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Abhinna 64 Abhidosa
who possesses the 6 abhinnSs Vin iTt.88; dandh° of sluggish
intellect D ill. 106; A 11.149; v.63 (opp. khipp°)
inah° of great insight S 11. 1 39. — Compar. abhiiinatara
S V.I 59 (read bhiyyo 'bhiSfiataro).
Abhinnata (f.) [fr. abhiiiBa] in cpd. maha° state or condition
of great intelligence or supernormal knowledge
5 IV.263; V.I 75, 298 sq.
Abhinna' (f.) [fr. abhi-f- Jiia, see janati]. Rare in the older
texts. It appears in two contexts. Firstly, certain conditions
are said to conduce (inter alia) to serenity, to special
knowledge (abhinna), to special wisdom, and to Nibbana.
These conditions precedent are the Path (S V.421 r= Vin
i.io = S IV.331), the Path -|- best knowledge and full
emancipation (A v.238), the Four Applications of Mindfulness
(S V.I 79) and the Four Steps to Iddhi (S. v.255).
The contrary is three times stated ; wrong-doing, priestly
superstitions, and vain speculation do not conduce to
abhiSna and the rest (D 111.131 ; A HI 325 sq. and v. 216).
Secondly, we find a list of what might now be called
psychic powers. It gives us i, Iddhi (cp. levitation); 2,
the Heavenly Ear (cp. clairaudience); 3, knowing others'
thoughts (cp. thought-reading) ; 4, recollecting one's previous
births; 5, knowing other people's rebirths; 6, cer-
tainty of emancipation already attained (cp. final assurance).
This list occurs only at D ni.281 as a list of abhinnas.
It stands there in a sort of index of principal subjects
appended at the end of the Digha, and belongs therefore
to the very close of the Nikaya period. But it is based
on older material. Descriptions of each of the six, not
called abhiiina's, and interspersed by expository sentences
or paragraphs, are found at D 1.89 sq. (^trsl. Dial. 1.89
sq.); M 1.34 (see Btiddh. 5»//'rtj, 210 sq.); A 1.255, 258 ==
111.17, 28o = iv.42i. At S 1. 191; Vin 11. 16; Pug 14, we
have the adj. chalabhinna ("endowed with the 6 Apper-
ceptions"). At S 11.216 we have five, and at S v. 282,
290 six abhiiina's mentioned in glosses to the text. And
at S II. 21 7, 222 a bhikkhu claims the 6 powers. See also
M ll.ii; 111.96. It is from these passages that the list at
D in. has been made up, and called abhifina's.
Afterwards the use of the word becomes stereotyped.
In the Old Commentaries (in the Canon), in the later
ones (of the 5''' cent. A.D.), and in medieval and modern
Pali, abhinna, nine times out ten, means just the powers
given in this list. Here and there we find glimpses of
the older, wider meaning of special, supernormal power
of apperception and knowledge to be acquired by long
training in life aud thought. See Nd' 108, 328 (expl"- of
nana); Nd'^ s. v. and N». 466; Ps 1.35; 11.156, 189; Vbh
228, 334; Pug 14; Nett 19, 20; Miln 342; Vism 373;
Mhvs XIX. 20; DA I.I 75; DhA 11.49; iv.30; Sdhp 228,
470, 482. See also the discussion in the Cpd. 60 sp.,
224 sq. For the phrase sayarn abhinna sacchikatva and
abhiSna-vosita see abhijanati. The late phrase yath^ abhinnam
means 'as you please, according to liking, as you
like', J V.365 {= yathadhippayara yatharucira C). For
abhinna in the use of an adj. (°abhii5na) see abhinna.
Abhinna'' ger. of abhijanati.
Abhiiiiiata [pp. of abhijanati] I. known, recognised Sn 588
(abhiiineyyai] =15). — 2. (well)-known, distinguished D I.89
("kolanna ^ pakata-kulaja DA 1.252), 235; Sn p. 115.
Abhiiineyya grd. of abhijanati.
Abhithana (nt.) [abhi + thana, cp. abhititthati; lit. that
which stands out above others] a great or deadly crime.
Only at Sn 231 = Kh vi.io (quoted Kvu 109). Six are
there mentioned, & are explained (KhA 189) as "matricide,
parricide, killing an Arahant, causing schisms, wounding
a Buddha, following other teachers". For other relations
6 suggestions see Dhs trsl. 267. — See also anantarika.
