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diṭṭhiñca

diṭṭhi

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

  1. diṭṭhi (fem): view; belief; opinion; concept; theory; attitude; philosophy; credo; creed; dogma
  2. diṭṭhi (fem): wrong view; incorrect belief
  3. diṭṭhī (adj): having a view; having the opinion; holding the belief
  4. diṭṭhī (masc): who has a view; who has the opinion
  5. diṭṭhi (adj): with a view; having a belief; holding an opinion; with a theory

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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