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Manta 146 Manteti
introd.'p. 53 sq. ; Cpa. 1232. 184. -vinfieyya to be comprehended
by the mind (cp. Dialogues 11.281°) D H.281 ;
M in. 55. 57; J
IV. 195. -vitakka a thought (of mind)
S i.207 = Sn 270 (mano is in C. on this passage c.xpl"'
as " kusala-citta " SnA 303). -sancetan' ahara " nutriment
of representative cogitation" (Dhs. trsl. 31)
5 II. II, 13, 99 ; Dhs 72 ; Vism 341. -satta " with mind
attached," N. of certain gods, among whom are reborn
those who died with minds absorbed in some attachment
M 1.376. -samacara conduct, observance, habit
of thought or mind (associated with kaya° & vaci°)
M II. 114: III. 45, 49. -sila (cp. Sk. manah sila) red
arsenic, often used as a powder for dying and other
purposes ;
the red colour is frequently found in later
(Cy.) literature, e. g. J v.416 (4-haritala yellow ointment)
; Vism 485 ; DhA iv.113 (id. as cunna) : ThA 70
(Ap. V.20) ; Mhvs 29, 12 ; SnA 59 ("pinda in simile)
DhA 11.43 (°rasa) ; VvA
of ripe mango fruit) ;
288 ("cunna-piiijara-vanna,
Pv.\ 274 ("vannani ambaphalani)
-tala a flat rock, platform ( = silatala) SnA 93, 104; as
the platform on which the seat of the Buddha is placed
6 whence he sends forth the lion's roar: J 11. 219;
VI. 399 ; VvA
217; as a district of the Himavant
358. -hara charming, captivating,
N. of a special gem (the wishing
J VI. 432 ; SnA
beautiful jVIhvs 18, 49 ;
gem ?) Miln 118, 354.
Manta [cp. Vedic mantra, fr. mantray] orig. a divine
saying or decision, hence a secret plan [cp. def. of
mant at Dhtp 578 by " gutta-bhasane "], counsel;
hence magic charm, spell. In particular a secret religious
code or doctrine, esp. the Brahmailic texts or the
Vedas, regarded as such (i. e. as the code of a sect) by
the Buddhists. — i . with ref . to the Vedas usually in
the pi. manta (the Scriptures, Hymns, Incantations)
D 1.96; M II. 166 (brahme mante adhiyitva ; mante
vaceti) ; Sn249 ( = devaSnA 291), 302 (mante ganthetva,
criticised by Bdhgh as brahmanic ( : heretic) work
in contrast with the ancient Vedas as follows
" vede bhinditva dhammayutte porana-mante nasetva
adhamma-yutte kuta-mante ganthetva " SnA 320),
1000 (with ref. to the 32 signs of a Mahapurisa), 1018 ;
Dh I41 (holy studies); J 11. 100; 111.28 (maybe to be
classed under 2), 537. — Sometimes in sg.: mantar)
parivattenti brahma-cintitar) Pv 11.6" ( = veda Pv.\
— n. pi. also mantani,
97) = Vv 63'" { = veda VvA 265) ;
meaning " Vedas " : Miln 10. — 2 (doubtful, perhaps
as sub group to No. 3) holy scriptures in general, sacred
text, secret doctrine S 1.37 (manta dhira " firm in
doctrine " K.S. thus taking manta as instr. ; it may
better be taken as mantar) ; Sn
1042 (where Nd^ 497
exp^ as pailiia etc.) ; JIhvs 5. log (Buddha" the
" mantra " of the B.), 147 (id.). — 3. divine utterance,
a word with supernatural power, a charm, spell, magic
rat, witchcraft Miln 11 (see about manta in the ]atakas
: Pick. Sociale Gliederung 152, 153). At PvA 117
m. is combined with yoga and ascribed to the devas,
while y. is referred to men. — J 1.200 (-l-paritta);
111.511 (°r) karoti to utter a charm, cast a spell) ; Dh.i^
IV. 227. There are several special charms mentioned
at var. places of the Jatakas, e. g. one called Vedabbha.
by means of which under a certain constellation one
is able to produce a shower of gems from the air J 1^253
(nakkhatta-yoge laddhe tag mantar) parivattetva
akase uUoki, tato akasato satta-ratana-vassar) vassati).
Others are : pathavi-jaya m. (by means of which one
conquers the earth) J 11.243 ; sabba-rava-janana° (of
knowing all sounds, of animals) 111.415; nidhi-uddharana^
(of finding secret treasures) 111.116; catukanna"
(four-cornered) vi.392, etc. — 4. advice, counsel, plan,
design Vin iv.308 ("r) sagharati to foil a plan) ; J vi.438.