Abhinhag (adv.) [contracted form of abhikkhanar)] repeatedly,
continuous, often M 1.442 ("apattika a habitual
offender), 446 ("kararia continuous practice); Sn 335
("sagvasa continuous living together); J 1.190; Pug 32;
DhA 11.239; Vv.\ 116 (= al)hikkhana), 207, 332; PvA
107 (= abhikkhanaq). Cp. abhinhaso.
AbhinhaSO (adv.) [adv. case fr. abhinha; cp. bahuso = Sk.
bahusah] always, ever S 1.194; Th 1,25; Sn 559,560,998.
Abhltaklteti [abhi -|- takketi] to search for Davs v.4.
Abhitatta [pp. of abhi -f-tapati] scorched (by heat), dried
up, exhausted, in phrases unha" Vin 11.220; Miln 97, and
ghamma° S ii.lio, 118; Sn 1014; J 11.223; ^^A 40;
PvA 114.
Abhltapa [abhi -f- tapa] extreme heat, glow; adj. very hot
Vin HI. 83 (slsa'^ sunstroke); M 1.507 (maha" very hot);
Miln 67 (mahabhitapatara much hotter); Pviv.18 (maha°,
of niraya).
Abhita]ita [abhi + talita fr. taleti] hammered to pieces,
beaten, struck Vism 231 (muggara°).
Abhititthati [abhi -\- titthali] to stand out supreme, to excel,
surpass D 11.261 ; J vi.474 (abhitthaya = abhibhavitva C).
Abhitunna (tunna) [not as Morris, jf.P.l'.S. 1886, 135,
suggested fr. abhi -\- tud, but ace. to Kern, Toiv. p. 4
fr. abhi -f tiirv. (Cp. turati & tarati' and Ved. turvati).
Thus the correct spelling is "tunna := Sk. abhiturna. The
latter occurs as v. 1. under the disguise of (sok-)ahitunda
for "abhitunna at M. Vastu III. 2]. Overwhelmed, overcome
overpowered S 11.20; Ps 1.129 (dukkha°), 164; J 1.407
509 C^tunna); II. 399, 401; III. 23 (soka"); iv.330; v.268
Sdhp 281."
AbhitO (indecl.) adv. case fr. prep, abhi etym.]. — I. round
about, on both sides J
VI. 535 (= ubhayapassesu C),
539. — 2. near, in the presence of Vv 64' (=^ samipe
VvA 275).
Abhitosetl [abhi -f toseti] to please thoroughly, to satisfy,
gratify Sn 709 (= ativa toseti Sn A 496).
Abhitthaneti [abhi { thaneti] to roar, to thunder J 1.330,
332 = Cp. in.io'.
Abhittharati [abhi -\- tarati^, evidently wrong for abhittarati]
to make haste Dh u6 (:=: turitaturitai) sighasighai) karoti
DhA 111.4).
Abhitthavati [abhi + thavati] to praise J 1.89; III. 531 ;
Davs III. 23; DhA 1.77; PvA 22; cp. abhltthunati.
Abhitthavana (nt.) [fr. prec] praise Th A 74.
Abhitthunati [abhi -f thunati ; cp. abhitthavati] to praise
J 1. 1 7 (aor abhitthunirjsu); cp. thunati 2. — pp. °tthuta
DhA 1.88.
Abhida' (adj.) as attr. of sun & moon at M II.34, 35 is
doubtful in reading & meaning; vv. 11. abhidosa & abhidesa,
Neumann Irsl. "unbeschrankt". The context seems
to require a meaning like "full, powerful" or unbroken,
unrestricted (abhijja or abhfta "fearless"?") or does abhida
represent Vedic abhidyu heavenly ?
Abhida'^ Only in the difficult old verse D 11.107 (= S
v.263 = A IV.312 ^ Nd 64 ^ Nett 60 = Divy 203).
Aorist y^ sg. fr. bhindati he broke.
Abhidassana (nt.) [abhi + dassana] sight, appearance,
show J VI. 193.
Abhideyya in sabba° at Pv.\ 78 is with v. 1. BE to be
read sabbapatheyyarj.
Abhidosa
(°— ) the evening before, last night; "kalakata
M 1. 1 70 = J 1. 81; "gala gone last night J vi.386 (=
hiyyo pathama-yame C).