…he sent Ānanda to the Mallas of Kusināra, who were assembled in their Mote Hall to announce his approaching death. The Mallas thereupon came…

…might here refer to the Mallas, a tribe, as other tribes are given at the same passage (e.g. Atoṇā, Pisācā). Cp. Bhallaka.

*…

…they sent messengers to the Mallas asking for a portion of the relics, claiming that they too, like the Buddha, were khattiyas. Having obtained…

…Vesāli northwards to the Malla Country, for other villages in the vicinity of Ambagāma were Hatthigāma and Jambugāma.

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A township in the Malla country to the east of Kapilavatthu. Large numbers of Sākiyan princes joined the Order there, including Bhaddiya, Anuruddha,…

…was Anuruddha again that the Mallas of Kusinārā consulted regarding the Buddha’s last obsequies. DN.ii.160f.

In one of the verses ascribed to…

One of the 16 Great Nations (Mahājanapadā), mentioned in the Pitakas. The countries mentioned are Aṅga, Māgadha, Kāsī, Kosala, Vajji, Mallā, Ceti, Vaṃsa, Kuru, Pañcāla, Macchā, Sūrasena, Assaka, Avant …

An arahant. With the Buddha’s sanction, and wishing to be of service to the Order, he took upon himself the task of appointing night’s-lodgings to travelling monks and of directing them to meals. He …

…at Rājagaha would ask Dabbamallaputta-Tissa to find accommodation for them in Gijjhakūṭa, in order to test his capabilities….

…in Rājagaha. Monks coming to Rājagaha from afar were provided with lodging there, and Dabba Mallaputta was put in charge of these arrangements….

A river, on the bank of which was the Upavattana Sālavana of the Mallas of Kusināra, where the Buddha died. DN.ii.137

Hirakinari1river

…of the Order. There Dabba Mallaputta is asked by monks to provide for them accommodation. Vin.ii.76 Vin.iii.41

It was also the scene of the…

…proceeded to Ātumā. The Mallas of Kusinārā were always great admirers of the Buddha, even though not all of them were his followers, and on…

…they would ask Dabba Mallaputta to find them lodgings there because they wished to see evidence of Dabba’s iddhi-powers. Vin.ii.76…

…night, wishing to put Dabba Mallaputta’s powers to the test, would often ask him to provide lodging there for them. Vin.ii.76…

The books mention the sixteen Mahājanapadas or Great Nations, which existed in the time of the Buddha. AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 AN.iv.256 AN.iv.260 They are Kāsī, Kosala, Aṅga, Māgadha, Vajji, Mallā, Cetiya …

…Buddha’s death, and the Mallas had been trying in vain to set fire to his pyre. The arahant theras, who were present, declared that it could…

A shrine of the Mallas to the east of Kusināra, where the Buddha’s body was cremated. DN.ii.160–161

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A Malla woman. Vin.ii.268

…of morality against Dabba Mallaputta, who seems to have earned their special dislike. Dabba was in charge of the distribution of alms at the…

…for this…

…beyond which lay the Mango grove and the Sāla grove of the Mallas.

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…prince of the Mallas. He was a disciple of Āḷāra Kālama, and one day, while on his way from Kusinārā to Pāvā, he saw the…

PāveyyakāPātheyyakā

The name given to the inhabitants of Pāvā—e.g., Pāveyyakā Mallā. DN.ii.165

Pāvā was evidently a centre of Buddhist activity even during the lifetime of the Buddha, and mention is …

…was staying at Pāvā, the Mallas had just completed their new Mote hall, Ubbhataka, and, at their invitation, the Buddha consecrated it by first…

Rojā¹

A Malla, inhabitant of Kusinārā. When the Buddha and Ānanda visited Kusinārā, the Malla chieftains decreed that whoever…

…and the Sāla grove of the Mallas.

The books mention various places besides Veḷuvana, with its Kalandaka-nivāpa vihāra in and around…

…at Cātumā M.i.457. The Mallas of Kusinārā also had a Santhāgāra D.ii.164; so did the Licchavis of Vesāli Vin.i.233 M.i.228.

