Pāli Dictionary

aṅgulimāla1

approximate

aṅgulistemmālāstem

Part of speech

noun · masculine


monastic

  • 央掘摩罗;指鬘(从凶贼皈依成为阿罗汉的比丘之名)

  • Aṅgulimāla, name of an arahant monk, former bandit converted by the Buddha

  • MN 86

    tena kho pana samayena rañño pasenadissa kosalassa vijite coro aṅgulimālo nāma hoti luddo lohitapāṇi hatapahate niviṭṭho aday'āpanno pāṇabhūtesu. tena gāmā'pi agāmā katā, nigamā'pi anigamā katā, janapadā'pi ajanapadā katā.

aṅgulimāla2

approximate

aṅgulimālāstemasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine


monastic

  • 指《央掘摩罗经》(中部第86经)

  • in reference to MN86, the Aṅgulimālasutta

  • MN 90

    ghaṭikāro raṭṭhapālo, maghadevo madhuriyaṃ, bodhi aṅgulimālo ca, piyajātaṃ bāhitikaṃ, dhammacetiyasuttañ'ca, dasamaṃ kaṇṇakatthalaṃ.

Encyclopedia

Aṅgulimāla
Personapproximate
  • 一位婆罗门之子,为满足老师索求手指的要求而沦为杀人越货的强盗、以指骨串成花环,后被佛陀感化出家,证得阿罗汉果。

  • A brahmin’s son turned murderous robber, who collected a garland of victims’ fingers to satisfy a teacher’s demand before being converted by the Buddha and becoming an arahant.

MN 86Thag 16.8

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