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Piṅgiyānī2

Person

브라흐마닷따(Brahmadatta) 왕의 왕비로, 왕실 마부와 간통을 저지르다 발각되어 지위를 박탈당했다. 그녀의 이야기는 꾸날라(Kuṇāla)가 전한 이야기 중 하나이다. 같은 이름은 릿차비족 앞에서 붓다를 찬양하는 경의 이름이기도 하다.

Wife of Brahmadatta. One day when opening her window she saw a royal groom, with whom she fell in love, and when the king fell asleep, she climbed down through the window, lay with the groom, and climbed back again, after which she perfumed herself and lay down beside the king. The king eventually discovered her misdemeanour and proclaimed it to his ministers, depriving her of her royal rank.

The story is one of those related by Kuṇāla, who is identified with Brahmadatta (J.v.444). It is perhaps this story which is referred to as the Cūḷakuṇāla Jātaka.

Piṅgiyānī Sutta.– The story of the brahmin Piṅgiyānī uttering the Buddha’s praises before the Licchavī. When Piṅgiyānī ended his song of praise, the Buddha told the Licchavī of the five kinds of rare treasures: the Tathāgata, one who can teach the Dhamma-vinaya, one who recognises the Dhamma, one who follows the Dhamma, and one who is grateful. A.iii.239 ff.

AN 5.195

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