Pāli Dictionary

seniya

senāstemiyasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • soldier; belonging to the army; having an army

  • Seniya; name of an ascetic who practiced the dog vow; personal name or clan name of King Bimbisāra

  • MN 57

    atha kho puṇṇo ca koliyaputto govatiko acelo ca seniyo kukkuravatiko yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkamiṃsu, upasaṅkamitvā puṇṇo koliyaputto govatiko bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekam'antaṃ nisīdi.

seṇiya

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • a guild-master; the head of a guild

seni

approximate

via inflected form seniyā · instrumental singular / dative singular / ablative singular / genitive singular / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • guild; group; club; association; organisation

seṇi

approximate

via inflected form seṇiyā · instrumental singular / dative singular / ablative singular / genitive singular / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • a guild; a corporation; an association (esp. of tradespeople); a company

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Seniya
Person

  • A naked ascetic who practised the vow of behaving like a dog; after visiting the Buddha, as recorded in the Kukkuravatika Sutta, he joined the Order and in time became an Arahant.

MN 57·Takes refuge
Seniya2
Person

  • According to Buddhaghosa, the personal name of King Bimbisāra, whose combined regnal name is nearly always used to refer to him; commentators differ on whether it derives from his large army or from the clan bearing that name.

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