Pāli Dictionary

govinda

gostemvindasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • 牛主（意為「牛群之主」）；佛典中為一婆羅門大臣之名（後稱摩訶牛主），婆羅門教傳統中亦為黑天（Krishna）之別號

  • Govinda; lit. ‘lord/finder of cows’ — in Buddhist texts the name of a Brahman minister (later Mahā Govinda), and in Brahmanical tradition an epithet of Krishna

  • DN 19

    atha kho, bho, ahorattānaṃ accayena govindo brāhmaṇo kālam'akāsi.

Encyclopedia

Govinda
Person

  • 國王 Disampati 的總管，其子 Jotipāla 繼位後被稱為 Mahāgovinda（大瞿曇）；「瞿曇（Govinda）」看來是一個官職稱號而非本名。

  • The steward or treasurer of King Disampati, whose son Jotipāla succeeded him and became known as Mahāgovinda; ‘Govinda’ appears to have been a title rather than a personal name.

DN 19

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