Pāli Dictionary

kuṇāla

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • 印度杜鹃（鸟名）

  • 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

Kuṇāla
Place

  • 喜马拉雅地区七大湖之一，佛陀曾在此为一群释迦族青年宣说《俱那罗本生》。

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

Kuṇāla2
Person

  • 菩萨化身为杂色鸠罗鸟之王，深疑女性，曾向好友富纳目佉讲述女子诡计，即《俱那罗本生》的内容。

  • 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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