Pāli Dictionary

vāseṭṭha

vasiṭṭhastemṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • Vāseṭṭha; name of several individuals, including an ancient Vedic sage, a young brahmin who visited the Buddha, and a lay disciple.

  • MN 95

    seyyath'idaṃ, aṭṭhako vāmako vāmadevo vessāmitto yamataggi aṅgīraso bhāradvājo vāseṭṭho kassapo bhagu, te'pi evam'āhaṃsu, mayam'etaṃ jānāma, mayam'etaṃ passāma. idam'eva saccaṃ, mogham'aññan'ti?

  • AN 8.44

    ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā vesāliyaṃ viharati mahāvane kūṭ'āgārasālāyaṃ. atha kho vāseṭṭho upāsako yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami.

  • Vāseṭṭha; a clan or family name, notably used to address the Mallas of Kusināra.

  • DN 16

    gaccha tvaṃ, ānanda, kusināraṃ pavisitvā kosinārakānaṃ mallānaṃ ārocehi, ajja kho, vāseṭṭhā, rattiyā pacchime yāme tathāgatassa parinibbānaṃ bhavissati.

  • Ja 413

    brāhmaṇo ajayūthena, pahūt'edho vane vasaṃ, dhūmaṃ akāsi vāseṭṭho, rattin'divam'atandito.

doctrine

  • Vāseṭṭha Sutta; a discourse taught by the Buddha to the young brahmin Vāseṭṭha (MN 98 / Sn 3.6).

  • MN 100

    brahm'āyu sel'assalāyano, ghoṭamukho ca brāhmaṇo, caṅkī esu dhanañ'jāni, vāseṭṭho subhagāravo'ti.

Encyclopedia

8 entries

Vāseṭṭha
Person

  • The constant personal attendant of the Buddha Nārada.

Vāseṭṭha2
Other

  • An ancient sage held in high esteem for his learning, counted among the originators of the Vedic hymns.

MN 95AN 7.52
Vāseṭṭha3
Person

  • A brahmin clan tracing its descent to the sage Vāseṭṭha, held in high esteem and shared by the Mallā of both Kusinārā and Pāvā.

Vāseṭṭha4
Person

  • A young brahmin of great wealth, chief disciple of Pokkharasāti, who visited the Buddha together with his friend Bhāradvāja, was converted across several discourses including the Tevijja and Aggañña Suttas, and attained Arahantship after ordination.

Vāseṭṭha5
Person

  • A lay disciple, distinct from the brahmin clan of the same name, who visited the Buddha at the Kūṭāgārasālā in Vesāli and is counted among his eminent lay followers.

AN 8.44
Vāseṭṭha6
Person

  • A brahmin belonging to the Vāseṭṭha clan; see Dhūmakāri, under whose entry his story is told.

Vāseṭṭha7
Person

  • A brahmin of Kapilavatthu, father of the elder Vappa.

Vāseṭṭha8
Person

  • A very wealthy brahmin, father of the elder Sela.

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