Pāli Dictionary
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Compound structure

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caṇḍavajjī
  1. caṇḍa

    fierce; violent; savage; hostile; passionate

  2. vajjī

    Vajjī; an ancient republic and one of the sixteen great countries (Mahājanapadas) in India, comprising a confederacy of clans such as the Licchavīs.

Encyclopedia

Caṇḍavajji
Person

  • The son of a minister of Pāṭaliputta and friend of Siggava, with whom he entered the Order under the elder Soṇaka and became highly accomplished, later teaching Moggaliputta-Tissa the Sutta and Abhidhamma collections.

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