Jaṭila
Other一類因頭髮結成髻狀而得名的苦行者,有時被歸入「仙人」(isi)之列,有時則歸入「牟尼」(muni)之列。
l. Jaṭila.– A class of ascetics, so called on account of their matted hair (jaṭilā ti tāpasā, to hi jaṭādhāritāya idha jaṭilā ti vuttā) (UdA.74; see also 330). These ascetics are sometimes classed under isi (Cūḷa Nid.149) and also under muṇi (Cūḷa Nid.513).
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