Nimmanarati, Nimmāna Rati, Nimmana-rati, Nimmānaratī, Nimmānarati: 5 definitions
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Nimmanarati 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)
A class of devas, inhabiting the fifth of the six deva worlds. (D.i.218; M.i.289, etc.; S.i.133, etc.; A.i.210, etc.
For their life span see Compendium 140f).
They are so called because they delight in their own creations. They can create any form in any colour. NidA.109; RA.234; VibhA.519.
the name of a class of heavenly beings of the sensuous sphere; s. deva.
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
nimmānarati (နိမ္မာနရတိ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[nimmānarati+ī]
[နိမ္မာနရတိ+ဤ]
nimmānarati (နိမ္မာနရတိ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[nimmāna+rati]
[နိမ္မာန+ရတိ]
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: Nimmanarati, I, Nimmana, Rati.
Starts with: Nimmanaratidevaloka, Nimmanaratidevanikaya, Nimmanaratidevata.
Full-text: Nimmanaratidevata, Sunimmita, Jatipupphiya, Sumanaveliya, Tinasantharadayaka, Hua le tian, Devaputta, Deva, Nirmanarati, Nimitta, Acamadayika, Bhagu, Sivali, Dou lu.
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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 104-105 - The Story of the Brāhmin Anatthapucchaka < [Chapter 8 - Sahassa Vagga (Thousands)]
Verse 108 - The Story of Venerable Sāriputta’s Friend < [Chapter 8 - Sahassa Vagga (Thousands)]
The Dawn of the Dhamma (by Sucitto Bhikkhu)
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
Four Planes of Life < [Chapter V - Process Freed Section]
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa) (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)
Chapter 11 - Planes Of Existence
Part 2 - How The World Came To An End < [Chapter 11 - Planes Of Existence]
The Wheel Of The Dhamma Begins To Turn < [Forty-five Years Of Teaching]
A Discourse on Paticcasamuppada (by Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw)