Adhimatta, Adhi-matta: 4 definitions
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Adhimatta means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
adhimatta : (adj.) exceeding; too much. || adhimattā (f.) excess; super-abundance.
Adhimatta, (adj.) (adhi + matta of mā) extreme, exceeding, extraordinary; nt. adv. °ṃ extremely M.I, 152, 243; S.IV, 160; A.II, 150; IV, 241; J.I, 92; Pug.15; Miln.146, 189, 274, 290; Pv.II, 36 (= adhikataraṃ PvA.86); DhA.II, 85; cp. PvA.281. (Page 29)
[Pali to Burmese]
adhimatta—
(Burmese text): (၁) (က) ပိုမိုလွန်ကဲသော၊ လွန်ကဲသော အတိုင်းအရှည်ရှိသော။ (ခ) ကဲလွန်သော၊ ရှေ့ဆောင်ပဓာနဖြစ်သော။ (၂) အလွန်မာန်ယစ်သော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) (a) More extreme, having excessive length. (b) Exceeding, being a leading paradigm. (2) Very arrogant, that person.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Adhi, Matta, Ati.
Starts with: Adhimattabhava, Adhimattabyadhiparetata, Adhimattacchandaraga, Adhimattadhitimantu, Adhimattagatimantu, Adhimattagelanna, Adhimattagilana, Adhimattakasima, Adhimattaparitta, Adhimattaparittata, Adhimattapatthana, Adhimattappayoga, Adhimattasatimantu, Adhimattasineha, Adhimattata, Adhimattatanha, Adhimattatta, Adhimattattha, Adhimattavedana, Adhimattavedanappatta.
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