Pāli Dictionary
rohiṇī
Part of speech
noun · feminine
general
red; reddish (used in names of certain red-coloured plants and animals, e.g. a red cow); also the name of a lunar mansion and of a river
Encyclopedia
7 entries
Rohiṇī
PersonA brahmin’s daughter of Vesāli who, after becoming a Stream-winner on hearing the Buddha teach, entered the Order and attained Arahantship, leaving verses recalling an earlier debate with her father.
Rohiṇī2
PersonAnuruddha Thera’s sister, who suffered from a skin disease brought on by a jealous act in a past life, but was cured by the Buddha and restored to beauty after building an assembly hall for the monks at her brother’s urging.
Rohiṇī3
PlaceA small river separating the Sakyan and Koliyan peoples, where the Buddha personally intervened to avert a war between them over irrigation water during a drought.
Rohiṇī4
OtherAn asterism under which the planting of the Bodhi tree in Sri Lanka was ceremonially performed.
Rohiṇī5
PlaceA city that was the birthplace of the elder Paccaya Thera.
Rohiṇī7
OtherAn alternate reference to Rohita.
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