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Sikkhati Singī & singi
187, 257; DA i.261; Miln 32; PvA 3, 4. Sikhara [cp. Sk. śikhara] the top, summit of a mountain J vi.519;
Miln 2; a peak DhA iii.364 (°thūpiyo or °thūpikāyo peaked
Sikkhana (nt.) [fr. śikṣ] training, study J i.58.
domes); the point or edge of a sword M i.243; S iv.56; crest,
Sikkhā (f.) [Vedic śikṣā] 1. study, training, discipline Vin iii.23;
tuft J ii.99; (this is a very difficult reading; it is explained by
D i.181; A i.238; S ii.50, 131; v.378; Dhs 1004; VbhA 344
the C. by sundara (elegant); Trenckner suggests singāra, cp.
(various). — sikkhaṁ paccakkhātaka one who has abandoned
ii.98); a bud Th 2, 382.
the precepts Vin i.135, 167; ii.244 sq. (cp. sikkhā — pac-
Sikhariṇī (f.) [fr. last] a kind of woman (with certain defects of
cakkhāna Vin ii.279, and sikkhaṁ apaccakkhāya Vin iii.24; S
the pudendum) Vin ii.271; iii.129 (text, °aṇī).
iv.190; sikkhā apaccakkhātā, ibid.); tisso sikkhā S iii.83; Ps
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i.46 sq.; Miln 133, 237; Nd 39; explained as adhisīla —, ad- Sikhā (f.) [Vedic śikhā] point, edge M i.104; crest, topknot DA
hicitta —, and adhipaññā — sikkhā A i.234 sq.; Nett 126; with i.89; J v.406; of a flame Dh 308; DhsA 124; of fire (aggi°)
the synonyms saṁvara, samādhi & paññā at Vism 274. — Sn 703; J v.213; (dhūma°) J vi.206; of a ray of light J i.88; in
2. (as one of the 6 Vedāngas) phonology or phonetics, comb d the corn trade, the pyramid of corn at the top of the measuring
with nirutti (interpretation, etymology) DA i.247=SnA 447. vessel DA i.79; °-bandha top — knot D i.7; vātasikhā (tikkhā
-ānisaṁsa whose virtue is training, praise of discipline A a raging blast) J iii.484; susikha (adj.) with a beautiful crest
ii.243; It 40 -ânusantatavutti whose behaviour is thoroughly Th 1, 211 (mora), 1136.
in accordance with the discipline Nett 112. -kāma anxious
Sikkhitaṛ [n. ag. fr. sikkhati] a master, adept; proficient, profes-
for training Vin i.44; D ii.101; S v.154, 163; A i.24, 238; ° — tā
sional J vi.449, 450.
anxiety for training J i.161. -samādāna taking the precepts
Sikhin (adj.) [fr. sikhā] crested, tufted Th 1, 22 (mora); J ii.363
upon oneself Vin i.146; Miln 162; A i.238 sq.; iv.15; v.165.
(f. °inī). Also name of (a) the fire J i.215, 288; (b) the peacock
-sājīva system of training Vin iii.23 sq.; Pug 57.
Sn 221, 687.
Sikkhāpada (nt.) [sikkhā+pada, the latter in sense of pada 3.
Sigāla (śṛ°) [cp. Vedic sṛgāla; as loan — word in English= jackal]
Cp. BSk. śikṣāpada] set of precepts, "preceptorial," code
a jackal D ii.295; iii.24 sq.; A i.187; S ii.230, 271; iv.177 sq.
of training; instruction, precept, rule. — 1. in general: D
(text singāla); iv.199; J i.502; iii.532 (Pūtimaṁsa by name).
i.63, 146, 250; M i.33; A i.63, 235 sq.; ii.14, 250 sq.; iii.113,
— sigālī (f.) a female jackal J i.336; ii.108; iii.333 (called
262; iv.152, 290 sq.; S ii.224; v.187; Vin i.102; ii.95, 258;
Māyāvī); Miln 365. — See also singāla.
