Pāli Dictionary

tambadāṭhika

tambastemdāṭhikastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • 有銅色牙齒(獠牙)的人

  • one with copper-coloured teeth (or tusks)

Encyclopedia

  • 王舍城的一位劊子手,擔任此職長達五十五年,卸任當日經舍利弗點化,得以從過往殘忍行徑的心理煎熬中解脫。

  • 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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