Pāli Dictionary

sīha

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • lion; the king of beasts

  • name of several individuals in the Pali canon, including a Licchavi general, an arahant monk, and a novice monk

  • DN 6

    ekam'antaṃ ṭhito kho sīho samaṇ'uddeso āyasmantaṃ nāgitaṃ etadavoca, ete, bhante kassapa, sambahulā kosalakā ca brāhmaṇadūtā māgadhakā ca brāhmaṇadūtā idh'ūpasaṅkantā bhagavantaṃ dassanāya

sīhā1

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

monastic

  • Sīhā (an arahant bhikkhunī of the Therīgāthā)

  • Thig 5.3

    itthaṃ sudaṃ sīhā therī gāthaṃ abhāsitthā'ti.

sīhā2

approximate

sīhastemāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • name of a woman in the Pali canon, niece of the general Sīha

Encyclopedia

6 entries

Sīha
Person

  • A Licchavi general of Vesāli and follower of the Niganthas who became a lay follower of the Buddha, prompting a rule that monks not eat meat specially killed for them.

AN 5.34AN 8.12
Sīha2
Person

  • A prince of the Malla country who entered the Order but struggled with distracted thoughts until the Buddha personally encouraged him, after which he attained Arahantship.

Thag 1.83
Sīha3
Person

  • A novice who entered the Order at the age of seven and, as a student of the elder Nāgita, was the one who informed the Buddha of a great crowd’s arrival, leading to the teaching of the Mahāli Sutta.

Sīha4
Person

  • Son of Sobhita Buddha in his last lay life.

Sīha5
Person

  • The personal attendant of the future Metteyya Buddha.

Sīhā
Personapproximate

  • A nun of Vesāli, niece of the general Sīha, who after seven years of fruitless effort gained insight by binding a noose around her neck in desperate resolve, thereby attaining Arahantship.

Thig 5.3

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