Pāli Dictionary

kosala

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

kosalaka

general

  • the ancient kingdom of Kosala, one of the sixteen great states (Mahājanapadas) in the time of the Buddha

  • (as adjective) of, from, or belonging to the kingdom of Kosala; Kosalan

  • AN 10.29

    yāvatā, bhikkhave, kāsikosalā, yāvatā rañño pasenadissa kosalassa vijitaṃ, rājā tattha pasenadi kosalo aggam'akkhāyati.

  • SN 3.1

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. atha kho rājā pasenadi kosalo yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi.

  • (as plural noun) the people of Kosala; the Kosalans (usually in plural form kosalā)

kosalā

approximate

kosalastemāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • the Kosalans; people of Kosala

  • SN 2.25

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ sambahulā bhikkhū, kosalesu viharanti himavantapasse araññakuṭikāya uddhatā unnaḷā capalā mukharā vikiṇṇavācā muṭṭhassatino asampajānā asamāhitā vibbhantacittā pākat'indriyā.

  • AN 5.30

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā kosalesu cārikaṃ caramāno mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ yena icchānaṅgalaṃ nāma kosalānaṃ brāhmaṇagāmo tadavasari.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Kosala
Place

  • A powerful kingdom northwest of Magadha and adjoining Kāsi, ruled in the Buddha’s time by Pasenadi and then his son Viḍūḍabha, whose long-standing rivalry with Kāsi is reflected in numerous Jātaka tales.

Kd 10#2.3.1DN 12MN 41MN 60MN 87SN 4.20SN 7.17SN 7.18SN 9.1SN 9.6SN 9.11SN 9.14SN 42.9AN 3.65AN 5.30AN 6.42AN 7.72AN 8.86AN 10.29Snp 3.1Ud 5.9Thag 1.59Ja 371
Kosala2
Person

  • A Pacceka Buddha included in a list of such enlightened beings mentioned by name.

MN 116

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