Pāli Dictionary

nigrodha

niprefixruhrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

ruh1上昇；生長

Synonyms

vaṭa, vaṭarukkha

general

  • 榕树；孟加拉榕；尼拘律树（Ficus benghalensis）

  • the banyan tree; the Indian fig-tree (Ficus benghalensis)

  • 寻；长度单位（双臂平展之跨度）

  • a fathom; a measure of length (the span of both arms outstretched)

  • 尼拘律（人名）；佛教文献中多位同名人物（如阿罗汉比丘、游方沙门、沙弥等）

  • name of various individuals in Buddhist literature (e.g., an arahant monk, a wandering ascetic, a novice)

  • DN 25

    siyā kho pana te, nigrodha, evam'assa, antevāsikamyatā no samaṇo gotamo evam'āhā'ti. na kho pan'etaṃ, nigrodha, evaṃ daṭṭhabbaṃ. yo eva vo ācariyo, so eva vo ācariyo hotu.

  • Thag 1.30

    nigrodho cittako thero, gosālathero sugandho, nandiyo abhayo thero, thero lomasak'aṅgiyo, jambugāmikaputto ca, hārito uttiyo isī'ti.

Encyclopedia

7 entries

Nigrodha
Person

  • 一位游行者，居于王舍城附近的 Udumbarikārāma，曾与佛陀展开一场对话，记录于《Udumbarika 经》。

  • A wanderer who, while staying at the Udumbarikārāma near Rājagaha, engaged in a discussion with the Buddha recorded in the Udumbarika Sutta.

Nigrodha2
Person

  • 菩萨转生为王舍城一位银行家之子，后来成为波罗奈国王，其事迹见于以他为名的本生故事。

  • The Bodhisatta born as the son of a banker in Rājagaha, later becoming king of Bārāṇasī; his story is told in the Jātaka named for him.

Nigrodha3
Person

  • 舍卫城一个显赫婆罗门家族出身的比丘，在祇园奉献仪式上目睹佛陀威仪而出家，不久证得阿罗汉果。

  • A monk of an eminent Sāvatthi brahmin family who entered the Order and soon became an Arahant after witnessing the Buddha’s majesty at the dedication of Jetavana.

Thag 1.21
Nigrodha4
Other

  • 见《Nigrodhamiga 本生》与 Vattabbaka Nigrodha 条。

  • See the Nigrodhamiga Jātaka and Vattabbaka Nigrodha.

Nigrodha5
Other

  • 释迦族人，Nigrodhārāma 园的主人。

  • A Sakyan, owner of the Nigrodhārāma.

Nigrodha6
Person

  • 一位沙弥，父亲 Sumana 被阿育王所杀后出生，为频毗娑罗王之孙，他为阿育王讲说《不放逸品》，最终促成阿育王皈依佛教。

  • A novice, grandson of King Bimbisāra born after his father Sumana was killed by Asoka, whose teaching of the Appamāda Vagga ultimately led to Asoka’s conversion to Buddhism.

Nigrodha7
Person

  • Parakkamabāhu 一世麾下的一位将领，人称 Māragiri，驻守于 Uddhavāpi。

  • A general of Parakkamabāhu I known as Māragiri, stationed at Uddhavāpi.

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