adjective · dhona 1 · dhona 2
Dhona (adjective/noun) [either = dhota, Sanskrit dhauta, see dhovati or = dhuta, see dhuta and dhunana. Quite a different suggestion as regards etymology is given by Kern, Toev. 117, who considers it as a possible derivation from (a)dho, after analogy of poṇa. Very doubtful] 1. purified M I 386; Snp 351, 786, 813, 834 (= dhutakilesa Pj II 542); Ja III 160 (°sākha = patthaṭasākha commentary; v.l. vena°); Nidd I 77 = 176 (dhonā vuccati paññā etc., dhuta and dhota used indiscriminately in exegesis following). 2. (plural) the four requisites of a bhikkhu Dhp-a III 344 (dhonā vuccati cattāro paccayā, in commentary on atidhonacārin Dhp 240; gloss dhovanā, cf. Morris, JPTS 1887, 100).
purified, pure
【形】 明智的。
(masc, masc, pp of dhovati) pure one; purified being [lit.] washed Construction: √dhov + na
(masc, masc, pp of dhovati) (comm) term referring to the four requisites [lit.] washed Construction: √dhov + na
(pp, pp of dhovati) wise [lit.] cleaned Construction: √dhov + na