Pāli Dictionary

nimi

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • name of a king of Mithilā; a former incarnation of the Bodhisatta

  • MN 83

    nimi tesaṃ rājā pacchimako ahosi dhammiko dhammarājā dhamme ṭhito mahārājā, dhammaṃ carati brāhmaṇagahapatikesu negamesu c'eva jānapadesu ca, uposathañ'ca upavasati cātuddasiṃ pañcadasiṃ aṭṭhamiñ'ca pakkhassa.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Nimi
Person

  • The Bodhisatta born as king of Mithilā, whose story is told in the Nimi Jātaka.

Nimi2
Person

  • A king of Mithilā who, having realised through the sight of a hawk pursued for its prey that possessions bring suffering, renounced his sixteen thousand women and became a Pacceka Buddha.

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