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Sayaṁ

Sayaṃ

adverb self, by oneself Vin.i.8 ; DN.i.12 ; DN-a.i.175 ; Snp.57 , Snp.320 , etc.; p. 57, 100, etc. Mhvs.7 , Mhvs.63 (for f.). Also with ref. to several people e.g. Dhp-a.i.13 . - kata made by itself, spontaneous DN.iii.137 (loka) SN.ii.19 sq. (dukkha); Ud.69 sq. - jāta born from oneself sprung up sp

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Itivuttaka 8 · 6.92/10k
Digha Nikaya 91 · 6.32/10k
Sutta Nipata 11 · 5.46/10k
Udana 6 · 2.99/10k
Dhammapada 1 · 1.9/10k

What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

adverb self, by oneself Vin.i.8; DN.i.12; DN-a.i.175; Snp.57, Snp.320, etc.; p. 57, 100, etc. Mhvs.7, Mhvs.63 (for f.). Also with ref. to several people e.g. Dhp-a.i.13.

-kata made by itself, spontaneous DN.iii.137 (loka) SN.ii.19 sq. (dukkha); Ud.69 sq.
-jāta born from oneself sprung up spontaneously Ja.i.325; Ja.ii.129.
-pabha radiating light from oneself, a kind of devas DN.i.17 DN.iii.28 sq., DN.iii.84 sq.; Snp.404; DN-a.i.110
-bhū self-dependent, an epithet of a Buddha Bv.xiv.1 = Ja.i.39; Mil.214, Mil.227, Mil.236; Vism.234; Snp-a.106 (f. abstr sayambhutā), Snp-a.135.
-vara self-choice Ja.v.426.
-vasin self-controlled, independent Bv.ii.20 = Ja.i.5; Dāvs i.22.

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