avakāra (2030)

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avakāra
Entry 2030, Page 69, Col. 2
(avakAra, avakAra)
avakāra¦, m. (1) see avakara; (2) okāraṃ acc. sg. (= Pali okāra, in phrase kāmānaṃ ādīnavo okāro saṃ- kileso; cf. Pali anavakāra), perhaps elimination, getting rid (sc. of desires): Mv iii.357.13 kāmeṣu bhayaṃ okāraṃ (mss. okara-) saṃkileśaṃ, in regard to desires (he preached) the danger of them, the elimination of them, their impurity. Senart's em. seems confirmed by the Pali.

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