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asi, 229 találat.

abhaya →

dppn

…of Vesāli. On one occasion he comes with another Licchavi, Paṇḍita Kumāraka, to Ānanda in the Kūṭāgārasālā in Vesāli, and…

abhibhū →

dppn

…The verses spoken on this occasion are, in the Theragāthā, ascribed to Abhibhūta. Thag.1147–1148

In the Aṅguttara Nikāya AN.i.226f. we…

abhiñjika →

dppn

…of Anuruddha. On one occasion when the Buddha asks Mahā Kassapa to preach to the monks, the latter reports that it is impossible to talk to…

accutadevā →

dppn

A class of devas mentioned among those assembled on the occasion of the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

addhakāsī →

dppn

A prostitute in Rājagaha who entered the Order of the bhikkhunis. Wishing to obtain the higher ordination from the Buddha, she set out for Sāvatthī, but was waylaid and stopped by libertines. So she s …

aggāḷave cetiye →

dppn

…stopped here on many occasions during his wanderings, and this was the scene of several Vinaya rules, e.g. against monks digging the ground…

ahogaṅgā →

dppn

A mountain in North India, on the Upper Ganges. There, for some time, lived the Thera Sambhūta Sānavāsi, and it was there that Yasa Kākandakaputta saw him. The meeting of arahants to discuss what meas …

ajapālanigrodha →

dppn

…to the Buddha on various occasions at the foot of this tree, when he sat there soon after the Enlightenment. On all these occasions Brahma…

ajātasattu →

dppn

…was on the occasion of this visit that the Sāmaññaphala Sutta was preached. The king admits that he had been to various teachers…

ambalaṭṭhikā →

dppn

…It was on one such occasion that the Brahmajāla Sutta was preached. Vin.ii.287 DN.i.1

It was one of the spots in which the Buddha rested…

ambasaṇḍā →

dppn

…was preached. On the occasion of the preaching, as Sakka with his retinue came to visit the Buddha, the village was bathed in radiance….

ambatittha →

dppn

…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…

andhakavinda →

dppn

…(This was the occasion for the rule that monks who have been invited to a meal in one place should not accept milk-rice somewhere else…

anejakā →

dppn

A class of devas mentioned as having been present on the occasion of the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.160

annabhāra →

dppn

…AN.ii.29–31

On another occasion they discuss the “brahmin truth.” The Buddha visits them and tells them what he considers to be the brahmin…

anuruddha →

dppn

…verse he uttered on that occasion is thoughtful and shows philosophic calm, in contrast, for example, with that of Ānanda….

aputtaka →

dppn

…the banker’s past. In a former birth he had given alms to a Pacceka Buddha, Tagarasikhī, but later he repented and wished that he had…

ariṭṭhakā →

dppn

A class of devas who were present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta.

They were like azure flowers in hue (ummāpupphanibhāsino). DN.ii.260

asibandhakaputta →

dppn

…was stricken with famine, Asibandhaka visited Nigaṇṭha Nāṭaputta, who asks him to go and defeat the Buddha in debate. Asibandhaka is at…

asipattavana →

dppn

One of the tortures of purgatory. In the distance the grove appears as a mango grove, and when the inhabitants of purgatory enter, wishing to eat the mangoes, leaves which are sharp like swords fall o …

asita →

dppn

…comely and handsome grew Asita. Feeling that their austerities were evidently fruitless, they questioned Asita who urged them to discard their…

assaji →

dppn

…him. This was the occasion for the preaching of the Cūḷa-Saccaka Sutta. MN.i.227ff.

The Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.iii.124ff. records a…

assajipunabbasukā →

dppn

…that even on this occasion when the Buddha sent for them, they came dutifully and listened patiently to his admonition on the necessity of…

assalāyana →

dppn

…a story of the past where Asita Devala had defeated brahmins who held these same views, Assalāyana feels relieved and expresses his admiration…

avanti →

dppn

One of the four great monarchies in the time of the Buddha, the other three being Māgadha, Kosala and Vaṃsa (or Vatsa). Avanti is also mentioned among the sixteen Great Nations. AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 AN. …

ayujjhā →

dppn

…in the Canon; on one occasion he preached the Phena Sutta SN.iii.140ff. and on the other the Dārukkhandha Sutta, although the latter is said…

añjanavana →

dppn

…used to stay. On one such occasion Kakudha came to see him, SN.i.54 and also the wanderer Kuṇḍaliya, SN.v.73 who lived near by. Here were…

aññātakoṇḍañña →

dppn

AññātakoṇḍaññaKoṇḍañña

One of the five ascetics known as the Pañcavaggiyā. When, after the Enlightenment, the Buddha visited them at Isipatana and preached the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, Koṇḍañña w …

aṅga →

dppn

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 …

aṅgīrasi →

dppn

Aṅgīrasi1

A term of affection (Radiant One) used by Pañcasikha in addressing Suriyavaccasā. DN.ii.265