Ambattha…

…both far from Rājagaha, and monks would come from afar late at night and, in order to test Dabba Mallaputta’s powers, ask him to provide…

…country and belonged to the Mallas, and was once visited by the Buddha. Ud.vii.9

on the western boundary of Majjhimadesa, in the Kosala country,…

A mote-hall built by the Mallas of Pāvā. When it was finished they invited the Buddha to be its first occupant. The Buddha went with the monks and…

…sāla-grove of the Mallas of Kusināra, on the further side of the Hiraññavatī. This was the last resting-place of the Buddha on his…

A township of the Mallas in the Malla country. Once when the Buddha was staying there, Bhadragaka, the headman of the town, visited him, and the…

…route being through Kosala, Malla, Vajji, Kāsi, Māgadha, and thus back, SN.v.348 and he preached to the people, mostly in the Kūṭāgārasālā…

…instigation, charged Dabba Mallaputta with having committed adultery with his wife. Dabba repudiated the charge, and the Buddha ordered the monks…

…stay at Veḷuvana, Dabba Mallaputta, at his own request, was appointed regulator of lodgings and apportioner of rations. Vin.ii.74 The Buddha…

…DN.ii.159 we find the Mallas of Kusināra addressed as Vāseṭṭhā, as well as the Mallas of Pāvā. DN.iii.209 It was a gotta held in…

or neuter an unworked scraper

spittoon

…(is reading correct?) It is doubtful whether we should not read mallaka, cp malla.

lit. from the Bhalla people

inhabited country, the country (opp. town or market-place), the continent politically: a province, district, county DN.i.136 (opp nigama); DN.ii.349; AN.i.160, AN.i.178; Snp.422, Snp.683, Snp.995, Sn …

…Ja.iii.58; a˚ ibid.; -mallaka of made-up teeth, an artificial back-scratcher Vin.ii.316; a˚ not artificially made, the genuine article…

…Vin.i.190; Vin.ii.112;

• -mallaka metal dish e.g. of gold Ja.iii.21.
• -loha bronze Mil.267.

cp. Sk….

…exudation Ja.i.164;

• -mallaka a spitting box, a cuspidor Vin.i.48; Vin.ii.175, Vin.ii.209 sq.
• -siṅghānikā phlegm…

…to malla on p. 105 (see malla) & to mallika-makula (see below mallikā). 2. a cup, drinking vessel AN.i.250 (udaka˚) 3. a…

stand, (tripod) for a bowl, formed of sticks Vin.ii.124 (= daṇḍ’ ādhāraka Bdhgh on p. 318).

prob. dialectical for māḷaka: cp. mallaka

…v. 29. 5) is twofold, viz. malla-kammakar’ ādayo viya kacchaṃ banditvā nivāsenti; and muṇḍa-veṭṭhī (sic) ti yathā rañño…

1. a fist-fighter, wrestler, boxer Vin.ii.105 (malla˚); Ja.iv.81 (np.); Ja.vi.277; Vism.31 (+ malla).
2. a sort of hammer Ja.v.45.

fr. muṭṭhi

wrestling, fist-fight DN.i.6 (= mallayuddhaṃ DN-a.i.85); Dhs-a.403.

Sk. niyuddha, pp. of nibbujjhati

…˚bhāga (id.); ˚malla (rival wrestler) ˚sama, ˚sāsana, ˚sūra, ˚seṭṭha 4. close contact (against, be-): ˚kujjita…

rival wrestler SN.i.110; Mnd.172.

paṭi + malla

rival hero or fighter, an opponent in fight Snp.831 (= paṭipurisa paṭisattu paṭimalla Mnd.172); Mnd.173 (id.).

paṭi + sūra

…f. pisācī Ja.v.442. 2. malla* in same meaning and origin] a sort of acrobat, as pl. pisācā “tumblers” Mil.191.

*…

…golden-coloured royal mallard Ja.i.342.

• -vaṇṇa gold-coloured (of the body of the Tathāgata) DN.iii.143…

…Mil.28; Dhp-a.i.79.

• -mallaka a cup for w. AN.i.250.
• -rakkhasa a water-sprite Dhp-a.iii.74 *…

…Mhvs.42; Dhp-a.ii.154 (malla˚ fist-fight)
■ The form yudhāya at Snp.831 is to be taken as (archaic) dat. of Vedic yudh (f.), used in…

fighter, in malla˚; fist-fighter, pugilist Ja.iv.81.

fr. yuddha, for the usual yodha (ka)

…To which add Dhp-a.ii.154 (mallayuddhaṃ yujjhanto), Dhp-a.iii.259 (Ajātasattunā saddhiṃ yujjhanto)
pp yuddha -Caus….