Pāli Dictionary

saccaka

saccastemkasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

as1être

general

  • Saccaka, un ascète nigaṇṭha (jaïn) qui débattit avec le Bouddha, également connu sous son nom de clan Aggivessana

  • Saccaka, a Nigaṇṭha (Jain ascetic) who debated the Buddha, also known by his clan name Aggivessana

  • MN 35

    tena kho pana samayena saccako nigaṇṭhaputto vesāliyaṃ paṭivasati bhassappavādako paṇḍitavādo sādhusammato bahujanassa.

  • MN 36

    atha kho saccako nigaṇṭhaputto jaṅghāvihāraṃ anucaṅkamamāno anuvicaramāno yena mahāvanaṃ kūṭ'āgārasālā ten'upasaṅkami.

Encyclopedia

Saccaka
Person

  • Un débatteur nigaṇṭha chevronné de Vesālī qui, réfuté de manière décisive par le Bouddha lors d’un débat public consigné dans deux discours portant son nom, admit sa défaite et devint son disciple.

  • A skilled Nigaṇṭha debater of Vesāli who, after being decisively refuted by the Buddha in a public debate recorded in two discourses named for him, admitted defeat and became his follower.

MN 35

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