Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

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aggabodhi
  1. agga

    highest; foremost; supreme; best; (as noun) the best, the most excellent (of)

  2. bodhi

    awakening; enlightenment; the knowledge of the path attained

Encyclopedia

5 entries

Aggabodhi
Person
  • A son of Bhayasīva of the Moriya clan who became viceroy under King Mahānāga.

  • A cousin of King Dāthopatissa II (r. 650-58 CE) who served as sub-king ruling Dakkhiṇadesa under him.

  • A son of Mahātissa who claimed descent from Okkāka and Saṅghasivā, and ruled as independent king of Rohaṇa.

  • A maternal cousin of Saṅghā and her husband; when Saṅghā, estranged from him, joined the nuns at her father’s suggestion, he eloped with her, was later caught, and the family reconciled.

  • A minister of King Sena III and ruler of Malaya who built the Nāgasāla monastery hall.

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