Pāli Dictionary

mallā1

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • les Mallas (peuple ancien, l’un des seize grands royaumes, avec Pāvā et Kusinārā pour capitales)

  • the Mallas (an ancient Pāli-period people/clan, one of the sixteen great nations, centered on Pāvā and Kusinārā)

  • DN 16

    assosuṃ kho pāveyyakā mallā bhagavā kira kusinārāyaṃ parinibbuto'ti

  • Ud 7.9

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā mallesu cārikaṃ caramāno mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ yena thūṇaṃ nāma mallānaṃ brāhmaṇagāmo tadavasari.

mallā2

mallastemāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • les Mallas; peuple du clan Malla

  • the Mallas; people of the Malla clan; an ancient Indian tribe

malla

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • lutteur; athlète

  • wrestler; professional fighter

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Mallā
Place

  • Un peuple et son pays, l’un des seize grands royaumes de l’époque du Bouddha, partagé entre les deux capitales jumelles de Pāvā et Kusinārā ; c’est dans la seconde que le Bouddha s’éteignit après avoir pris son dernier repas dans la première.

  • A people and their country, one of the sixteen great kingdoms of the Buddha’s time, divided between the twin capitals of Pāvā and Kusinārā, the latter being where the Buddha passed away after taking his last meal at the former.

Mallā2
Person

  • Bhikkhunī venue de Jambudīpa à Sri Lanka, devenue une éminente enseignante du Vinaya à Anurādhapura.

  • A bhikkhuṇī who came to Sri Lanka from Jambudīpa and became an eminent teacher of the Vinaya at Anurādhapura.

DN 16SN 6.15SN 42.11AN 3.70AN 9.41Ud 7.9

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