Vajirā²

The Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.i.134f. relates that one day, when she was meditating in Andhavana at Sāvatthī, Māra questioned her as to the origin of a “being”, its creator, its origin, …

…(ayasa); Thag.419; Ja.i.134 (vajira-pūritā viya garukā kucchi “as if filled with Sakka’s thunderbolt.” Dutoit takes it in meaning…

AjātasattuVedehiputta

Son of Bimbisāra, King of Māgadha, and therefore half-brother to Abhayarājakumāra. He murdered his father to gain the throne, and conspired with Devadatta to kill the Buddha, b …

A grove to the south of Sāvatthī, one gāvuta away from the city. It was well guarded and monks and nuns used to resort there in search of solitude. The Bhikkhunī Saṃyutta contains stories of nuns wh …

KāsiKāsikaKāsigāmaKāsinigama

One of the sixteen Great Nations, AN.i.213 its capital being Bārāṇasī.

At the time of the Buddha, it had been absorbed into the kingdom of Kosala, and Pasenadi was king …

MāraNamuciKaṇhaAdhipatiAntakaPamattabandhuPāpimā

Generally regarded as the personification of Death, the Evil One, the Tempter. Sometimes known as the Dark One (Kaṇha). Snp.355 MN.i.377 DN.ii.262 T …

VajirakumārīVajirāVajirī

Daughter of Pasenadi. MN.ii.110

…pieces on the spot. It was Vajirapāṇi’s duty to frighten such people by appearing before them in the sky, armed with a thunderbolt, which he…

…Disāmukha, Yamamoli, Vajira, Vajirapāṇi or Vajirabāhu, Sātāgira, Serīsaka; (c) qualities of character, etc. e.g., Adhamma, Katattha,…

…Thera WHEEL 6. - Brahma Vihāra, by Narada Thera Vajirarama, Colombo, 1962.

kind of gem Mil.118 (vajira k. phussarāga lohitanka).

…muttā, maṇi, veḷuriya vajira, pavāḷa. (So at Abhp.490.) These 7 are said to be used in the outfit of a ship to give it more splendour:…

…cat’s eye, veḷuriya lapis lazuli, vajira diamend. See also under…

…cp. vājeti, vajra (P. vajira); Lat. vegeo to be alert “vegetation”, vigeo to be strong “vigour”; Av. vaƶra; Oicel wakr = Ags. wacor…

…Dhp-a.iv.209 alias Vajira-pāṇī DN.i.95, or Vajira-bāhu Dhp-a.iv.209 Sātāgira “Pleasant-mount” DN.ii.256; Snp.153;…