Pāli Dictionary

kuṇāla

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • インドカッコウ(鳥)

  • the Indian cuckoo (a bird noted for its melodious call)

  • Ja 536

    atha khalu, bho, dve dijakaññāyo kaṭṭhaṃ mukhena ḍaṃsitvā taṃ kuṇālaṃ sakuṇaṃ majjhe nisīdāpetvā uḍḍenti, mā naṃ kuṇālaṃ sakuṇaṃ addhānapariyāyapathe kilamatho ubbāhetthā'ti.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

  • ヒマヴァー地方の七大湖の一つで、仏陀がかつてサキャ族の若者たちにクナーラ本生を説いた場所である。

  • One of the seven great lakes of the Himavā region, where the Buddha once taught the Kuṇāla Jātaka to a company of Sakyan youths.

  • チトラコーキラー鳥の王として生まれた菩薩で、女性を信用せず、その策略についての見解を友のプンナムカに『クナーラ本生』で語った。

  • The Bodhisatta born as king of the Citrakokilā birds, who distrusted womankind and related his views on their wiles to his friend Puṇṇamukha in the Kuṇāla Jātaka.

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