Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
monastic
央掘摩羅；指鬘（從兇賊皈依成為阿羅漢的比丘之名）
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
aṅgulimālāstemasuffix
Part of speech
noun · masculine
monastic
指《央掘摩羅經》（中部第86經）
in reference to MN86, the Aṅgulimālasutta
MN 90
ghaṭikāro raṭṭhapālo, maghadevo madhuriyaṃ, bodhi aṅgulimālo ca, piyajātaṃ bāhitikaṃ, dhammacetiyasuttañ'ca, dasamaṃ kaṇṇakatthalaṃ.
Encyclopedia
Aṅgulimāla
Person一位婆羅門之子，為滿足老師索求手指的要求而淪為殺人越貨的強盜、以指骨串成花環，後被佛陀感化出家，證得阿羅漢果。
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.
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