Aṅgīrasa2

One…

belaṭṭhasīsa →

dppn

An arahant, preceptor of Ānanda. He was once afflicted with scurvy and his robes clung to him. The monks thereupon applied water to the robes, but when the Buddha heard of it he made a rule allowing n …

bhaddavāggiyā →

dppn

…glade between Bārāṇasi and Uruvelā. One of them had no wife, and for him they found a courtesan; but she awaited the opportunity and ran…

bhaddā →

dppn

…of the Gandhabba Timbarū and beloved of Pañcasikha.

bhadragaka →

dppn

A headman of Uruvelakappa and father of Ciravāsi. SN.iv.327

bhayasīva →

dppn

A Pacceka Buddha. MN.iii.69

bhāradvāja →

dppn

…a forest tract in Kosala. Kasi Bhāradvāja, Kaṭṭhahāra Bhāradvāja and Navakammika Bhāradvāja became lay disciples.

The Elder…

bimbisāra →

dppn

BimbisāraSeniya

King of Māgadha and patron of the Buddha.

According to the Pabbajā Sutta Snp.405ff. the first meeting between the Buddha and Bimbisāra took place in Rājagaha under the Paṇḍavapabba …

brahmadatta →

dppn

Brahmadatta1

King of Kāsi. He captured Kosala and murdered its king Dīghiti and Dīghiti’s wife, but made peace later with Dīghiti’s son, Dīghāvu, restored to him his father’s kingdom, and …

buddha →

dppn

BuddhaBhagavāTathāgataSiddhatthaGotamaSugataSatthā

The Awakened one, the founder and teacher of the Buddha-dhamma. His personal name was…

bārānasī →

dppn

…older than even those of Takkasilā (KhA.198; see also DhA.iii.445, where Susīma, Sankha’s son, goes from Takkasilā to Benares for purposes of…

bāvarī →

dppn

A brahmin ascetic who went from Sāvatthī to Dakkhiṇāpatha and lived on the banks of the Godhāvarī in a hermitage which lay half in the territory of Assaka and half in that of Alaka.

He received the r …

campā →

dppn

…stayed thereon several occasions.Vin.i.312 SN.i.195 AN.iv.59 AN.iv.168 AN.v.151 Vin.i.3121 Sāriputta AN.iv.59 and Vaṅgīsa SN.i.195 are also…

cañcalikappa →

dppn

…stayed in the Todeyya-ambavana. Saṅgārava went to see him, and on that occasion was preached the Saṅgārava Sutta. MN.ii.209f.

Kosala3town

caṅkī →

dppn

…spite of the protests of his friends and colleagues, and on this occasion was preached the Caṅkī Sutta. MN.ii.164f.

ciravāsī →

dppn

The son of Bhadragaka. Bhadragaka visited the Buddha and told him that he was always anxiously waiting for news of Ciravāsī, who was away at school. SN.iv.329

cātumāsini →

dppn

Occurs in the phrase Komudi Cātumāsini, probably referring to the Cātumāsya festival which is performed in the month of Kattika, Komudi being the full-moon day of Kattika. Vin.i.55 DN.i.47

dakkhiṇāgiri →

dppn

…On another of these occasions the Buddha saw the Magadhakhetta, which gave him the idea of designing the robe of a monk to resemble a field…

dakkhiṇāpatha →

dppn

…while the Sumangala Vilasini DA.i.265 takes Dakkhinapatha to be synonymous with Dakkhinajanapada and says that it was the district (janapada)…

devadatta →

dppn

…reports this to Sāriputta, who makes it an occasion for a talk to the monks.

dhataraṭṭha →

dppn

Dhataraṭṭha1

One of the Cātummahārājikā, the ruler of the Eastern Quarter. His followers are the Gandhabbas. He has numerous sons called Indra.DN.ii.207 DN.ii.220 DN.ii.257f. DN.iii.197 …

dhotaka →

dppn

…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…

dīghāyu →

dppn

…their death, but when the occasion arose he made peace with Brahmadatta. His father’s kingdom was restored to him, and he married Brahmadatta’s…

dīghīti →

dppn

…his personal servant. He wished to avenge the death of his parents, but when the occasion arose, he remembered his father’s instructions and…

ekanāḷā →

dppn

A brahmin village near Dakkhiṇāgiri, to the south of Rājagaha. Once, during the eleventh year of his ministry, the Buddha visited the village and preached to Kāsī-Bhāradvāja the sutta which bears his …

ekapuṇḍarīka →

dppn

…and it was on this occasion that the Tevijja-Vacchagotta Sutta was preached. MN.i.481f.

