Pāli Dictionary

saccaka

saccastemkasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

as1是;有


general

  • 薩遮迦(尼乾陀[耆那教]苦行者,曾與佛陀辯論,族姓名阿祇毗舍那)

  • 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
  • 毘舍離一位善辯的尼乾子教徒,在兩部以他命名的經中與佛陀公開辯論,被徹底折服後心悅誠服,承認落敗並歸信為佛陀的追隨者。

  • 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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