…at Gijjhakūṭa and discussed with him the views of Pūraṇa Kassapa. The Buddha teaches him about the seven bojjhangas.

In the Vinaya,…

…by the Buddha for the possession of eight eminent qualities; AN.iii.49 AN.iv.208f. SN.iv.109 the upāsaka Vāseṭṭha; AN.iv.258f. the…

…AN.ii.121 sq. the same in essence, but in different order at Cnd.470 and at Vb-a.502; one of 16 (with remark “ādi,” and so on) at…

…lived in luxury and idleness. They are, on the contrary, spoken of SN.ii.267f. as sleeping on straw couches, being strenuous and diligent and…

…& abhaya;)), in var. contexts, esp. with ref to Nibbāna (see Cnd. s.v.): DN.i.95 (˚ṃ, etc. gavesin seeking refuge); AN.i.155; SN.iv.315…

…(see navanga); 4 nissatte (-nijjīvate), to cosmic (non-animistic) law
■ No. 1 is referred to freq in explains of the term, e.g….

adjective one who enjoys security or peace SN.iii.13; Snp.145 (= abhaya Kp-a.244); Dhp.258.

…SN.i.112 (= khemībhūtaṃ assabhāvaṃ SA).

• -anta security, in
• -bhūmi a peaceful country (opp, kantāra), a paradise…

…from fear or danger, fearless, safe Dhp.258
■ nt. abhayaṃ confidence, safety Dhp.317 cp. Dhp-a.iii.491. For further ref^s. see…

…gotta name was Kassapa. He had a following of five hundred, among whom was the devaputta Asama. SN.i.65 He was consulted by the…

…have him murdered. In one passage in the Vinaya, Vin.ii.189 Devadatta is spoken of as Godhiputta, the son of Godhi.

When the Buddha visited…

…was greatly impressed by Devadatta’s powers of iddhi and became his devoted follower. Vin.ii.185 He built for him a monastery at…

…about in Rājagaha, met Assaji, was converted by him to the faith of the Buddha, and became a sotāpanna. He found Moggallāna and repeated…

MahākassapaKassapaPippali

One of the Buddha’s most eminent disciples, chief among those who upheld austere practices. AN.i.23 His personal name…

…the Mallas of Pāvā sent messengers to claim their share of the Buddha’s relics. DN.ii.165 Each had their Mote Hall.

In the Saṅgīti Sutta we…

…ParkAnāthapiṇḍikassa ārāmaAnāthapiṇḍada’s Park

A park in Sāvatthī, in which was built the Anāthapiṇḍikārāma. When the…

…watching for any transgression on his part. But the quest was in vain, and, “like a crow attacking a rock,” he left Gotama in disgust….

…he should visit Cunda and reassure him by telling him that no blame at all attached to him and that he should feel no remorse, but should, on the…

…and takes the form of a discussion with Sāḷha, Migāra’s grandson, and Rohana, Pekkhuniya’s grandson on greed, covetousness, malice and…

…and judicial business of the city and all other matters of importance were discussed and decided in the Santhāgārasālā. DN.i.91 The…

…heard of his virtues from Kassapa Buddha, sent him five hundred cartloads of the choicest rice, etc., but Ghaṭīkāra returned the gifts, saying…

…fell in love with her and married her. He had already one wife, and the new one caused dissension between her and her husband. Therefore it…

…Sutta he is addressed by Pasenadi as Gagga Mantānīputta, his father being a Gagga.

It was on his account that the rule not to ordain…

…seeing the young ascetic pass below the palace windows, sent messengers after him. On learning, that he was resting after his meal, Bimbisāra…

…ascetic who possessed various psychic powers. Once, while in Tāvatiṃsā heaven, he saw the whole city decked with splendour and…

…account, DN.ii.235 Māhissati is mentioned as having been, at least for some time, the capital of Avanti. It is quite likely that ancient…

…very frequently mentioned as such in the Jātakas and elsewhere. Kāsi was once ruled by the Bhāratas, one of whom, Dhataraṭṭha, was its king…

…to have been a land route passing through Anupiya and Kosambī to Rājagaha. Vin.ii.184f. In the Sutta Nipāta Snp.1010–1013 the whole route is…

…ill, Jīvaka found it necessary to administer a purge, and he had fat rubbed into the Buddha’s body and gave him a handful of lotuses to smell….

…near by, and Bodhi sent a message by Sañjikāputta, inviting the Buddha to the palace, that he might bless it by being its first occupant. The…

…from afar, wishing to witness his skill, would deliberately arrive late and ask for lodgings in some place remote from Rājagaha; Dabba would…

…also said to have had discussions with Nigaṇṭha Nāṭaputta and Acela Kassapa and to have refuted their views.

