Pāli Dictionary

Dhanapāla2

Person

ダサンナ国エーラカッチャの吝嗇な富豪で、死後に餓鬼として生まれ変わった。彼の苦しみを見た旅の商人たちが、彼自身の願いにより彼に代わって仏陀に施しをした。

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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