Pāli Dictionary

Kāḷaka

Person

Un millionnaire de Sāketa et adepte des Nigaṇṭha, dont le fils épousa la petite-fille d’Anāthapiṇḍika, Cūḷa-Subhaddā ; converti à l’entrée-dans-le-courant en entendant le Bouddha, il chassa de force les Nigaṇṭha de son parc et le donna, sous le nom de Kāḷakārāma, pour construire un monastère pour le Bouddha.

A millionaire (seṭṭhi) of Sāketa. His son was the husband of Cūḷa-Subhaddā (q.v.) and therefore son-in-law of Anāthapiṇḍika. Kāḷaka was a follower of the Nigaṇṭhā. When the Buddha visited Sāketa, at the request of Cūḷa-Subhaddā, Kālaka listened to his discourse and became a Stream-winner (sotāpanna). He gave his park, the Kāḷakārāma, to the Buddha, and built a vihāra there after removing, by force, the Nigaṇṭhā, who were in possession.

AA.ii.482 f; but see DhA.iii.465 f, where the millionaire’s name is given as Ugga of Uggapura; see also Dvy.402, where the name of the city is Puṇḍavardhana and that of Anāthapiṇḍika’s daughter Sumāgadhā.

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