25.990761,85.0863652non-Buddhist…

gajaṅgala →

dppn

…AN.v.54f. On another occasion the Buddha stayed in the Mukheluvana and was visited there by Uttara, the disciple of Pārāsariya. Their…

gandhabbā →

dppn

…heavenly musicians, and Pañcasikha, Suriyavaccasā and her father Timbarū are among their number. DN.ii.264

They wait on such devas as Sakka, and…

gayā →

dppn

…at Gayā on several occasions: once at Gayāsīsa, Vin.i.34 SN.iv.19 AN.iv.302 and also near the Tankitamañca, Snp.p.47 SN.i.207 the…

gayākassapa →

dppn

One of the three Kassapa brothers. They all lived at Gayāsīsa. When Uruvelā-Kassapa was converted, Gayā-Kassapa, with his followers, joined the Order, and at the conclusion of the Ādittapariyāya Sut …

gayāsīsa →

dppn

…thousand monks. On this occasion of his coming he taught the Adittapariyāya Sutta . Vin.i.34f. SN.iv.19f. AA.i.57 PvA.21 Ud.i.9…

ghaṭīkāra →

dppn

…Ghaṭīkāra, on that occasion, speaks of several others who had been his friends in Vehaliṅga—Upaka, Phalaganda, Pukkusāti, Bhaddiya,…

gijjhakūṭa →

dppn

…visited it on several occasions, sometimes even in the dark, in drizzling rain, while Māra made unsuccessful attempts to frighten him….

giñjakāvasatha →

dppn

…stayed there on various occasions during his visits to Nādikā. It was during one of these visits that Ambapāli presented her park to the Buddha…

godhika →

dppn

…Godhika lived on the Kāḷasilā in Isigilipassa. There he made various vain attempts to win arahantship, achieving only temporary emancipation…

gosiṅgasālavanadāya →

dppn

…MN.i.205f. On another occasion, when the Buddha was staying there with many eminent monks, among whom were Sāriputta, Moggallāna and others,…

gotama →

dppn

Gotama1BuddhaSiddhatthaSakyamunīTathāgataAṅgīrasa

He was a Sākiyan, son of Suddhodana and of Mahā Māyā, Suddhodana’s chief…

hatthaka →

dppn

…resort to falsehood and evasion, or would ask his opponent to and meet him somewhere and then go there before the appointed time and give it out…

hāliddakāni →

dppn

…SN.iii.9f. and again on those of the Sakkapañha. SN.iii.13f.

On another occasion SN.iv.115f. he questioned the Elder regarding the…

indapatta →

dppn

…from Indapatta to Baranasi J.v.59.

In times past, Indapatta was considered one of the three chief cities of Jambudipa, the others being…

isidatta →

dppn

…monks to a meal. On this occasion Citta asked a question regarding the Buddha’s teaching on the diversity of the elements. The chief Elder, being…

isidāsī →

dppn

She was the daughter of a good and wealthy merchant of Ujjenī. Having come of age, she was given in marriage to the son of a merchant in Sāketa.

For one month she lived with him as a devoted wife; th …

isigili →

dppn

…Nigaṇṭhas lived at Kāḷasilā, never sitting down, undergoing paroxysms of acute pain and agony, following the teachings of Nigaṇṭha…

isipatana →

dppn

…Vin.i.189 On another occasion when the Buddha was staying at Isipatana, having gone there from Rājagaha, he instituted rules forbidding the…

jinadattā →

dppn

A bhikkhunī mentioned in the Therīgāthā verses of Isidāsi, who describes Jinadattā as a learned and virtuous expert in the Vinaya. Thig.427

jīvakambavana →

dppn

…times. On one such occasion Ajātasattu visited the Buddha and the Sāmaññaphala Sutta was preached….

kaccāna →

dppn

…discourse on this occasion is referred to by Ānanda in a conversation with Channa. SN.iii.134

The Kaccānagotta is mentioned among the…

kajangala →

dppn

…AN.v.54f. On another occasion the Buddha stayed in the Mukheluvana and was visited there by Uttara, the disciple of Pārāsariya. Their…

kammāsadhamma →

dppn

…brahmin. It was on this occasion, according to the Māgaṇḍiya Sutta, MN.i.501 that, after a long discussion, Māgaṇḍiya was…

kannakujja →

dppn

A district in Jambudīpa; it is mentioned in a list of places passed by the Buddha on his way from Verañjā to Bārānasī, across the Ganges, the route passing through Verañjā, Soreyya, Sankassa, Kannakuj …

kapilavatthu →

dppn

…AN.i.276f. On another occasion we hear of the Buddha convalescing at Kapilavatthu after an illness. AN.i.219

Not all the Sākyans of…

kapotakandara →

dppn

…near Rājagaha. On one occasion Sāriputta, having recently shaved his head, was seated there wrapt in samādhi, and a yakkha, passing overhead…

kappāsika vanasaṇḍa →

dppn

Kappāsika VanasaṇḍaKappāsiya Vanasaṇḍa

A grove near Uruvelā. There the a group of men came across the Buddha while seeking for a woman who had run away with certain of their belongings. The Buddha pr …

kasivantā →

dppn

kasivantākapīvantā

A city to the north of Uttarakuru. DN.iii.201

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kassapagotta →

dppn

Kassapagotta1

A monk living in Vāsabhagāma in the Kāsi kingdom. He was in the habit of showing extreme hospitality to the monks who came there from other parts. Once some monks who visited …

