear Miln 35 (cp. below
Vism 366 passage) ; cinta° a " thought-jewel," magic
stone (crystal?) J 111.504 ; VvA 32; cuja" a jewelled
crest or diadem, the crown-jewel J v. 441 sq. ; jati° a
genuine precious stona J 11. 417; Vism 216 (in comparison)
; tara" (-vitana) (canopy) of jewelled stars
Vism 76; nila° a dark blue jewel J
DhA 111.254. The passage
11. 112; iv.140;
" amanirj udakar) manir)
katva" at Vism 366 (-t- asuvannar) leddug suvannar)
katva) refers clearly to meaning " jewel " (that the
water is without a jewel or crystal, but is made as clear
as crystal ; a conjuror's trick, cp. Miln 35). Whether
meaning " waterpot " (as given at Abhp 11 13 & found
in der. manika) is referred to here, is not to be decided.
— 2. a crystal used as burning-glass Miln 54.
-kara a jeweller Miln 331 ; DhA 11. 152. -kundala a
jewelled earring, adj. wearing an (ear) ornament of
jewels Vin 11. 156 (amutta° adorned with . . .) ; Vv
208 (id.); 438 (id.); Pv 11.9" (id.); Th 1.187; Dh 345
(mani-kundalesu = manisu ca kundalesu ca manicittesu
va kundalesu, i. e. with gem-studded earrings
DhA IV. 56). -kuttima at VvA 188 is probably to be
read as "kundala (v. 1. "kundima). -khandha " jewelbulk,"
i. e. a tremendous jewel, large gem, functioning
in tales almost like a magic jewel J 111.187; v. 37
("vannar) udakar) water as clear as a large block of
crystal), 183 (°pilandhana). -guha a jewelled cave,
cave of crystal J 11.417 (where pigs live) ; SnA 66 (one
of three, viz. suvanna-guha, m.°, rajata°. At the
entrance of it there grows the Manj Osaka tree), -canda
" the jewelled moon." i. e. with a crest like the (glittering)
moon Vv 64* ( = mani-maya-mandaianuviddha-candamandala-sadisa
mani VbA 277). -cchaya reflection
of a jewel J vi.345. -thuna, a jewelled pillar, adj. with
jewelled pillars Vv 54^, 67^. -pabbata mountain of
gems SnA 358. -pallanka a jewelled pallanquin DhA
1.274. -bandha (place for) binding the jewi,l(led)
bracelet, the wrist Vism 255 = VbhA 238= KhA 50
(°atthi). -bhadda N. of one of 20 classes of people
mentioned Miln 191 ; trsli^ by Rh. D. Miln trsl. 1.266
by " tumblers." The term occurs also at Nd' 89 &
92. Cp. Sk. Manibhadra. N. of a brother of Kuvera
& prince of the Yaksas. -maya made of, consisting of,
or caused by jewels Pv 11. 6* ; VvA 280; DhA 1.29.
-ratana a precious stone or mineral, which is a gem
(jewel) ; i. e. mani as a kind of ratana, of which there
are seven Vism 189 (in sim.) ; Miln 218. -rupaka a
jewelled image DhA 1.370 ; -lakkhana fortune-telling
from jewels D 1.9 ; SnA 564.
-vanna the colour or appearance of crystal ; i. e. as
clear as crystal (of water) J 11.304 (pasanna-l- ). -sappa
a kind of poisonous snake
snake) DA 1. 197.
(i. e. a mysterious, magic
Manika [cp. Class. Sk. manika] a waterpot M 11.39.
Usually in cpd. udaka" Vin 1.277: M 1.354; S iv.316;
A 111.27; Miln 28; DhA 1.79. Whether this is an
original meaning of the word remains doubtful ; the
connection with mani jewel must have been prevalent
at one time.
Manika (f.) [f. of manika, adj. fr. mani] N. of a charm,
the Jewel-charm, by means of which one can read other
people's minds D 1.214 (m. iddhi-vijja), cp. Dial. 1.278,
n. 3-)-
Manila [cp. *Sk. manila dewlap ?] a kind of tree Vism 313.
