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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kadariya : (adj.) miserly; stingy. (nt.) avarice; stinginess.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kadariya, (adj.) (cp. Sk. kadarya, kad + arya?) mean, miserly, stingy, selfish; usually explained by thaddhamaccharī (PvA. 102; DhA. III, 189, 313), and mentioned with maccharī, frequent also with paribhāsaka S. I, 34, 96; A. II, 59; IV, 79 sq.; Dh. 177, 223; J. V, 273; Sn. 663; Vv 29⁵. As cause of Peta birth frequent in Pv. , e.g. I. 9³; II, 7⁷; IV, 1⁴⁸; PvA. 25, 99, 236.—(nt.) avarice, stinginess, selfishness, grouped under macchariya Dhs. 1122; Sn. 362 (with kodha). (Page 185)

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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: Kadariyata.

Full-text: Kadarya, Kodha, Kamma.

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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)

Verse 223 - The Story of Uttarā the Lay-Disciple < [Chapter 17 - Kodha Vagga (Anger‌)]

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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)

Part 2 - King Pasenadī Kosala’s Alms-giving (asadisa-dāna) < [Chapter 35 - Story of Māra]

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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)

Chapter XLVI - The story of Arindama < [Volume III]

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