Acelakassapa¹AcelaKassapa

A naked ascetic. He visited the Buddha at Ujuññā in the Kaṇṇa-katthala deer-park and asked him if it were true that he disparaged all penance and reviled asceti …

…to Rāhula the discourse (Cūḷa-Rāhulovāda) which made him an arahant. SN.iv.105–107

Among others who lived here from time to time are…

…of them all. See also the Cūḷa—and the Mahā-Gosiṅga Suttas.

Anuruddha was present when the Buddha died at Kusinārā, and knew the…

…for the preaching of the Cūḷa-Saccaka Sutta. MN.i.227ff.

The Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.iii.124ff. records a visit paid by the Buddha to…

A city in the kingdom of Aṅga. It was here that the Mahā Assapura and Cūḷa Assapura Suttas were preached by the Buddha. MN.i.271ff. MN.i.281ff.

Aṅga3town

A World ruler. The world itself means “Turner of the Wheel,” the Wheel (Cakka) being the well known Indian symbol of empire. More than one thousand sons are his; his dominions extend throughout the …

CullakokanadāCūḷakokanadāCūlakokanadā

The younger of the two daughters of Pajunna, both of whom were called Kokanadā. She visited the Buddha…

…Mahā-Cunda and the other Cūḷa-Cunda. But the legends connected with them are so confused that it is not possible to differentiate clearly…

CūladevaCūḷadeva

A Thera, an eminent teacher of the Vinaya. Vin.v.3

CūḷagavacchaCūlagavaccha

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of how a joyful monk would realize the state of peace. Thag.11

A Pacceka Buddha mentioned in a list of these. MN.iii.70

CūḷakaCūlaka

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of his delight in the beautiful peacocks and good earth, and how happily he meditates….

…heard of this and warned Cūḷapanthaka not to keep the nuns so late.

The Udāna Ud.v.10 contains a verse sung by the Buddha in praise of…

…and answers are given in the Cūḷavedalla Sutta. MN.i.299ff. Visākha reported this interview to the Buddha, who praised her great wisdom and…

…Vinaya Vin.iv.54 as having been constantly used by Cūḷapanthaka.

…the Buddha preached the Cūḷagosiṅga Sutta, MN.i.205 the Janavasabha Sutta, DN.ii.200 and several discourses on awareness of mortality….

…was the preaching of the Cūḷagosiṅga Sutta. MN.i.205f. On another occasion, when the Buddha was staying there with many eminent monks,…

…SN.iii.121f.

In the Cūḷa DukkhakKhaṇḍa Sutta it is said that a large number of Nigaṇṭhas lived at Kāḷasilā, never sitting…

…who expanded it to form the Cūḷahatthipadopama Sutta. The Buddha also preached to Jāṇussoṇi the Bhayabherava Sutta. MN.i.16ff.…

…to him was preached the Cūḷadukkhakkhandha Sutta. MN.i.91f.

The Dakkhiṇā-vibhaṅga Sutta was preached as the result of a visit to…

Kassapa¹

One of the seven Buddhas mentioned in the Canon. DN.ii.7

Among those who attained arahantship under Kassapa is mentioned Gavesī, who, with his five hundred followers, strove alwa …

…Buddha preached to them the Cūḷa-Gosiṅga Sutta, at the conclusion of which, Dīgha Parajana Yakkha sang the praises of all three….

…younger was sometimes called Cūḷa-Kokanadā. They visited the Buddha at the Kūṭāgārasālā and spoke verses in praise of the Buddha, the…

…with a drooping crest (lambacūḷakābhaṭā) They bore a bad reputation for extortion and violence. SN.iv.341

Besides the places already…

…to do so. DN.ii.116

In the Cūḷadukkhakkhandha Sutta, MN.i.92 it is said that Kāḷasilā was also the residence of some…

…as described in the Cūḷa- and the Mahā-Saccaka Suttas; MN.i.227ff. MN.i.237ff. the householder Ugga of Vesāli, acclaimed by the…

…SN.i.219f.

See also the Cūḷa Dukkhakkhandha Sutta and Sekha Sutta, both preached to Mahānāma.

Mahānāma is included in a list of…

The elder brother of Cūḷapanthaka. He was declared pre eminent among those skilled in the evolution of consciousness. (saññāvivatta)….

…Nikāya are two suttas—the Cūḷamālunkyā MN.i.426ff. and the Mahāmālunkyā MN.i.432ff. —both evidently preached before…

…in Nagaraka, for in the Cūḷa-Suññatā Sutta, Ānanda is reported as reminding the Buddha that once, while staying at Nagaraka, the Buddha…

…with Mahānāma that the Cūḷa Dukkhakkhandha Sutta was preached. During one of the Buddha’s residences in Nigrodhārāma, the Sākyans…

A brahmin of Sāvatthī. He visited the Buddha at Jetavana and the Buddha preached to him the Cūḷasāropama Sutta, at the end of which he declared himself the Buddha’s follower. MN.i.198ff.

…and preached to him the Cūḷa Rāhulovāda Sutta. At the end of the discourse, Rāhula became an arahant, together with one hundred thousand…

…the Buddha is given in the Cūḷataṇhāsaṅkhaya Sutta. There the question arises regarding the extirpation of cravings. Sakka accepts the…

Subhā¹

A group of Brahmās; the group includes the Parittasubhā, the Appamāṇasubhā and the Subhakiṇhā. MN.iii.102

Subhā²Kammāradhītā

The daughter of a rich goldsmith of Rājagah …

…monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of ordaining at age seven, overcoming a dragon, and bringing…

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 …

…and spoke of the loss the Order had sustained by their death. SN.v.163f.

The Cūḷagopālaka Sutta was also preached at Ukkacela….

Upāli ¹

One of the most eminent of the Buddha’s immediate disciples. He belonged to a barber’s family in Kapilavatthu and entered the service of the Sākiyan princes. When Anuruddha and his …

Vejayanta¹

A palace belonging to Sakka. When Moggallāna visited Sakka to discover if he had fully understood the Buddha’s teaching in the Cūlatanhā saṅkhaya Sutta, Sakka tried to evade his …

…Mahāli, Mahāsīhanāda, Cūḷa Saccaka, Mahā Saccaka, Tevijja, Vacchagotta, Sunakkhatta and Ratana.

One hundred years after the Buddha’s…

A class of non human beings generally described as non-human. They are mentioned with Devas, Rakkhasas, Dānavas, Gandhabbas, Kinnaras, and Mahoragas (? Nāgas).

Elsewhere AN.ii.38 they rank, in progr …