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diṭṭhiñca

diṭṭhi

noun (feminine), nominative singular + ca (conjunction); contracted form diṭṭhiñca

1. view
2. opinion
3. false doctrine (in Buddhist context)
4. attachment to views

Analysis. diṭṭhi (view) + ñca (assimilated form of ca, 'and'), typically part of phrases like diṭṭhiñca sīlabbataññca (views and precepts)

Etymology. from the root *dṛś- (to see), cognate with Sanskrit darśana; the Pali form diṭṭhi represents the past participle stem

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

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