Pāli Dictionary

vakkali

vakkalastemisuffix

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.

vakkalī

approximate

vakkalastemīsuffix

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.

SN 22.87Thag 5.8
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.

SN 22.87

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