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an-upāya

, m. [ts.], bad means, wrong manner of
proceeding; Ja VI 402,12 (ayam pi~o); instr. ~ena,
Ja I 256,6*; ib. 14 (+ aṭṭhāne); As 401,24 (— 'ayo-
niso'); Saddh 405 (~enûpagatā). — °-pariggaha,
m., the choosing bad means; Ps 1243,27. — °-pari-
vajjana, n., the avoiding bad means; Ps 1243,26. —
°-manasikāra, m., the wrong way of applying of one's
thoughts; Vibh-a 270,3 (= 'ayoniso manasikāra'). ²an-upāya

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