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The list of Abbreviations used in this Glossary
| Pali Word | Grammatical Definition | English Definition | Chinese Definition |
| aha | V. | said | 說 |
| anicca | Adj. | impermanent | 無常 |
| arahant | N.m. | Arahant, Arhat | 阿羅漢 |
| Assaji | N.m. | Assaji (Personal name) | 阿說示 |
| atha | Adv. | then | 爾時 |
| attan | N.m. | Self | 我 |
| ayasmant | Adj. | Venerable (a title of respect for senior monks) | 尊者 |
| bhagavant | Adj. | Blessed One (a title used for the Buddha) | 世尊 |
| bhasati | V. | says, speaks | 說 |
| buddho | N.m. | Buddha | 佛陀 |
| ca | conj. | and | 及 |
| cittaj | N.n. | mind | 心 |
| dhammo | N.m. | doctrine, nature, truth, the Norm, morality, good conduct | 法 |
| devo | N.m. | 1. a deity; 2. the sky; 3. a rain cloud; 4. a king | 神，王 |
| danaj | N.n. | gift, charity, alms, alms-giving | 布施 |
| dukkhaj | N.n. | suffering, pain, misery, discomfort | 苦 |
| eta(d) | Demonstrative Pron. | that, this | 此 |
| evaj | Adv. | thus, in this way, (in replay:) yes | 如是 |
| gatha | N.f. | a verse, stanza, a line of poetry | 偈 |
| gacchati | V. | to go, to move, to walk | 去 |
| hetu | N.m. | cause, reason, condition | 因 |
| ima(j) | Demonstrative Pron. | that, this | 此 |
| indo | N.m. | lord, king, the Vedic god Indra, the king of devas | 帝釋 |
| janati/jinati | V. | to conquer, to subdue | 勝 |
| kusala | Adj. | clever; good action, merit, virtue | 善,善巧 |
| khayo | N.m. | waste, destruction, decay, consummation | 滅,盡 |
| karanaj | N.n. | 1. doing, making; 2. production | 作 |
| kho | Ind. | indeed, really, surely | (強調語) 實在是 |
| lakkhanaj | N.n. | a sign, mark, characteristic, a prognosticative mark, a quality | 相,特徵,徵兆 |
| maha- | Adj. | (mahant, becomes maha in compound), great | 大 |
| maggo | N.m. | path, road, way | 道 |
| nirujjhati | V. | to cease, to dissolve, to vanish | 滅 |
| nibbindati | V. | to get wearied of, to be disgusted with | 厭離 |
| nirodho | N.m. | cessation, the final truth | 息,滅 |
| namo | Ind. | be my adoration to, homage, veneration | 歸敬 |
| parinibbuta | Adj. | completely calmed, at peace, at rest | 般涅槃,圓寂,完全寂止 |
| pabba | N.f. | wisdom, knowledge, insight | 般若,智慧 |
| pariyodapana | N.f. | purification | 淨化 |
| pariyodapanaj | N.n. | purification | 淨化 |
| parinibbanaj | N.n. | final release from transmigration, death after the last lifespan of an Arahant | 般涅槃,圓寂,出離輪迴 |
| pabhavo | N.m. | origin, source | 生起 |
| passati | V. | to see, to find, to understand | 見 |
| papaj | N.n. | sin, evil, wrong action; bad, sinful, wicked | 惡 |
| pariyayo | N.m. | order, course, quality, method, figurative language, a synonym, a turn | 法門 |
| paribbajako | N.m. | wandering religious mendicant | 梵志,遍歷者,遊行者 |
| raso | N.m. | taste, juice, flavour | (食)味 |
| rati | N.f. | pleasure, love, attachment, liking for (Loc.) | 樂 |
| sabba | Adj. | everything, all | 一切 |
| saha | Ind. | with,together,accompanied by | 共,俱 |
| saranaj | N.n. | protection, help, refuge, shelter | 歸依所,依怙 |
| Sariputto | N.m. | (Personal Name) Sariputta (one of the foremost disciples of the Buddha) | (人名),舍利弗 |
| sasanaj | N.n. | teaching, order, message, doctrine, a letter | 教誡 |
| savkharo | N.m. | essential condition, a thing conditioned, mental coefficients | (諸)行 |
| samano | N.m. | a recluse | 沙門 |
| sa- | Pref. | (= sva in Sk.) one's own | 自己 |
| sabba | Adj. | all, every, whole, entire | 一切的 |
| savgho | N.m. | multitude, an assemblage, the Buddhist clergy | 僧伽,眾 |
| sammasajbuddho | N.m. | the perfectly Enlightened One | 正遍覺者,三藐三佛陀 |
| sukhaj | N.n. | happiness,comfort | 樂 |
| sakko | N.m. | the king of devas | 釋提桓因 |
| ti | Ind. | (quotation mark), thus | (引號) |
| ta(d) | Demonstrative Pron. | that, this | 此 |
| tathagato | N.m. | thus-gone, one who has gone so, the Enlightened One | 如來 |
| tanha | N.f. | craving, thirst, lust, attachment | 愛欲 |
| upasampada | N.f. | taking, undertaking, acquisition, higher ordination of a Buddhist monk | 具足,成就,受持,受具,受戒 |
| uppajjati | V. | to be born, to arise | 生起 |
| uppado | N.m. | rising, coming into existence, birth | 生起 |
| visuddhi | N.f. | purity, holiness, splendour, excellency | 清淨 |
| vadin | N.m. | one who disputes or preaches some doctrine | 說者 |
| vupasamo | N.m. | relief, calmness, cessation | 寂滅 |
| vayo | N.m. | age, loss, decay, expenditure | 壞,滅 |
| vata | Ind. | surely, certainly, indeed, alas | (強調語) 確實 |
| yada | Adv. | whenever, when | 當 |
| ya | rel. Pron. | which, what, whatever | (關係代名詞) 其 |