Pāli Dictionary

kuṇḍala

approximate

kuṇḍrootasuffixlasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

kuṇḍ1弯曲；毁损

general

  • 环；耳环；装饰用的环

  • a ring, especially an earring; an ornamental ring

  • SN 3.11

    patirūpako mattikākuṇḍalo'va, loh'aḍḍhamāso'va suvaṇṇachanno, caranti loke parivārachannā, anto asuddhā bahi sobhamānā'ti.

  • Thag 16.4

    passa cittakataṃ rūpaṃ, maṇinā kuṇḍalena ca, aṭṭhiṃ tacena onaddhaṃ, saha vatthehi sobhati.

  • 卷曲物；卷发、旋绕之物

  • a curl; a coil, twist, or turn (e.g. of hair)

  • MN 91

    uddh'aggalomo kho pana so bhavaṃ gotamo, uddh'aggāni lomāni jātāni nīlāni añjanavaṇṇāni kuṇḍal'āvaṭṭāni dakkhiṇ'āvaṭṭakajātāni, idam'pi tassa bhoto gotamassa mahāpurisassa mahāpurisalakkhaṇaṃ bhavati.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Kuṇḍalā
Person

  • Devaputta 王之女，忆起前世为一母犬时曾受沙弥 Tissa 施食，重逢后邀他入宫款待，并为他建寺，Tissa 后于此证得阿罗汉果。

  • The daughter of the king of Devaputta who, recalling a past life as a dog fed by the novice Tissa, invited him to her palace when they met again and later built him a vihāra where he attained Arahantship.

Kuṇḍala
Personapproximate

  • 舍卫城的一位阿罗汉，出家后心思散乱难以专注，后来观察工匠引水、削箭、制轮的工序而悟道证果，前生曾是一名园丁，曾供养毗婆尸佛一颗椰子。

  • An Arahant of Sāvatthi who, unable to steady his mind after ordaining, gained insight and attainment by observing craftsmen directing water, straightening arrows, and shaping wheels, having in a past life as a park-keeper offered a coconut to the Buddha Vipassī.

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