Pāli Dictionary

sattamba

sattaprefixambaroot

Part of speech

noun · neuter

cosmology

  • 薩堵庵婆，毗舍離城西一處神廟之名，佛陀曾駐錫於此；字面意為『七芒果』

  • Sattamba, name of a shrine west of Vesāli where the Buddha resided; also ‘seven mangoes’ by literal derivation

  • DN 16

    tatiyam'pi kho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ āmantesi, ramaṇīyā, ānanda, vesālī, ramaṇīyaṃ udenaṃ cetiyaṃ, ramaṇīyaṃ gotamakaṃ cetiyaṃ, ramaṇīyaṃ satt'ambaṃ cetiyaṃ, ramaṇīyaṃ bahuputtaṃ cetiyaṃ, ramaṇīyaṃ sāran'dadaṃ cetiyaṃ, ramaṇīyaṃ cāpālaṃ cetiyaṃ.

Encyclopedia

Sattamba
Person

  • 位於毘舍離西側的一處聖祠，相傳因波羅奈王吉吉的七位公主曾在此爭取修行成就而得名；原本奉祀某位神只，佛陀造訪毘舍離後，此處成為他的居所之一。

  • A shrine west of Vesāli, said to derive its name from seven princesses, daughters of King Kiki of Bārāṇasī, who once contended there for spiritual attainment; originally dedicated to a deity, it became a residence for the Buddha after his visit to Vesāli.

DN 16

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