Truncation sign : * (asterisk) - e.g. kamm*

Type the letters without dots and accents - e.g. to search 'kalyāṇa' type kalyana. Read more …

Anāthapiṇdika

, m. Npr. [cf. Anāthapiṇḍi(n);
Buddh, sa. also Anāthapiṇḍada], a surname of Sudatta
(q. v.), a wealthy merchant at Sāvatthī and a famous
lay disciple of the Buddha; this surname A° was due
to his great munificence (= 'feeder of the poor'), Abh
437; dāyakānaṁ [aggaṁ] Sudatto gahapati A°, AN I
26,3 (Mp I 384—5), cf. AN III 451,9; Pj I 111,28
Anāthapiṇdika