Pāli Dictionary

rādha

rādhrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

rādh3succeed; please

Synonyms

vaṅgantaputta

monastic

  • name of an arahant monk; a great disciple of the Buddha, declared foremost among those who inspire ingenious responses (paṭibhāneyyakānaṃ).

  • SN 22.7

    atha kho āyasmā rādho yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca

  • AN 1.233

    etadaggaṃ, bhikkhave, mama sāvakānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ paṭibhāneyyakānaṃ yadidaṃ rādho.

cosmology

  • name of a bird (a parrot) in the Jātakas; in some stories the Bodhisatta, in others the future Ānanda.

Encyclopedia

4 entries

Rādha
Person

  • A parrot, younger brother of the Bodhisatta Poṭṭhapāda, identified in the Jātaka with Ānanda.

Ja 145
Rādha2
Person

  • The Bodhisatta born as a parrot, as told in the Jātaka bearing his name.

Rādha3
Person

  • The Bodhisatta born as a parrot, as told in the Kāḷabāhu Jātaka.

Rādha4
Person

  • An elderly brahmin of Rājagaha who was ordained at the Buddha’s insistence despite his age, quickly became an Arahant, and was declared foremost among monks skilled in inspiring discourse.

SN 23.2

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