Suklapakza
śuklapakṣa ( m. ; = Pali sukkapakkha, Therīg. 358 ; comm. 244.4 sattānaṃ anavajjakoṭṭhāsa-, so read for text °koṭṭhāsaya-, the blameless part of creatures ), the ‘white’ or virtuous party or group, the righteous : °kṣeṇāntike nirvāṇasyety ucyate Divy 38.4 , preceded by pūrvavad yāvad, indicating abbreviation, cf. line 1 above, but a nom. , śuklapakṣo, seems required; Burnouf, Introd. 252 n. 1 , cites °pakṣe (which he interprets wrongly); it is said that the virtuous group is near to nirvāṇa ; contrasting with kṛṣṇapakṣa (= Pali kaṇha-pakkha, headed by Māra), the ‘black’ or evil party : kṛṣṇapakṣa-parivarjana-śuklapakṣakuśalopacaya- LV 431.14 ; °kṣe, in the alternative case of good (procedure) , MSV iii.114.8 . Cf. next.