Teja
Teja,& Tejo [Vedic tejas (nt.) from tij to be sharp or to pierce=a (piercing) flame.See tejate; semantically (sharp›light) cp.Ger.strahl (ray of light)=Ags.strael (arrow).-- The nt.tejo is the usual form; Instr.tejasā (Dh.387; Sn.1097) & tejena (J.III,53),cp.tapa & tapo] “sharpness,” heat,flame,fire,light; radiance,effulgence,splendour,glory,energy,strength,power D.II,259 (personified as deva,among the 4 Elements paṭhavī,āpo,t.,vāyo; cp.tejo-dhātu); S.IV,215; M.I,327; Sn.1097 (glory of the sun compd with that of the Buddha); Dh.387 (sabbaṁ ahorattiṁ Buddho tapati tejasā); J.III,53 (sīla°); I,93 (puñña° the power of merit); Vbh.426 (id.); Ps.I,103; Vism.350 (def.); VvA.116.
--kasiṇa fire-contemplation for the purpose of kammaṭṭhāna practice (see kasiṇa) D.III,268; Dhs.203; Vism.171; DhA.II,49; III,214; Bdhd 106; --dhātu the element of flame (or fire),the 3rd of the 6 Elements,viz.paṭhavī āpo t.vāyo ākāsa viññāṇa (cp.Dhs.trsl.p.242) D.III,27,228,247; M.I,188,422; A.I,176; II,165; Dhs.588,648,964; Nett 74; Vism.363.(Page 306)