Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
general
給孤獨長者；舍衛城富商，本名須達多（Sudatta）；佛陀首席在家男弟子，以佈施第一著稱，祇樹給孤獨園的捐贈者。
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舍衛城一位長者，以對佛陀無與倫比的佈施聞名，初於王舍城遇見佛陀，後建祇園精舍供養。
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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