Pāli Dictionary

janaka

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Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

jan3生

Synonyms

kāraka, janana, jananī, samuṭṭhāpaka

general

  • 生父；亲生父亲

  • birth father; natural father; genitor

  • MN 93

    jānanti pana bhonto yo janako pitā brāhmaṇiṃ'y'eva agamāsi, no abrāhmaṇin'ti? no h'idaṃ, bho.

  • （形）生产的；产生的；引起的

  • (adj.) producing; generating; causing

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Janaka
Person

  • Mithilā 王，为菩萨的前生，事见 Mahājanaka Jātaka。

  • A king of Mithilā, a previous birth of the Bodhisatta; his story is told in the Mahājanaka Jātaka.

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Janaka2
Person

  • 波罗奈王，其大臣为 Senaka，事见 Sattubhasta Jātaka。

  • A king of Bārāṇasī whose minister was Senaka; their story is told in the Sattubhasta Jātaka.

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