masculine · sekha 1 · sekha 2
a learner; one who is in the course of perfection
Sekha and Sekkha [cf. Sanskrit śaikṣa; from sikṣ, sikkhati] belonging to training, in want of training, imperfect Vin I 17, 248; III 24; Dhs 1016; one who has still to learn, denotes one who has not yet attained Arahantship D II 143; M I 4, 144; A I 63; Pp 14; It 9 f., 53, 71; Snp 970, 1038 = S II 47; definition A I 231; S V 14, 145, 175, 229 f., 298, 327; Nidd I 493 (sikkhatī ti sekkho, etc.) = Nidd II §689; Vibh-a 328. s. pāṭipadā the path of the student M I 354; III 76, 300; s. sīla the moral practice of the student A I 219 f.; II 6, 86 f.; asekha not to be trained, adept, perfect Vin I 62 f.; III 24; Pp 14 (= Arahant). See asekha. -bala the strength of the disciple, of five kinds A II 150; -sammata esteemed to be under discipline, educated Vin IV 179.
(masc, masc, agent, from sikkhati) trainee; apprentice; learner; initiate; (comm) seven stages of a noble person before arahantship learner, who is in the course of perfection Construction: √sikkh > sekh + *a
(adj, adj, from sikkhati) of a trainee; belonging to an apprentice; of a learner learner, who is in the course of perfection Construction: √sikkh > sekh + *a