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nāma

Nāma

neuter name. Literal. nom. nāmaṃ SN.i.39 ; Snp.808 ; Ja.ii.131 ; Mil.27 ; acc. nāmaṃ Pv-a.145 (likhi: he wrote her name) ■ nāmaṃ karoti to give a name Snp.344 Cnd.466 (n’ etaṃ nāmaṃ mātarā kataṃ on “Bhagavā”) Ja.i.203 , Ja.i.262 (w. double acc.) ■ nāmaṃ gaṇhāti to call by name, to enumerate Ja.iv.40

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  • Digha Nikaya 370 · 25.69/10k
  • Udana 26 · 12.97/10k
  • Sutta Nipata 12 · 5.95/10k
  • Dhammapada 2 · 3.81/10k
  • Itivuttaka 1 · 0.86/10k

What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

neuter name.

  1. Literal. nom. nāmaṃ SN.i.39; Snp.808; Ja.ii.131; Mil.27; acc. nāmaṃ Pv-a.145 (likhi: he wrote her name)
    ■ nāmaṃ karoti to give a name Snp.344 Cnd.466 (n’ etaṃ nāmaṃ mātarā kataṃ on “Bhagavā”) Ja.i.203, Ja.i.262 (w. double acc.)
    ■ nāmaṃ gaṇhāti to call by name, to enumerate Ja.iv.402; Pv-a.18 (variant reading BB nāmato g.). Definitions at Vin.iv.6 (two kinds: hīna & ukkatṭha˚) and at Vism.528 (= namanalakkhaṇa)
  2. Specified. nāma as metaphysical term is opposed to rūpa, & comprises the 4 immaterial factors of an individual (arūpino khandhā, viz. vedanā saññā sankhāra viññāṇa; see khandha II. Ba). These as the noëtic principle combined with the material principle make up the individual as it is distinguished by “name & body” from other individuals. Thus nāmarūpa individuality, individual being. These two are inseparable (aññamaññûpanissitā ete dhammā, ekato va uppajjanti Mil.49). SN.i.35 (yattha n. ca rūpañ ca asesaṃ uparujjhati taṃ te dhammaṃ idh’ aññāya acchiduṃ bhavabandhanaṃ); Snp.1036, Snp.1100; Mnd.435 = Cnd.339 (nāma = cattāro arūpino khandhā); Dhp-a.iv.100 (on Dhp.367): vedanādīnaṃ catunnaṃ rūpakkhandhassa cā ti pañcannaṃ khandhānaṃ vasena pavattaṃ nāmarūpaṃ; Dhs-a.52: nāmarūpa-duke nāmakaraṇaṭṭhena nāmaṭṭhena namanaṭṭhena ca nāmaṃ ruppanaṭṭhena rūpaṃ. Cp. DN.i.223; DN.ii.32, DN.ii.34, DN.ii.56, DN.ii.62; SN.i.12 (taṇhā nrūpe), SN.i.23 (n-rūpasmiṃ asajjamāna); SN.ii.3, SN.ii.4, SN.ii.66 (nrūpassa avakkanti), SN.ii.101 sq. (id.); MN.i.53; AN.i.83, AN.i.176 AN.iii.400; AN.iv.385 (˚ārammaṇa); AN.v.51, AN.v.56; Snp.355, Snp.537 Snp.756, Snp.909; Dhp.367; Iti.35; Pts.i.193; Pts.ii.72, Pts.ii.112 sq. Vb.294; Ne.15 sq., Ne.28, Ne.69; Mil.46. Nāma + rūpa form an elementary pair DN.iii.212; Kp iv. Also in the Paṭicca-samuppāda (q.v.), where it is said to be caused (conditioned) by viññāṇa & to cause saḷāyatana (the 6 senses), DN.ii.34; Vin.i.1 sq.; SN.ii.6 sq.; Snp.872 (nāmañ ca rūpañca paṭicca phassā; see in detail explained at Mnd.276). Synonymous with nāmarūpa is nāmakāya Snp.1074; Cnd.338; Pts.i.183; Ne.27, Ne.41, N

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