gihinā

adjective noun a householder, one who leads a domestic life, a layman (opp. pabbajita & paribbājaka). Geu. sg. gihissa (DN.iii.147, DN.iii.167) & gihino (DN.iii.174); n. pl. gihī; in compounds gihī˚ & gihi˚; (usually the latter). gihī agāraṃ ajjhāvasantā AN.i.49; gihī odātavasanā (clad in white robes as distinguished fr. kasāva-vasanā the yellowrobed i.e. bhikkhus) DN.i.211; DN.iii.117, DN.iii.124, DN.iii.210; MN.i.340; MN.iii.261; AN.i.74
■ Contrasted with pabbajitā AN.i.69; DN.iii.147, DN.iii.167, DN.iii.179. gihī dhaññena dhanena vaḍḍhati DN.iii.165
■ Other passages in general SN.ii.120, SN.ii.269; SN.iii.11; SN.iv.180, SN.iv.300 sq.; AN.ii.65; AN.ii.69 (kāmabhogī); AN.iv.438 (do.); DN.iii.124 (do.); AN.iii.211 (sambodhiparāyano); AN.iv.345 sq.; DN.iii.167 sq.; DN.iii.171 sq.; DN.iii.176 DN.iii.192; Snp.220, Snp.221, Snp.404; Dhp.74; Mil.19, Mil.264; Dhp-a.i.16 (gihīniyāma); Sdhp.376, Sdhp.426; Pv-a.13 (gihīkālato paṭṭhāya from the time of our laymanship); Dhp-a.ii.49 (id.).

• -kicca a layman’s or householder’s duties Pv.iv.1#42 (= kuṭumba-kiccāni Pv-a.240);
• -dhamma a layman’s duty AN.iii.41;
• -parisā a congregation of laymen SN.i.111; MN.i.373; AN.iii.184;
• -bandhanāni (pl.) a layman’s fetters Snp.44 (= Cnd.228 puttā ca dāsī dāsā ca, etc.);
• -byañjanāni (pl.) characteristics of a layman, or of a man of the world (w. ref. to articles of dress & ornament Snp.44, Snp.64 (= Cnd.229); Mil.11;
• -bhūta as a householder DN.ii.196;
• -bhoga riches of a worldly man SN.iii.93; Iti.90;
• -liṅga characteristic of a layman Dhp-a.ii.61.
• -saṃsagga association with laymen AN.iii.116, AN.iii.258
• -kicca a layman’s or householder’s duties Pv.iv.1#42 (= kuṭumba-kiccāni Pv-a.240);
• -sukha the welfare of a g. AN.i.80.

Attestations

• gihinā Udana 6.2 (ud6.2:5.1)
• gihinā Udana 6.2 (ud6.2:7.3)
• gihīnaṁ Digha Nikaya 11 (dn11:1.9)
• gihīnaṁ Digha Nikaya 11 (dn11:2.9)
• gihīnaṁ Digha Nikaya 30 (dn30:2.3.12)