sTAna
sthāna , nt. (in all these mgs. = Pali ṭhāna, but hardly Skt. sthāna except as indicated below), ( 1 ) point, matter, subject : (anyāṃ devāṃ) divyehi daśahi sthānehi abhibhavati, divyenāyuṣā (so with varṇena, sukhena, aiśvaryeṇa, parivāreṇa; rūpeṇa, divyehi śabdehi, gandhehi, rasehi, praṣṭavyehi) Mv i.337.15 ; similarly ii.190.13 (rūpehi for rūpeṇa, sparśehi for praṣṭavyehi); similarly Pali SN iv.275.2 ( et alibi ; here, dibbena āyunā, then vaṇṇena, sukhena, yasena, adhipateyyena; dibbehi rūpehi, saddehi, gandhehi, rasehi, phoṭṭhabbehi); in Mv iii.302.5 , same with only pañcahi sthānehi, the first five above; five vidyāsthāna , see this, also called simply sthānāni, points, subjects (of learning) ; the fifth of these is śilpa(karma)sthānavidyā, cf. Divy 109.21 (kuśalā) Bodhisattvāḥ teṣu teṣu śilpasthānakarmasthāneṣu, … in various matters of arts and crafts ; also RP 41.13 sarvaśilpasthānakarmasthāna-vidhijñāḥ; in Karmav 64.7 mātāpitaraḥ pañca sthānāni pratyanuśaṃsamānāḥ ( expecting five matters ) putram icchanti, some other group than the vidyā-sthānāni must be meant, perh. the five ānisaṃsā of a virtuous man as in Pali DN ii.86.1 ff. ; durdṛśam imaṃ sthānaṃ ( hard to see thru is this subject ), yad … pratītyasamutpādaḥ Mv iii.314.4 ; (paravipattiḥ) saṃvejanīyaṃ sthānaṃ Divy 432.16 , a matter that should be shuddered at ; anākhyātam idaṃ sthānam SP 230.8—9 , an article (of creed) not yet made known ( Kern ); dharma-nigūḍha-sthānam 233.12 , secret article of the doctrine ; anyatamānyatamat sthānam adhyāpadya Bhīk 23b.4 , having violated one or another point ( item , of the code of conduct); 24a.1 ; evaṃrūpaṃ sthānaṃ nādhyāpatsyasc 24b.5; asmin sthāne, in (on) this point, subject, matter , SP 317.3 ; 318.11 (tathāgataḥ khalv asmin sthāne, on this subject , 'saṃpramoṣadharmā; Kern here wrongly in his position ); atra sthāne 323.4 ; ( 2 ) much as in Skt. ( BR s.v. sthāna, 1 w ), underlying condition, occasion , virtually cause ( cf. Pali DN comm. i.77.32 ṭhānaṃ vuccati kāraṇaṃ): trayāṇāṃ sthānānāṃ saṃmukhībhāvāt ( as a result of the presence of three things, conditions ) putrā jāyante duhitaraś ca Divy 1.12, 15 ; (ṣaṇṇāṃ) sthānānām āścaryādbhuto loke prādurbhāvaḥ Av ii.55.2 , of six conditions (or causes ) is a marvelous and miraculous appearance in the world (they are then listed; the first is a Tathāgata, who in the story has just performed a miracle); na pramādasthānam asyopasaṃharati Bbh 15.24 , he does not produce for him an occasion for heedlessness ; kaukṛtya-sthānaṃ SP 287.2 , see kaukṛtya ; ( 3 ) basis, cause , so organ, implement : tenaikaṃ daṇḍasthānaṃ preṣitam Divy 531.11 , he sent out an instrument of punishment = a punitive force or expedition (Index, an army corps ; not plausible); similarly MSV ii.71.16 ; ( 4 ) in cpd. sthānāsthāna, (skandha-dhātv-āyatana-pratītyasamutpāda-)-sthānāsthāna- Bbh 4.8 , either possibilities and impossibilities (see 5 below), or sound and unsound propositions or conclusions (regarding …) , and so in other cases, see s.v. asthāna ; in Pali CPD s.v. aṭṭhāna, and PTSD s.v. ṭhāna(ṭṭhāna); ( 5 ) occasion , hence possibility : sthānam etad vidyati yaṃ ( it is quite possible that ) ete mama ( acc. ) jīvitāto vyaparopayitvā (°pitvā, mss. ) … Mv i.350.11 ; sthānam etaṃ vidyati yaṃ Sudarśanā upakrameṇa ātmānaṃ māreyā ii.448.12 ; sthānam etad vidyate yat … Divy 109.14 ; 159.28 ; 175.27 ; 228.12 ; 273.16 ; 512.5 ; Gv 404.23 , etc. , common; (without yad) sthānaṃ (one ms. adds ca) me … Sudarśanā paribhavati Mv ii.491.19 (so mss. , which however are confused); with neg. ( cf. Pali n' etaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati), referring to following, na etaṃ sthāna (so read with v.l. , m.c. ) vidyati, yatra … Mv iii.46.2 ( vs ); but usually to preceding, nedaṃ sthānaṃ vidyate Vaj 34.8 ; Mmk 395.3 ; naitat sth° vi° Dbh 25.16 ; [Page610-b] sthānam etan na saṃvidyate LV 215.19 ( vs ); iti naitat sthānaṃ vidyate SP 333.9 .