Daḷhika
PersonA monk of Sāgala whose pupil, after stealing a turban worth less than five coins, confessed to him and was thereby spared an offense entailing expulsion from the order.
A monk of Sāgala.
A pupil of his once stole a turban from a shopkeeper and confessed his fault to Daḷhika, thinking that he would, on that account, fall into an offence of defeat (pārājika). However, the value of the turban was less than five coins (māsaka) and the pupil was saved from an offence of defeat. Vin.iii.67.
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