sIvaka · sīvaka 1 · sīvaka 2
[ sīvaka , em. for sevaka = āsevaka , q.v. , patch .]
<b> <c c="#a00149">Sīvaka</c> </b> (1) <br>A Yakkha who helped Anāthapiṇḍika to find the Buddha at Sītavana.<c c="#3b6bd3">Vin.ii.155f.</c> <c c="#3b6bd3">SN.i.211</c> He is mentioned among the chief Yakkhas to be invoked by followers of the Buddha in time of need. <c c="#3b6bd3">DN.iii.205</c> <br> <br> <b> <c c="#a00149">Sīvaka</c> </b> (2) <br>A monk whose Theragāthā verse says his preceptor, Vanavaccha, asked him to go from here, and that though his body dwells in the village, his mind is in the forest. <c c="#3b6bd3">Thag.14</c> <br> <br> <b> <c c="#a00149">Sīvaka</c> </b> (3) <br>A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the impermanence of houses, and the end of rebirth. <c c="#3b6bd3">Thag.183–184</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(masc, masc, agent, from sibbati) name of a wandering ascetic [lit.] tailor Construction: √siv > sīv + *aka
(masc, masc, agent, from sibbati) name of an arahant monk [lit.] tailor Construction: √siv > sīv + *aka
(masc, masc, agent, from sibbati) name of a daemon [lit.] tailor Construction: √siv > sīv + *aka