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Jaṭila

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一类因头发结成髻状而得名的苦行者,有时被归入“仙人”(isi)之列,有时则归入“牟尼”(muni)之列。

l. Jaṭila.– A class of ascetics, so called on account of their matted hair (jaṭilā ti tāpasā, to hi jaṭādhāritāya idha jaṭilā ti vuttā) (UdA.74; see also 330). These ascetics are sometimes classed under isi (Cūḷa Nid.149) and also under muṇi (Cūḷa Nid.513).

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