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piṇḍolo

piṇḍola

masc nom sg of piṇḍola (noun)

1. name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. who collects alms
2. one who seeks alms; almsman; food beggar; lit. who collects alms
3. name of a monk; lit. who collects alms

Etymology. √piṇḍ + ola; from √piṇḍ 'collect'; Sanskrit piṇḍola [piṇḍ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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