Pāli Dictionary

dhotaka

dhovroottasuffixkasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

dhov1wash; sharpen

monastic

  • Dhotaka, name of a brahmin ascetic, disciple of Bāvarī

  • Snp 5.1

    dhotako upasīvo ca, nando ca atha hemako, todeyyakappā dubhayo, jatukaṇṇī ca paṇḍito.

Encyclopedia

Dhotaka
Person

  • One of Bāvarī’s disciples who visited the Buddha and became an Arahant after his questions and the Buddha’s answers were recorded as the Dhotaka-māṇava Pucchā.

Tha Ap 406Snp 5.6

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