Pāli Dictionary

assalāyana

assalastemāyanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • Assalāyana, jeune brahmane érudit qui débattit avec le Bouddha sur la pureté de caste (personnage central du Assalāyana Sutta, MN 93)

  • Assalāyana, a young Brahmin who debated the Buddha on caste and purity of birth (subject of the Assalāyana Sutta, MN 93); also name of the father of Mahā Koṭṭhita

  • MN 93

    tena kho pana samayena assalāyano nāma māṇavo sāvatthiyaṃ paṭivasati daharo, vuttasiro, soḷasavass'uddesiko jātiyā, tiṇṇaṃ vedānaṃ pāragū sanighaṇḍukeṭubhānaṃ sākkharappabhedānaṃ itihāsapañcamānaṃ, padako, veyyākaraṇo, lok'āyata-mahāpurisalakkhaṇesu anavayo.

Encyclopedia

Assalāyana
Sutta

  • Un jeune brahmane érudit de Sāvatthi qui, pressé par ses confrères brahmanes de réfuter les vues du Bouddha, débattit avec lui du privilège de caste, fut convaincu par les arguments du Bouddha et devint un adepte dévoué; son nom est aussi donné au discours consignant leur échange

  • A young and learned brahmin of Sāvatthi who, pressed by fellow brahmins to refute the Buddha’s views, debated him on caste privilege, was persuaded by the Buddha’s arguments, and became a devoted follower; his name is also given to the discourse recording their exchange.

MN 93

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