Dukkaracariya, Dukkaracariyā, Dukkara-cariya: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Dukkaracariya 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
N Austere practices. Practice in extreme destitution. Fact to practise with a complete determination, being detrimental to ones body, and even ones life.
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
dukkaracariyā (ဒုက္ကရစရိယာ) [(thī,na) (ထီ၊န)]—
[dukkarā+cariyā.]
[ဒုက္ကရာ+စရိယာ။]
[Pali to Burmese]
dukkaracariyā—
(Burmese text): (၁) ခဲယဉ်းစွာ ပြုအပ်သော အကျင့်ကျင့်နိုင်ခဲသော အကျင့်။ (၂) ကျင့်နိုင်ခဲသော အကျင့်ကို ကျင့်ခြင်း။ (၃) ကျင့်နိုင်ခဲသော အကျင့်ကို ကျင့်ရာ (အခါ-စသည်)။
(Auto-Translation): (1) The behavior that is stubbornly adopted. (2) Practicing the behavior that can be practiced. (3) Practicing the behavior that can be practiced (in certain situations, etc.).
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: Dukkara, Cariya.
Starts with: Dukkaracariyavematta.
Full-text: Dukkaracariyavematta.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Dukkaracariya, Dukkaracariyā, Dukkara-cariya, Dukkara-cariyā, Dukkarā-cariyā; (plurals include: Dukkaracariyas, Dukkaracariyās, cariyas, cariyās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 1 - The Bodhisatta’s Practice of Severe Austerities (Dukkaracariya) < [Chapter 6 - The Practice of Severe Austerities]
Biography (1) Koṇḍañña Mahāthera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Part 3 - Questionable Points < [Chapter 6 - The Practice of Severe Austerities]
Buddha Desana (by Sayadaw U Pannadipa)
Chapter 2 - Life Of The Buddha < [Part II - The Buddha]