Pāli Dictionary

mātaṅga

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

hatthi, hatthī, kuñjara, vāraṇa, gaja

general

  • an elephant

  • Dhp 329

    no ce labhetha nipakaṃ sahāyaṃ, saddhiṃcaraṃ sādhuvihāridhīraṃ, rājā'va raṭṭhaṃ vijitaṃ pahāya, eko care mātaṅga-araññe'va nāgo.

  • a man of low (outcaste) social class

Encyclopedia

4 entries

Mātaṅga
Person

  • The Bodhisatta born as an outcaste, whose story is told in the Mātaṅga Jātaka.

Mātaṅga2
Person

  • The last Pacceka Buddha to live, who passed away at Mount Mahāpapāta upon hearing that the Buddha-to-be had appeared in the world.

MN 116
Mātaṅga3
Person

  • An outcaste hermit who was cursed by another ascetic, Jātimanta, for accidentally treading on him twice, and who stopped the sun from rising in retaliation, a story paralleling that of Devala and Nārada.

Mātaṅga4
Person

  • The father of Mātaṅgaputta.

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