masculine · bhaṇḍu 3 · bhaṇḍu 1
a person who is shaven
Bhaṇḍu (adjective) [etymology uncertain, dialectical or = paṇḍu?] bald-headed, close shaven Vin I 71 (°kamma shaving), 76 (kammāra°); Ja III 22; VI 538 (+ tittira); Miln 11, 128.
<b> <c c="#a00149">Bhaṇḍu</c> </b> Bhaṇḍa<br>A colleague of Ānanda whom Kassapa reported to the Buddha at Veḷuvana for disputing with Abhiñjaka, colleague of Anuruddha. The Buddha sent for the disputants and rebuked them for their contentiousness. They confessed their fault and were pardoned. <c c="#3b6bd3">SN.ii.204f.</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(masc, masc) type of bird
(masc, masc) name of a monk [lit.] shaven-headed
(masc, masc) shaven-headed person; bald man person who is shaven