Yathadhamma, Yathādhamma, Yatha-dhamma: 1 definition
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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryYathādhamma refers to: (used as adj. & adv. °ṃ) “one according to the law, ” i.e. as the rule prescribes; nt. according to the rule put down. See Vin. Texts I. 203; Geiger, Dhamma, p. 19, 67. ‹-› Vin. I, 135 (yo uddiseyya, yathā-dhammo kāretabbo), 168 (yo pavāreyya, y. -dhammo kāretabbo), 191 (yo māreyya y. -dh. k.); II, 67 (ubho pi yathādhammaṃ kārāpetabbā), 132 (yo ajjhohareyya, y. -dhammo kāretabbo); IV, 126 (yo jānaṃ (i.e. knowing) yathādhammaṃ nihat’âdhikaraṇaṃ punakammāya ukkoṭeyya, pācittiyan ti i.e. a dispute settled in proper form; with explanation: y. -dhammaṃ nāma dhammena vinayena satthu sāsanena kataṃ), 144 (na tassa ... mutti atthi yañ ca tattha āpattiṃ āpanno tañ ca yathādhammo kāretabbo, uttari c’assa moho āropetabbo). Cp. the foll. passages; as adj. : Vin. I, 205; II, 132, 142, 263; M. III, 10; Miln. 195; as adv. : with paṭikaroti (to atone, make amends) Vin. I, 173, 315; II, 126; IV, 19; D. I, 85; III, 55; M. III, 247; S. II, 128, 205; A. I, 103, 238; II, 146; IV, 377; cp. yathādhammaṃ paṭigaṇhāti S. I, 239; A. I, 59, 103. At S. III, 171 yathādhammaṃ is used in the sense of “according to the truth, or reality, ” where yathā-bhūtaṃ takes its place; similarly at Th. 1, 188.
Note: yathādhamma is a Pali compound consisting of the words yathā and dhamma.
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.
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Partial matches: Dhamma, Yatha, Yata.
Starts with: Yathadhammam.
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