Pāli Dictionary

ambapālī

ambastempālīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • 菴婆波利（Ambapālī），毘舍離城的名妓，後成為佛陀虔誠的在家信女，出家為長老尼

  • Ambapālī, a courtesan of Vesālī who became a devout lay follower, later a nun-elder (therī)

  • DN 16

    atha kho bhagavā te licchavī etadavoca, adhivutthaṃ kho me, licchavī, svātanāya ambapāliyā gaṇikāya bhattan'ti. atha kho te licchavī aṅguliṃ phoṭesuṃ, jitamha vata bho ambakāya, jitamha vata bho ambakāyā'ti.

  • Thig 13.1

    itthaṃ sudaṃ ambapālī therī gāthaṃ abhāsitthā'ti.

Encyclopedia

Ambapālī
Person

  • 毗舍離的一位名妓，幼時被發現於芒果樹下而得名，後成為佛陀的虔誠信徒，將自己的園林捐作僧團精舍。

  • A courtesan of Vesāli, found as an infant beneath a mango tree, who later became a devout disciple of the Buddha and donated her own garden as a monastery for the Order.

Thig 13.1DN 16

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