Pāli Dictionary

candābhā

candastemābhāstem

Part of speech

noun · feminine


general

  • 月光;月之光辉

  • moonlight; radiance of the moon

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Candābha
Personapproximate
  • 王舍城一富裕婆罗门家族出身的阿罗汉,生来脐间发出月光般的光芒,婆罗门借此敛财,直至此光在佛陀面前消失,他因而出家证得阿罗汉果。

  • An Arahant of a wealthy Rājagaha brahmin family, born with a moonlike light emanating from his navel that brahmins exploited for profit until it vanished before the Buddha, prompting him to ordain and attain Arahantship.

Candābha2
Otherapproximate
  • 一万六千劫之前四位同名国王之名,皆为伊迦提毘耶(Ekadīpiya)的前生。

  • The name shared by four kings of sixteen thousand world-cycles ago, all past births of Ekadīpiya.

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