Pāli Dictionary

nigrodha

niprefixruhrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

ruh1上昇；生長

Synonyms

vaṭa, vaṭarukkha

general

  • 榕樹；孟加拉榕；尼拘律樹（Ficus benghalensis）

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

  • 尋；長度單位（雙臂平展之跨度）

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

  • 尼拘律（人名）；佛教文獻中多位同名人物（如阿羅漢比丘、遊方沙門、沙彌等）

  • 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

  • 一位遊行者，居於王舍城附近的 Udumbarikārāma，曾與佛陀展開一場對話，記錄於《Udumbarika 經》。

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

Nigrodha2
Person

  • 菩薩轉生為王舍城一位銀行家之子，後來成為波羅奈國王，其事蹟見於以他為名的本生故事。

  • 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

  • 舍衛城一個顯赫婆羅門家族出身的比丘，在祇園奉獻儀式上目睹佛陀威儀而出家，不久證得阿羅漢果。

  • 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

  • 見《Nigrodhamiga 本生》與 Vattabbaka Nigrodha 條。

  • See the Nigrodhamiga Jātaka and Vattabbaka Nigrodha.

Nigrodha5
Other

  • 釋迦族人，Nigrodhārāma 園的主人。

  • A Sakyan, owner of the Nigrodhārāma.

Nigrodha6
Person

  • 一位沙彌，父親 Sumana 被阿育王所殺後出生，為頻毗娑羅王之孫，他為阿育王講說《不放逸品》，最終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 一世麾下的一位將領，人稱 Māragiri，駐守於 Uddhavāpi。

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

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