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mahā, 258 találat.

abhibhūta →

dppn

…is elsewhere SN.i.156 attributed to Abhibhū, chief disciple of Sikhī Buddha. In the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta DN.ii.121 the second and third…

abhiñjika →

dppn

…when the Buddha asks Mahā Kassapa to preach to the monks, the latter reports that it is impossible to talk to them because monks like…

accutadevā →

dppn

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

aciravatī →

dppn

…Pradesh; one of the pañca-mahānadī, Vin.ii.237 the five great rivers flowing from the Himālaya eastwards (pācīnaninnā) SN.v.39 into the…

ajita →

dppn

…that he had been born in the Mahāniraya as a result of having followed the teaching of the Buddha. DN.iii.15–16

Ajita5Ajina

A monk…

ajātasattu →

dppn

…given to her by her father, Mahākosala, as part of her dowry, but after Bimbisāra’s murder, Pasenadi refused to continue it. Thereupon…

akaniṭṭhā →

dppn

…Abodes). DN.iii.237

In the Mahāpadāna Sutta DN.ii.52f. the Buddha mentions that he visited their abode and conversed with beings who were born…

ambāṭakavana →

dppn

AmbāṭakavanaAmbālavana

A grove at Macchikāsaṇḍa, belonging to Cittagahapati. It became the residence of large numbers of monks, and discussions often took place there between Cittagahapati and the re …

anejakā →

dppn

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

anuruddha →

dppn

…others being Moggallāna, Mahākassapa and Mahākappina.) The mother of the Yakkha Piyaṅkara, while wandering in search of food, heard him at…

anurādha →

dppn

…in a forest hut in the Mahāvana in Vesāli, near to where the Buddha was, certain wandering ascetics came to him and asked him whether or not…

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

asamā →

dppn

A class of devas, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. They are mentioned together with the Yama twins. DN.ii.259

assaji →

dppn

…to discourse to him and to Mahānāma while their three colleagues went for alms. Vin.i.13 He became an arahant, together with the others, at the…

assaka →

dppn

…Assaka is one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas mentioned in the Aṅguttara Nikāya.AN.i.213 AN.iv.252 AN.iv.256 AN.iv.260 It does not, however; occur…

assapura →

dppn

…MN.i.271ff.

assatara →

dppn

A tribe of Nāgas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259

avanti →

dppn

…Isidatta and Isidāsī

Mahā Kaccāna seems to have spent a good deal of his time in Avanti, dwelling in the city of Kuraraghara in the…

avantiputta →

dppn

…went in royal state to visit Mahā Kaccāna who was staying in the Gundā Grove in Madhurā.

Their discussion is recorded in the Madhura Sutta….

aṅga →

dppn

One of the 16 Great Nations (Mahājanapadā), mentioned in the Pitakas. The countries mentioned are Aṅga, Māgadha, Kāsī, Kosala, Vajji, Mallā,…

bahuputtakanigrodha →

dppn

Mahā Kassapa says that while yet a “learner” he paid homage to the Buddha at a Bahuputtaka-nigrodha where the Buddha had gone to meet him. The…

bharaṇḍukālāma →

dppn

…chimed in and asked Mahānāma to say they would be the same. But the Buddha contradicted him, whereupon Bharaṇḍu said they would be…

bhesakalāvana →

dppn

…in the neighbourhood of the grove. Vin.ii.127

It was while staying in this grove that Mahā Moggallāna was molested by Māra and he preached…

bimbisāra →

dppn

…was Kosaladevī, daughter of Mahākosala and sister of Pasenadi. On the day of her marriage she received, as part of her dowry, a village in Kāsi,…

brahmadatta →

dppn

…and friend of Reṇu. When Mahāgovinda divided Jambudīpa into seven equal portions for Reṇu and his six friends, Brahmadatta was given the…

brahmāyu →

dppn

…on his body the marks of a Mahāpurisa. Uttara therefore visited the Buddha and, having seen the thirty two marks, resolved to observe the Buddha…

bārānasī →

dppn

…of the Benares kings. In the Mahāgovinda Sutta, the foundation of Bārānasī is attributed to Mahāgovinda, its first king being Dhatarattha,…

cakkavatti →

dppn

…in the Mahāsudassana, Mahāpadāna, Cakkavattisīhanāda, Bālapaṇḍita and Ambaṭṭha Suttas. SN.v.98

