Pāli Dictionary

bārāṇasī

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • 波罗奈；瓦拉纳西；古印度城市，迦尸国首都，佛陀初转法轮处。（古译亦作婆罗痆斯）

  • Benares; Varanasi; an ancient city in India, capital of Kāsi, where the Buddha delivered his first sermon.

  • SN 12.67

    ekaṃ samayaṃ āyasmā ca sāriputto āyasmā ca mahākoṭṭhiko bārāṇasiyaṃ viharanti isipatane migadāye.

Encyclopedia

Bārāṇasī
Place

  • Kāsi 国的首都，因邻近佛陀初转法轮的鹿野苑而成为佛教四大圣地之一，也是重要的贸易与学术中心。

  • The capital of the country of Kāsi, one of the four principal Buddhist pilgrimage sites because of its proximity to the Deer Park where the Buddha preached his first discourse, and an important centre of trade and learning.

Kd 10#2MN 26SN 22.59SN 22.90SN 35.232SN 44.3SN 44.4SN 44.5SN 44.6SN 56.11AN 3.15AN 3.128

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