Pāli Dictionary

kusāvatī

kusastemvantsuffixīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • 拘舍婆提（大善見王的王都）

  • Kusāvatī, the royal capital city of King Mahāsudassana

  • SN 22.96

    bhūtapubb'āhaṃ, bhikkhu, rājā ahosiṃ khattiyo muddh'āvasitto. tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhu, rañño sato khattiyassa muddh'āvasittassa caturāsītinagarasahassāni ahesuṃ kusāvatī rājadhānippamukhāni.

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Compound structure

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kusavatī
  1. kusa

    矩舍草，一種芳香的祭祀用聖草（近於香茅），用於宗教儀式及編織衣物、墊席

  2. vatīvati

    籬笆；圍欄

Encyclopedia

Kusāvātī
Placeapproximate

  • Mallā 國境內一城，即後世的拘屍那羅；在遙遠的過去，此城曾是 Mahā-Sudassana 王繁華遼闊的王都。

  • A city in the Mallā kingdom, later known as Kusinārā, that in the distant past was the vast and prosperous royal capital of King Mahā-Sudassana.

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