Pāli Dictionary

pāveyyaka

approximate

pāvāstemeyyakasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

general

  • from Pāvā; living in, or belonging to, Pāvā

  • DN 16

    atha kho pāveyyakā mallā kosinārakānaṃ mallānaṃ dūtaṃ pāhesuṃ, bhagavā'pi khattiyo mayam'pi khattiyā, mayam'pi arahāma bhagavato sarīrānaṃ bhāgaṃ, mayam'pi bhagavato sarīrānaṃ thūpañ'ca mahañ'ca karissāmā'ti.

Encyclopedia

Pāveyyakā
Other

  • The inhabitants of Pāvā, whose monks upheld orthodox doctrine during the Vajjiputtaka heresy and were known as the western, or Pacchimikā, faction.

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