Garu
					
					Garu,[Vedic guru; Gr.baruζ,Lat.gravis & brutus,Goth.kaurus] 1.adj.(a) lit.heavy,opp.lahu light,appld to bhāra,a load S.III,26; J.I,196 (=bhārika); VI,420; DhA.I,48; Sdhp.494 (rūpagarubhāra the heavy load of “form”).Compar.garutara (as against Sk.garīyaṁ) PvA.191.-- (b) fig.important,to be esteemed,valued or valuable A.III,110 sq.(piya manāpa g.bhavanīya); c.Gen.or --° bent on (often in sequence °garu,°ninna,°poṇa,etc.,e.g.Vism.135); pursuing,paying homage to,reverent; (or) esteemed by,honoured,venerated:Satthugaru esteeming the Lord; Dhamma°,Saṅghe g.A.III,331=IV.28 sq.; dosa° S.I,24; kodha°,saddhamma° (pursuing,fostering) A.II,46 sq.=84 sq.; Sdhp.1 (sabba-loka° worshipped by all the world); Dpvs.IV,12.-- agaru (c.Gen.) irreverent towards Sn.p.51 (Gotamassa).Cp.garuka,gārava; also agaru & agalu.-- 2.N.a venerable person,a teacher:garunaṁ dassanāya & sakāsaṁ Sn.325,326 (v.l.garūnaṁ to be preferred,so also SnA 332,333); garūnaṁ dārā It.36.-- garukaroti (for garuṁ k°) to esteem,respect,honour; usually in series sakkaroti g° māneti pūjeti Vin.II,162; M.I,31; D.I,91; A.III,76; IV,276; Nd2 334 (on namati),530 (on yasassin); PvA.54.Expl.at DA.I,256 by gāravaṁ karoti.-- garukātabba worthy of esteem PvA.9.-- garukāra (sakkāra g.mānana vandana) esteem,honour,regard Pug.19=Dhs.1121.-- See also guru.
  --upanissita (adj.) depending on a teacher,one being taught Ps.II,202; --ṭṭhāniya one who takes the place of a teacher A.III,21,393; Nett 8; Vism.344.--dhamma a rule to be observed.There are 8 chief rules enum.at Vin.II,255=A.IV,276,280; see also Vin.IV,51,315; V,136.Taken in the sense of a violation of these rules Vin.I,49=II.226; I,52,143,144; II,279; --nissaya in °ṁ gaṇhāti to take up dependency on a teacher,i.e.to consider oneself a pupil Vin.II,303; --saṁvasa association with a teacher Nd2 235 4°; Miln.408.(Page 246)