Pāli Dictionary

aggivessana

aggiprefixvessarootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • name of a Brahmin clan (Agniveśyāyana); used as a surname or form of address for individuals associated with it, such as Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta, Saccaka, Dīghanakha, and Aciravata

  • MN 36

    kin'ti pana te, aggivessana, kāyabhāvanā sutā'ti?

  • MN 35

    evaṃ kho, aggivessana, bhagavā sāvake vineti, evaṃbhāgā ca pana bhagavato sāvakesu anusāsanī bahulā pavattati, rūpaṃ, bhikkhave, aniccaṃ, vedanā aniccā, saññā aniccā, saṅkhārā aniccā, viññāṇaṃ aniccaṃ.

Encyclopedia

Aggivessana
Person

  • Likely the name of a brahmin clan, the Agnivesyāyanas, used by the Buddha in addressing figures such as Saccaka Nigaṇṭhaputta, Dīghanakha the wanderer, and the novice Aciravata.

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