…a rule was passed prohibiting it. Vin.i.293 Vin.iv.278 The Chabbaggiyā nuns, however, continued to do so even afterwards. Vin.iv.259f.

The…

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

…shame, he refrained from visiting the Buddha till he was won over by the persuasions of his physician Jīvaka Komārabhacca. And when in the end he…

…of the tenfold good qualities of milk-rice. Vin.i.220f. It was this praise uttered by the Buddha that made Visākhā ask him, as a favour,…

…He was of a retiring disposition and never interfered in any of the monks’ quarrels.

Mention is often made of Anuruddha’s iddhi-powers….

…in the festival of dedication. He fed one hundred monks in his house daily in addition to meals provided for guests, people of the village,…

…Pasenadi, King of Kosala, visiting the Buddha at noonday and telling him that he had just finished having the banker’s wealth removed to the royal…

…that they alone are the legitimate sons of Brahma. Hearing of this, Asita Devala appeared before their hermitage in orange attire, with stout…

…time, using perfumes, visiting shows, singing and playing games of various sorts. Their abandoned ways of life won popularity for them, and…

…only superior class, the legitimate sons of Brahma.

The Buddha points out to him that such pretensions are baseless, and that virtue, which alone…

…classed among the inferior deities together with the supaṇṇas, gandhabbas, yakkhas, garuḍas and nāgas. Rebirth as an Asura is…

…found in a poem in the Itivuttaka It89 which recurs in the Vinaya, Vin.ii.203 and there it is specifically called a niraya.

In the Dīgha…

…by the mob, but on the admonition of the Buddha, endured their wrath as penance for his former misdeeds.

He eased a woman’s labour pains by an…

…and realised the five qualities-truth, austerities, chastity, study and munificence—specified by the brahmins for the attainment of merit and…

A brahmin of the Bhāradvājagotta who had seven widowed daughters and was much in debt. One day he lost fourteen oxen, and, after searching for them for six days, he came across the Buddha in a forest …

…to be followed and, profiting by the lesson, eight days later Mahā Kassapa became an arahant. This was on the road from Rājagaha to…

…among nuns of swift intuition. AN.i.25 In the Therīgāthā Thig.107–111 are included several verses spoken by her when she had been a nun…

…visited it during his last tour, and while there he talked to the monks on four conditions, which lead to Nibbāna. DN.ii.123…

A class of devas, earth bound deities. They belong to the lowest category of devas. AN.iv.119

…in meditation, Bhuñjatī waiting on him and worshipping him with clasped hands. Sakka asked her to salute the Buddha in his name when he should…

Bhāradvāja¹

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the heroic roar of the conquerors. Thag.177–178

Bhāradvāja²

He was the eldest of a clan of Bhāradvājas living in Rājagaha a …

Bhūta

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of the greatest contentment while living among the harsh conditions of the forest. Thag.518–526

…that all the five ambitions of his life had been fulfilled: that he might become king, that the Buddha might visit his realm, that he might…

…by Sañjikāputta, inviting the Buddha to the palace, that he might bless it by being its first occupant. The Buddha agreed to come and, the…

…its king Dīghiti and Dīghiti’s wife, but made peace later with Dīghiti’s son, Dīghāvu, restored to him his father’s kingdom, and gave…

…the Nerañjarā. After an initial hesitation he decided to teach the Dhamma he had found, and he did so for the next 45 years, until he passed away…

…and of sense objects. Profiting by the lesson, Bāhiya dwelt apart and, putting forth effort, soon became an arahant. SN.iv.63f.

It is perhaps…

…said to have asked the Buddha, while on the banks of the Gaggarā Lake in Campā, about the conditions from which the Tathāgata is released and…

…had lost its great political importance. Kosala was already the paramount power in India, and several successful invasions of Kāsi by the…

…yielded to her importunities, thus prompting the Buddha to lay down the first Pārājika. The son was called Bījaka, and so Sudinna came to…

…as one of the six important cities of India, its foundation being ascribed to Mahāgovinda. DN.ii.235 In the Buddha’s time the people of Campā…

…was granted. SN.i.50 The deva Candimasa who is mentioned SN.i.51 as visiting the Buddha is probably identical with Candimā.

