Pāli Dictionary

ruci

rucroot

Part of speech

noun

Root

ruc1shine; like

Synonyms

vīmaṃsā

Antonyms

aruci

general

  • liking; inclination; preference; pleasure

  • Snp 4.3

    sakañ'hi diṭṭhiṃ katham'accayeyya, chand'ānunīto ruciyā niviṭṭho, sayaṃ samattāni pakubbamāno, yathā hi jāneyya tathā vadeyya.

Encyclopedia

6 entries

Ruci
Person

  • A king of the Mahāsammata dynasty, son of Aṅgirasa and father of Suruci.

Ruci2
Person

  • A king who lived thirty-eight world-cycles ago, identified as a previous birth of the elder Sucintita.

Ruci3
Place

  • A palace occupied by the Buddha Vessabhū while he was still a layman.

Ruci4
Person

  • One of the three palaces of the Buddha Kakusandha before he left the household life.

Ruci5
Other

  • A cross-reference to Suruci.

Rucī
Personapproximate

  • One of the chief laywoman supporters of Paduma Buddha.

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