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Dassāvin Dāna

Miln 74 (Buddho s° s°); cp. M Vastu iii.51 sarvadarśāvin; 464, 483.
sāra°. Vin ii.139. — (b) (n.) one who sees or takes notice of, in
Dāṭhā (f.) [Sk. daṁṣṭrā to ḍasati (q. v.), cp. also daṭṭha] a large
phrase ariyānaṁ dassāvī (+sappurisānaṁ dassāvī & kovido) M
tooth, fang, tusk; as adj. (—°) having tusks or fangs D ii.18
i.8; S iii.4; opp. adassāvī one who disregards the Noble Ones
(susukkha°); J i.505 (uddhaṭa — dāṭho viya sappo); iv.245
S iii.3, 113; M iii.17; Dhs 1003 (cp. DhsA 350).
(nikkhanta°); DhA i.215; PvA 152 (kaṭhina°); Sdhp 286.
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Dassika (—°): see dasika . -āvudha [Sk. daṁṣṭrāyudha] using a tusk as his weapon
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Dassita [Sk. darśita, pp. of dasseti ] shown, exhibited, per- J v.172; -danta a canine tooth KhA 44; -balin one whose
strength lies in his teeth (of a lion) Sn 72.
formed Vin iv.365; J i.330. Cp. san°.
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Dassita at J vi.579 accord. to Kern (Toev. p. 114)=Sk. daṁśita Dāṭhikā (f.) [Sk. *dāḍhikā=Prk. for daṁṣṭrikā] beard, whiskers
Vin ii.134 (na d. ṭhapetabbā, of the bhikkhus); J i.305;
mailed, armed.
v.42 (tamba°), 217 (mahā° having great whiskers); DA i.263
Dassin (—°) (adj.) [Sk. °darśin] seeing, finding, realizing, per-
(parūḷha — massu° with beard & whiskers grown long).
ceiving. Only in cpds., like attha° Sn 385; ananta° S i.143;
Dāṭhin (adj.) [cp. Sk. daṁṣṭrin] having tusks J ii.245; iv.348; Th
ādīnava° Sdhp 409; ekanga° Ud 69; jātikkhaya° Sn 209; It
40; ñāṇa° Sn 478 (=sacchikatasabbaññuta — ñāṇa SnA 411; 1, p. 1; Sdhp 286.
cp. dassāvin); tīra° S iii.164 sq.; A iii.368, cp. tīra — Dātar [Sk. dāṭr, n. ag. of dadāti to give; cp. Gr. δώτωρ & δοτήρ]
dakkhin; dīgha° (=sabbadassāvin) PvA 196; bhaya° Dh 31 a giver, a generous person Pgdp 50. — adātā one who does
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(°dassivā=dassī vā?), 317; It 40; DA i.181 (=bhaya dassāvin); not give, a miser Pv ii.8 ; otherwise as na dātā (hoti) A ii.203;
viveka° Sn 474, 851. It 65.
Dassimant see attha°. Dātta (nt.) [Sk. dātra, to dā, Sk. dāti, dyati to cut, divide, deal out;
cp. Gr. δατέομαι, δαίομαι & see dāna, dāpeti, dāyati] sickle,
Dassu [Sk. dasyu, cp. dāsa] enemy, foe; robber, in dassu- khīla
scythe Miln 33.
robber — plague D i.135, 136 (=corakhīla DA i.296).
Dāna (nt.) [Ved. dāna, dā as in dadāti to give & in dāti, dyāti
Dassetar [Sk. darśayitṛ, n. agent to dasseti] one who shows or
points out, a guide, instructor, teacher A i.62, 132=It 110. to deal out, thus: distribution (scil. of gifts); cp. Gr. δάνος
(present), Lat. damnum (E. damages); Gr. δ¨ωρον, Lat.