kasībhāradvāja →

dppn

A brahmin of the Bhāradvāja clan, living at Ekanālā, in Dakkhiṇāgiri, and so called on account of his profession of agriculture. On the day of his festive sowing, the Buddha visited him alone, and sto …

katamorakatissa →

dppn

…Vin.iv.66

On another occasion, wishing to ordain a nun who was going through a probationary course, she summoned the monks, but seeing a great…

kaṇḍakīvana →

dppn

…place there on another occasion between these two and Anuruddha, is given in the Kantakī Sutta. SN.v.298f. The Buddha also stayed in this…

kaṇṇakatthala →

dppn

A deer-park in Ujuññā. There the Buddha sometimes stayed; he was once visited there by Acela Kassapa, to whom he preached the Kassapasīhanāda Sutta, DN.i.161 and again by Pasenadi, king of Kosala; to …

kaṇṇakujja →

dppn

KaṇṇakujjaKaṇṇagocchakaKaṇṇagotta

A district in India. it is mentioned in a list of places passed by the Buddha on his way from Verañja to Bārāṇasī, across the Ganges, the route passing through Verañ …

kesamutta →

dppn

…the residence of the Kālāmas. The Buddha once stayed there, on which occasion he preached the Kesaputtiya Sutta. AN.i.188

Kosala3town

khaṇḍadeva →

dppn

…with six others, all in like circumstances, by Ghaṭīkāra, on the occasion of a visit he paid to the Buddha. SN.i.35 SN.i.60

khārodakā →

dppn

A river in Avīci, flowing alongside the Asipattavana. MN.iii.185

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kimbila →

dppn

…and Ānanda, on the occasion when the Buddha preached the Naḷakapāna Sutta in the Palāsavana at Naḷakapāna. MN.i.462ff.

In three…

komudi →

dppn

The full-moon day of the fourth month, Kattika, usually found in the phrase Komudi Cātumāsini. Vin.i.155 Vin.i.176f. DN.i.47 MN.iii.79 MN.iii.80

kosala →

dppn

Kosala1

A country inhabited by the Kosalans, to the north-west of Māgadha and next to Kāsī. It is mentioned second in the list of sixteen Great Nations.AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 In the Buddha’s …

kosambī →

dppn

…palace on two different occasions. Vin.ii.290f. The Buddha is mentioned as having once stayed in the Siṃsapāvana in Kosambī….

kosiya →

dppn

…and by Mahā Kassapa. Ud.iii.7

Kosiya2

A monk whose Theragāthā verses emphasize the importance of listening to a teacher and being…

kukkuṭārāma →

dppn

A park in Pāṭaliputta. It was evidently the residence of monks from very early times, probably, for some time, of the Buddha himself. The Mahāvagga Vin.i.300 mentions the names of several theras who l …

kumārakassapa →

dppn

Kumārakassapa

He was foremost among those who had the gift of varied and versatile discourse. AN.i.24 Once when Kumāra Kassapa was meditating in Andhavana a deva appeared before him, and asked him fi …

kusinārā →

dppn

…his followers, and on the occasion of this visit they decided that any inhabitant of Kusinārā who failed to go and meet the Buddha and escort him…

kuvera →

dppn

…Tattolā, Tatotalā, Ojasi, Tejasi, Tatojasī, Sūra, Rāja, Ariṭṭha and Nemi. His lotus-lake is called Dharaṇī. His sons are all…

kuṇḍadhāna →

dppn

…and the other Sākyan nobles present on that occasion. MN.i.462

kālakhemaka →

dppn

…and once, during robe-making time, many monks lived there. On this occasion the Buddha preached the Mahā-Suññatā Sutta. MN.iii.109

kāsi →

dppn

KāsiKāsikaKāsigāmaKāsinigama

One of the sixteen Great Nations, AN.i.213 its capital being Bārāṇasī.

At the time of the Buddha, it had been absorbed into the kingdom of Kosala, and Pasenadi was king …

kāḷasilā →

dppn

…of monks. On one such occasion the Buddha is said to have given Ānanda an opportunity of asking him to continue to live for a whole aeon. But…

kāḷī →

dppn

…deals with the ten kasinas. AN.v.46f.

Kāḷī2

Maidservant of Videhikā of Sāvatthī. Videhikā was reputed to be gentle…

kīṭāgiri →

dppn

A village of the Kāsis, on the road from Kāsi to Sāvatthī. It was the headquarters of the followers of Assaji and Punabbasu, who lived there, behaving in a shameless and wicked manner. A certain monk, …

kūṭāgārasālā →

dppn

…AN.iii.239f. On one occasion, when the Buddha was preaching to the monks regarding the six spheres of sense contact, Māra arranged an…

lakkhaṇa →

dppn

…seen again on several occasions. SN.ii.254 Vin.iii.104ff.

