Pāli Dictionary

tambadāṭhika

tambastemdāṭhikastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • 有铜色牙齿(獠牙)的人

  • one with copper-coloured teeth (or tusks)

Encyclopedia

  • 王舍城的一位刽子手,担任此职长达五十五年,卸任当日经舍利弗点化,得以从过往残忍行径的心理煎熬中解脱。

  • 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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