Pāli Dictionary

paṇḍita

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

Antonyms


general

  • wise; intelligent; learned; (as noun) a wise man; a sage

  • AN 9.35

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, gāvī pabbateyyā paṇḍitā byattā khettaññū kusalā visame pabbate carituṃ.

  • AN 2.135

    dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato paṇḍito viyatto sappuriso akkhataṃ anupahataṃ attānaṃ pariharati anavajjo ca hoti ananuvajjo ca viññūnaṃ bahuñ'ca puññaṃ pasavati.

Encyclopedia

3 entries

  • The Bodhisatta in a birth as a merchant, whose story is told in the Kūṭavāṇija Jātaka.

  • A boy born to a merchant’s family in Sāvatthi after his mother’s remarkable pregnancy longings, who became a novice under Sāriputta at age seven and attained Arahantship the very day of his first alms round.

  • A Pacceka Buddha named in a nominal list, whose name is shared by the Dhammapada’s sixth chapter and by a discourse on charity, homelessness, and support of one’s parents.

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