Pāli Dictionary

andhavana

andhastemvanastem

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • Andhavana, un bois au sud de Sāvatthī

  • Andhavana, a grove south of Sāvatthī used as a retreat by monks and nuns

  • AN 10.7

    ekam'id'āhaṃ, āvuso ānanda, samayaṃ idh'eva sāvatthiyaṃ viharāmi andhavanasmiṃ. tatth'āhaṃ tathārūpaṃ samādhiṃ samāpajjiṃ yathā n'eva pathaviyaṃ pathavisaññī ahosiṃ

  • MN 30

    moḷiyaphaggun'ariṭṭhañ'ca nāmo, andhavane kathipuṇṇaṃ nivāpo, rāsi-kaṇeru-mahāgajanāmo, sār'ūpamo puna piṅgalakoccho.

Encyclopedia

Andhavana
Place

  • Un bosquet au sud de Sāvatthi prisé des moines et nonnes en quête de solitude, censé tenir son nom de brigands devenus aveugles là pour avoir assassiné un disciple laïc à l’époque du Bouddha Kassapa.

  • A grove south of Sāvatthi favoured by monks and nuns seeking solitude, said to be named after robbers who were struck blind there for murdering a lay disciple during the time of the Buddha Kassapa.

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