Pāli Dictionary

pukkusa

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • a refuse-remover; scavenger; member of a low, non-Aryan caste traditionally occupied in clearing refuse

  • AN 4.85

    idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo nīce kule paccājāto hoti, caṇḍālakule vā venakule vā nesādakule vā rathakārakule vā pukkusakule vā dalidde app'annapānabhojane kasiravuttike, yattha kasirena ghāsacchādo labbhati.

Encyclopedia

4 entries

Pukkusa
Person

  • A counsellor of King Maddava of Bārāṇasī in the Jātaka tales, identified with Sāriputta.

Pukkusa2
Person

  • One of four ministers of King Vedeha of Mithilā who conspired against the sage Mahosadha by stealing a royal necklace, was later exposed through a hidden leprous mark, and is identified with Poṭṭhapāda.

Pukkusa3
Person

  • A Malla prince and disciple of Āḷāra Kālāma who met the Buddha on the road from Kusinārā to Pāvā, became his follower, and offered him two robes of cloth of gold, one of which was given to Ānanda.

DN 16
Pukkusa4
Text

  • The name of a low caste of flower-sweepers at shrines, listed among the despised castes, though not regarded as a demeaning personal name since a warrior-caste individual could also bear it.

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