Pāli Dictionary

vajirā

vajirarootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine


monastic

  • 金刚比丘尼,阿罗汉比丘尼,以答魔波旬‘众生’唯是诸缘和合,如车因诸部件组合而立之说著称

  • Vajirā, an arahant nun known for her reply to Māra that there is no ‘being’ apart from its conditioned factors, like a chariot which exists only because of its parts

  • SN 5.10

    atha kho māro pāpimā jānāti maṃ vajirā bhikkhunī'ti dukkhī dummano tatth'ev'antaradhāyī'ti.

vajira

approximate

Part of speech

noun · neuter


general

  • 钻石;金刚石

  • diamond

  • Dhp 161

    attanā hi kataṃ pāpaṃ, attajaṃ attasambhavaṃ, abhimatthati dummedhaṃ, vajiraṃ'v'asmamayaṃ maṇiṃ.

  • 雷电;金刚杵(尤指帝释天的武器)

  • thunderbolt (especially the weapon of the god Sakka/Indra)

  • MN 35

    tena kho pana samayena vajirapāṇi yakkho āyasaṃ vajiraṃ ādāya ādittaṃ sampajjalitaṃ sajotibhūtaṃ saccakassa nigaṇṭhaputtassa uparivehāsaṃ ṭhito hoti, sac'āyaṃ saccako nigaṇṭhaputto bhagavatā yāvatatiyaṃ sahadhammikaṃ pañhaṃ puṭṭho na byākarissati etth'ev'assa sattadhā muddhaṃ phālessāmī'ti.

Encyclopedia

8 entries

Vajirā
Other
  • 指向瓦耆罗俱摩利(Vajirakumārī)条目的参见条目。

  • A cross-reference entry pointing to the entry on Vajirakumārī.

Vajirā2
Person
  • 一位比丘尼,魔罗质问她关于众生本质与来源的问题时,她答以众生实无自性,唯是缘生诸法和合,喻如车辆,其偈颂广为后世引用,然其本人生平事迹不详。

  • A nun who, when questioned by Māra about the origin and nature of a being, answered that there is no such thing apart from its conditioned constituent parts, likening it to a chariot; her verses are widely quoted though her own story is otherwise unknown.

SN 5.10
  • 一座城市,由提婆(Deva)的二十六代后裔相继统治,末代君主为萨提那(Sādhina),据说佛陀的钵与锡杖在其涅槃后曾供奉于此。

  • A city ruled in succession by twenty-six kings descended from Deva, the last being Sādhina, where the Buddha’s alms bowl and staff were said to have been deposited after his death.

Vajirā4
Person
  • 迦叶五世之子萨伽塞那波提(Sakkasenāpati)之妻,曾建造一座以其名命名的僧舍。

  • The wife of Sakkasenāpati, son of King Kassapa V, who built and gave her name to a monastic residence.

Vajira
Personapproximate
  • Dappula 二世麾下的一位将领,为粪扫衣派(Paṃsukūlin)比丘建造了一座寺院。

  • A general of Dappula II who built a monastery for the Paṃsukūlin monks.

Vajira2
Personapproximate
  • Sena 一世麾下的一位大臣,为僧众建造了名为 Vajirasenaka 的住所。

  • A minister of Sena I who built a dwelling for the monks called Vajirasenaka.

Vajira3
Personapproximate
  • 一位教师,为 Jaṅghadāsa 的著作撰写了注疏。

  • A teacher who wrote a commentary on the work of Jaṅghadāsa.

Vajira4
Placeapproximate
  • 守护 Jotika 宫殿的七位夜叉之一,驻守第三道门,率三千眷属。

  • One of seven yakkhas guarding the palace of Jotika, stationed at the third gate with a retinue of three thousand.

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