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Part of speech
noun · masculine
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雨行；婆沙迦羅（阿闍世王的婆羅門大臣）
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.
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Vassakāra
Person阿闍世王（Ajātasattu）的婆羅門首相，從佛陀「跋耆人團結則不可戰勝」的教誨中悟出計策，多年經營離間計，最終使離車（Licchavī）內部分裂而覆亡。
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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