Pāli Dictionary
piṅgiyāni
Part of speech
noun · masculine
general
Piṅgiyāni, a Brahman (proper name)
Encyclopedia
2 entries
A brahmin of Vesāli, a Non-returner, who praised the Buddha’s wisdom so eloquently to Kāraṇapālī that the latter became a follower, and who on another occasion moved the Licchavī to shower him with garments meant for the Buddha.
The wife of King Brahmadatta who was caught in adultery with a royal groom and stripped of her rank, her tale being one told by Kuṇāla; the same name also belongs to a sutta on the Buddha’s praise before the Licchavī.
AN 5.195
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