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khandhaṭṭhikaṁ

khandhaṭṭhika

accusative singular neuter of khandhaṭṭhika (adjective); or nominative/accusative singular neuter if used as a substantive

1. pertaining to the five aggregates
2. analysis of the five aggregates

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• khandha — root · aggregate
  The five aggregates (pañca-khandha) are form, feeling, perception, volition, and consciousness—the canonical analysis of a living being. From Sanskrit skandha, originally 'shoulder' or 'branch', reanalyzed as a collective term.
• ṭṭhika — ending · standing in, pertaining to
  Adjectival suffix from √sthā 'to stand'; marks that khandhaṭṭhika is an adjective or substantive noun meaning 'that which stands in the aggregates' or doctrinal matter organized by the aggregates. Common in Pali scholastic and canonical indexing.

Analysis. khandha ('aggregate', the five skandhas: form, feeling, perception, volition, consciousness) + ṭṭhika (suffix forming adjectives meaning 'standing in, consisting of, pertaining to'; from sthā 'stand'). The compound refers to doctrinal matters organized by or relating to the five aggregates.

Etymology. khandha from Sanskrit skandha 'shoulder, branch, aggregate'; ṭṭhika from √sthā 'to stand' (English stand, German stehen, Latin stare). The suffix -thika is common in Pali doctrinal terminology to denote topics or categories.

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

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