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dhātuyo

dhātu

fem nom pl of dhātu (noun); fem acc pl of dhātu (noun); fem voc pl of dhātu (noun)

1. state; property; condition; element
2. state of being; realm of existence
3. (of the Buddha or arahant) relic
4. fact; state (of)
5. (gram) verbal root
6. metal ore
7. one of the eighteen components of perceptual experience, corresponding to the six sense organs, their associated external field and corresponding consciousness
8. in reference to MN140 Dhātuvibhaṅgasutta; lit. state

Etymology. √dhā + tu; from √dhā 'place, support'; Sanskrit dhātu [dhā]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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