Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

analyses: 4

saṅghadāsī
  1. saṅgha

    the Sangha; the monastic community; the order of monks and nuns

  2. dāsī

    maidservant; female slave

saṅghāadāsī
  1. saṅghā

    Saṅghā; name of an arahant nun (author of Therīgāthā verse 18)

  2. adāsī

    free woman; not a female slave or maidservant

saṅghiadāsī
  1. saṅghisaṅghī

    having a following; possessing a community (of followers/disciples)

  2. adāsī

    free woman; not a female slave or maidservant

saṅghaṃadāsī
  1. saṅghaṃsaṅgha

    the Sangha; the monastic community; the order of monks and nuns

  2. adāsī

    free woman; not a female slave or maidservant

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Saṅghadāsī
Person

  • The youngest of the seven daughters of King Kikī of Bārāṇasī, identified with Visākhā in the present age, whose past generosity to monks explained her later abundance of cattle.

Saṅghadāsī2
Person

  • An eminent nun of Jambudīpa.

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