Man^a [later Sk. manda, perhaps dial, from *mranda, cp.
Sk. vi-mradati to soften. Attempts at etym. see
Walde, Lat. Wlb. s. v. mollis. Cp. also mattika] the
top part, best part of milk or butter, etc. i. e. cream,
scum ; fig. essence of, the pick of, finest part of any-
thing. parisa° the cream of a gathering, the pick of
the congregation, excellent congregation A 1.72 (or for
"mandala ?) ; bodhi" essence of enlightenment, highest
state of enlightenment ; in later literature objectively
" the best place of enlightenment, the Throne of Enlightenment
or of the Buddha " (does it stand for "mandala
in this meaning ?) J iv.233 (cp. puthavi-manda
ibid. & puthavi-mandala Sn 990) ; DhA
1.86 ; 11.69
IV. 72. sappi" " cream of butter," the finest ghee (cp.
AvS MS"* sarpimanda) D 1.201 : A 11.95; Pug 70;
Miln 322. —mandai) karoti to put into the best condition,
to make pleasant SnA 81. —manda at DhsA
100 is to be read baddha (v. 1. BB). Cp. Expos. 132°.
-khetta best soil, fertile ground Miln 255. -peyya
to be drunk like cream, i. e. of the finest quality,
first-class S 11.20 ("rj idai) brahmacariyar)).
Man^aka [fr. manda] I. the cream of the milk, whey, in
dadhi" whey S ii.i 11. — 2. the scum of stagnant water,
i. e. anything that floats on the surface & dirties the
water, water-weeds, moss etc. J 11.304 (gloss sevala).
Man4ana (nt.) [fr. man^] ornament, adornment, finery
D 1.5, 7; J V1.64 ; Pug 21, 58; Vbh 351 ; VbhA 477;
Dhtm 13. See under mada.
-anuyoga practice of ornamenting, fondness of finery
Vin i.igo. -jatika of an ornament (-loving) nature,
fond of dressing D 1.80= Vin 11.255 =M 11. 19, 32.
Man^apa [cp. late Sk. mandapa] a temporary shed or hall
erected on special or festive occasions, an awning, tent
Vin 1.125 ; Vism 96, 300 (dhamma-savana"), 339 sq.
(in simile); DhA 1.112; 11.45; 111.206 ("karaka) ; PvA
74, 171, 194 ; VvA
173.
Mandala ^cp. Vedic mandala] i. circle D 1.134 (pathavi",
cp. puthavi" Sn 990) ; Vism 143 (°g karoti to draw a
circle, in simile), 174 (tipu" & rajata" lead- & silver
circle, in kasina practice); VvA 147 (of a fan=talapattehi
kata°-vijani). — 2. the disk of the sun or
moon ; suriya" VvA 224, 271 (divasa-kara°) ; canda"
Vism 174; PvA 65. — 3. a round, flat surface, e. g.
janu" the disk of the knee, i. e. the knee PvA 179;
nalata" the (whole of the) forehead D 1.106; Sn p. 108.
— 4. an enclosed part of space in which something
happens, a circus ring ; e. g. M 1.446 (circus, race-ring)
assa" horse-circus, raceground, Vism 308 ; apana"
drinking circle, i. e. hall ; kila" play-circle, i. e. games
J VI. 332, 333; DhA III. 146; keli" dice board (?) J
1379: g^° Th 1.1143, cp. trs. ib. n. 3; go" ox-round
fighting-
Sn 301 ; juta" dicing table J 1.293 ; yuddha"
ring Vism 190; ranga" play-house VvA 139; vata"
tornado J 1.73. — 5. anything comprised within certain
limits or boundaries, a group J v.418 (chapa" litter of
young animals). — 6. border as part of a bhikkhu's
dress, hem, gusset Vin 1.287 ;
11. 177.
-agga [cp. Sk. mandai' agra Halayudha 2, 317 at
Aufrecht p. 301] a circular sword or sabre Miln 339-
-mala (sometimes mala) a circular hall with a peaked
roof, a pavilion D 1.2, 50 (l)
SnA 132 (Npl.); VvA 175.
; Miln 16 (1); Sn p. 104;