TIL

Pali Dictionary

by U Kyaw Tun, et. al.

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Contents of this file: gaha | gahapati-kuti | gahapati-mahā-sāla |

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ga-ha

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gaha

{ga.ha.}

PTS p247
gaha --
1. a house usually in compounds. e.g.
   gaha-kāraka -- a house-builder metaph. of taṇha .
2. "seizer", seizing, grasping, a demon, any being or object having a hold upon a man

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gahapati-kuṭi

{ga.ha. pa.ti. ku.ti.}
Ref: gaha | kuti

UMK-USL p35
n. (V.) former lay dwelling donated to monks and converted to monastic use by the former owner's intonation of appropriate words

PTS p405
pati -- lord, husband

PTS p248
gahapati -- Vedic grhapati, where pati is still felt in its original meaning of "lord", "master", implying dignity, power and auspiciousness

PTS p248
gahapati-aggi -- the sacred fire to be maintained by a householder, interpreted by Buddha as the care to be bestowed on one's children and servants

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gahapati-mahā-sāla

(ga.ha.pa.ti. ma.ha-tha-la.}

UMK-USL p35
n. one designated as a man of wealth; a plutocrat having liquid assets of 400 millions (UKT: silver weight in tolas?) and being able to spend5 amnaṇa (30 bushels) of silver while earning a kumbha (60 bushels) of silver daily.

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