Pāli Dictionary

pahārāda

Part of speech

noun · masculine


cosmology

  • パハーラーダ(阿修羅の首領の一人)

  • Pahārāda, chief of the Asuras, one of the three Asura leaders (with Vepacitti and Rāhu)

  • DN 20

    kālakañcā mahābhismā, asurā dānaveghasā, vepacitti sucitti ca, pahārādo namucī saha.

Encyclopedia

  • 仏陀に会いたいと願ってから十一年後、ついにヴェーランジャーで出会い、仏の教えが大海と共有する八つの不思議な性質を学んだアスラの首長。

  • An asura chief who, eleven years after first wishing to see the Buddha, finally met him at Verañjā and learned of the eight wonderful qualities his teaching shares with the ocean.

DN 20AN 8.19

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