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ariyadhamme

ariyadhamma

masc acc pl of ariyadhamma (adj); nt acc pl of ariyadhamma (adj); masc loc sg of ariyadhamma (adj); nt loc sg of ariyadhamma (adj); …

1. of noble character; of noble nature
2. teaching of the Buddha; noble teaching

Built from

• ariya — root · noble, Aryan
  From Indo-European *ar- (to order, fit). Designates the Aryans as 'those who are orderly' and in Buddhism, those who have seen the Four Noble Truths and entered the stream.
• dhamma — root · teaching, quality, thing
  From √dhṛ (to hold, bear, maintain), cognate with Latin firmus 'firm'. Concretely, what is held or maintained; by extension, any phenomenon or teaching that sustains.

Analysis. ariya (noble, Aryan) + dhamma (teaching, quality, phenomenon). In doctrinal context: the teachings and qualities belonging to the Aryans—those who have entered the path—as distinct from worldly, common practices.

Etymology. Ariya derives from Sanskrit ārya, from Indo-European *ar- (to fit, join, order), hence 'one who is fitted to the order' or 'orderly'. Dhamma from √dhṛ (to hold, maintain), cognate with Latin firmus and Germanic Firma; concretely, what holds or sustains. Together: the sustaining truths of the Noble Ones.

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

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