Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Root
dhan1be rich
monastic
Dhaniya, a monk notorious for the offense that occasioned the second pārājika rule (theft)
Part of speech
noun · masculine
monastic
Dhaniya, name of an arahant monk (a different monk of the same name)
Part of speech
noun · neuter
Root
dhan1be rich
general
wealth; riches; abundance of property
grain; corn (a produce synonymous with dhañña)
Part of speech
adjective
Root
dhan1be rich
general
wealthy, rich; (as noun) a wealthy person, a rich man
Ja 539
ajinamhi haññate dīpi, nāgo dantehi haññate, dhanamhi dhanino hanti, aniketam'asanthavaṃ, phalī ambo aphalo ca, te satthāro ubho mama.
Encyclopedia
2 entries
Dhaniya
PlaceA wealthy herdsman living on the banks of the river Mahī whose contented song of prosperity was answered verse for verse by the Buddha, leading him, his wife, and two daughters to become Stream-winners and later to enter the Order.
Dhaniya2
PersonA potter of Rājagaha who entered the Order after learning of Pukkusāti’s enlightened death, and whose overly elaborate brick hut, later replaced by wood taken without proper authorization, prompted new Vinaya rules on monastic dwellings.
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