Pāli Dictionary

devadatta

devaprefixdattasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • 提婆達多；佛陀的親屬與著名仇敵，曾企圖謀害佛陀並導致僧團分裂。

  • Devadatta; name of a monk, a relative and notorious nemesis of the Buddha who attempted to assassinate him and caused a schism in the Saṅgha.

  • MN 29

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate acirapakkante devadatte. tatra kho bhagavā devadattaṃ ārabbha bhikkhū āmantesi

Encyclopedia

Devadatta
Person

  • 佛陀的堂弟，釋迦族蘇鉢佛陀（Suppabuddha）之子，於阿奴比耶（Anupiyā）出家，後因嫉妒佛陀聲望而圖謀奪取僧團領導權。

  • A cousin of the Buddha, son of the Sakyan Suppabuddha, who entered the Order at Anupiyā but later grew jealous of the Buddha’s fame and attempted to seize leadership of the Saṅgha.

MN 29MN 58AN 8.7Iti 89

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