Pāli Dictionary

caṅkī

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • Caṅkī, name of a learned Brahman contemporary of the Buddha (after whom MN 95 is named)

  • MN 95

    tena kho pana samayena caṅkī brāhmaṇo opāsādaṃ ajjhāvasati satt'ussadaṃ satiṇakaṭṭh'odakaṃ sadhaññaṃ rājabhoggaṃ raññā pasenadinā kosalena dinnaṃ rājadāyaṃ brahmadeyyaṃ.

  • MN 100

    brahm'āyu sel'assalāyano, ghoṭamukho ca brāhmaṇo, caṅkī esu dhanañ'jāni, vāseṭṭho subhagāravo'ti.

Encyclopedia

Caṅkī
Person

  • A wealthy and highly learned brahmin, contemporary of the Buddha, who visited him at Opāsāda despite his colleagues’ objections and was taught the discourse bearing his name.

MN 95

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