Pāli Dictionary

madhupiṇḍikā

approximate

madhustempiṇḍastemikāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • a honey-ball; a sweet made of flour mixed with honey

  • MN 18

    evaṃ vutte āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṃ etadavoca, seyyathā'pi, bhante, puriso jighacchādubbalyapareto madhupiṇḍikaṃ adhigaccheyya, so yato yato sāyeyya, labheth'eva sādurasaṃ asecanakaṃ

Encyclopedia

Madhupiṇḍīka
Person

  • An arahant who, as a hunter in the time of Siddhattha Buddha, offered a honey cake to the Buddha upon meeting him rising from meditation in the forest, and was later four times a king named Sudassana.

Tha Ap 99

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