…and comes to be called wrathful. The other shows opposite qualities and is called kindly. SN.iv.305

…for her quarrelsome propensities. She was a friend of Thullanandā, during whose absence the other nuns once expelled Caṇḍakālī from their…

…Paṭācārā, seeing her pitiable condition, gave her some food and, when she had eaten, discoursed to her. Delighted by Paṭācārā’s…

…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

…and forthwith gave an exhibition of his magical powers and of his wide knowledge of the Buddha’s teachings. The nuns listened with great…

…of archers, tired of waiting, gave up the vigil and went away one after the other. The different groups were led to the Buddha by his…

…to him the four conditions of temporal welfare and the four conditions of spiritual welfare. In this discourse the Buddha addresses him as…

DīghāyuDīghāvu

Son of Dīghīti, king of Kosala. After his parents had been cruelly murdered by Brahmadatta, king of Kāsi, he became the attendant of this kind; in order to avenge their death, but when …

DīghītiDīghati

A king of Kosala. His kingdom was captured by Brahmadatta, king of Kāsi, and he and his wife fled to Benares, where they lived in disguise in the house of a potter. His wife bore a son …

…monastery, and their conversation is recorded in the Bāhitika Sutta. MN.ii.112f.

…insane, and in this condition did many things unworthy of a monk. When his colleagues blamed him, the Buddha interceded on his behalf and…

…in order to test his capabilities. Vin.ii.76

Mention is made of several eminent monks who stayed at Gijjhakūṭa from time to time, such as…

…eight marvellous qualities: faith, virtue, conscientiousness, fear of blame, ability to listen well, charity, wisdom, modesty. AN.iv.218f.…

…having listened to the admonition of Gopaka, became disciples of the Buddha and, as a result, far surpassed in glory Inda and his other companion…

…one of the three chief cities of Jambudipa, the others being Uttarapancala and Kekaka J.ii.213, 214.

According to a verse found at the end of…

…possession of virtuous qualities, such as sharing all their goods with holy men, a rare quality. SN.348–352

In the Dhammacetiya Sutta,…

…the rule was passed prohibiting the use of sandals made of talipot leaves. Vin.i.189 On another occasion when the Buddha was staying at…

One of the nine divisions (aṅga) into which the Buddha’s preaching was classified in the early texts.

…be eighty-four thousand cities with Ketumatī at the head. DN.iii.75

The Buddha once declared that the people of Jambudīpa excel those of both…

Jambuka

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how he practiced severe austerities for 55 year before going for refuge in the Buddha and attaining Awakening. Thag.283–286

…but at the end of the exposition Jayasena declared that he was unable to agree with it.

When this was reported to the Buddha he said that…

…to Sanaṅkumāra’s exposition, decided to leave the world. The kings and all the others did their best to make him desist from this course, but…

…the Buddha regarding the qualities of a pious lay disciple is recorded in the Aṅguttara Nikāya. AN.iv.222f.

At Jīvaka’s request, the Buddha…

…Nikāya SN.ii.18ff. as visiting the Buddha at Sāvatthī and questioning him on right view. The Buddha’s discourse on this occasion is referred…

…by Ānanda among the great cities, in one of which, in his opinion, the Buddha could more fittingly have died than in Kusinārā. DN.ii.146 After…

…monk whose admonition by his mother is recorded in the Theragāthā. Thag.82

Kassapa³

A devaputta. He visited the Buddha…

…other kings of his race left the household at the approach of old age, he broke the tradition by not doing so. He was the last king of this…

…delighted with her exposition, related it to the Buddha. SN.iv.374ff. She is mentioned in several places AN.i.88 AN.ii.164 AN.iv.347…

…the Buddha, hearing of it, made an order to the monks prohibiting such conduct. Vin.iv.75f.

…MN.i.39

Among localities spoken of as being in Kosala are Icchānaṅgala, AN.iii.30 AN.iii.341 AN.iv.340 Ukkaṭṭha, DN.i.87 Ekasālā,…

…monks the story of King Dīghiti of Kosala, but his efforts at reconciliation were of no avail, one of the monks actually asking him to leave them…

…to the Koliyan central authorities, was a special body of officials, presumably police, who wore a distinguishing headdress with a drooping crest…

One of the cities of Uttarakuru. DN.iii.200

town

…It is one of the seven political divisions mentioned in the time of the mythical king Reṇu and is given first in the list, its capital being…

…kingdom. Vin.i.334

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

…asks him for a detailed exposition of one of the stanzas in the Kumāripañhas. The stanza occurs at. SN.i.126 Mahā-Kaccāna explains, and his…

…of eight eminent qualities; AN.iii.49 AN.iv.208f. SN.iv.109 the upāsaka Vāseṭṭha; AN.iv.258f. the two goddesses, daughters of…

…makes reference to the admonitions of Sāriputta and to the Buddha’s joy when these had the desired effect.

