Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Root
ganth1attacher; lier
general
ascète jaïn; ascète nu
a Jain ascetic; a naked ascetic; a follower of Mahāvīra
SN 3.11
tena kho pana samayena satta ca jaṭilā satta ca nigaṇṭhā satta ca acelakā satta ca ekasāṭakā satta ca paribbājakā parūḷhakacchanakhalomā khārivividham'ādāya bhagavato avidūre atikkamanti.
MN 13
tena kho pana samayena sambahulā nigaṇṭhā isigilipasse kāḷasilāyaṃ ubbhaṭṭhakā honti āsanapaṭikkhittā, opakkamikā dukkhā tibbā kharā kaṭukā vedanā vedayanti.
Mahāvīra; le fondateur du jaïnisme
Mahāvīra; the founder of Jainism (specifically referred to as Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta)
SN 2.30
pakudhako kātiyāno nigaṇṭho, ye c'āp'ime makkhalipūraṇāse, gaṇassa satthāro sāmaññappattā, na hi nūna te sappurisehi dūre'ti.
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Root
ganth1attacher; lier
general
un ascète jaïn; un ascète nu; un disciple de Mahāvīra; (spécifiquement) Mahāvīra (Nātaputta) lui-même
a Jain ascetic; a naked ascetic; a follower of Mahāvīra; (specifically) Mahāvīra (Nātaputta) himself
MN 14
ekam'id'āhaṃ, mahānāma, samayaṃ rājagahe viharāmi gijjhakūṭe pabbate. tena kho pana samayena sambahulā niganthā isigilipasse kāḷasilāyaṃ ubbhaṭṭhakā honti āsanapaṭikkhittā, opakkamikā dukkhā tibbā kharā kaṭukā vedanā vedayanti.
Encyclopedia
Les adeptes jaïns de Nigaṇṭha Nāṭaputta, se distinguant des ascètes nus par le port d’un unique vêtement, principalement établis à Vesāli et Nāḷandā à l’époque du Bouddha.
The Jain followers of Nigaṇṭha Nāṭaputta, distinguished from naked ascetics by wearing a single garment, centred chiefly in Vesāli and Nāḷandā during the Buddha’s time.
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