Pāli Dictionary

anāthapiṇḍika

anāthaprefixpiṇḍikasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • 給孤独長者(ぎっこく-ちょうじゃ);舎衛城の富豪で本名は須達多(スダッタ);仏陀の在家弟子中で布施第一と称され、祇園精舎を寄進した。

  • Anāthapiṇḍika; a wealthy banker (seṭṭhi) of Sāvatthī, whose personal name was Sudatta; the Buddha’s foremost lay disciple in generosity and donor of the Jetavana monastery.

  • SN 1.11

    evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme

  • AN 5.176

    atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati pañcamattehi upāsakasatehi parivuto yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekam'antaṃ nisīdi.

Encyclopedia

  • サーヴァッティの富豪で、仏陀への比類なき布施で知られる。ラージャガハで初めて仏陀に出会い、後に自ら建てたジェータヴァナ僧院に迎えた。

  • A banker of Sāvatthi renowned for his unparalleled generosity to the Buddha, whom he first met in Rājagaha and later hosted at the Jetavana monastery he built.

MN 143·First meets the BuddhaSN 10.8AN 3.109AN 4.62AN 5.41AN 5.43AN 5.176AN 5.179AN 10.92AN 10.93·First meets the BuddhaAN 10.8·First meets the BuddhaSN 55.27SN 55.26

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