Pāli Dictionary

soṇadaṇḍa

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • 首那檀陀(婆罗门名,字面义为“狗杖”)

  • Soṇadaṇḍa (name of a Brahmin from Campā; literally “dog stick”)

  • DN 4

    tena kho pana samayena soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo campaṃ ajjhāvasati satt'ussadaṃ satiṇakaṭṭh'odakaṃ sadhaññaṃ rājabhoggaṃ raññā māgadhena seniyena bimbisārena dinnaṃ rājadāyaṃ brahmadeyyaṃ.

Encyclopedia

  • 瞻波城一位富有且学识渊博的婆罗门,不顾友人反对拜访佛陀,在以其名命名的经中表达对佛法的赞赏,但因自恃年长而只算半信。

  • A wealthy and learned brahmin of Campā who, despite his friends’ objections, visited the Buddha and, in the discourse that bears his name, expressed appreciation for his teaching while maintaining only partial conversion out of deference to his own seniority.

DN 4

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