Pāli Dictionary

pahārāda

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • 波诃罗陀（阿修罗王之一，与吠波质底、罗睺并列三大阿修罗首领）

  • 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

Pahārāda
Person

  • 一位阿修罗首领，在初生见佛之愿十一年后终于在毗兰若拜见佛陀，得知佛法与大海共有的八种奇妙特质。

  • 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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