…talked with the Buddha about arahants. AN.iii.348f. He may be identical with one of the other Sumanas.

Sumana⁴

A Yakkha chief,…

Sumanā¹Sumanārājakumārī

She was the daughter of the king of Kosala and sister of Pasenadi. She is included among the eminent upāsikās. AN.iv.347 She once visited the Buddha, with five hu …

…In composition sumana˚.

• -dāma a wreath of jasmine Ja.iv.455.
• -paṭṭa cloth with…

A monk whose Theragāthā verse says that he made an offering of one flower, dwelt in heaven a long period, then became enlightened. Thag.96

…Dabba, Pukkusa, Khaṇḍasumana, Bhadragaka, Rāsiya, Rojā and Sīha.

Other places in the Malla country, besides Pāvā and Kusinārā, are…

…Yasa Kākandakaputta and Sumana. Vin.ii.301ff. In this connection the Pāveyyakā are also described as “Pacchimikā” in opposition to the…

Visākhā¹

. Thig.13

Visākhā²

The chief among the female lay disciples of the Buddha and declared by him to be foremost among those who ministered to the Order. AN.i.26 She is c …

…Yasa and Sumana. They debated the question at the Vālikārāma, Revata acting as questioner and Sabbakāmī answering his…

…as a candidate for the Order of Bhikkhus, or Bhikkhus.

See Going Forth, by Sumana Samanera WHEEL 27/28 and
Ordination in Theravāda…

…Kondañña, Mangala Sumana, Revata, Sobhita, Anomadassī, Paduma Narada, Padumuttara, Sumedha, Sujāta, Piyadassī Atthadassī,…

…rattapuppha˚ Ja.iii.30; sumana˚ Ja.iv.455.

Sk. dāman to dyati to bind (Gr. δίδημι), *dé, as in Gr. δέσμα (rope),…

…lit. the Upasampadā by way of inh., a particular form of ordination conferred on Sumana Sopāka, both novices seven yrs. old…

…-sumana “victory’s joy,” Name of a plant (cp. jātisumana Vism.174; Dhp-a.i.17, Dhp-a.i.383.

see…

…Thig.484; Ja.i.189 opp. sumana elated, joyful Pv.ii.9#48 (= somanassajāta Pv-a.132); pīti˚; glad or joyful of heart…

…Thig.484; Ja.i.189 opp. sumana elated, joyful Pv.ii.9#48 (= somanassajāta Pv-a.132); pīti˚; glad or joyful of heart…

…SN.ii.102 (id.) Ja.i.62 (sumana cloth with a jasmine pattern); Ja.vi.191 (˚sāṭaka), Ja.vi.370 (nāḷi˚); Kp-a.51 (˚bandhana); DN-a.i.87…

…(˚citta); Snp.689 (+ sumana), Snp.1028 (id.); Pv.iv.1#55 (attamana +); Pv.iv.5#8 (haṭṭha +); Mil.248; Dhp-a.ii.42…

Vassika (nt.) = vassikī, i.e. Jasminum Sambac; cp. BSk. varṣika Lal.366, Lal.431; Divy.628; Avs.i.163.

1. f. (the plant) Dhp.377 (= sumanā Dhp-a.iv.112); Mil.251.
2. nt. (the …