Pāli Dictionary

vāsudeva

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vasudevastemasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • 婆薮天，毗湿奴天（亦指黑天，跋苏提婆之子）

  • Vāsudeva, the god Vishnu (also identified with Krishna, son of Vasudeva)

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Compound structure

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vasudevā
  1. vasu

    财富，财宝

  2. devādeva

    天；天神；天人

Encyclopedia

Vāsudeva
Personapproximate

  • 十位安达迦韦奴陀娑子兄弟中的长兄，其传说与黑天（Krishna）故事相呼应，在本生故事中被认作是舍利弗的前身。

  • The eldest of the ten Andhakaveṇhudāsaputtā brothers, a legendary king whose story parallels the Krishna legend and who is identified in the Jātakas with Sāriputta.

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