The Buddha ranked him as foremost…

…also practised seven conditions of welfare, which the Buddha claimed to have taught them at the Sārandada cetiya. DN.ii.73f.

The young men…

…people, included in the traditional list of the sixteen Great Nations AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 AN.iv.256 AN.iv.260

The Macchā country lay to the south…

…great admiration for his qualities. Māra tried to stir up discontent in the Buddha, but had to retire discomfited. SN.i.110 DN.ii.116

Once when…

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of practicing properly and awaiting ones’ time. Thag.12

…exposing the Order to the criticism of the public. “A corn trampler art thou, Ānanda,” he says, “a despoiler of families, thy following is…

…and shaking off evil qualities. Thag.2

Several instances are given of discussions between Koṭṭhita and other eminent theras—e.g., the…

…swarthy woman sitting surrounded by bones in the charnel ground, evidently a practitioner of asceticism. He expresses the wish to never be reborn….

…is mentioned as visiting the Brahma world in order to help the Buddha in quelling the arrogance of Baka Brahmā. He himself questioned…

…was granted on condition that she abide by eight rules of respect. Vin.ii.253ff. AN.iv.274ff.

After her ordination, Pajāpatī came…

…Kaḷārajanaka did not continue the good tradition.

…fate, by the necessary conditions of the class to which they belong, by their individual nature; it is according to their position in one or other…

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 …

…visited Anuruddha at the Ghositirāma and announced to him that in a trice they could assume any colour they desired, produce any sound, and obtain…

…Koḷivisa, a prominent citizen of Campā, capital of Aṅga. Vin.i.27 In the Buddha’s day, Māgadha consisted of eighty thousand villages….

…having wasted his opportunities, but then tells him of the four ways in which craving arises and the advantages of destroying it. AN.ii.248f.…

…where he is practicing austerities and tempting him to abandon his striving and devote himself to good works. Gotama refers to Māra’s army as…

…class. AN.iii.384

The austerities practised by Nanda Vaccha are detailed in the Mahā Saccaka Sutta. MN.i.238

Nanda²

The Buddha’s…

…Nandaka that he had been waiting until the end of his discourse to speak to him. Nandaka expressed. his regret that he should have kept the Buddha…

…was taught the eleven conditions which lead to the destruction of evil. AN.v.334ff.

Nandiya³

A Paribbājaka who visits the Buddha…

A bhikkhunī whose Therīgāthā verses speak of her former useless practice of austerities and her current state of Awakening. Thig.87–91

…extirpated by severe austerities, fresh deeds should be avoided by inaction. By expelling through penance all past misdeeds and by not committing…

A class of devas, inhabiting the fifth of the six deva-worlds. DN.i.218 MN.i.289 SN.i.133 AN.i.210

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of giving up desire and patiently awaiting one’s time. Thag.195–196

…on account of which Asuras delight in it. The Buddha tells him of eight similar qualities in his own teaching and discipline, wherefore monks…

…obtained from him an exposition of his teaching, which was to the effect that the four elements—earth, fire, air, water; pleasure, pain, and…

One of the cities of Uttarakuru, described as having been built on an airy base. DN.iii.200

5town

…Doctrine followed the recognition that Gotama dealt, not with effects but with causes, and that he went to the root of the matter by teaching how…

…five joined in the austerities of Gotama at Uruvelā. When he abandoned his austerities and started to follow the Middle Way, they left him in…

An Ājīvaka. He came of a wagon building stock of bygone days. In the Anaṅgaṇa Sutta, MN.i.31f. Moggallāna tells Sāriputta that, one day, when begging alms in Rājagaha, he came to the house of Samīti …

…gave to Pilinda large quantities of the five medicaments, all of which Pilinda distributed among those who wished for them. Vin.i.206ff.…

…where Anuruddha was reciting some verses. The sound pleased her and she stood “smitten to the marrow, like a post,” hushing to sleep her…

…the Doctrine because of his skilful exposition.

A monk. He is mentioned as visiting the Buddha and asking him under what conditions a sermon presents itself to the mind of a Tathāgata….

