The corpus record — Pali

vayo

neuter wind DN.iii.268 (˚kasiṇa) MN.i.1 , MN.i.424 = AN.iv.375 ; AN.v.7 , AN.v.318 , AN.v.353 sq. (˚saññā) SN.iii.207 ; Vism.172 (˚kasiṇa), Vism.350 (def.). On vāyo as t. t. for mobility, mobile principle (one of the 4 elements) see Cpd. 3, 270; Dhs translation § 962. - dhātu the wind element, wind

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Where it lives

Dhammapada 1 · 1.9/10k
Udana 2 · 1/10k
Digha Nikaya 11 · 0.76/10k

What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

neuter wind DN.iii.268 (˚kasiṇa) MN.i.1, MN.i.424 = AN.iv.375; AN.v.7, AN.v.318, AN.v.353 sq. (˚saññā) SN.iii.207; Vism.172 (˚kasiṇa), Vism.350 (def.). On vāyo as t. t. for mobility, mobile principle (one of the 4 elements) see Cpd. 3, 270; Dhs translation § 962.

-dhātu the wind element, wind as one of the four great elements, wind as a general principle (consisting of var. kinds: see enumerated under vāta) Vb.84; Vism.363; Ne.74; Vb-a.55; Vv-a.15; DN-a.i.194.

for vāyu, in analogy to āpo & tejo;, with which frequently enumerated

In the wild

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