sañjīva 1 · sañjīva 2
<b> <c c="#a00149">Sañjīva</c> </b> <br>One of the two chief disciples of Kakusandha Buddha. <c c="#3b6bd3">DN.ii.4</c> He was expert in samādhi, and lived in cells, caves, etc., sustaining himself on samādhi. One day, when in a state of trance in a forest, woodmen, thinking him dead, burnt his body, but he, emerging at the proper time from his trance, shook out his robes and entered the village for alms; hence his name, Sañjīva, the “Survivor”. <c c="#3b6bd3">MN.i.333</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(masc, masc, from sañjīvati) name of a hell where one cannot die [lit.] revival Construction: saṃ + √jīv + a
(masc, masc, from sañjīvati) name of one of Kakusandha Buddha's chief disciples [lit.] revival Construction: saṃ + √jīv + a