anāthapiṇḍika

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From anātha (destitute) + piṇḍa (lump of food) + -ika, "one who gives alms to the poor".

Proper noun

anāthapiṇḍika m

  1. male nickname

Declension

Trivia

A famous bearer was one of the Buddha's benefactors and the donor of the original Jetavana.