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with the monks; disguising oneself as a Teaching of the Elders; the Southern School
monk; communion by theft. of Buddhism.
เถระ (Thera) an elder; a senior member of the เถรานุเถระ (Therànuthera) senior monks in
Order; a senior monk (of at least ten years’ general.
standing). เถรี (Therã) a woman elder; senior nun.
เถรคาถา (Theragàthà) “Psalms of the Brethren”; เถรีคาถา (Therãgàthà) “Psalms of the Sisters”;
“Verses of the Elders”; name of the eighth “Verses of the Women Elders”; name of the
division of the Khuddaka Nikàya. ninth division of the Khuddaka Nikàya.
เถรวาท (Theravàda) the Doctrine of the Elders;

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ทธิ (Dadhi) curd; sour milk. their sufferings.
ทมะ (Dama) self-command; self-control; taming; ทักขิณาวัฏ (Dakkhiõàvañña) winding to the
subjugation; training; mastery; adjustment. right; clockwise.
ทวาร (Dvàra) 1. door; avenue. 2. a sense-door; ทักขิโณทก (Dakkhiõodaka) water of dedication;
sense-avenue. 3. door of action. consecrated water.
ทศชาติ (Dasajàti) the ten longest birth-stories of the ทักขิไณยบุคคล, ทักขิเณยยบุคคล (Dakkhiõeyya-
Buddha, regarded as the most important. puggala) an individual deserving a donation;
ทศบารมี (Dasapàramã) the ten perfections; the ten one worthy of a donation.
principal virtues practised by a Bodhisatta. ทักษิณนิกาย (Dakkhiõanikàya) the Southern
ทศพร (Dasavara) the ten blessings; ten boons. School of Buddhism, i.e. the Theravàda.
ทศพล (Dasabala) 1. the Ten Powers of the ทักษิณานุประทาน (Dakkhiõànuppadàna*) offering
Buddha. 2. one who is endowed with ten made to a monk or monks on behalf of the
supernormal powers, i.e. the Buddha. dead.
ทศพลญาณ (Dasabala¤àõa) the ten supreme ทัณฑกรรม (Daõóakamma) punishment; penalty.
intellectual powers of the Buddha. ทัศนะ, ทรรศนะ, ทัสสนะ (Dassana) 1. seeing;
ทศพิธราชธรรม (Dasaràjadhamma) the tenfold sight; intuition. 2. view; opinion; theory.
code of the king; the tenfold virtue or duty of ทัฬหีกรรม (Daëhãkamma) making firm; strength-
the king; the ten royal virtues; virtues of a ening by repeating, as reordination.
ruler. ทาฐธาตุ (Dàñhadhàtu) the tooth relic (of the
ทองคํ าเปลว (Suvaõõapatta) (T.) gold leaf. Buddha).
ทอดกฐิน ดู กฐิน. ทาน (Dàna) giving; gift; alms-giving; charity;
ทอดผา [บังสุกุล] (Pa§sukålacãvaranikkhipana) (T.) generosity; benevolence; liberality; a gift;

v. to lay a robe (as an offering to a monk at a donation; alms; benefaction.
funeral or memorial ceremony); lay down a ทานบดี (Dànapati) 1. lord of alms; master in
funeral robe. liberality. 2. one in charge of alms-giving;
ทอดผาปา ดู ผาปา. chief donor.
ทักขิณา, ทักษิณา (Dakkhiõà) a gift; donation; ทานมัย (Dànamaya) (merit) gained through, or
dedicatory gift; an intercessional expiatory connected with, alms-giving; the way of
offering; donation given to a holy person making merit, consisting in alms-giving or
with reference to unhappy beings in the charity.
Peta existence, intended for the alleviation of ทายก (Dàyaka) almsgiver; donor; benefactor;