Pāli Dictionary

andhavana

andhastemvanastem

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • 안다와나 숲; 사왓티 남쪽의 숲

  • 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 남쪽에 위치하며 고요를 찾는 비구와 비구니들이 즐겨 찾던 숲으로, 가섭불 시대에 재가 신도를 살해하여 그곳에서 눈이 멀게 된 도적들의 이름을 따서 명명되었다고 전해진다.

  • 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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