Pāli Dictionary

soṇadaṇḍa

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • Soṇadaṇḍa (name of a Brahmin from Campā; literally “dog stick”)

  • DN 4

    tena kho pana samayena soṇadaṇḍo brāhmaṇo campaṃ ajjhāvasati satt'ussadaṃ satiṇakaṭṭh'odakaṃ sadhaññaṃ rājabhoggaṃ raññā māgadhena seniyena bimbisārena dinnaṃ rājadāyaṃ brahmadeyyaṃ.

Encyclopedia

Soṇadaṇḍa
Person

  • A wealthy and learned brahmin of Campā who, despite his friends’ objections, visited the Buddha and, in the discourse that bears his name, expressed appreciation for his teaching while maintaining only partial conversion out of deference to his own seniority.

DN 4

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