Pāli Dictionary

andhavana

andhastemvanastem

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • अन्धवन; सावत्थी के दक्षिण का वन

  • 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

  • Sāvatthi के दक्षिण में एक वन, जो एकांत खोजने वाले भिक्षुओं और भिक्षुणियों को प्रिय था, कहा जाता है कि इसका नाम उन डाकुओं के नाम पर पड़ा जो बुद्ध कस्सप के समय एक उपासक की हत्या करने के कारण वहाँ अंधे हो गए थे।

  • 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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