Pāli Dictionary

mātaṅga

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms


general

  • an elephant

  • Dhp 329

    no ce labhetha nipakaṃ sahāyaṃ, saddhiṃcaraṃ sādhuvihāridhīraṃ, rājā'va raṭṭhaṃ vijitaṃ pahāya, eko care mātaṅga-araññe'va nāgo.

  • 贱民;低种姓之人

  • a man of low (outcaste) social class

Encyclopedia

4 entries

  • 菩萨转生为贱民,其事迹见于《摩登伽本生》。

  • The Bodhisatta born as an outcaste, whose story is told in the Mātaṅga Jātaka.

  • 最后一位在世的辟支佛,闻知未来佛已降生人间的消息后,即在摩诃波波多山涅槃。

  • The last Pacceka Buddha to live, who passed away at Mount Mahāpapāta upon hearing that the Buddha-to-be had appeared in the world.

MN 116
  • 一位贱民出身的隐士,因两次不慎踩到另一位苦行者夷提曼多而遭其咒诅,他反而使太阳无法升起以为报复,此故事与提婆罗和那罗陀的传说相仿。

  • An outcaste hermit who was cursed by another ascetic, Jātimanta, for accidentally treading on him twice, and who stopped the sun from rising in retaliation, a story paralleling that of Devala and Nārada.

  • 摩登伽子(Mātaṅgaputta)之父。

  • The father of Mātaṅgaputta.

Found an error in the dictionary?