Pāli Dictionary

phagguna1

phaggustemnasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

monastic

  • Phagguna, name of a monk (Moḷiyaphagguna)

  • MN 21

    atha kho bhagavā aññataraṃ bhikkhuṃ āmantesi, ehi tvaṃ, bhikkhu, mama vacanena moḷiyaphaggunaṃ bhikkhuṃ āmantehi, satthā taṃ, āvuso phagguna, āmantetī'ti.

phagguna2

phaggustemnasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • the constellation/lunar mansion of Leo (Phagguṇī)

phagguna3

phaggustemnasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • Phagguna, name of a lunar month (roughly February–March)

phagguṇa

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • name of a lunar month, roughly February–March

phaggu1

approximate

via inflected form phaggunā · instrumental singular / ablative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • a special period of fasting or festival occurring in the month Phagguna (February–March)

  • MN 7

    suddhassa ve sadā phaggu, suddhass'uposatho sadā, suddhassa sucikammassa, sadā sampajjate vataṃ.

phaggu2

approximate

via inflected form phaggunā · instrumental singular / ablative singular

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • name of a river flowing past Gayā

Encyclopedia

Phagguna
Person

  • A monk who questioned the Buddha about recognising past Buddhas by the senses, and who, comforted by the Buddha during his final illness, attained Arahantship before dying.

SN 35.83AN 6.56

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