Pāli Dictionary

chabbaggiya

approximate

chaḷprefixvaggarootiyasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

monastic

  • belonging to the group of six; (as noun) one of the “group of six” (a notorious group of six bhikkhus or bhikkhunīs frequently cited in the Vinaya for violating rules)

  • MN 26

    asakkhiṃ kho ahaṃ, bhikkhave, pañcavaggiye bhikkhū saññāpetuṃ. dve'pi sudaṃ, bhikkhave, bhikkhū ovadāmi, tayo bhikkhū piṇḍāya caranti. yaṃ tayo bhikkhū piṇḍāya caritvā āharanti tena chabbaggiyā yāpema.

Encyclopedia

Chabbaggiyā
Person

  • A notorious group of six monks, contemporaries of the Buddha, repeatedly cited in the Vinaya for various breaches of monastic discipline.

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