When Moggallāna related his vision, some of the monks blamed him for claiming…

laṭṭhivana →

dppn

LaṭṭhivanaLatthivanaLatthivanuyyāna

A grove to the southwest of Rājagaha. In it was the Supatiṭṭha cetiya, where the Buddha stayed during his first visit to Rājagaha from Gayāsīsa, after the Enlighte …

licchavī →

dppn

…bows and arrows, would lay aside their arms when they saw the Buddha seated under a tree and would surround him with clasped hands, eager to hear…

lohitavāsī →

dppn

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

lomasakaṅgiya →

dppn

…verse says that, thrusting aside grasses with his chest, he will seek seclusion. Thag.27

According to the Lomasakaṅgiya Bhaddekaratta Sutta,…

macchikāsaṇḍa →

dppn

A township in Kāsī, the residence, among others, of Citta-Gahapati. SN.iv.281

It contained the Ambāṭakavana, which Citta presented as a monastery for the monks, at the head of whom was Mahānāma.

S …

mahājanapadā →

dppn

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 …

mahākaccāyana →

dppn

…consulted him on various occasions. In Avanti, Kaccāna is said to have stayed, not in the king’s park, but chiefly in the Kuraraghara papātā…

mahākassapa →

dppn

…to the nuns, but on one occasion he allowed himself to be persuaded by Ānanda, and accompanied by him he visited the nunnery and preached to the…

mahāmoggallāna →

dppn

…SN.v.269ff.

On another occasion, when Moggallāna visited Sakka to find out if he had profited by the Buddha’s teaching, he found him far too…

mahānāma →

dppn

…to return. On another occasion, Mahānāma visited the Buddha at Nigrodhārāma where the Buddha was convalescing after a severe illness, and at…

mahāpajāpatī →

dppn

…the future. This was the occasion for the preaching of the Dakkhiṇāvibhaṅga Sutta. MN.iii.253ff. The Buddha had a great love for Pajāpatī,…

mallikā →

dppn

Chief queen of Pasenadi, king of Kosala.

Mallika’s knowledge of the Dhamma made her wiser than Pasenadi would have desired, and he once, in a moment of great affection, asked if anyone were dearer to …

mallā →

dppn

The name of a people and their country.

The country is included in the sixteen Great Nations of the Buddha’s time. The kingdom, at that time, was divided into two parts, having their respective capit …

manujā →

dppn

An eminent upāsikā mentioned in a list. AN.iv.347

medāḷupa →

dppn

…and visited him. On this occasion was preached the Dhammacetiya Sutta. This was the last time that Pasenadi saw the…

mettiyabhummajakā →

dppn

…another occasion, these monks persuaded a Licchavi, named Vaḍḍha, who was their patron and friend, to go to the Buddha and…

meṇḍasira →

dppn

MeṇḍasiraMeṇḍasīsa

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of realizing release from suffering after many lifetimes. Thag.78

migasira →

dppn

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of becoming Awakened since he went forth. Thag.181f.

moḷiyasīvaka →

dppn

A Paribbājaka. He once visited the Buddha at Veḷuvana and questioned him regarding predestination. The Buddha explains to him that suffering arises from various causes—bile, phlegm, wind, bodily humou …

muttā →

dppn

Muttā 1

A bhikkhunī whose Therīgāthā verse speaks of being freed. Thig.2

Muttā 2

A bhikkhunī whose Therīgāthā verse speaks of being freed from three crooked things. Thig.11

M …

māra →

dppn

…Sutta, of several occasions on which Māra approached the Buddha, requesting him to die; the first of these occasions was under the Ajapala…

mātali →

dppn

…her affections to Pañcasikha. DN.ii.268 Mātali is Sakka’s constant companion and accompanies him everywhere, more as a confidant than as a…

nigaṇṭha nāṭaputta →

dppn

…Such, for instance, are Asibandhakaputta SN.iv.317ff. and Abhayarājakumāra. MN.i.392ff. Nāṭaputta tries, without success, to dissuade…

nigrodhārāma →

dppn

…on several other occasions, and several Vinaya rules are mentioned as being first promulgated there.Vin.iii.235 Vin.iii.244 Vin.iv.55…

nilavāsi →

dppn

A Thera mentioned as staying at the Kukkuṭārāma in Pāṭaliputta. Vin.i.300

niraya →

dppn

…Majjhima Nikāya contains another list: Gūtha, Kukkuḷa, Simbalivana, Asipattavana and Khārodakanadī.

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nāgasamāla →

dppn

He was a Sākiyan and entered the Order when the Buddha visited his kinsmen at Kapilavatthu. For some time he was the Buddha’s personal attendant—e.g., when the Buddha breached the Mahāsīhanāda Sutta. …

nālaka →

dppn

Nephew of Asita Kāladevala. When Asita realized that he would not live to see the Buddha, he sought out Nālaka and asked him to leave the world at…

nāḷandā →

dppn

…several conversations with Asibandhakaputta. SN.ii.311–323

The Buddha visited Nāḷandā during his last tour through Māgadha, and it was…

ojasi →

dppn

Servant of Kuvera. He takes Kuvera’s messages and makes them known in Uttarakuru. DN.iii.201

paribbājakā →

dppn

…have prevailed on these occasions, intercourse and discussions were free, there were no restrictions of creed, caste or pride. Thus Dīghanakha…

pañcakaṅga →

dppn

…to the Buddha. On another occasion, Pañcakaṅga related to the Buddha the conversation he had had with the Paribbājaka Uggāhamāna…

pañcavaggiyā →

dppn

…first they refused to pay heed to him, but gradually his powers of persuasion won their hearts and they became his first disciples.

