surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāna

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Etymology[edit]

surā (a class of liquor) +‎ meraya (a class of liquor) +‎ majja (intoxicant) +‎ pamāda (heedlessness) +‎ ṭhāna (state)

Noun[edit]

surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāna n

  1. fermented drink that causes heedlessness
  2. intoxicating drinks and drugs which lead to carelessness
    • c. 500 BC, Gautama Buddha, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Pañcasīlāni; republished in Sangharakshita, Sangharakshita Complete Works, Windhorse Publications, 2019, →ISBN, Appendix: The Five Precepts:
      Surāmeraya majja pamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi
      I observe the precept of abstaining from distilled liquor, fermented liquor and intoxicants that cause heedlessness.

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