śuklapakṣa (15085)

śuklapakṣa
Entry 15085, Page 530, Col. 1

(Suklapakza, Suklapakza)
śuklapakṣa¦ (m.; = Pali sukkapakkha, Therīg. 358; comm. 244.4 sattānaṃ anavajjakoṭṭhāsa-, so read for text °koṭṭhāsaya-, the blameless part of creatures), the ‘white’ or virtuous party or group, the righteous: °kṣeṇāntike nirvāṇasyety ucyate Divy 38.4, preceded by pūrvavad yāvad, indicating abbreviation, cf. line 1 above, but a nom., śuklapakṣo, seems required; Burnouf, Introd. 252 n. 1, cites °pakṣe (which he interprets wrongly); it is said that the virtuous group is near to nirvāṇa; contrasting with kṛṣṇapakṣa (= Pali kaṇha-pakkha, headed by Māra), the ‘black’ or evil party: kṛṣṇapakṣa-parivarjana-śuklapakṣa- kuśalopacaya- LV 431.14; °kṣe, in the alternative case of good (procedure), MSV iii.114.8. Cf. next.