iii.177; iv.141 (sahadhammika), 143 (khudd' ânukhuddakāni);
It 96, 118; VbhA 69 (bhesajja°); DhA iii.16. — 2. in spe- Sigālika (adj.) [fr. sigāla] belonging to a jackal J ii.108; iii.113
cial: the 5 (or 10) rules of morality, or the precepts to be (°aṁ nādaṁ, cp. segalikaṁ A i.187, where the Copenhagen
adopted in particular by one who is entering the Buddhist MS. has sigālakaṁ corrected to segālakaṁ). — (nt.) a jackal's
community either as a layman or an initiate. There seem to roar (sigālakaṁ nadati) D iii.25. Cp. segālaka.
have been only 5 rules at first, which are the same as the Siggu (nt.) [cp. Vedic śigru, N. of a tribe; as a tree in Suśruta]
d
first 5 sīlas (see sīla 2 b): S ii.167; Vbh 285 (expl in de- name of a tree (Hyperanthera moringa) J iii.161; v.406.
tail at VbhA 381 sq.); DhA i.32 and passim. To these were
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Singa (nt.) [Vedic śṛnga, cp. Gr. κάρνον, κραγγών; Lat.
added another 5, so as to make the whole list (the dasasikkhā-
cornu=E. horn] a horn J i.57, 149, 194; iv.173 (of a cow); Vism
padaṁ or °padāni) one of 10 (which are not the 10 sīlas!).
106; VvhA 476.
These are (6) vikāla-bhojanā ( — veramaṇī) not eating at the
-dhanu horn — bow DhA i.216. -dhamaka blowing a
wrong hour; (7) nacca-gītavādita-visūka-dassanā° to avoid
horn Miln 31.
worldly amusements; (8) mālā-gandha-vilepana-dhāraṇa-
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maṇḍana-vibhūsanaṭṭhānā° to use neither unguents nor or- Singa the young of an animal, calf J v.92; cp. Deśīnāma-mālā
naments; (9) uccā-sayana-mahā-sayanā° not to sleep on a viii.31.
high, big bed; (10) jātarūpa rajata-paṭiggahaṇā° not to
Singāra [cp. Sk. śṛngāra] erotic sentiment; singāratā (f.) fond-
accept any gold or silver: Vin i.83=Kh ii.; A i.211, and
ness of decorations J i.184; an elegant dress, finery Miln 2;
frequently. — dasa-sikkhāpadikā (f.) conforming to the
(adj.) elegant, graceful (thus read) J ii.99; singāra — bhāva
10 obligations (of a nun) Vin iv.343 (=sāmaṇerī). There is
being elegant or graceful (said of a horse) J ii.98.
nowhere any mention of the 8 sikkhāpadas as such, but they
Singāla variant reading instead of sigāla S ii.231 etc.; Vism 196;
are called aṭṭhangika uposatha (see sīla 2b), e. g. Mhvs 37, 2
Pv iii.5 .
202. — diyaḍḍha-sikkhāpada-sata the 150 precepts, i. e.
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the Pāṭimokkha A i.230, 234; Miln 243. Singika (adj.) [fr. singa ] having horns J vi.354 (āvelita — ° hav-
ing twisted horns).
Sikkhāpaka (adj.) [fr. sikkhāpeti] teaching PvA 252; Miln 164.
Singin (adj.) [Vedic śṛngin] having a horn Vin ii.300; J iv.173
Sikkhāpana (nt.) [fr. sikkhāpeti] teaching Miln 163.
(=cow); clever, sharp — witted, false Th 1, 959; A ii.26; It
Sikkhāpanaka teaching J i.432. 112; cp. J.P.T.S. 1885, 53.
Sikkhita [pp. of sikkhati] trained, taught Vin iv.343 (°sikkha, adj.,
Singila a kind of horned bird J iii.73; DhA iii.22 (v. l. singala).
trained in...; chasu dhammesu); Miln 40; PvA 263 (°sippa).
Singivera (nt.) [Sk. śṛnga+Tamil vera "root," as E. loan
Sikhaṇḍin (adj. — n.) [Sk. śikhaṇḍin] 1. tufted, crested (as
word=ginger] ginger Vin i.201; iv.35; J i.244; iii.225 (alla —
birds); J v.406; vi.539; Th 1, 1103 (mayūra); with tonsured
°); Miln 63; Mhvs 28, 21; DhsA 320; DA i.81.
hair (as ascetics) J iii.311. — 2. a peacock J v.406; VvA 163.
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