Pāli Dictionary

nerañjarā

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • the Nerañjarā, a river near Uruvelā (Bodh Gaya) where the Buddha attained awakening

  • Thag 5.6

    atthāya vata me buddho, nadiṃ nerañjaraṃ agā, yass'āhaṃ dhammaṃ sutvāna, micchādiṭṭhiṃ vivajjayiṃ.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Nerañjarā
Place

  • The river at Uruvelā on whose banks the Buddha stayed after his enlightenment, where Māra tempted him, Brahmā persuaded him to teach the Dhamma, and Sujātā had earlier offered him his milk-rice meal.

SN 6.1SN 6.2Snp 3.2Ud 1.1Ud 1.2Ud 1.3Ud 2.1Ud 3.10
Nerañjarā2
Place

  • An irrigation channel that branched northward from the Puṇṇavaḍḍhana reservoir.

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