Pāli Dictionary

Dhanapāla2

Person

A miserly millionaire of Erakaccha in Dasaṇṇa who, after death, was reborn as a hungry ghost; travelling merchants who saw his suffering gave alms to the Buddha on his behalf at his own request.

A millionaire (seṭṭhi) of Erakaccha in Dasaṇṇa. He was a miser and, after death, was born as a peta. Some merchants, travelling to Uttarāpaṭha, saw his sufferings and, at his request, gave alms to the Buddha on his behalf. Pv.ii.7; PvA.99 ff.

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