Pāli Dictionary

bhaṇḍa

Part of speech

noun

Synonyms

bhaṇḍaka, paṇiya

general

  • moveable property; goods; merchandise; belongings; utensils; implements; instruments

monastic

  • name of a monk

  • SN 16.6

    idh'āhaṃ, bhante, addasaṃ bhaṇḍañ'ca nāma bhikkhuṃ ānandassa saddhivihāriṃ abhijikañ'ca nāma bhikkhuṃ anuruddhassa saddhivihāriṃ aññam'aññaṃ sutena accāvadante, ehi, bhikkhu, ko bahutaraṃ bhāsissati, ko sundarataraṃ bhāsissati, ko cirataraṃ bhāsissatī'ti.

bhaṇḍanta

bhaṇḍastemntasuffix

via inflected form bhaṇḍā · vocative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

bhaṇḍ1blame; accuse

general

  • blaming; accusing; arguing; quarrelling

  • AN 4.200

    kathañ'ca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu paṭiseneti? idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu akkosantaṃ paccakkosati, rosantaṃ paṭirosati, bhaṇḍantaṃ paṭibhaṇḍati. evaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu paṭiseneti.

bhaṇḍati

bhaṇḍaroot

via inflected form bhaṇḍa · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

bhaṇḍ1blame; accuse

Synonyms

vadati, vivadati

general

  • quarrels; argues; disputes; wrangles (with)

  • Thag 16.10

    pariccajitvā saddhammaṃ, aññam'aññehi bhaṇḍare, diṭṭhigatāni anventā, idaṃ seyyo'ti maññare.

Encyclopedia

Bhaṇḍa
Person

  • A monk, associate of Ānanda, whom Mahā-Kassapa reported to the Buddha for quarrelling with a colleague of Anuruddha, after which both disputants confessed and were forgiven.

DN 16AN 4.1

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