Pāli Dictionary

dīghāyu

dīghastemāyustem

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms


general

  • living long; long-lived; with a long lifespan

  • AN 5.37

    āyuṃ datvā balaṃ vaṇṇaṃ, sukhañ'ca paṭibhānakaṃ, dīgh'āyu yasavā hoti, yattha yatth'ūpapajjatī'ti.

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Dīghāyu
Person
  • The son of Dīghīti, king of Kosala, who avenged his parents’ murder not through violence but by making peace with their killer Brahmadatta of Kāsi, regaining his father’s kingdom and marrying Brahmadatta’s daughter.

Kd 10#2.3.1
  • A cross-reference to Āyuvaḍḍhana Kumāra.

  • A Sakyan prince, grandson of Amitodana and brother of Bhaddakaccānā, who went to Sri Lanka and founded a settlement named after himself, and was the father of Dīghagāmaṇī.

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