pessa →

dppn

…his conversation on that occasion is recorded in the Kandaraka Sutta. When Pessa had left, the Buddha is reported to have said that he was a man of…

pilindavaccha →

dppn

…that on several different occasions Pilinda suffered from various ailments and the Buddha had to give permission for the provision of suitable…

pippaliguhā →

dppn

…SN.v.79 On another occasion, Mahā Kassapa spent several days there in a trance, and when, at the end of that period, he entered Rājagaha…

piṅgiyānī →

dppn

…On another occasion, Piṅgiyāni is present when five hundred Licchavis come to pay honour to the Buddha at the Kūṭāgārasālā….

puṇṇa →

dppn

…; they were rebuked by Asita Devala for their pretensions regarding the superiority of brahmins.

Puṇṇa2Koliyaputta

A naked…

pātikaputta →

dppn

A naked ascetic of Vesāli who went about claiming to have greater mystic powers than the Buddha, and thereby much impressed Sunakkhatta. Pātikaputta had prophesied that, after death, the Licchavi gene …

pāveyyakā →

dppn

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 …

pāvārikambavana →

dppn

…the Buddha there are mentioned Kevaddha, Upāligahapati and Asibandhakaputta.

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pāyāsi →

dppn

A chieftain of Setavyā, who lived on a royal domain gifted by Pasenadi. He held the view that there was no world other than this, no fruit of actions and no rebirth. But after a discussion with Kūmara …

revata →

dppn

Revata1Khadiravaniya

An eminent disciple of the Buddha, declared by him foremost among forest dwellers. AN.i.24

His Theragāthā verses appear under two names. As Khadiravaniya he admonishe …

reṇu →

dppn

Son and successor of King Disampati. On the death of his father Reṇu, with the advice and co operation of his chief steward Jotipāla, who was also his great friend, divided his kingdom into seven part …

rucī →

dppn

RucīRūpī

An upāsikā, held up as an example to others. AN.iv.347

rāhu →

dppn

…says that on one occasion when he seized the Moon god, and on another the Sun god, both these invoked the aid of the Buddha. The Buddha…

rājagaha →

dppn

…was afraid of invasion by the Licchavis, and Vassakāra is mentioned as having strengthened its fortifications. To the north east of the…

saddhā →

dppn

An upāsikā of Sāvatthī. Thinking that to allow a monk to have intercourse with her would be the highest gift, she accosted a monk and offered herself. The offer was, however, refused. Vin.iii.39

sahampati →

dppn

…SN.i.140f. On another occasion, when Kokāliya died and was born in Padumaniraya, Sahampati appeared before the Buddha and announced the fact to…

sakka →

dppn

…of questions. He sends Pañcasikha with his vinā to play and sing to the Buddha and to obtain permission for him to visit him and question…

sambhūta →

dppn

Sambhūta1Sītavaniya

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how a bhikkhu in the Sītavana (Cool Grove) is victorious. Thag.6

Sambhūta2Sānavāsī

When the Vajjiputtaka heresy aro …

sanaṅkumāra →

dppn

…to the Buddha an occasion on which Sanaṅkumāra attended an assembly of the Devas, presided over by Sakka and the Four Regent Gods. There…

sañjaya →

dppn

…his teaching being the evasion of problems and the suspension of judgment. His doctrines seem to have been identical with those of the…

serissaka →

dppn

Serissaka1

A Yakkha chieftain to be invoked in time of need by followers of the Buddha. DN.iii.205

Serissaka1Serīsaka

A vimāna in the Cātummahārājika world, which was occupi …

setabyā →

dppn

SetabyāSetavyā

A town in Kosala, DN.ii.316 near which was Ukkaṭṭha.

The Aṅguttara Nikāya AN.ii.37 records a conversation between the Buddha and the brahmin Doṇa, whom the Buddha met on the road from …

sigālakamātā →

dppn

SigālakamātāSiṅgālakamātāSigālamātāSiṅgālamātā

She was declared chief of nuns who had attained release by faith. AN.i.25

sigālakapitā →

dppn

SigālakapitāSiṅgālakapitāSigālapitāSiṅgālapitā

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speak of a monk who practices skeleton-meditation in the Bhesakaḷā forest. Thag.18

sikhaḍḍī →

dppn

…in love with him, but she was won later by Pañcasikha. DN.ii.268

sikhāmoggallāna →

dppn

SikhāmoggallānaSikhāMoggallāna

A brahmin who once visited the Buddha, saying that he had been told by Soṇakāyana that the Buddha preached the…

sindhu →

dppn

The Indus river, one of the most important of those that flow from the Himālaya.

