Pāli Dictionary

jaṭila

jaṭrootilasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

jaṭ1twist; tangle

monastic

  • an ascetic with matted or twisted locks of hair; a dreadlocked ascetic

  • 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.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Jaṭila
Other

  • A class of ascetics so named for their matted hair, sometimes classed under “isi” and sometimes under “muni.”

Jaṭila2
Person

  • A provincial governor in the time of the Buddha Padumuttara, and the Bodhisatta himself.

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