Pāli Dictionary
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安陀林（安他林）；舍衛城南郊的一片樹林，僧尼常往其中靜修
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舍衛城以南一片林苑，是比丘比丘尼尋求靜修之處，相傳因迦葉佛時代搶匪在此殺害一位在家信徒後集體失明而得名。
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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