Pāli Dictionary

vedalla

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

dal8分裂；撕裂

doctrine

  • 毘陀羅（問答體經文）；九分教之一，以問答形式說明的經文

  • questions-and-answers exposition; catechism; one of the nine genre-divisions (aṅgas) of the canon

  • AN 4.62

    suttaṃ geyyaṃ veyyākaraṇaṃ gāthā udānaṃ itivuttakaṃ jātakaṃ abbhutadhammaṃ vedallaṃ

  • MN 22

    idha, bhikkhave, ekacce moghapurisā dhammaṃ pariyāpuṇanti, suttaṃ, geyyaṃ, veyyākaraṇaṃ, gāthaṃ, udānaṃ, itivuttakaṃ, jātakaṃ, abbhutadhammaṃ, vedallaṃ.

Encyclopedia

Vedalla
Other

  • 依內容分類的三藏九分教中的最後一支，包含《小方廣經》《大方廣經》等因聽者兼具領悟與歡喜而發問所引出的諸經。

  • The last of the nine divisions of the Tipiṭaka classified by subject matter, comprising suttas such as the Cūḷavedalla and Mahāvedalla that were taught in response to questions asked with both understanding and delight.

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