Pāli Dictionary

theragāthā

Part of speech

noun · feminine

doctrine

  • 《长老偈》；巴利三藏小部（Khuddaka Nikāya）的第八部经，收录早期佛教长老比丘所作的偈颂。

  • Theragāthā; the eighth book of the Khuddaka Nikāya in the Pāli Canon, a collection of verses composed by early elder monks.

general

  • 长老的偈颂；长老所作的一首偈颂，或特指《长老偈》中的单首偈颂。

  • a verse of an elder; a verse from the Theragāthā.

Encyclopedia

Theragāthā
Text

  • 《小部》第八部经典，收录多为佛陀在世时代长老所作的偈颂，讲述其生平并抒发证悟解脱的喜悦，英译本名为《长老诗篇》。

  • The eighth book of the Khuddakanikāya, a collection of verses attributed mostly to elders of the Buddha’s own lifetime, recounting their life stories and expressing the joy of liberation, later translated as Psalms of the Brethren.

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