Pāli Dictionary

vesālī

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • 毗舍离；韦沙离；广严城（古印度城市，离车族及跋耆国的首都）

  • Vesālī; an ancient city; capital of the Licchavis and the Vajjī confederacy

  • SN 1.39

    vesāliyaṃ vane viharantaṃ, aggaṃ sattassa sambuddhaṃ, kokanad'āham'asmi abhivande, kokanadā pajjunnassa dhītā.

Encyclopedia

Vesāli
Place

  • 离车族的都城，佛陀成道后第五年首次到访，起因是该城遭遇饥荒与瘟疫，居民派使者迎请佛陀前来救助。

  • The capital of the Licchavī clan, first visited by the Buddha in the fifth year after his Enlightenment when he was invited to relieve a famine and plague afflicting the city.

DN 16DN 20MN 12MN 35MN 36MN 52MN 105MN 108AN 3.84AN 3.125AN 5.34AN 5.121AN 8.53AN 11.16SN 9.9SN 22.60SN 22.86SN 36.7SN 54.9SN 55.30SN 56.45

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