Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · neuter
general
grande richesse; immense fortune
great wealth; vast fortune
Encyclopedia
5 entries
Mahādhana
PersonUn jeune homme riche de Bārāṇasī qui dilapida son héritage dans la boisson et fut réduit à la mendicité, cité par le Bouddha comme une occasion de grandeur perdue.
A wealthy young man of Bārāṇasī who squandered his inheritance through drink and was reduced to begging, cited by the Buddha as a lost opportunity for greatness.
Mahādhana2
PersonUn marchand de Sāvatthī qui évita une embuscade de cinq cents voleurs en retardant son voyage après avoir emmené des moines pour sa protection et ses conseils.
A merchant of Sāvatthi who avoided an ambush by five hundred thieves by delaying his journey after taking monks along for protection and guidance.
Mahādhana3
PersonUn marchand de Bārāṇasī, averti par le Bouddha qu’il ne lui restait que sept jours à vivre, devint un Entré-dans-le-courant avant sa mort et renaquit au ciel de Tusita.
A merchant of Bārāṇasī who, warned by the Buddha that he had only seven days left to live, became a Stream-winner before his death and was reborn in the Tusita heaven.
Mahādhana4
PersonUn homme riche de Rājagaha dont le fils gâté et sans instruction dilapida la fortune familiale, se tourna vers le vol et fut exécuté, une histoire plus tard liée à la courtisane Sulasā et à Mahā-Moggallāna.
A wealthy man of Rājagaha whose spoiled, uneducated son squandered the family fortune, turned to thievery, and was executed, a story later connected with the courtesan Sulasā and Mahā-Moggallāna.
Mahādhana5
PersonLe nom porté par quatre rois d’il y a soixante-cinq cycles cosmiques, des vies antérieures du moine Tiṇasantharadāyaka.
The name shared by four kings, sixty-five world-cycles ago, who were past lives of the monk Tiṇasantharadāyaka.
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