Pāli Dictionary

seniya

senāstemiyasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • 士兵;屬於軍隊的;擁有軍隊的

  • soldier; belonging to the army; having an army

  • 色尼耶;修狗行戒的外道名;頻婆娑羅王的個人名或氏族名

  • 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

  • 行會會長;公會主人

  • 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

  • 行會;團體;社團;組織

  • 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

  • 行會;公會;同業組織

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

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Seniya
Person
  • 一位裸行苦行者,奉行「狗行」苦行、舉止如犬;據《狗行者經》所載,他拜見佛陀後加入僧團,後來證得阿羅漢果。

  • 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
  • 據覺音所說,這是頻毘娑羅王的本名,此名幾乎總與其王號連用來稱呼他;註釋家對其由來說法不一,或說因其統率大軍,或說因出身以此為名的氏族。

  • 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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