Pāli Dictionary

himavant1

himastemvantsuffix

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

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • 喜馬拉雅山；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

  • 有雪的；積雪的

  • having snow or ice; snowy

Encyclopedia

Himavā
Place

  • 喜馬拉雅山脈，經典描述其廣袤高峻，內含七大湖泊，是五百條河流的源頭，歷來是苦行者隱修的首選之地。

  • 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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