A thera named Sudhamma was a…

…Vehaliṅga in the time of Kassapa Buddha. Ghaṭīkāra was his friend and invited Jotipāla to accompany him to the Buddha, but Jotipāla refused…

…as a means of encompassing the Buddha’s death. Nālagiri was a fierce animal, and in order to increase his fierceness, Devadatta…

…and while there he had discussions with Upāli-Gahapati and Dīghatapassī, SN.ii.110 MN.i.376ff. with Kevaṭṭa, DN.i.211ff. and also…

…were declared by Purāṇa Kassapa, in his classification of the six classes, to be of the pure white class. AN.iii.384

The austerities practised…

…Buddha at Bāvarī’s request. Snp.p.194 The questions he asked of the Buddha on this occasion, and the answers given, are found in the…

…the chief Elder’s permission, and answered the question to the satisfaction of Citta. Citta likewise asked questions regarding various views,…

One of the places passed by Bāvarī’s disciples on their way from Bāvarī’s hermitage to see the Buddha at Rājagaha.

Between Gonaddha and their…

…saw a nautch girl gaily dressed, dancing to the accompaniment of music and contemplated her as the snare of Māra. Making this his topic of…

…had come on business.

His wife was the sister of the seṭṭhi of Rājagaha, and when he arrived he found the seṭṭhi preparing a…

…came with the whispered message that the queen was dead. It was a terrible shock, “his shoulders drooped, his mouth fell, and he sat brooding,…

…from Mahānāma of the endless round of household cares he agreed to go. He could not, however, get his mother’s consent until he persuaded his…

…of the Assakas and friend of Reṇu. When Mahāgovinda divided Jambudīpa into seven equal portions for Reṇu and his six…

…Sutta SN.v.158 and the Vassakāra Sutta. AN.ii.35f.

Bāvarī had three Mahāpurisalakkhaṇā; he could touch his forehead with his tongue,…

…quarrel among the kings who assembled there to claim the Buddha’s relics. He pointed out to them the impropriety of a quarrel over anything…

…Wanderer, classed among those who wore clothes. He is only mentioned once, in the Aṅguttara Nikāya, AN.iii.215 where we are told…

…is exhausted and one passes beyond the round of existence. It is said that Nāṭaputta did not employ the term kamma in his teaching; he…

…seeking Mahā Kaccāna’s assistance, for a detailed explanation of something said in brief by the Buddha—e.g., Hāliddikāni, Kāḷī,…

MahesāMāhissati

A city in the Buddha’s day, mentioned as lying on the route from Bāvari’s hermitage to Sāvatthī. Snp.1011

According to the…

…the kingdom of the Vaṃsas and Avanti. Māgadha formed one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas and had its capital at Rājagaha or Giribbaja where…

…from its place some time before the event. DN.iii.59f. When his successor has lived righteously for seven days, it reappears. DN.iii.64

…He drank wine in their houses and had to be carried to see the Buddha. The latter made this the occasion for declaring the drinking of…

…Ajātasattu, his successor, and Pasenadi, these fights bringing varying fortunes to the combatants. The Sutta Nipāta Snp.405 AN.i.276 speaks…

…speak of the unattractiveness of the body. Thag.567–576 In the Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.iii.169f. two suttas are connected him, in both of which…

…activity of consciousness in them. His doctrine is, therefore, one of non action. When one, with a sharp sword, cleaves a head in twain, no…

…But the Buddha reminds him that Migāra’s treasure is not real treasure in that it is subject to various dangers fire, water, kings, robbers,…

…visited Kaccāna and discussed with him these statements, and, at the end of the talk, declared himself Kaccāna’s follower….

…Buddha by winding his coils seven times round the Buddha’s body and holding his hood over the Buddha’s head. Vin.i.3…

…of Bāvarī’s disciples. His question and the Buddha’s answer are found in the Jatukaṇṇi Sutta Snp.1007 Snp.1096–1100

…on account of his profession of agriculture. On the day of his festive sowing, the Buddha visited him alone, and stood near the place where…

…before his death. It is said that when Ambapālī heard of the Buddha’s visit to Koṭigāma near Vesāli she and her retinue drove out of…

…king placed her body in a vessel of oil and mourned for her until his friend Piyaka took him to Nārada Thera at the Kukkuṭārāma, and there…

…hundred of the monks to his side, it was to Gayāsīsa that he retired with them, and there it was that the Buddha’s Chief Disciples had to go…

…Pokkarasāti, Jāṇussoṇi and Todeyya.

There were also two learned youths, Vāseṭṭha and Bhāradvāja at Icchānaṅkala, who,…

One of Bāvarī’s disciples. He went to the Buddha, asked questions, and became an arahant Snp.1006 Snp.1084–1087

…for six days, he came across the Buddha in a forest tract. He spoke the praises of the Buddha’s freedom, unperturbed by the anxieties to which…

A city in Uttarakuru, Kuvera’s kingdom. DN.iii.20

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Nephew (sister’s son) of Soṇadaṇḍa. DN.i.123

…Macchā, Sūrasena, Assaka, Avantī, Gandhāra, and Kamboja. AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 AN.iv.256 AN.iv.260 DN.ii.200

It was to the east of…

…highest heavens, there to pass away entirely. DN.ii.92

Kakudha²

A deva who visited the Buddha at the Añjanavana in Sāketa, and asked…

…while Māra made unsuccessful attempts to frighten him. SN.i.109

It was on the slopes of Gijjhakūṭa, where the Buddha was wandering about,…

…of having set free the inhabitants when the village was raided. SN.i.143

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