…of being full with good qualities, like the full moon. Thig.3

Puṇṇā²Puṇṇikā

A bhikkhunī whose Therīgāthā verses argue…

…ii.102, n. 1. The latter tradition is probably correct as, according to the Anguttara Nikāya iii.57 even Munda is mentioned as residing at…

…the chief (pamukhaṃ) of good qualities.

…Vin.ii.301ff. In this connection the Pāveyyakā are also described as “Pacchimikā” in opposition to the Vajjiputtakas who are called…

A city of the Mallas which the Buddha visited during his last journey, going there from Bhogagāma and stopping at Cunda’s mango grove.

Cunda lived in Pāvā and invited the Buddha to a meal, which prov …

…is mentioned as denying condition and cause—i.e., the efficacy of kamma—which teaching, in the Sāmmaññaphala Sutta, DN.i.53 AN.iii.383 is…

…agreed to let him go on condition that he would visit them after his ordination. Raṭṭhapāla accompanied the Buddha to Sāvatthī, and there,…

…is mentioned by name.

Tradition identifies Rāhulamātā with Bhaddakaccānā who, in the Aṅguttara Nikāya, AN.i.25 is mentioned as chief…

…was one of the six chief cities of the Buddha’s time, and as such, various important trade routes passed through it. The others cities were…

…wife of Vessavaṇa, waiting on him. He therefore left with a request to Bhuñjatī to greet the Buddha in his name. He also declares…

…samādhi, with Bhuñjatī waiting on him. Sakka therefore left a message with her.DN.ii.270 Anuruddha is also mentioned as having stayed there….

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of experiencing the suffering caused by kamma in the past. Thag.81

…watching, wishing that Samiti might shape the felloe without crook, twist, or blemish. When Samīti did this, Paṇḍuputta sang with joy,…

…he is spoken of as visiting the Buddha on the banks of the Sappinī, and it was during this visit that the above verse was spoken….

…had, for a long time, taken refuge in the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Saṅgha, and possessed qualities which secured him from birth in hell…

…Buddha’s marvellous qualities, he felt a desire to see him. Some time after, the Buddha went to Candalakappa and stayed in Todeyya’s Mango…

…name of a god. A devaputta, named Siva, is mentioned in the Saṃyutta SN.i.56 as visiting the Buddha and speaking several verses on the…

…was once accused of claiming to possess superhuman qualities, but was exonerated by the Buddha. Vin.iii.109

…admit him at once without waiting for the usual probationary period. Subhadda dwelt in solitude and in meditation and soon became an arahant….

…her siesta, stopped her, inviting her to sensual pleasures. She talked to him of the evils of such pleasures, but he pesagested. Seeing that he was…

…of the Buddha, and, after visiting him together with Suddhavāsa, he went on to another Brahmā, who was infatuated with his own importance. There,…

…therassa sahāyaka

A monk whose Theragāthā verse criticizes those who wander unrestrained. Thag.37

…was raised to her position.

Nanda was Suddhodana’s son by Mahā Pajāpati, and he had also a daughter called Sundarī Nandā. When the…

…be pardoned himself. Vin.i.15–20

Sudhamma¹

The meeting hall of the deities in Tāvatiṃsā heaven. DN.ii.268 MN.ii.79 SN.i.221…

…is the same. Several additional verses are attributed to the Buddha regarding the true “sacrifice.

Sundarika-Bhāradvāja is also mentioned…

…a sotāpanna. While waiting the departure of the crowd so that he could pay homage to the Buddha and express his gratitude, Sakka, desiring…

…Buddha pointed out his condition to the monks, using it as an example of the evil effects of liquor; and he made this the occasion for the passing…

…as one of the six great cities of India, the others being Campā, Rājagaha, Sāvatthī, Kosambī and Benares. DN.ii.146 In the Vinaya Vin.i.253…

…one of the six great Indian cities during the lifetime of the Buddha. DN.ii.147 It was six leagues from Sāketa. Vin.i.253 It was on the banks of…

…Nandā, on her bed, was waiting for him, and he seduced her. Vin.iv.211f.

