feminine · hiri 1 · hiri 2
shame
hiri mfn. (= hari , ‘yellow, golden’) in the following words:
shyness; sense of shame
Hiri and Hirī (feminine) [cf. Vedic hrī] sense of shame, bashfullness, shyness S I 33; D III 212; A I 51, 95; III 4 f., 331, 352; IV 11, 29; Snp 77, 253, 719; Pp 71; Pv IV 7 3 ; Ja I 129, 207; Nett 50, 82; Vism 8. Explained Pp 23 f.; is one of the cāga-dhanas: see cāga (cf. Jm 311). — Often contrasted to and combined with ottappa (cf. below) fear {659} of sin: A I 51; D III 284; S II 206; It 36; Nett 39; their difference is explained at Vism 464 ("kāya-duccaritādīhi hiriyatī ti hiri; lajjāy'etaṃ adhivacanaṃ; tehi yeva ottappatī ti ottappaṃ; pāpato ubbegass'etaṃ adhivacanaṃ"); Ja I 129 f.; As 124. -ottappa shame and fear of sin M I 271; S II 220; It 34; A II 78; Ja I 127, 206; Tikap 61; Vism 221; Dhp-a III 73. Frequently spelt otappa, e.g. Ja I 129; It 36; -kopīna a loin cloth M I 10; Vism 31, 195; -nisedha restrained by conscience S I 7, 168 = Snp 462; Dhp 143; Dhp-a III 86; -bala the power of conscientiousness A II 150; Dhs 30, 101; -mana modest in heart, conscientious D II 78; M I 43; S II 159.
<b> <c c="#a00149">Hiri</c> </b> <br>A Yakkha chieftain to be invoked in time of need by followers of the Buddha. <c c="#3b6bd3">DN.iii.205</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(fem, fem, abstr) conscience; sense of right and wrong; scruples; (comm) originating from inside shyness, sense of shame [lit.] shame Construction: √hir + i
(fem, fem, abstr) name of a daemon [lit.] shame Construction: √hir + i