Isidāsī was once born as a goat in Sindhavārañña, the “Forest of the Sindhu”. Thig.438

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sirimā →

dppn

Sirimā1

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of remaining still in mind amid praise and blame. Thag.159–160

Sirimā2

Sirimā is mentioned in a list of eminent upāsikās. AN.iv.347

siviraṭṭha →

dppn

SiviraṭṭhaSiveyyaka

The country of the Sivi people, famous for its cloth, which was called Siveyyaka. Vin.i.278 Pajjota gave a pair of robes of…

siṃsapāvana →

dppn

Siṃsapāvana1

A grove in Āḷavī, where the Buddha stayed in the Gomagga and was visited by Hatthaka of Āḷavī. AN.i.136

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A grove in Ko …

soṇa →

dppn

…the body, feelings, etc., their origin and their cessation; SN.iii.48f. and, on another occasion, as to why some beings achieve complete cessation…

subrahmā →

dppn

…SN.i.146f. On another occasion, Subrahmā visited the Buddha to declare the folly of Kokālika and of Katamoraka Tissa. SN.i.148 Subrahmā was…

sumanā →

dppn

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 …

sumāgadhā →

dppn

SumāgadhāSumāgavā

A lotus pond near Rājagaha. The Saṃyutta Nikāya mentions the Buddha as relating the story of a man who went to Sumāgadhā with the thought, “I will speculate about the world.” He saw …

sunakkhatta →

dppn

A Licchavi prince of Vesāli. He was, at one time, a member of the Order and the personal attendant of the Buddha, but was later converted to the views of Korakkhattiya and went about defaming the Budd …

sundarī →

dppn

…She listened to the persuasions of her colleagues, the heretics, and would be seen in the evenings going towards Jetavana with garlands,…

supabbā →

dppn

An upāsikā of Rājagaha. She held the view that one who offered herself for sexual intercourse gave the supreme gift. Vin.iii.39

suppavāsā →

dppn

SuppavāsāKoliyadhītā

A lay woman who lived in the Koliyan village of Sajjanela, where the Buddha visited her and preached to her on the efficacy of giving food. AN.ii.62f. She was described by the …

suriyavaccasā →

dppn

…to dance before Sakka, Pañcasikha saw her and fell in love with her, but she favoured Mātali’s son Sikhaṇḍī.

Later she heard Pañcasikha…

susumāragiri →

dppn

…him. AN.iv.85

On another occasion, he saw Anuruddha in the Veḷuvana in the Ceti country, pondering over the seven Mahāpurisavitakkas, and…

sutanā →

dppn

SutanāSudhanā

An eminent upāsikā. AN.iv.347

sāgata →

dppn

…and he made this the occasion for the passing of a rule against the use of alcohol. Vin.iv.108f.

The Buddha later declared him foremost…

sāketa →

dppn

…Gavampati, Mendasira, Uttara, Madhuvāsettha and his son Mahānāga, and Visākhā. Bhūta Thera was born in a suburb of Sāketa.

The…

sīha →

dppn

…accepted. This was the occasion for the formulation of the rule that no monk should eat flesh where he has reason to believe that the animal had…

sūciloma →

dppn

…asked him a question regarding the origin of various persuasions, and the Buddha answered him.

tagarasikhī →

dppn

…food and gave it to Tagarasikhī. The husband met Tagarasikhī on his way back to the town, and seeing the excellence of the food, was…

takkasilā →

dppn

…describes it as the place of education of Jīvaka, the Buddha’s doctor. Vin.i.269f.

Takkasilā is identified with the Greek Taxila, in…

tapodārāma →

dppn

…to have stayed on several occasions. It is said DN.ii.116 that on one such occasion the Buddha gave Ānanda the chance of asking him to live for a…

tatojasī →

dppn

A messenger of Vessavaṇa. DN.iii.201

tejasi →

dppn

One of the messengers employed by Kuvera. DN.iii.201

thullanandā →

dppn

…as having come on two occasions to hear her preach, and was so pleased with her eloquence that he allowed her to persuade him to give her the…

tissa →

dppn

…SN.iii.106f. On another occasion, the Buddha encouraged him to be patient with harsh words. SN.ii.282 His Theragāthā verse encourages effort….

ubbhataka →

dppn

…The Buddha went with the monks and spent the night in the hall. It was on this occasion that Sāriputta recited the Saṅgīti Sutta….

udāyī →

dppn

…AN.iii.344f. on the occasion when Seta, King Pasenadi’s elephant, was publicly admired, Udāyī was stirred to enthusiasm by thoughts of the…

ugga →

dppn

…that all this wealth could easily be lost in various ways, not so the seven kinds of Ariyan wealth. AN.iv.6–7

Ugga1

One of those…

ujjenī →

dppn

The capital of Avanti. In the Buddha’s time, Caṇḍapajjota Vin.i.276 was king of Ujjenī and there was friendly intercourse between that city and Māgadha, whose king was Seniya Bimbisāra. After Bimbisār …

upananda →

dppn

…monks, because on this occasion we find him spoken of as “a maker of strife, quarrelsome, a maker of disputes, given to idle talk, a raiser of…

upasīdarī →

dppn

A Pacceka Buddha, mentioned in the Isigili Sutta. MN.iii.70

upasīva →

dppn

One of the disciples of Bāvarī. Snp.1007 The questions he asked the Buddha, when he visited him in the company of his colleagues, are recorded in the Upasīva-māṇavaa-pucchā. Snp.1069–1076

upavāna →

dppn

…away. DN.ii.138f.

