Pāli Dictionary

mallaka

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

bhājana, thālaka

monastic

  • a bowl; a vessel; a cup or receptacle

  • AN 3.100

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, puriso loṇaphalaṃ paritte udakamallake pakkhipeyya. taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhikkhave, api nu taṃ parittaṃ udakaṃ amunā loṇaphalena loṇaṃ assa apeyyan'ti? evaṃ, bhante.

  • Thig 15.1

    so'pi vasitvā pakkhaṃ, atha tātaṃ bhaṇati dehi me poṭṭhiṃ, ghaṭikañ'ca mallakañ'ca, puna'pi bhikkhaṃ carissāmi.

Encyclopedia

Mallaka
Person

  • An elder who developed a meditative sign from the sight of a ploughed field, cultivated the five absorptions, and attained Arahantship through insight.

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