neuter ear, the organ of hearing Vin.i.9, Vin.i.34; DN.i.21; Snp.345 (nom pl. sotā); Vism.444 (defined); Dhs.601; Dhs-a.310-dibba-sota the divine ear (cp. dibba-cakkhu) DN.i.79 DN.i.154; DN.iii.38, DN.iii.281; dhamma˚ the ear of the Dhamma AN.iii.285 sq., AN.iii.350; AN.v.140; SN.ii.43; sotaṃ odahati to listen (carefully) DN.i.230; ohita -s. with open ears AN.iv.115 AN.v.154; Ja.i.129.
- -añjana a kind of ointment made with antimony Vin.i.203.
- -ānugata following on hearing, acquired by hearing AN.ii.185.
- -āyatana the sense of hearing Dhs.601 sq.; DN.ii.243, DN.ii.280, DN.ii.290.
- -āvadhāna giving ear attention MN.ii.175
- -indriya the faculty of hearing Dhs.604 DN.iii.239
- -dvāra “door of the ear,” auditory sensation Vb-a.41
- -dhātu the ear element, the ear Vin.ii.299 DN.i.79 SN.ii.121 AN.i.255 (dibba˚); AN.iii.17 (identical); AN.v.199 Vb.334 Vism.407 (defined) Dhs.601 Dhs.604 Mil.6
- -viññāṇa auditory cognition, perception through the ear Dhs.443
- -viññeyya cognizable by hearing DN.ii.281 Dhs.467 Kp-a.101
Vedic śrotas & śrotra; fr. śru: see suṇāti