Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
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给孤独长者；舍卫城富商，本名须达多（Sudatta）；佛陀首席在家男弟子，以布施第一著称，祇树给孤独园的捐赠者。
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.
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Anāthapiṇḍika
Person舍卫城一位长者，以对佛陀无与伦比的布施闻名，初于王舍城遇见佛陀，后建祇园精舍供养。
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.
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