Pāli Dictionary

putta

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

Antonyms


general

  • son; child; (of animals) young; (pl.) children, offspring

  • (in compounds or address) son of; young man; descendant; follower; apprentice

  • MN 12

    assosi kho āyasmā sāriputto sunakkhattassa licchaviputtassa vesāliyaṃ parisati evaṃ vācaṃ bhāsamānassa, n'atthi samaṇassa gotamassa uttarimanussadhammā alam'ariyañāṇadassanaviseso.

  • AN 4.45

    atha kho rohitasso devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekam'antaṃ aṭṭhāsi.

doctrine

  • spiritual son; disciple of the Buddha; one regarded as a son or heir

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