Pāli Dictionary

vāsudeva

vasudevastemasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • Vāsudeva, the god Vishnu (also identified with Krishna, son of Vasudeva)

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Compound structure

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vasudevā
  1. vasu

    wealth, riches, goods

  2. devādeva

    a deity; a god; a celestial being

Encyclopedia

Vāsudeva
Person

  • The eldest of the ten Andhakaveṇhudāsaputtā brothers, a legendary king whose story parallels the Krishna legend and who is identified in the Jātakas with Sāriputta.

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