Does Dripstone Fill Cauldrons?

It all comes down to having a water source. When you place a Dripstone Block down and have a water source above it, the block drips water. However, while it has the appearance of dropping water, it won't have enough to fill a cauldron or anything else.

What does dripstone do in Minecraft?

But pointed dripstone can also be useful for gathering liquids – there's a small chance to fill a cauldron when one is positioned below a stalactite. Dripstone, in the real world, is called limestone – and it also forms pointy stalactites and stalagmites.

Does dripstone fill cauldrons with lava bedrock?

A cauldron placed below a down-facing pointed dripstone that has lava placed a block above it will slowly fill up with lava. If a cauldron is filled by lava, using glass bottles on the cauldron does nothing.