Acchariya: 2 definitions
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryacchariya : (nt.) a marvel; wonder. (adj.), wonderful; marvellous.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAcchariya, (adj.-nt.) (cp. Sk. āścarya since Upanishads of uncertain etym. — The conventional etym. of Pāli grammarians connects it with accharā1 (which is prob. correct & thus reduces Sk. āścarya to a Sanskritisation of acchariya) viz. Dhammapāla: anabhiṇha-ppavattitāya accharāpaharaṇa-yoggaṃ that which happens without a moment’s notice, at the snap of a finger; i. e. causally unconnected (cp. Goth. silda-leiks in similar meaning) VvA.329; and Buddhaghosa: accharā-yoggan ti acchariyaṃ accharaṃ paharituṃ yuttan ti attho DA.I, 43) wonderful, surprising, strange, marvellous D.II, 155; M.I, 79; III, 118, 125, 144 (an°); S.IV, 371; A.I, 181; Miln.28, 253; DhA.III, 171; PvA.121; VvA.71 (an°). As nt. often in exclamations: how wonderful! what a marvel! J.I, 223, 279; IV, 138; VI, 94 (a. vata bho); DhA.IV, 51 (aho a.); VvA.103 (aho ti acchariyatthena nipāto). Thus frequent combd. with abbhutaṃ = how wonderful & strange, marvellous, beyond comprehension, e. g. D.I, 2, 60, 206, 210; II, 8; and in phrase acchariyā abbhutā dhammā strange & wonderful things, i. e. wonderful signs, portents marvels, M.III, 118, 125; A.IV, 198; Miln.8; also as adj. in phrase acchariyaabbhuta-(citta-)jātā with their hearts full of wonder and surprise DhA.IV, 52; PvA.6, 50. — See also acchera & accheraka. (Page 9)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Starts with: Acchariya Sutta, Acchariyabbhuta Sutta.
Ends with: Anacchariya, Kulamacchariya, Kusalamacchariya, Labhamacchariya, Macchariya.
Full-text: Accheraka, Acchariya Sutta, Acchera, Abbhuta, Acchara.
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