Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
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究罗檀头;卡奴马达村的博学婆罗门,《究罗檀头经》中与佛陀问答者
Kūṭadanta, a learned brahmin of Khāṇumata; interlocutor of the Buddha in the Kūṭadanta Sutta
DN 5
na arahati bhavaṃ kūṭadanto samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ. samaṇo tv'eva gotamo arahati bhavantaṃ kūṭadantaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamituṃ
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Kūṭadanta
PersonKhāṇumata 村一位博学的婆罗门,筹备大祭之际就如何正确行祭请教佛陀;佛陀为其宣说 Kūṭadanta Sutta,他因而证入流果,被视为佛陀教化中的重大胜利之一。
A very learned brahmin of Khāṇumata who, while preparing a great sacrifice, consulted the Buddha on how sacrifices should be conducted; his resulting conversion, recorded in the Kūṭadanta Sutta, is counted among the Buddha’s great spiritual victories.
DN 5
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