Pāli Dictionary

himavant1

himastemvantsuffix

via inflected form himavā · nominative singular · plural / vocative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • ヒマラヤ山脈；雪山

  • the Himalayas; the Himalayan mountains

  • Dhp 304

    dūre santo pakāsenti, himavanto'va pabbato, asant'ettha na dissanti, rattiṃ khittā yathā sarā.

  • DN 14

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, himavante pabbate karavīkā nāma sakuṇajāti mañjussarā ca vaggussarā ca madhurassarā ca pemaniyassarā ca, evam'eva kho, bhikkhave, vipassī kumāro mañjussaro ca ahosi vaggussaro ca madhurassaro ca pemaniyassaro ca.

himavant2

himastemvantsuffix

via inflected form himavā · nominative singular · plural / vocative singular

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • 雪のある；雪に覆われた

  • having snow or ice; snowy

Encyclopedia

Himavā
Place

  • 経典で広大で雪をいただくと描写されるヒマラヤ山脈で、七つの大湖を擁し五百の河川の源であり、伝統的に苦行者に好まれた隠遁の地

  • The Himalaya mountain range, described in the texts as vast and snow-capped, containing seven great lakes and the source of five hundred rivers, and traditionally a favoured retreat for ascetics.

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