Natthi: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Natthi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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)
Natthi; lit: 'absence'; Natthi-Paccaya, is one of the 24 conditions (paccaya).
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).
General definition (in Buddhism)
Pali for 'absence';
Also see Atthi (pali for 'presence');
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
natthi : (na + atthi) no; not; not present.
natthi (နတ္ထိ) [(bya) (ဗျ)]—
[eka bahu raso ni．(atthi nīti,pada．396-9-)．(abhāvasūcaka abyaya-prā,．nāsti-saṃ,ṇatthi-prā)]
[ဧကဝုစ် ဗဟုဝုစ် နှစ်မျိုးရသော နိပါတ်ပုဒ်။ (အတ္ထိနှင့် နီတိ၊ ပဒ။ ၃၉၆-၉-ကြည့်)။ (အဘာဝသူစက အဗျယ-ပြာ၊ ဓာန်။ နာသ္တိ-သံ၊ ဏတ္ထိ-ပြာ)]
[Pali to Burmese]
natthi—
(Burmese text): (၁) မရှိ။ (၂) မရှိကုန်။ (၃) ထင်ရှား မရှိသည်၏ အဖြစ်ဖြင့် ကျေးဇူးပြုတတ်သော သတ္တိ၊ နတ္ထိပစ္စည်း။ နတ္ထိပစ္စယ-လည်းကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Does not exist. (2) Has completely disappeared. (3) As it is not apparent, it is a quality that can be appreciated, an ethereal substance. Also refer to ethereal substances.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Natthī (नत्थी):—(a) attached; annexed; appended, tagged; —[karanā] to tag; to attach; to annex.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Ṇatthi (णत्थि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nāsti.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Natthī (नत्थी):—adj. attached; file (of papers) threaded together; n. 1. a file (of papers) threaded together; 2. a string in the nose of a bullock; 3. a trick (to compel to do a work); trigger;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+6): Natthattha, Natthi Paccaya, Natthi Putta Sama Sutta, Natthi Sutta, Natthia, Natthibhava, Natthibhavakara, Natthibhavapasanga, Natthibhavaviruddha, Natthidhamma, Natthika, Natthika Ditthi, Natthikadassana, Natthikaditthika, Natthikala, Natthikavada, Natthikavadi, Natthinu, Natthippavaya, Natthipuva.
Full-text (+29): Natthita, Natthi Paccaya, Natthipuva, Natthidhamma, Natthisambhava, Nasti, Abhavaka, Natthattha, Atthi, Natthika, Anaccha, Atithi, Natthi Putta Sama Sutta, Amama, Niddussila, Akatavidha, Anilaka, Abhida, Natthi Sutta, Avatthita.
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Search found 46 books and stories containing Natthi, Natthī, Ṇatthi; (plurals include: Natthis, Natthīs, Ṇatthis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Traces of Mysticism in Jainism (Study) (by Sadhvi Madhystha Prabha)
2.1. Traces of Mysticism in the Ācārāṅga < [Chapter 3 - Mysticism in Śramaṇic Literature]
The Three Jewels < [Chapter 4 - Concepts of Jainism and Mysticism]
2.8. Traces of Mysticism in the Uttarādhyayana Sūtra < [Chapter 3 - Mysticism in Śramaṇic Literature]
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
Procedure of Javana < [Chapter IV - Analysis of Thought-Processes]
Thought-Processes < [Chapter IV - Analysis of Thought-Processes]
Mind-door Thought-Process < [Chapter IV - Analysis of Thought-Processes]
Ahara as depicted in the Pancanikaya (by Le Chanh)
10. Atthiraga-sutta (“There is passion”) < [Appendix 1 - Buddha's teachings on Ahara (Pali texts and English translations)]
4. Puttamansupama-sutta (“Child's flesh”) < [Appendix 1 - Buddha's teachings on Ahara (Pali texts and English translations)]
17. Sutta Nipata < [Appendix 1 - Buddha's teachings on Ahara (Pali texts and English translations)]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 254-255 - The Story of Subhadda the Wandering Ascetic < [Chapter 18 - Mala Vagga (Impurities)]
Verse 251 - The Story of Five Lay-Disciples < [Chapter 18 - Mala Vagga (Impurities)]
Verse 202 - The Story of a Young Bride < [Chapter 15 - Sukha Vagga (Happiness)]
Patthana Dhamma (by Htoo Naing)
Buddhist Perspective on the Development of Social Welfare (by Ashin Indacara)
17. The Accomplishment of Wisdom (Paññā-sampadā) < [Chapter 5 - The Accomplishment of Virtue and Wisdom]