Pāli Dictionary

daṇḍapāṇī1

daṇḍastempāṇīsuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

daṇḍahattha

general

  • 手持杖者；持棍在手

  • carrying a staff in one’s hand; holding a stick

daṇḍapāṇī2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • 檀荼波尼（釋迦族在家居士名，見巴利經典）

  • Daṇḍapāṇī, a Sakyan layman mentioned in the Pāli canon

  • MN 18

    daṇḍapāṇi'pi kho sakko jaṅghāvihāraṃ anucaṅkamamāno anuvicaramāno yena mahāvanaṃ ten'upasaṅkami

Encyclopedia

Daṇḍapāṇī
Person

  • 迦毗羅衛的釋迦族人，佛陀的舅父，曾就佛陀教法提問，卻心存不滿而未被說服。

  • A Sakyan of Kapilavatthu, the Buddha’s maternal uncle, who once questioned him on his teachings but left unconvinced and displeased.

MN 18

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