Pāli Dictionary

virūpakkha1

virūpaprefixakkhasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • 毗楼博叉，四大天王之一；西方守护者，龙族之主

  • Virūpakkha, one of the Four Great Kings; regent of the western quarter and lord of the Nāgas

  • DN 18

    pacchimāya disāya virūp'akkho mahārājā puratth'ābhimukho nisinno hoti deve purakkhatvā, uttarāya disāya vessavaṇo mahārājā dakkhiṇābhimukho nisinno hoti deve purakkhatvā.

virūpakkha2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • 一支龙族（那伽）王族的名称

  • name of a royal family of Nāgas (serpents)

  • AN 4.67

    sace hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena phareyya, na hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ahinā daṭṭho kālaṅ'kareyya. katamāni cattāri? virūp'akkhaṃ ahirājakulaṃ, erāpathaṃ ahirājakulaṃ, chabyāputtaṃ ahirājakulaṃ, kaṇhāgotamakaṃ ahirājakulaṃ.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Virūpakkha
Other

  • 四大天王之一，镇守西方、统领诸龙，迦罗建尼是其女儿。

  • One of the Four Great Regent Kings, guardian of the western quarter and lord of the Nāgas, whose daughter is Kāḷakaṇṇī.

Virūpakkha2
Person

  • 一个龙族家系的名称，可能是西方天王毘卢博叉的追随者。

  • The name of a Nāga family, likely followers of the regent king Virūpakkha.

DN 20AN 4.67

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