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Dasseti Caus. of dassati (q. v.).
donum; also Ags. tīd (=E. tide, portion, i. e. of time), &
Dasso n. pl. of dāsī. tīma (=E. time). See further dadāti, dayati, dātta, dāpeti. Def n
at Vism 60: dānaṁ vuccati avakhaṇḍanaṁ] (a) giving, dealing
Daha [Sk. draha, through metathesis fr. hrada, hlād, see hilā-
out, gift; almsgiving, liberality, munificence; esp. a charitable
date] a lake D i.45 (udaka°); J i.50; ii.104; v.412; Miln 259;
PvA 152; Dpvs i.44. gift to a bhikkhu or to the community of bhikkhus, the Sangha
(cp. deyyadhamma & yañña). As such it constitutes a mer-
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Dahati (dahate) [Sk. dadhāti to put down, set up; *dhe=Gr.
itorious act (puññaṁ) and heads the list of these, as enumer-
τίχημι, Lat. facio, Ohg. tuon, Ags. dōn= E. to do. See also
ated in order, dānamaya puññaṁ, sīlamaya p., bhāvanāmaya
dhātu] to put, place; take for (acc. or abl.), assume, claim, con-
p. viz. acts of merit consisting of munificence, good character
sider D i.92 (okkākaṁ pitāmahaṁ=ṭhapeti DA i.258); S iii.113
& meditation (D iii.218 e. g.; cp. cāga, puñña, sīla). Thus
(mittato daheyya); A iv.239 (cittaṁ d. fix the mind on); Sn
in formula dānâdīni puññāni katvā J i.168; PvA 66, 105; cp.
825 (bālaṁ dahanti mithu aññamaññaṁ=passanti dakkhanti, cpds. under °maya. — (b) Special merit & importance is at-
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etc. Nd 163). Pass dhīyati (q. v.); grd. dheyya (q. v.). — tached to the mahādāna the great gift, i. e. the great offering
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Note. dahati is more frequent in comb with prefixes & com-
(of gifts to the Sangha), in character the buddhistic equiva-
positions like ā°, upa°, pari°, sad°, san°, samā°, etc. pp. hita.
lent of the brahmanic mahāyajña the chief sacrifice. On 16
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Dahati =ḍahati to burn; as dahate Pv ii.9 (=dahati vināseti PvA Mahādānas see Wilson Hindu Caste 413; on 4 Beal. Chinese
116). Texts 88. — A iv.246; J i.50, 74; v.383 (devasikaṁ chasatasa-
hassa — pariccāgaṁ karonto mahādānaṁ pavattesi "he gave
Dahana [Sk. dahana, to dahati, orig. "the burner"] fire Vism 338
the great largesse, spending daily 600,000 pieces"); PvA 19,
(°kicca); ThA 256; Dāvs v.6; Sdhp 20.
22, 75, 127, etc. — (c) Constituents, qualities & characteris-
Dahara (adj.) [Sk. dahara & dahra for dabhra to dabhnoti to be
tics of a dāna: 8 objects suitable for gifts form a standard set
or make short or deficient, to deceive] small, little, delicate, d
(also enum as 10), viz. anna pāna vattha yāna mālā gandha —
young; a young boy, youth, lad D i.80, 115; S i.131; ii.279
vilepana seyyāvasatha padīpeyya (bread, water, clothes, vehi-
(daharo ce pi paññavā); M i.82; ii.19, 66; A v.300; Sn 216,
cle, garlands, scented ointment, conveniences for lying down
420 (yuvā+), 578 (d. ca mahantā ye bālā ye ca paṇḍitā sabbe 9
& dwelling, lighting facility) A iv.239; cp. Pv ii.4 & see
maccuvasaṁ yanti); J i.88 (daharadahare dārake ca dārikāyo),
°vatthu & deyyadhamma. Eight ways of giving alms at D
291 (°itthī a young wife); ii.160, 353; iii.393; Dh 382; Pv iii.258= A iv.236, five ways, called sappurisa — dāna (& as-
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iv.1 (yuvā); DhA i.397 (sāmaṇera); DA i.197 (bhikkhū), 223
app°) at A iii.171 sq.; eight sapp° at A iv.243. Five manners
(=taruṇa), 284 (id.); PvA 148; VvA 76; ThA 239, 251. Op-
of almsgiving metaphorically for sīlas 1 — 5 at A iv.246= DA
posed to mahallaka J iv.482; to vuḍḍha Vism 100. — f. da- i.306. Five characteristics of a beneficial gift at A iii.172, viz.
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harā Vv 31 (young wife) (+yuvā VvA 129) & daharī J iv.35;
saddhāya dānaṁ deti, sakkaccaṁ d.d., kālena (cp. kāladāna
v.521; Miln 48 (dārikā).
A iii.41), anuggahitacitto, attānañ ca parañ ca anupahacca d.d.
Daharaka=dahara, young Miln 310. — f. °ikā a young girl Th 2, — (d) Various passages showing practice & value of dāna:
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