Pāli Dictionary

vassakāra

vassastemkārasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • 雨行;婆沙迦罗(阿阇世王的婆罗门大臣)

  • 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.

Encyclopedia

  • 阿闍世王(Ajātasattu)的婆罗门首相,从佛陀“跋耆人团结则不可战胜”的教诲中悟出计策,多年经营离间计,最终使离车(Licchavī)内部分裂而覆亡。

  • 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.

DN 16MN 108AN 4.35AN 4.183

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