Pāli Dictionary

kusa

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • 矩舍草，一种芳香的祭祀用圣草（近于香茅），用于宗教仪式及编织衣物、垫席

  • kusa grass (Desmostachya bipinnata), a fragrant sacred grass related to citronella, used in rites and for garments/mats

  • Dhp 311

    kuso yathā duggahito, hattham'ev'ānukantati, sāmaññaṃ dupparāmaṭṭhaṃ, nirayāy'upakaḍḍhati.

  • Iti 76

    pūtimacchaṃ kus'aggena, yo naro upanayhati, kusā'pi pūti vāyanti, evaṃ bāl'ūpasevanā.

  • 签，抽签用的草片（以矩舍草制成的记号，用于抽签）

  • a lot; ticket; slip (a blade of kusa grass used as a mark or lot, e.g. in casting lots)

Encyclopedia

Kusa
Person

  • 菩萨化身为 Kusa 王子，是 Okkāka 王相貌丑陋却具超凡智慧的儿子，其追求美丽公主 Pabhāvatī、公主出走及他乔装寻妻的故事见于《俱萨本生》。

  • The Bodhisatta as Prince Kusa, an ugly but supernaturally wise son of King Okkāka, whose courtship of the beautiful Princess Pabhāvatī, her flight from him, and his disguised pursuit are told in the Kusa Jātaka.

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