Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
adjective
Root
tar1cross
general
crossable; that can be crossed
Part of speech
noun · neuter
Root
tar1cross
general
a matter requiring urgency; something to be done in haste
Thag 4.7
yo dandhakāle tarati, taraṇīye ca dandhaye, ayoni saṃvidhānena, bālo dukkhaṃ nigacchati.
Encyclopedia
4 entries
Taraṇiya
PersonAn arahant who, in a previous birth, ferried the Buddha and his monks across a river in flood, becoming king five times thirteen aeons later under the name Sabhogavā, probably identical with the elder Sambhūta.
Taraṇiya2
PersonAn arahant who, ninety-one aeons ago, ferried the Buddha Vipassī and his monks across a river by boat.
Taraṇiya3
PersonAn arahant who, ninety-one aeons ago, built a bridge over an impassable road, and fifty-five aeons ago was a king named Samogadha.
Taraṇiya4
PersonAn arahant who, in a previous birth as a turtle in the river Vinatā, carried the Buddha Atthadassī on his back across the river when the Buddha wished to cross.
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