Vatthu: 4 definitions
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Vatthu means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines'physical base', i.e. the 6 physical organs on which the mental process is based, are the 5 physical sense-organs and, according to the Com., the heart (hadaya-vatthu, q.v.) as the 6th.
This 6th vatthu must not be confounded with the 6th āyatana, which is a collective name for all consciousness whatever. - (App.).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvatthu : (nt.) a site; ground; field; plot; object; a thing; a substance; a story.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Vatthu, 2 (Vedic vāstu; fr. vas) site, ground, field, plot Vin. III, 50 (ārāma° & vihāra°), 90 (id.); Sn. 209, 473 (sakhetta°, cp. vatthu1 4), 769 (khetta+), 858 (id.); Th. 1, 957 (khetta+vatthu, cp. Brethren p. 3371 & Vin. Texts III, 389 sq.); Miln. 279 (khetta° a plot of arable land); DA. I, 78 (contrasted with khetta, see khetta 1 and cp. vatthu1 1); PvA. 88 (gehassa the back yard of the house); haunted by fairies (parigaṇhanti) D. II, 87.
2) Vatthu, 1 (nt.) (Class. Sk. vastu, fr. vas1) lit. “ground, ” hence 1. (lit.) object, real thing, property, thing, substance (cp. vatthu2!) A. II, 209 (khetta°, where khetta in lit. sense, cp. No. 2). Here belongs the definition of kāma as twofold: vatthu-kāma and kilesa-kāma, or desire for realities, objective kāma, and desire as property of stained character, i.e. subjective kāma, e.g. Nd1 1; SnA 99, 112; DhsA. 62.—On vatthu as general philos. term cp. Dhs. translation 2§§ 455, 679, 1229, also introd. p. 86; Cpd. 15, 31, 1741.—2. (applied meaning) object, item Vin. I, 121 (antima-vatthuṃ ajjhāpannaka guilty of an extreme offence?); V, 138 (the 10 āghāta-vatthūni, as at Vbh. 86); D. III, 252 (seven niddesa°), 255 (eight kusīta°), 258 (eight dāna°); S. II, 41, 56 sq.; Vbh. 71 (cakkhu° etc.), 306 sq. 353; Nett 114 (ten); SnA 172; DhA. IV, 2 (akkosa°); PvA. 8, 20 (dāna°), 26 (left out in id. p. KhA 209), 29, 65 (alabbhaneyya°), 96 (id.), 119, 121 (iṭṭha°), 177, 220. Cp. °bhūta.—3. occasion for, reason, ground A. II, 158 (+khetta (in fig. sense!), āyatana & adhikaraṇa); IV, 334; D. I, 13 sq. (aṭṭhādasahi vatthūhi etc.); J. II, 5 (avatthumhi chandaṃ mâkari do not set your heart on what is unreasonable); vatthunā (Instr.) because PvA. 118; vatthuto (Abl.) on account of PvA. 241. ‹-› 4. basis, foundation, seat, (objective) substratum, substance, element J. I, 146 (kāyo paridevānaṃ v.); VbhA. 404 (+ārammaṇa). See most of the cpds.—5. subjectmatter, subject, story, account SnA 4; DhA. II, 66; PvA. 77, 92, 263, 269. Cp. °gāthā & titles like Petavatthu, Vimānavatthu.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Vatthu (वत्थु) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Vastu.
2) Vatthu (वत्थु) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vāstu.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Vatthu Kama, Vatthu Rupa, Vatthu Sutta, Vatthubhuta, Vatthudasaka, Vatthudevata, Vatthugatha, Vatthuka, Vatthukamma, Vatthukata, Vatthula, Vatthula, Vatthulapabbata, Vatthupala, Vatthupama Sutta, Vatthuparikirana, Vatthurupa, Vatthuvijja, Vatthuvisadakiriya.
Ends with (+105): Aggasavaka Vatthu, Aghatavatthu, Akkosaka Bharadvaja Vatthu, Akkosavatthu, Ambasakkharapeta Vatthu, Anabhirati Bhikkhu Vatthu, Anagami Vatthu, Anattalakhana Vatthu, Anatthapucchakabrahmana Vatthu, Anitthigandhakumara Vatthu, Ankura Vatthu, Ankurapeta Vatthu, Annatara Vatthu, Antimavatthu, Aputtasetthi Vatthu, Aramavatthu, Ariyabalisika Vatthu, Asadisadana Vatthu, Asannataparikkhara Bhikkhu Vatthu, Assaji Punabbasuka Vatthu.
Full-text (+93): Panca Vatthu, Vatthu Rupa, Hadaya Vatthu, Vastu, Avatthu Rupa, Kisagotami Vatthu, Meritorious Action, Khuddakanikaya, Cittalata Vagga, Manjetthaka Vagga, Avatthu, Paricchattaka Vagga, Khettupama Peta Vatthu, Vatthuvijja, Annatara Vatthu, Vishadata, Yathavaka, Uraga Vagga, Vimalatthavilasini, Kathavatthu.
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Patthana Dhamma (by Htoo Naing)
Chapter 24 - Vippayutta paccayo (or dissociation condition)
Chapter 14 - Purejāta paccayo (or prenascence condition)
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Nina Van Gorkom)
Cetasikas (by Nina van Gorkom)
Chapter 1 - Contact < [Part I - The Universals]
Chapter 7 - Vitality And Attention < [Part I - The Universals]
Chapter 36 - Wholesome Deeds < [Part IV - Beautiful Cetasikas]
Conditions (by Nina van Gorkom)
Chapter 6 - Dependence-condition
Chapter 5 - Conascence-condition And Mutuality-condition
A Survey of Paramattha Dhammas (by Sujin Boriharnwanaket)
Chapter 11 - The Duration Of Different Processes < [Part 2 - Citta]
Chapter 7 - General Introduction < [Part 2 - Citta]
Chapter 17 - Cittas Of The Sense-sphere < [Part 2 - Citta]