Pāli Dictionary

kuṇāla

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • 印度杜鵑（鳥名）

  • 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

  • 喜馬拉雅地區七大湖之一，佛陀曾在此為一群釋迦族青年宣說《俱那羅本生》。

  • 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

  • 菩薩化身為雜色鳩羅鳥之王，深疑女性，曾向好友富納目佉講述女子詭計，即《俱那羅本生》的內容。

  • 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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