— 5. (adj.) (-°) parivattjma' a charm that can be said,
an effective charm J 1.21,0 ; bahu' knowing many charms,
very tricky DhA 11. 4 ; bhinna^ one who has neglected
an advice J vi.437, 43S.
-ajjhayaka one who studies the Mantras or Holy
Scriptures (of the Brahmins) J 1.167; DhA 111.361
(tinnai) vedanar) paragu m.-a. brahmano). -ajjhena
study of the Vedas SnA 314. -pada= manta i. D
1.104 (= veda-sankhata m. DA 1.273. -paraga one who
masters the Vedas ; in buddh. sense : one who excels in
wisdom Sn 997. manta in this sense is by the Cys.
always expli" by paniid. e. g., Nd^ 497 (as manta f.)
DhA iv.93 (id.), SnA 549 (mantaya pariggahetva).
-paragu one who is accomplished in the Vedas Sn 251
( = vedaparagu SnA 293). 690 (=vedanar| paragata
SnA 488), 976. -bandhava one acquainted with the
Mantras Sn 140 (=vedabandhu SnA 192); Nd' 11
(where Nd^ 455 in same connection reads mitta° for
manta" : see under bandhu). -bhanin reciter of the
Holy Texts (or charms) Th 11.281 ; fig. a clever speaker
Sn 850 (but Nd' 2 ig reads manta" ; see mantar) Dh 363
(cp. Dh,\ 1V.93 pannaya bhanana-sila) ; Th i, 2.
-yuddka a weird light, a bewitched battle Mhvs 25, 49
("cunningly planned b." trsl. Geiger ; "diplomatic
stratagem," Turnout).
Hantanaka (adj.) [fr. mantana] plotting J v.437.
Mantana f. (& "na) [fr. mant] counsel, consultation, deliberation,
advice, command D 1.104; A 1.199; Vin
v. 164; J VI.437, 438; Miln 3 (n) ; D.\ 1.273.
Mantar [n. ag. of mant, cp. Sk. *mantr a thinker] a sage,
seer, wise man, usually appositionally nom. manta
" as a sage." " like a thinker," a form which looks like
a fern, and is mostly expl"* as such by the Commentaries.
Manta has also erroneously been taken as
instr. of manta, or as a so-called ger. of manteti, in
which latter two functions it has been expl'' at " janitva."
The form has evidently puzzled the old commentators,
as early as the Niddesa ; through the Abhp (153.
979) it has come down at manta " wisdom " to Childers.
Kern, Toev. s. v. hesitates and onlj' comes half near the
truth. The Index to Pj. marks the word with ? —
trsl° " firm in doctrine "); Sn 159 (" in
S 1.57 (-1- dhira ;
truth," opp. to musa ;
SnA
204 expl°' m. = paiiiia ; taya
paricchinditva bhasati), 916 (manta asmi ti, expl'' at
SnA 562 by "mantaya"), 1040=1042 ( = Nd- 497
manta vuccati paniia etc.) ; Vv 63" (expl'' as janitva
paiiiiaya paricchinditva VvA 262). — Besides this form
we have a shortened manta (nom.) at Sn 455 (akincano-H
). which is expl'' at SnA 402 as manta janitva.
It is to be noted that for manta bhanin at Sn 850 the
Nd' 219 reads manta and expl customarily by " mantaya
pariggahetva vacai) bhasati."
Th i, 9; Miln gi.
1.273.
Mantita [pp. of manteti] i . considered
— 2. advised, given as counsel J vi.438 ; DA
Mantin (adj.-n.) [fr. manta] i. (adj.) giving or observing
counsel S 1.236.^2. (n.) counspUor, minister J vi.437
(pandita m.).
Manteti [cp. Vedic mantrayati; mant is given at Dhtp
in meaning of gutta-bhasana, i. e. "secret talk "J to
pronounce in an important (because secret) manner
(like a mantra), i. e. i. to take counsel (with = instr. or
saddhii)) D 1.94, 104 (mantanar) manteyya to discuss)
122 (2'"' pi. imper. mantavho, as compared with
mantayavho J 11.107 besides mantavho ibid. Cp.
Geiger, P.Gr. § 126); 11.87, 239; Vin iv.308 (mantesurj
aor. perhaps ; " plotted ") ; Sn p. 107 ( = talk privately
to); Sn 379; J 1144; vi.525 (mantayitvana ger.);
V)\ 1.263 (imper. mantayatha) ; PvA 74 (aor. mantayigsu).
— 2. to consider, to think over, to be of opinion
A i.igg (Pot. mantaye) ; Miln gi (grd. mantayitabba
pro-
& inf. mantayitug). — 3- t" announce, advise ;
nounce, advise Sn 126; Pv iv.i ( = kathemi kittayami
PvA 225); Sn.\ 169. — pp. mantita. — Cp. a".