Bhājana1 (nt.) [cp. Epic Sk. bhājana, fr. bhāj] a bowl, vessel, dish, usually earthenware, but also of other metal, e. g. gold (suvaṇṇa˚) DA i.295; copper (tamba˚) DhA i.395; bronze (kaŋsa˚) Vism 142 (in simile). <-> Vin i.46; Sn 577 (pl. mattika -- bhājanā); J ii.272 (bhikkhā˚); iii.366 (id.), 471; v 293 (bhatta˚); Miln 107; VvA 40, 292 (v. l. bhojana); PvA 104, 145, 251; Sdhp 571.   -- vikati a special bowl J v.292 (so read for T. bhojana˚); Vism 376.