Pāli Dictionary

mahānāma

mahāprefixnāmaroot

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • 人名(佛教传统中多位同名人物,最著名者为释迦族居士、佛陀堂弟,另有阿罗汉比丘、离车族人及独觉佛等)

  • name of several individuals in the Buddhist tradition, most notably a Sākiyan layman and cousin of the Buddha, as well as an arahant monk, a Licchavi, and a privately awakened Buddha

  • SN 55.21

    atha kho mahānāmo sakko yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekam'antaṃ nisīdi.

  • MN 116

    bodhi mahānāmo atho'pi uttaro, kesī sikhī sundaro dvārabhājo, tiss'ūpatissā bhavabandhanacchidā, upasikhi taṇhacchido ca sikhari.

  • 树名(一种植物,常指大戟科植物或芦荟等)

  • name of a tree or plant (often identified as a species of Euphorbia or aloe)

  • (作形容词)有大名的;著名的;或有很多名字的

  • (adjective) having a great name; famous; or having many names

Encyclopedia

9 entries

  • 舍卫城一个婆罗门家庭出身的僧人,因无法降伏杂念而心生绝望,爬上悬崖欲跳崖自尽,却在此刻悟道证得阿罗汉果;他前生曾是一位博学的婆罗门导师,曾以蜂蜜供养 Sumedha 佛。

  • A monk of a brahmin family in Sāvatthi who, in despair at being unable to quell unwholesome thoughts, climbed a cliff intending to throw himself off but gained insight and attained Arahantship instead, having in a past life as a learned brahmin teacher offered honey to Sumedha Buddha.

Thag 1.115
  • 佛陀最初教化的五比丘之一,后来在 Macchikāsaṇḍa 感化了长者 Citta,获其布施 Ambāṭakavana 园林建为僧团精舍。

  • One of the five ascetics first taught by the Buddha, who later converted the householder Citta of Macchikāsaṇḍa and received from him the Ambāṭakavana grove as a monastery gift to the Order.

  • 释迦族王子,Amitodana 之子,阿那律之兄,佛陀的堂兄弟,以慷慨布施僧团著称,被誉为供养上等饮食第一人。

  • A Sakyan prince, son of Amitodana, elder brother of Anuruddha and cousin of the Buddha, renowned for his generosity to the Saṅgha and declared foremost among givers of choice alms.

MN 14MN 53SN 55.21SN 55.22SN 55.54AN 3.73AN 8.25AN 11.11AN 11.12
  • 一位离车族人,见几位年轻离车人向佛陀行礼时斥其言行不一,此事记载于《Kumāra 经》。

  • A Licchavi who, on seeing young Licchavis paying homage to the Buddha, accused them of inconsistency, an exchange recorded in the Kumāra Sutta.

  • 公元409至431年在位的斯里兰卡国王,本曾出家,还俗后即位,建有救济病患的场所;觉音尊者正是在他在位期间抵达斯里兰卡并撰写注释书。

  • A king of Sri Lanka (409-431 A.C.) who took the throne after leaving monastic life, built refuges for the sick, and during whose reign Buddhaghosa arrived on the island and composed his commentaries.

  • Dīghasaṇḍa 寺的住持,一般被认为是《大史》较早部分的作者。

  • The incumbent of the Dīghasaṇḍa monastery who is generally regarded as the author of the older portion of the chronicle Mahāvaṃsa.

  • 《正法显扬》(《无碍解道》注释书)的作者,应一位同名在家信众之请而撰。

  • The author of the Saddhammappakāsanī, a commentary on the Paṭisambhidāmagga, written at the request of a lay disciple of the same name.

  • 指向 Mahānanda 的参见条目。

  • A cross-reference to Mahānanda.

  • Nāgadīpa 的一处湖泊,邻近 Mucalinda 林。

  • A lake in Nāgadīpa, situated near the Mucalinda forest.

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