Pāli Dictionary

vepacitti

Part of speech

noun · masculine


cosmology

  • 毗摩质多罗;阿修罗王(一位阿修罗首领)

  • Vepacitti, an Asura chieftain (lord of the demons/titans)

  • DN 20

    kālakañcā mahābhismā, asurā dānaveghasā, vepacitti sucitti ca, pahārādo namucī saha.

  • SN 11.4

    atha kho, bhikkhave, devā tāvatiṃsā vepacittiṃ asur'indaṃ kaṇṭhapañcamehi bandhanehi bandhitvā sakkassa devānam'indassa santike ānesuṃ sudhammasabhaṃ.

Encyclopedia

Vepacitti
Person
  • 阿修罗首领,是阿修罗中地位最高者,也是罗睺(Rāhu)的朋友,曾被诸天擒获并被捆绑带到帝释天(Sakka)面前。

  • An Asura chieftain, the highest-ranking among the Asuras and a friend of Rāhu, who was once taken prisoner by the devas and brought bound before Sakka.

DN 20SN 11.5SN 35.248

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