Two occasions are mentioned on which Upavāna consulted the Buddha on matters of doctrine, once regarding the arising of…

uruvelakappa →

dppn

…was perhaps on the same occasion that the Buddha was visited by the headman Rāsiya, and he seems to have talked to him on various topics…

uruvelā →

dppn

…that either on this very occasion or quite soon after, the thought arose in the Buddha’s mind that the sole method of winning Nibbāna was to…

uruvelākassapa →

dppn

UruvelākassapaKassapa

One of three brothers, the Tebhātika-Jatilas, living at Uruvelā. After initial resistance, all became the Buddha’s followers. He lived on the banks of the Nerañjara with five h …

uruññā →

dppn

…the Buddha. On this occasion was preached the Kaṇṇakatthala Sutta. MN.ii.125ff.

It was here too that Nigaṇṭha Kassapa came to see…

uttara →

dppn

…to him and, after much persuasion, succeeded in getting him to accept one robe from them.

In return for this he agreed to say before the Saṅgha…

uttarāpatha →

dppn

…from Sāvatthī to Takkasilā in Gandhāra, and that it lent its name—as did the Dakkhiṇāpatha—to the region through which it passed….

uvāla →

dppn

…The Buddha requested the monks to carry out the tassa-pāpiyyasikā-kamma against him. Vin.ii.85f.

vajjiyamāhita →

dppn

…of profitable discussion with followers of other persuasions. AN.v.189ff. AN.iii.451

vajjī →

dppn

The name of a country and of its people. It was one of the sixteen Great Nations. The inhabitants appear to have consisted of several confederate clans of whom the Licchavī and the Videhā were the chi …

vakkali →

dppn

…to take him to Kāḷasilā on Isigili. The Buddha was on Gijjhakūṭa and was told by two devas that Vakkali was about to “obtain…

vaṅgīsa →

dppn

…spoken by him on various occasions Thag.1208–1279 SN.i.183ff. Some of them Thag.1209–1218 were uttered about himself, his attempts to…

vediyaka →

dppn

…The mountain was bathed in radiance when Sakka visited the Buddha on the occasion of the preaching of the Sakkapañha Sutta. DN.ii.263…

vepacitti →

dppn

…Thag.749

On another occasion Vepacitti suggested that victory should be given to him or to Sakka, according to their excellence in speech….

vesāli →

dppn

A city, capital of the Licchavis. It is not possible to know how many visits were paid by the Buddha to Vesāli, but the books would lead us to infer that they were several. Various Vinaya rules are me …

vetaraṇi →

dppn

…sharp and bitter, Snp.674 and the river flows by the Asipattavana.

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veḷuvana →

dppn

…for coming and going, easily accessible to all people, by day not too crowded, by night not exposed to noise and clamour, clean of the smell…

videha →

dppn

A country and its people. At the time of the Buddha, Videha formed one of the two important principalities of the Vajjian confederacy. Its capital was Mithilā. The kingdom bordered on the Ganges, on o …

vāsabhagāmaka →

dppn

VāsabhagāmakaVāsabhagāma

A village in Kāsī. It was once the residence of Kassapa Thera. Vin.i.312f.

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vāseṭṭha →

dppn

…to the Buddha was on the occasion of the preaching of the Vāseṭṭha Sutta, at the conclusion of which he accepted the Buddha as his teacher. He…

yamelutekulā →

dppn

…the Buddha that the Dhamma should be put into Sanskrit metre chandasi. The Buddha refused their request. Vin.ii.139

yasa →

dppn

Yasa 1

He was the son of a very wealthy treasurer of Benares, and was brought up in great luxury, living in three mansions, according to the seasons and surrounded with all kinds of pleasu …

yassasī →

dppn

The name of a Pacceka Buddha. MN.iii.69

āmalakīvana →

dppn

…grove at Cātumā. The Buddha once stayed there, and it was on that occasion that the Cātumā Sutta was preached. MN.i.456

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ānanda →

dppn

One of the principal disciples of the Buddha. He was a first cousin of the Buddha and was deeply attached to him. Ānanda entered the Order in the second year of the Buddha’s ministry, together with ot …

āpaṇa →

dppn

…SN.225–227

On the occasion of the Buddha’s visit to Āpaṇa, during which he converted Sela and Keṇiya, he seems to have stayed at…

ātumā →

dppn

…others.

It was on this occasion that it was declared to be a dukkaṭa offence for a monk, who had formerly been a barber, to carry about with…

āḷavī →

dppn

…The Buddha, on several occasions, stayed at Āḷavī at the Aggālava shrine, which was near the town. The town later became famous as the…