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noun · masculine
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Vassakāra, brahmane, premier ministre du roi Ajātasattu
Vassakāra, a Brahmin who served as chief minister to King Ajātasattu of Magadha
AN 4.183
ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe. atha kho vassakāro brāhmaṇo magadhamah'āmatto yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi.
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Vassakāra
PersonLe brahmane premier ministre du roi Ajātasattu qui, suivant le conseil du Bouddha selon lequel les Vajjī étaient invincibles tant qu’ils restaient unis, orchestra leur chute en semant la discorde parmi les Licchavī par des années d’intrigues calculées.
A brahmin chief minister of King Ajātasattu who, following the Buddha’s counsel that the Vajjī could not be defeated while united, engineered their downfall by sowing discord among the Licchavī through years of calculated intrigue.
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