Pāli Dictionary

ekasāṭaka

ekaprefixsāṭakastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine

monastic

  • one who wears a single robe or loincloth; a ‘one-robe’ ascetic (often derogatory, of non-Buddhist mendicants)

  • SN 3.11

    tena kho pana samayena satta ca jaṭilā satta ca nigaṇṭhā satta ca acelakā satta ca ekasāṭakā satta ca paribbājakā parūḷhakacchanakhalomā khārivividham'ādāya bhagavato avidūre atikkamanti.

  • AN 6.57

    tatr'idaṃ, bhante, pūraṇena kassapena lohit'ābhijāti paññattā, nigaṇṭhā ekasāṭakā.

Encyclopedia

Ekasāṭaka
Person

  • A very poor brahmin in the time of Vipassī Buddha who, owning only a single garment shared with his wife, gave it to the Buddha in a moment of joyous generosity and was rewarded with riches and the post of royal chaplain.

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