Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · feminine
monastic
翅舍瞿昙弥,阿罗汉比丘尼,佛陀大弟子,被誉为着粗衣第一的比丘尼;以芥子求药之故事闻名
Kisāgotamī, an arahant nun, great disciple of the Buddha, declared foremost among nuns in wearing coarse robes; known for the story of the mustard seed
SN 5.3
atha kho kisāgotamiyā bhikkhuniyā etadahosi, ko nu khv'āyaṃ manusso vā amanusso vā gāthaṃ bhāsatī'ti? atha kho kisāgotamiyā bhikkhuniyā etadahosi, māro kho ayaṃ pāpimā mama bhayaṃ chambhitattaṃ lomahaṃsaṃ uppādetu'kāmo samādhimhā cāvetu'kāmo gāthaṃ bhāsatī'ti.
AN 1.246
etadaggaṃ, bhikkhave, mama sāvikānaṃ bhikkhunīnaṃ lūkhacīvaradharānaṃ yadidaṃ kisāgotamī.
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Kisāgotamī
Person一位阿罗汉,被佛陀誉为着粗衣第一,因丧子而悲痛欲绝,佛陀让她去寻一户从未有人过世的人家讨一粒芥菜籽,她因此醒悟,故事广为流传。
An Arahant declared foremost among monks in the wearing of coarse robes, famous for the story in which the Buddha, in response to her grief over her dead child, sent her to find a mustard seed from a house untouched by death.
Kisāgotamī2
Place迦毘罗卫的一位释迦族少女,见悉达多太子在儿子降生后乘车归来,脱口吟出一句赞叹“寂灭”之美的偈语,太子闻言心有所感,回赠她一串珍珠项链。
A Sakyan maiden of Kapilavatthu who, seeing Prince Siddhattha return in his chariot after his son’s birth, exclaimed a verse praising the peace such a sight brought her, prompting the prince, struck by her word ‘nibbuta,’ to send her a pearl necklace in gratitude.
Kisāgotamī3
PersonPhussa 佛最后一世为在家人时的妻子,是其子 Ānanda 之母。
The wife of Phussa Buddha during his last life as a layman, and mother of his son Ānanda.
Kisāgotamī4
PersonTissa 佛的主要女性护持者之一。
One of the chief women lay supporters of Tissa Buddha.
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