Pāli Dictionary
kimbilā
Part of speech
noun · feminine
general
name of a town (on the banks of the Ganges, where the Buddha once stayed)
SN 35.242
ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā kimbilāyaṃ viharati gaṅgāya nadiyā tīre. addasā kho bhagavā mahantaṃ dārukkhandhaṃ gaṅgāya nadiyā sotena vuyhamānaṃ.
kimbila
approximatePart of speech
noun · masculine
general
Kimbila, an arahant monk, one of the Sākiyan nobles who went forth with Anuruddha and Bhaddiya
MN 31
evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā nātike viharati giñjak'āvasathe. tena kho pana samayena āyasmā ca anuruddho āyasmā ca nandiyo āyasmā ca kimbilo gosiṅgasālavanadāye viharanti.
Encyclopedia
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Kimbilā
PlaceA town on the banks of the Gaṅgā where the Buddha stayed and taught, and the birthplace of the millionaire’s son after whom it was later associated by name.
A Sakyan noble of Kapilavatthu converted at Anupiyā who became an arahant and, together with his close companions Anuruddha and Nandiya, is remembered in the teaching of the Cūḷagosiṅga Sutta.
A rich man’s son of Kimbilā who later became a monk, distinct from the elder of the same name from Kapilavatthu.
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