Pāli Dictionary

Dhanapāla2

Person

十薩那國伊羅迦車城的一位吝嗇富商,死後轉生為餓鬼;一群路過的商人見其苦狀,應他所求代他向佛陀佈施。

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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