Pāli Dictionary

pukkusa

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • 清扫垃圾者;除粪者(传统上从事清除废物工作的低种姓者)

  • a refuse-remover; scavenger; member of a low, non-Aryan caste traditionally occupied in clearing refuse

  • AN 4.85

    idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo nīce kule paccājāto hoti, caṇḍālakule vā venakule vā nesādakule vā rathakārakule vā pukkusakule vā dalidde app'annapānabhojane kasiravuttike, yattha kasirena ghāsacchādo labbhati.

Encyclopedia

4 entries

Pukkusa
Person
  • 本生故事中波罗奈王 Maddava 的一位大臣,前生即舍利弗。

  • A counsellor of King Maddava of Bārāṇasī in the Jātaka tales, identified with Sāriputta.

Pukkusa2
Person
  • Mithilā 国王 Vedeha 的四位大臣之一,曾伙同他人偷取王室项链意图陷害智者 Mahosadha,后因大腿上隐藏的癞疮斑而被识破,前生即 Poṭṭhapāda。

  • One of four ministers of King Vedeha of Mithilā who conspired against the sage Mahosadha by stealing a royal necklace, was later exposed through a hidden leprous mark, and is identified with Poṭṭhapāda.

Pukkusa3
Person
  • 一位末罗(Malla)族王子,Āḷāra Kālāma 的弟子,在从拘尸那罗往波婆(Pāvā)的路上遇见佛陀并皈依,供养佛陀两件金缕衣,其中一件转赠给了阿难。

  • A Malla prince and disciple of Āḷāra Kālāma who met the Buddha on the road from Kusinārā to Pāvā, became his follower, and offered him two robes of cloth of gold, one of which was given to Ānanda.

DN 16
  • 指一种被列入贱民阶层的种姓,专司清扫神庙祭坛残花,但此词作为人名时并不带贬义,刹帝利种姓者也可用此名。

  • The name of a low caste of flower-sweepers at shrines, listed among the despised castes, though not regarded as a demeaning personal name since a warrior-caste individual could also bear it.

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