Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
monastic
one who seeks alms; an almsman, food-beggar
Iti 91
antam'idaṃ, bhikkhave, jīvikānaṃ yadidaṃ piṇḍolyaṃ. abhisāpo'yaṃ, bhikkhave, lokasmiṃ, piṇḍolo vicarasi pattapāṇī'ti.
Encyclopedia
Piṇḍola
PersonChiefly an arahant who, as the son of King Udena’s chaplain, conquered his greed for alms after ordaining and was praised by the Buddha as foremost among monks for his fearless lion’s-roar declarations of doctrine; the entry also notes a nominal Pacceka Buddha and a sutta sharing this name.
MN 116SN 48.49
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