Pāli Dictionary
vasabha
Part of speech
noun · masculine
general
公牛;种牛;(喻)杰出者、首领
a bull; a head/stud bull; (fig.) a foremost, eminent one
Encyclopedia
7 entries
Vasabha
Person见于斯里兰卡编年史,Kuṭumbiyaṅgana 的一位居士,Veḷusumana 之父。
A householder of Kuṭumbiyaṅgana and father of Veḷusumana, mentioned in the Sri Lankan chronicles.
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Person斯里兰卡的一位国王,年轻时因占星预言几遭处死,后击败 Subha 王夺得王位,在位四十四年,大兴土木建造多处佛寺水利。
A king of Sri Lanka who narrowly escaped execution as a young man under a soothsayer’s death-warrant, later seized the throne by defeating King Subha, and reigned for forty-four years marked by extensive building works.
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PersonVaruṇa 村的一位婆罗门,其女曾在 Piyadassī 佛证悟前供养乳粥。
A brahmin of Varuṇa village whose daughter offered milk-rice to the Buddha Piyadassī before his Enlightenment.
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PersonNārada 佛的主要在家护法之一。
One of the chief lay supporters of the Buddha Nārada.
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Person出身离车族王室的一位长老,因怜悯信众而受用供养,一度被误认为耽于享受,直至帝释天就邻近一位伪善僧人前来试探,方证实其操守清白。
A thera of Licchavi royal descent who, out of compassion for his devoted patrons, was mistaken for self-indulgent until Sakka, testing him about a fraudulent monk nearby, confirmed his integrity.
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Place喜马拉雅山(Himavā)附近的一座山。
A mountain near the Himavā range.
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PersonPadumuttara 佛时代的一位阿罗汉长老,被誉为苦行第一,此名显系 Nisabha 的异写。
An Arahant thera of the time of the Buddha Padumuttara, declared foremost among monks for austere practices; the name is evidently a variant of Nisabha.
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