Pāli Dictionary

vajirā

vajirarootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine


monastic

  • 金剛比丘尼,阿羅漢比丘尼,以答魔波旬『眾生』唯是諸緣和合,如車因諸部件組合而立之說著稱

  • 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

  • 鑽石;金剛石

  • diamond

  • Dhp 161

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

  • 雷電;金剛杵(尤指帝釋天的武器)

  • 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
  • 指向瓦耆羅俱摩利(Vajirakumārī)條目的參見條目。

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

Vajirā2
Person
  • 一位比丘尼,魔羅質問她關於眾生本質與來源的問題時,她答以眾生實無自性,唯是緣生諸法和合,喻如車輛,其偈頌廣為後世引用,然其本人生平事蹟不詳。

  • 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)的二十六代後裔相繼統治,末代君主為薩提那(Sādhina),據說佛陀的鉢與錫杖在其涅槃後曾供奉於此。

  • 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
  • 迦葉五世之子薩伽塞那波提(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 二世麾下的一位將領,為糞掃衣派(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,為僧眾建造了名為 Vajirasenaka 的住所。

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

Vajira3
Personapproximate
  • 一位教師,為 Jaṅghadāsa 的著作撰寫了註疏。

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

Vajira4
Placeapproximate
  • 守護 Jotika 宮殿的七位夜叉之一,駐守第三道門,率三千眷屬。

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

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