Pāli Dictionary

sopāka

saprefixpākastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • an outcast; a low-caste person (traditionally, a dog-eater)

  • Snp 1.7

    tadaminā'pi jānātha, yathāme'daṃ nidassanaṃ, caṇḍālaputto sopāko, mātaṅgo iti vissuto.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Sopāka
Person
  • The son of a very poor woman of Sāvatthi, born in a cemetery after his mother died in childbirth and raised by a watchman; he met the Buddha at age seven and, given loving-kindness as his meditation subject, soon attained Arahantship.

Sopāka2
Person
  • A child, also known by the same nickname, whose uncle bound him to a corpse in a charnel field to be devoured by jackals; the Buddha’s power broke his bonds and brought him to enlightenment, after which his grieving mother also became a Stream-winner.

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