adjective (-˚) distributing, one who distributes or one charged with the office of distributing clothes, food etc. among the Bhikkhus Vin.i.285 (cīvara˚); AN.iii.275 (cīvara˚, phala˚, khajjaka˚).

fr. bhajeti

(one) who distributes material for robes.

one who distributes hard food or cakes

one who distributes hard food, cakes etc.

…to the bh.) Vin.iii.265

• -bhājaka one who deals out the robes Vin.i.285 Vin.ii.176 Vin v.205 AN.iii.274f. (cp. ˚paṭiggāhaka)
• -bhisī…

…Ja.i.58; Mil.2. -bhājaka a distributor of food (an office falling to the lot of a senior bhikkhu) Vin.ii.176 (=…

…(of 18 kinds, opp. yāgu); Ja.i.235 (id.); Mil.294 -˚bhājaka prec.

fr. last

…together with cīvarabhājaka, phala-bhājaka & khajja-bhājaka), Vin.iv.38 (yāgu˚, phala˚, khajja˚), Vin.ii.155 (id.);…