Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
general
跋迦梨(婆咖利);以信解脫第一的阿羅漢比丘
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
身穿樹皮衣的(苦行者)
wearing a bark garment (of an ascetic)
Encyclopedia
2 entries
Vakkali
Person舍衛城的一位婆羅門,因迷戀佛陀的容貌而出家只為常伴左右,佛陀告訴他見法者方為真見佛後,他因此證得阿羅漢果。
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或指過去世 Padumuttara 佛時立誓求信心第一的一位比丘,或指記載前一條目所述婆羅門出身比丘證阿羅漢及其去世事蹟的經文。
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.
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