Pāli Dictionary

mithilā

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • 地名；毗提訶國的首都

  • name of a town; the capital of the Videha country

  • Thig 6.2

    ath'addasāsiṃ sugataṃ, nagaraṃ mithilaṃ pati, adantānaṃ dametāraṃ, sambuddham'akutobhayaṃ.

  • DN 19

    mahesayaṃ avantīnaṃ, sovīrānañ'ca rorukaṃ, mithilā ca videhānaṃ, campā aṅgesu māpitā, bārāṇasī ca kāsīnaṃ, ete govindamāpitā'ti.

Encyclopedia

Mithilā
Place

  • 毗提訶國的首都，相傳由 Mahāgovinda 所建，是本生故事中眾多古代君王的都城。

  • The capital of the Videha country, said to have been founded by Mahāgovinda and the ancient seat of numerous kings recalled in the Jātaka tales.

Thig 6.2

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