Pāli Dictionary

aṅkura1

añcrooturasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

añc1曲げる

Synonyms

pāroha, kaḷīra, khāraka, pallava

general

  • 若芽、ひこばえ

  • a shoot, sprout, bud (literal or figurative)

  • Pv 21

    tisahassāni sūdāni hi, āmuttamaṇikuṇḍalā, aṅkuraṃ upajīvanti, dāne yaññassa vāvaṭā.

aṅkura2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • アンクラ（『餓鬼事経』に登場する商人の名）

  • Aṅkura, name of a merchant in the Petavatthu narrative

  • Pv 21

    bahū māse ca pakkhe ca, utusaṃvaccharāni ca, mahādānaṃ pavattesi, aṅkuro dīgham'antaraṃ.

Encyclopedia

Aṅkura
Person

  • デーヴァガッバーの十番目の息子で、王国の自分の取り分を妹アンジャナーに譲り渡し商売の道に進み、『餓鬼事経』に語られる物語の中で並外れた布施の心で名高くなった。

  • The tenth son of Devagabbhā, who gave up his share of the kingdom to his sister Añjanā and took up trade instead, becoming renowned for his extraordinary generosity in a story told in the Petavatthu.

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