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280. Then what is (the name according to the combination with states, which are) auspicious? (The names according to the combination with states, which are) auspicious are (as follows) :
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A nāņi (man having knowledge is so called) because of (his) knowledge (which is an auspicious state), a damsani (man having faith is so called) because of (his) faith (which is an auspicious state), a caritti (man having good conduct is so called) because of (his) good conduct (which is an auspicious state).
This is (the name according to the combination with states, which are) auspicious.
281. Then what is (the name according to the combination with states, which are) inauspicious? (The names according to the combination with states, which are) inauspicious are (as follows) :. A koht (man who is angry is so called) because of (his) anger, a mant (man who is proud is so called) because of (his) pride, a mayi (man who is deceitful is so called) because of (his) deceit, a lobhi (man who is greedy is so called) because af (his) greed.
This is (the name according to the combination with states, which are) inauspicious. This is (the name according to the combination with states. This is (the name) according to the combination,1 Then what is (the name) according to the standard ?2 (The name according to) the standard is stated to be fourfold, viz. (i) standard as name;
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(ii) standard as arbitrary attribution;
(iii) standard as substance-potential;
(iv) standard as essence.
283. Then what is (the name according to) the standard as name? The standard as name (nāmappamāṇa) means the name 'pamāņa' given to a living being, a non-living thing, many living beings, many non-living things, a mixture of them, and many mixtures of them. This is the standard as name.
284. Then what is the standard as arbitrary attribution? The standard as arbitrary attribution is stated to be sevenfold (in the following verse), viz.
The sevenfold names as arbitrary attribution are with reference to) (1) lunar mansions (nakkhatta); (2) gods (devaya);
1. Vide supra, sutta No. 272. 2. Vide supra, sutt a No. 263.
