- 诃利底
- (訶利底, 诃利底)
Hāritī; also [lang id =1028]訶利帝 (or [lang id =1028]訶哩帝); [lang id =1028]呵利底; [lang id =1028]呵利帝 (or [lang id =1028]呵利陀); [lang id =1028]阿利底 Ariti; intp. as captivating, charming; cruel; dark green, yellow, etc.; mother of demons, a (sa) rākṣasī who was under a vow to devour the children of Rājagṛha, but was converted by the Buddha, and became the guardian of nunneries, where her image, carrying a child and with children by her, is worshipped for children or in children's ailments.
Dictionary of Buddhist terms. 2013.