Vajja1 (nt.) [grd. of vajjati, cp. Sk. varjya] that which should be avoided, a fault, sin D ii.38; S i.221; Vin ii.87 (thūla˚ a grave sin); A i.47, 98; iv.140; Psi.122; Dh 252; VbhA 342 (syn. with dosa and garahitabba); KhA 23 (paṇṇatti˚ & pakati˚), 24 (id.), 190 (loka˚); DA i.181 (=akusala -- dhamma). Freq. in phrase: aṇumattesu vajjesu bhaya -- dassāvin "seeing a source of fear even in the slightest sins" D i.63; S v.187 and passim. -- ˚dassin finding fault Dh 76 (expld in detail at DhA ii.107). -- anavajja & sāvajja, the relation of which to vajja is doubtful, see avajja.