Pāli Dictionary

āḷavī

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • 國名（位於舍衛城與王舍城之間的地區）

  • name of a country (in the region between Sāvatthī and Rājagaha)

  • AN 3.35

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā āḷaviyaṃ viharati gomagge siṃsapāvane paṇṇasanthare.

  • 城名，為該地區之首邑，距舍衛城約三十由旬

  • name of a town, capital of the Āḷavaka region, about thirty yojanas from Sāvatthī

  • SN 8.3

    ekaṃ samayaṃ āyasmā vaṅg'īso āḷaviyaṃ viharati agg'āḷave cetiye āyasmatā nigrodhakappena upajjhāyena saddhiṃ.

Encyclopedia

Āḷavī
Place

  • 位於舍衛城與王舍城之間的一座城鎮，佛陀屢次駐錫於此，以夜叉阿羅婆的出沒地及在家弟子訶吒迦·阿羅婆的故鄉而聞名。

  • A town between Sāvatthi and Rājagaha where the Buddha frequently stayed, famed as the haunt of the ogre Āḷavaka and the home of the lay disciple Hatthaka Āḷavaka.

SN 10.12AN 8.23AN 8.24Snp 1.10

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