ධ්‍යානය, n. B., meditation, profound contemplation, concentration of the thought and purpose in order to obtain Nirvāna, such an intentness of mind that it is supposed to exclude objects of sense so that they are unperceived or make no impression. It is divided into five stages: the first, ප්‍රථම ධ්‍යා නය, is one of need, doubt or investigation (විතර්‍කය); the second, වීතීය ධ්‍යානය, as the result of the first, is one of seeking (විචාරය); the third, තෘතීය ධ්‍යානය, as the result of the Previous page Next page Back to the Search Page   |   Back to the DDSA Page Charles Carter: A Sinhalese-English dictionary. Previous page -- 312 -- second, is one of finding or joy (ප්‍රීතිය); the fourth, චතුථි ධ්‍යානය, as the result of the third, is one of sound condition or satisfaction (සුඛය); the fifth, පංචම ධ්‍යානය, as the result of the fourth, is one of perfect mental quietude and repose (ඒකාග්‍රතාව). The following may illustrate the different stages. The first may be compared to thirst; the second, to the seeking of water; the third, to the joy of finding it; the fourth, to the benefit and satisfection derived from drinking it; the fifth, to the quiet repose and rest in the shade after the want has been satisfied.

ධ්‍රැවය, n. pole of the earth; pole star; certainty, නිශ්චය; logic, තර්‍කශාස්ත්‍රය.

ධවලච්ඡත්‍රය, ධවලාත·පත්‍රය, n. white umbrella, used by kings and priests, සුදුකුඩය.

ධාම්මිකතාව, n. righteousness &c.

ධර්‍ම·විතර්‍කණය, n. religious controversy, polemics.

ධන·දර්‍පය, n. pride of wealth, ධනගවිතතාව.

ධූම·යන්ත්‍රය, n. steam-engine.

ධන්‍වය, n. bow, දුන්න.

ධරිත්‍රි, n. the earth, පොළොව.

ධරණි, ධරණි, a. pert. to the earth, පොළෝ.