micchācāra

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀫𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀘𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • मिच्छाचार (Devanagari script)
  • মিচ্ছাচার (Bengali script)
  • මිච‍්ඡාචාර (Sinhalese script)
  • မိစ္ဆာစာရ or မိၸ္ꧡႃၸႃရ or မိၸ်ꧡႃၸႃရ (Burmese script)
  • มิจฺฉาจาร or มิจฉาจาระ (Thai script)
  • ᨾᩥᨧ᩠ᨨᩣᨧᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ມິຈ຺ຉາຈາຣ or ມິຈຉາຈາຣະ (Lao script)
  • មិច្ឆាចារ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄟𑄨𑄌𑄴𑄍𑄂𑄌𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

micchā +‎ cāra

Noun

micchācāra n

  1. misconduct
    • c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:
      Kāmesu micchācārā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi
      I observe the precept of abstaining from sexual misconduct.

Declension

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References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “micchā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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