neuter art, branch of knowledge, craft Snp.261; AN.iii.225; AN.iv.281 sq., AN.iv.322; DN.iii.156, DN.iii.189; Ja.i.239, Ja.i.478; Mil.315; excludes the Vedas Mil.10 sabbasippāni Ja.i.356, Ja.i.463; Ja.ii.53; eight various kinds enumerated MN.i.85; twelve crafts Ud.31, cp. dvādasavidha s. Ja.i.58; eighteen sippas mentioned Ja.ii.243 some sippas are hīna, others ukkaṭṭha Vin.iv.6 sq. Vb-a.410. asippa untaught, unqualified Ja.iv.177 Ja.vi.228 = asippin Mil.250
■ sippaṃ uggaṇhāti to learn a craft Vv-a.138.
- -āyatana object or branch of study, art DN.i.51; Mil.78; Vb-a.490 (pāpaka).
- -uggahaṇa taking up, i.e. learning, a craft Ja.iv.7; Pv-a.3.
- -ṭṭhāna a craft MN.i.85 cp. BSk. śilpasthāna Divy.58, Divy.100, Divy.212.
- -phala result of one’s craft DN.i.51.
- -mada conceit regarding one’s accomplishment Vb-a.468.
cp. Sk. śilpa