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

  • A 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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