Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
general
跋迦梨(婆咖利);以信解脱第一的阿罗汉比丘
Vakkali, an arahant monk foremost among those liberated through faith
SN 22.87
alaṃ, vakkali, kiṃ te iminā pūtikāyena diṭṭhena? yo kho, vakkali, dhammaṃ passati so maṃ passati, yo maṃ passati so dhammaṃ passati
AN 1.208
etadaggaṃ, bhikkhave, mama sāvakānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ saddh'ādhimuttānaṃ yadidaṃ vakkalī'ti.
Part of speech
adjective
monastic
身穿树皮衣的(苦行者)
wearing a bark garment (of an ascetic)
Encyclopedia
2 entries
Vakkali
Person舍卫城的一位婆罗门,因迷恋佛陀的容貌而出家只为常伴左右,佛陀告诉他见法者方为真见佛后,他因此证得阿罗汉果。
A brahmin of Sāvatthi who, captivated by the sight of the Buddha, became a monk chiefly to gaze upon him, and who attained Arahantship after the Buddha taught him that seeing the Dhamma is what truly matters.
Vakkali2
Person或指过去世 Padumuttara 佛时立誓求信心第一的一位比丘,或指记载前一条目所述婆罗门出身比丘证阿罗汉及其去世事迹的经文。
Either a monk in the time of the Buddha Padumuttara who aspired to be foremost in faith, or a name for the sutta recounting the Arahantship and death of the brahmin monk described in the previous entry.
Found an error in the dictionary?