Pāli Dictionary

vacchagotta1

vacchastemgottastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine

monastic

  • Vacchagotta: a wandering ascetic (paribbājaka) of the Vaccha clan, known for dialogues with the Buddha

  • SN 44.9

    atha kho vacchagotto paribbājako yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi.

vacchagotta2

vacchastemgottastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine

monastic

  • Vacchagotta: an arahant monk of the Vaccha clan, a disciple of the Buddha

  • Thag 1.120

    jento ca vacchagotto ca, vaccho ca vanasavhayo, adhimutto mahānāmo, pārāpariyo yaso'pi ca, kimilo vajjiputto ca, isidatto mahāyaso'ti.

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Vacchagotta
Person

  • A wandering ascetic who became a monk and attained Arahantship, remembered for his many recorded discussions with the Buddha probing metaphysical questions such as the eternity of the world and the fate of the Tathāgata after death.

MN 72·Takes refugeSN 44.7SN 44.8SN 44.9SN 44.10SN 44.11AN 3.57
Vacchagotta2
Person

  • A wandering ascetic who met the Buddha at Venāgapura, asked why the Buddha’s complexion looked so radiant as though he slept on a luxurious bed, and declared himself a follower after hearing the reply, possibly the same person as another wanderer of this name.

Vacchagotta3
Person

  • A brahmin of Kapilavatthu, father of the monk Vanavaccha Thera.

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