Sāḷha²

A Licchavi, who once visited the Buddha at the…

…his adherence on condition that he would continue to give alms to any Nigaṇṭhas who sought them at his house. This generosity made Sīha…

…round her neck and fastened the end to a tree, and in this position her mind was freed. Thig.77–81

A cave outside Rājagaha where lodgings were provided for visiting monks. Vin.ii.76 Vin.iii.159

outside Rājagaha3monastery

A mote-hall built by the Mallas of Pāvā. When it was finished they invited the Buddha to be its first occupant. The Buddha went with the monks and spent the night in the hall. It was on this occasion …

…of eight marvellous qualities, in a way very similar to that of Ugga of Hatthigāmaka. AN.iv.208–212

The Saṃyutta Nikāya SN.iv.109f.…

…the king of Kosala, in recognition of the former’s skill. It was thickly populated and had much grassland, woodland and corn. DN.i.87 The…

…robe to a colleague, on condition that the latter should join him in his tours. The condition was agreed to, but later, when the recipient monk…

…here he gave his last admonition to the monks SN.i.157 Ud.37f. Ānanda tried to persuade him to die in a place of greater importance, and the…

…him to explain the five qualities which make a monk esteemed and loved by his colleagues. At the end of the discourse the Buddha applauds Upavāna….

…be decided, under what conditions should he do so? What qualities should a monk possess in himself before he takes upon himself to warn others?….

…being pleased with this exhibition of iddhi-power, undertook to provide the Buddha with his daily food. Meanwhile the Buddha stayed in a grove…

…win growth by good qualities?“ Pondering thus, he strove and obtained insight. Thag.110

Usabha ²

After entering a town for alms…

…in state palanquins. Their cities are built in the air, and among those mentioned are Āṭānāṭā, Kusināṭā, Nātapuriyā,…

…been spoken by him in admonition to a lay woman named Uttarā, who was filled with the idea of her own beauty.

Uttarā⁴Nandamātā

In…

…and horses were brought down for sāle from there to such cities as Benares.

???3region

…widely, for we find him visiting the Buddha at Vesāli, MN.i.481 at Sāvatthī, MN.i.483 SN.iii.257 and at Ñātikā, SN.iv.401 in addition to his…

…destiny. Vajirā answers that there is no such thing as a “being,” apart from certain conditioned factors, like a chariot, which exists only…

…they practiced the seven conditions of welfare taught to them by himself in the Sārandada Cetiya.

The Buddha travelled several times through the…

A class of deities, spirits of the skies, divided into cloud spirits of heat, cloud spirits of cold, cloud spirits of air, cloud spirits of wind,…

A class of deities present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta.DN.ii.259 DN.ii.260 They probably form the retinue of Varuṇa.

…practised the seven conditions of prosperity which he had taught them at Sārandada cetiya, they would prosper rather than decline.

In the…

…were self admonitions against conceit because of his facility of speech; some were spoken in praise of sermons preached by the…

…with the six requisite qualities.

Once she rose before dawn and sang the Parāyana. Vessavaṇa happened to be passing over her house on his way…

…the two important principalities of the Vajjian confederacy. Its capital was Mithilā. The kingdom bordered on the Ganges, on one side of which…

…are included in the Theragāthā….

…discourse of the eight qualities which win for women power in this world and power and happiness in the next, AN.iv.269 and eight qualities which…

A class of deities, followers of Varuda, who were present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259

A class of deities present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259

…with its numerous cities, crowds of inhabitants, parks, lakes and assembly halls. Vessavaṇa is also called Kuvera, and the Yakkhas are…

…the Mahāsamaya Sutta DN.ii.259 mention is made of two Yamas.

There is a tradition AN.i.142 that once Yama longed to be born as a…

…Impelled by antecedent conditions, he saw one night the indecorum of his sleeping attendants, and, greatly distressed, put on his gold slippers…

…fishermen. Taking his admonition to heart, they returned to the banks of the Vaggumuṇḍā in the Vajji country, and there they determined to…

…be reborn in an unhappy condition. AN.ii.127 From time to time these devas utter shouts of joy saying “aho sukham, aho sukham.” This sound is…

…and mention is made of a sermon he preached there to the monks on the Four Great Authorities. DN.ii.123–126 AN.ii.167 From there he went to…

A class of deities who were present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259

…was one of the chief cities of Uttarakuru, and a royal residence of Kuvera. DN.iii.201

In the Culla Vagga Vin.ii.152 the word is used as an…

…Buddha restricting these monks in their activities.

…after having practised austerities for six years, the Buddha attained Enlightenment and granted Sahampati’s request to preach the doctrine, it was…