…six leaders were Assaji, Punabbasu, Panduka, Lohitaka, Mettiya and Bhummaja hence their name.

There were also nuns in their following, who…

…Nandavatī and Sundarinandā.

Thulla-Nandā appears to have had charge of a large company of nuns, all of whom followed her in various…

…He was present at the conversation, recorded in the Gopaka-Moggallāna Sutta, between Ānanda and Vassakāra. MN.iii.13

…his sarcastic remark to Ānanda, that Ānanda had failed to benefit by his close association with the Master. The Buddha assures him that Ānanda…

…(suriya). -nibbāna the extinction of fire Ja.i.212 -pajjota fire-light AN.ii.140 (one of the…

…bamboo grove in Kajaṅgalā, where the Buddha once stayed. The upāsakas of…

…Near Sāketa was the Añjanavana, where the Buddha sometimes stayed during his visits to Sāketa and where he had several discussions e.g., with…

…questions relative to the Vinaya, in the same way as Ānanda decided questions regarding the Dhamma. Vin.ii.286f.

In accordance with this…

…grove in Rājagaha. The Buddha says that there he once gave Ānanda the chance of asking him to live for a…

…v. unnecessarily changes aggena into agghena), Vin.ii.257 (yadaggena at the moment when or from, foll. by tad eva “then”; cp agge), Vin.ii.294…

…seen from the terrace of Pasenadi’s palace. Vin.iv.111–112 To the south of it was Manasākaṭa, and on its southern bank was a mango grove…

…let loose a fierce elephant, Nalāgiri (or Dhanapāla), drunk with toddy, on to the road by which the Buddha would pass. The news spread rapidly,…

…(kāl˚ in a little while, na kālantarena ib. Pv-a.19). Often in comb^n. antarantarena (c. gen.) right in between (lit. in between…

…to Ānanda. DN.ii.154 When Ānanda visited Channa at the Ghositārāma and pronounced on him the penalty, even his proud and independent spirit was…

…Vin.iv.121.

• -dāna putting in a gusset Ja.i.8.
• -phalaka the post or board, in which the…

…greatly resented by Thullanandā and Caṇḍakālī was readmitted. Vin.iv.230

She is several times mentioned as starting quarrels with other…

1. attendance, supervision, management of affairs, administration Pv-a.209.
2. relation, reference, reason, cause, consequence DN.ii.59 (-˚: in…

…absolution Ja.v.380 accayena desanaṃ paṭigaṇhāti Ja.i.379; accayaṃ khamati to forgive Mil.420.

from acceti, ati + i,…

…who has undergone a penance for an expiable offence Vin.i.49 (˚âraha), Vin.i.53 (id.), Vin.i.143 Vin.i.327; Vin.ii.33, Vin.ii.40,…

…Udena’s park, the Udakavana, where Ānanda and Piṇḍola-Bhāradvāja preached to the women of Udena’s palace on two different occasions….

…Vin.iv.121.

• -dāna putting in a gusset Ja.i.8.
• -phalaka the post or board, in which the…

…SN.ii.155 Cunda, and Channa. SN.iv.55

Channa fell ill there, and ultimately committed suicide. Another monk is mentioned as having thrown…

…years of Vaṅgīsa’s novitiate he stayed at the shrine with his preceptor, and disaffection arose within him twice, once because of women, the…

…the town was the Mahāvana, a large, natural forest. Near by were other forests, such as Gosiṅgalasāla. AN.v.134

Among important suttas…

…[cp. BSk. alamārya-jñāna-darśana Lal.309 Lal.509] Vin.i.9; AN.iii.64, AN.iii.430; AN.v.88; Ja.i.389 (cp. ariya)

• -kammaniya (quite or…

… pp abbhita (q.v.). See also abbhāna.

abhi + ā + i

…rainy season after his ordination.

Bhaddiya³

A city in the Aṅga kingdom. The Buddha visited there several times and stayed…

…him Vin.iii.174 and was held in great esteem by Thullanandā. Vin.iii.66 Vin.iv.335

Amūḷha-vinaya

“acquittal on the ground of restored sanity” (Childers) Vin.i.325 (ix.6, 2); Vin.ii.81 (iv.5), Vin.ii.99 (iv.14, 27),…

…Vin.iii.73, Vin.iii.112; Vin.iv.290.

abhi + vitarati

…that monks who have been invited to a meal in one place should not accept milk-rice somewhere else earlier in the same day.) It was on the way…

…therefore, persuaded a nun named Mettiyā to go to the Buddha and accuse Dabba of having violated her chastity. The charge was investigated and…

…word to Sāketa asking Thullanandā if she could find her a lodging in Sāvatthī. Nandā agreed to do this, but made things very unpleasant for…

…use of patha.; -ananta (n.) no end, infinitude; (adj.) endless, corresponds either to Sk anta or antya, see…

…died young. The Udāna Ud.viii.9 contains an account of his death. One day, returning from his alms rounds in Rājagaha, he saw that he had…

…in the village of Bākalona. One day, having left his cell in order to drive away his drowsiness, he fell as he was stepping on to the terrace,…

…to be found.

