Pāli Dictionary

pahārāda

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • 波訶羅陀（阿修羅王之一，與吠波質底、羅睺並列三大阿修羅首領）

  • 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

  • 一位阿修羅首領，在初生見佛之願十一年後終於在毗蘭若拜見佛陀，得知佛法與大海共有的八種奇妙特質。

  • 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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