Pāli Dictionary
meṇḍaka1
Part of speech
noun · masculine
general
a ram; a sheep
meṇḍaka2
Part of speech
noun · masculine
general
Meṇḍaka, a wealthy lay disciple, grandfather of Visākhā
Encyclopedia
Meṇḍaka
PersonA very wealthy householder of Bhaddiya-nagara in Aṅga, one of King Bimbisāra’s five treasurers and father of Dhanañjaya, whose household was famed for miraculous, inexhaustible supplies of grain, food, money and seed after he became a Stream-winner through the Buddha’s teaching.
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