Pāli Dictionary

andhavana

andhastemvanastem

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • 安陀林（安他林）；舍卫城南郊的一片树林，僧尼常往其中静修

  • 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

  • 舍卫城以南一片林苑，是比丘比丘尼寻求静修之处，相传因迦叶佛时代抢匪在此杀害一位在家信徒后集体失明而得名。

  • 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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