Pāli Dictionary

vajjiyamāhita

vajjiyaprefixmāhitastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • 跋耆摩希多；瞻波城一位虔诚的居士

  • Vajjiyamāhita, a devout householder of Campā

  • AN 10.94

    ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā campāyaṃ viharati gaggarāya pokkharaṇiyā tīre. atha kho vajjiyamāhito gahapati divā divassa campāya nikkhami bhagavantaṃ dassanāya. atha kho vajjiyamāhitassa gahapatissa etadahosi, akālo kho tāva bhagavantaṃ dassanāya.

Encyclopedia

Vajjiyamāhita
Person

  • 瞻波（Campā）城一位虔诚的居士，曾反驳游方沙门指责佛陀否定一切苦行的说法，后被佛陀赞为善于与外道论辩的居士典范。

  • A devout householder of Campā who refuted wanderers’ claims that the Buddha condemned all asceticism, and was later praised by the Buddha as a model layman skilled in debating with rival teachers.

AN 10.94

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