• Mahā Kaccāna
• Nanda Kumāraputta
• Soṇa Kuṭikaṇṇa
• Dhammapāla
• Abhayarājakumāra
• Isidatta and Isidāsī

Mahā…

…such as Sāriputta, Moggallāna, Mahā Kaccāna, had also been invited, as they happened to be at Veḷuvana near by, she expressed great…

…Bhagga country that Moggallāna was attacked by Māra entering into his stomach, MN.i.332 and it was there that he preached the Anumāna Sutta….

adverb even Vin.iii.260; Vin.iv.123; DN.i.168; MN.iii.127; AN.v.195; Ja.ii.129; DN-a.i.170; Snp-a.35; Vv-a.155.

orig. abl. of antama, *Sk. antamaśah; cp. BSk. antaśah as same formation fr. anta, …

…novice ordained by Upananda. Kaṇṭaka committed an offence with another novice, Mahaka. When this became known, a rule was passed that no…

…where otherwise nisinna stands for acchati) Vv.74#1 (= nisīdati Vv-a.298); Pv-a.4. 2. to stay remain, to leave alone Thag.936;…

consent, agreement, justification Vin.ii.97, Vin.ii.104.

adhi + upa + gam

habitually done Vin.ii.80 sq., Vin.ii.301.

pp. of ajjhācarati

adverb this moonlight night Vin.i.25; Vin.iv.80.

haplology fr. ajja-juṇho; see juṇhā

…desires, he left Jetavana, but boils immediately came out on his body, swelling and bursting. Groaning with pain, he fell down at the gate of…

…by Sāriputta, Moggallāna and five hundred others, sent word to the Assaji-Punabbasukas to prepare sleeping places for them. They sent answer…

the collar-bone Vin.iv.213 (adhakkhakaṃ); Vin.v.216.

akkha¹ + ka

…Near the city was the Andhavana. Between Sāketa and Sāvatthī was Toraṇavatthu. SN.iv.374

The Buddha passed the greater part of his monastic…

…Vin.i.334

The traditional name of the king of Kāsi from time immemorial was evidently Brahmadatta, and references to kings of that name…

…her mother Sumanā.

The Udāna Ud.ii.9 contains a story of a dispute she had with the customs officers regarding the duty they levied on one of her…

…(on Snp.225) “na jāyati na jīyati na mīyati ti amatan ti vuccati”, or at Dhp-a.i.228 “ajātattā na jiyyati na miyyati tasmā amatan ti…

…renounce a sinful doctrine, namely, that the states of mind declared by the Buddha to be stumbling-blocks are not such at all for him who indulges…

…personal name was Sudatta, but he was always called Anāthapiṇḍika (feeder of the destitute) because of his munificence;…

…there to the Jīvakambavana, where he was treated by Jīvaka. Vin.ii.193f. It is said SN.i.27f. that seven hundred devas of the Satullapa…

…bhavanirodha was nibbāna.

The Vammika Sutta MN.i.143ff. was the result of questions put by an anāgami Brahma, his erstwhile colleague,…

…start on a journey, Moggallāna and Ānanda went from lodging to lodging to summon the monks that they might hear Sāriputta vindicate himself….

An example of a low family name. Vin.iv.8 Vin.iv.13

chain, fetter Vin.i.108 = Vin.iii.249 (tiṇ˚); DN.i.245; Ja.i.21 (˚ghara prisonhouse); Dhp-a.iv.54 (˚bandhana).

cp. Sk. andu, andū & anduka

…Sakkapañha.

Many of the Vinaya rules were enacted at Rājagaha. Just before his death, the Buddha paid a last visit there. At that time,…

…to look after the monastery, and granted for their maintenance a village, which came to be called Arāmikagāma or Pilindagāma. One day,…

…(-roga) Name of a certain disease (“snakewind-sickness”) Vin.i.78; Ja.ii.79; Ja.iv.200; Dhp-a.i.169 Dhp-a.i.187,…

to remove forcibly, to take away, rob, plunder Vin.iv.247 (sayaṃ a. to appropriate); Ja.ii.422; Ja.iii.179; Ja.iv.343; Mil.20; Sdhp.122
ger acchinditvā Ja.ii.422; Dhp-a.i.349; Pv-a.241 (sayaṃ); …

…the Buddha’s doctor. The Vinaya contains many stories of his skill in healing. Vin.i.268–281 Once when the Buddha was ill, Jīvaka found it…