Pāli Dictionary

caṅkī

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • 傖祇（与佛陀同时代的一位博学婆罗门之名，中部第95经《傖祇经》即以其命名）

  • Caṅkī, name of a learned Brahman contemporary of the Buddha (after whom MN 95 is named)

  • MN 95

    tena kho pana samayena caṅkī brāhmaṇo opāsādaṃ ajjhāvasati satt'ussadaṃ satiṇakaṭṭh'odakaṃ sadhaññaṃ rājabhoggaṃ raññā pasenadinā kosalena dinnaṃ rājadāyaṃ brahmadeyyaṃ.

  • MN 100

    brahm'āyu sel'assalāyano, ghoṭamukho ca brāhmaṇo, caṅkī esu dhanañ'jāni, vāseṭṭho subhagāravo'ti.

Encyclopedia

Caṅkī
Person

  • 一位富有且学识渊博的婆罗门，与佛陀同时代，不顾同僚反对前往鸯婆娑陀拜见佛陀，佛陀因此为他讲说以他命名的经。

  • A wealthy and highly learned brahmin, contemporary of the Buddha, who visited him at Opāsāda despite his colleagues’ objections and was taught the discourse bearing his name.

MN 95

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