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magga

magga

substantif (masculin) : piste, sentier, chemin, route

Pali-English Dictionary, TW Rhys Davids, William Stede

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magga [cp.Epic Sk.mārga,fr.mṛg to track,trace] 1.a road (usually high road),way,foot-path Vism.708 (maggaṁ agata-pubba-purisa,simile of); VbhA.256 (tiyojana°,simile of a man travelling); DhA.I,229.– addhāna° high road Vin.IV,62; M.III,158; see under addhāna; antāra-magge on the road Miln.16; ujuka° a straight way S.I,33; DhA.I,18; ummagga (a) a conduit; (b) a devious way:see ummagga,to which add refs.J.V,260; Th.2,94; kummagga a wrong path:see kum°,to which add S.IV,195; Th.1,1174.passāva° & vacca° defecation & urination Vin.III,127; visama° a bad road S.I,48.– 2.the road of moral & good living,the path of righteousness,with ref.to the moral standard (cp.the 10 commandments) & the way to salvation.The exegetic (edifying) etym.of magga in this meaning is “nibbān’atthikehi maggīyati (traced by those who are looking for N.),nibbānaṁ vā maggeti,kilese vā mārento gacchatī ti maggo” (VbhA.114).‹-› Usually designated (a) the “ariya aṭṭhaṅgika magga” or the “Noble Eightfold Path” (see aṭṭhaṅgika).It is mentioned at many places,& forms the corner-stone of the Buddha’s teaching as to the means of escaping “dukkha” or the ills of life.It consists of 8 constituents,viz.sammā-diṭṭhi,sammā-saṅkappa,°vācā,°kammanta,°ājīva,°vāyāma,°sati,°samādhi,or right views,right aspirations,right speech,right conduct,right livelihood,right effort,right mindfulness,right rapture.The 7 first constituents are at D.II,216 & M.III,71 enumd as requisites for sammā-samādhi.The name of this table of ethical injunctions is given as “maggam uttamaṁ” at Sn.1130,i.e.the Highest Path.See for ref.e.g.Vin.III,93; IV,26; D.II,353; III,102,128,284,286; It.18; Nd1 292; Nd2 485; Vbh.104 sq.235 sq.,VbhA.114 sq.(its constituents in detail),121,216; Vism.509 sq.(where the 8 constituents are discussed).– (b) as ariya magga:M.III,72; Pug.17; DA.I,176 sq.,225 sq.,233; VbhA.373 sq.; ThA.205.‹-› (c) as pañcaṅgika or the Path of 5 constituents (the above first 2 and last 3):Dhs.89; Vbh.110 sq.,237 sq.–

Dictionnaire Héritage du Sanscrit, Inria, Gérard Huet (dir.)

mārga [vr. mṛga] a. m. n. f. mārgā relatif à l'antilope | gram. conforme à la norme du sanskrit; opp. deśī — m. [«piste d'antilope»] voie, chemin, rue, route | bd. étape sur la voie de la connaissance || pali magga.