Pāli Dictionary

tambadāṭhika

tambastemdāṭhikastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • celui qui a des dents (crocs) couleur cuivre

  • one with copper-coloured teeth (or tusks)

Encyclopedia

  • Un bourreau public de Rājagaha qui occupa ce poste pendant cinquante-cinq ans et, le jour de sa révocation, fut converti par Sāriputta, qui l’aida à libérer son esprit du tourment de sa cruauté passée.

  • A public executioner of Rājagaha who held the post for fifty-five years and, on the day of his dismissal, was converted by Sāriputta, who helped free his mind from the torment of past cruelty.

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