Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
monastic
只披一件衣的苦行者；单衣外道（含贬义，指仅著一衣、不合常制的外道行者）
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毗婆尸佛时代一位极贫穷的婆罗门，与妻子共用一件外衣，某次因法喜充满而将此衣供养佛陀，因而获赐财富并被封为国王的祭司。
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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