From the Mahāpadāna Sutta it…

campā →

dppn

…foundation being ascribed to Mahāgovinda. DN.ii.235 In the Buddha’s time the people of Campā owed allegiance to Bimbisāra, as king of Māgadha,…

candana →

dppn

…a visit paid by Candana to Mahā Moggallāna. SN.iv.280

Candana2

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how he was visited by his…

cetiya →

dppn

…preached to the Cetis by Mahācunda. While dwelling in the Pācīnavaṃsadāya in the Ceti country, Anuruddha became an arahant after a visit…

channa →

dppn

…visited by Sāriputta and Mahā Cunda, and when they discovered that he contemplated suicide, they tried to deter him, promising to provide him…

citta →

dppn

…had been discovered. Mahānāma and Mahaka did likewise, after having performed miracles at the request of Citta.

The Citta Saṃyutta…

cittasena →

dppn

…at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258 He is elsewhere DN.iii.204 mentioned as a Yakkha chieftain who should be invoked by the…

cunda →

dppn

…the Two Chief Disciples, Mahā Kassapa, Mahā Koṭṭhita, Mahā Kaccāna and other very eminent Elders.

The Pitakas contain several…

cātummahārājikā →

dppn

…Four Great Kings (Cattāro Mahārājāno) who dwell there as guardians of the four quarters: Dhataraṭṭha of the East, Virūḷhaka of the…

dakkhiṇāgiri →

dppn

…for Ānanda the censure of Mahā Kassapa. SN.ii.217f. Later, we find Puṇṇa with a large following in Dakkhiṇāgiri refusing to join in the…

devadatta →

dppn

…the two Devadatta, and the Mahāsāropama, were preached after this event.

The Buddha sent Sāriputta and Moggallāna to Gayāsīsa to bring back…

dhamma →

dppn

…built by Vissakamma for Mahāsudassana, by order of Sakka. DN.ii.180ff.

5buildingDhamma2

The lake in front of the palace…

dhataraṭṭha →

dppn

…of the Cātummahārājikā, the ruler of the Eastern Quarter. His followers are the Gandhabbas. He has numerous sons called…

dānaveghasā →

dppn

A class of Asuras, present at the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.259

dūsī →

dppn

…to the intervention of Kakusandha, Dūsī’s attempts failed and he was born in the Mahā Niraya. The story is given in the Māratajjanīya…

ekapuṇḍarīka →

dppn

…Kūṭāgārasālā in the Mahāvana of Vesāli. The Buddha went there to see Vacchagotta, and it was on this occasion that the…

erāvaṇa →

dppn

…among the Nāgas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258

gajaṅgala →

dppn

…Country. Beyond it was Mahāsālā. Vin.i.197 Once when the Buddha was staying in the Veḷuvana at Kajangala, the lay followers there heard a…

gandhabbā →

dppn

…beings who inhabit the Cātummahārājika realm and are the lowest among the devas. DN.ii.212 They are generally classed together with the Asuras…

ghaṭāya →

dppn

A Sākiyan of Kapilavatthu, who built a monastery attached to the Nigrodhārāma. There the Mahā Suññatā Sutta was preached. MN.iii.110

gijjhakūṭa →

dppn

…AN.iv.21f. the Mahāsāropama and Āṭānāṭiya Suttas. SN.ii.155 SN.ii.185 SN.ii.190 SN.ii.241 SN.iii.121 AN.ii.73 AN.iii.21…

giñjakāvasatha →

dppn

…as described in the Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta. DN.ii.91ff. SN.v.357

The “Brick Hall” was, however, not designed for the Buddha and…

godha →

dppn

A Sākiyan. A conversation between him and Mahānāma the Sākiyan is recorded in the Godha Sutta. SN.v.371

gosiṅgasālavanadāya →

dppn

…led to the preaching of the Mahāgosiṅga Sutta. MN.i.212f.

25.78382,85.271763monasteryGosiṅgasālavanadāya2

A forest tract near…

gotama →

dppn

…son of Suddhodana and of Mahā Māyā, Suddhodana’s chief consort, and he belonged to the Gotama-gotta. At age 29 he departed from his home…

govinda →

dppn

…He had a son, Jotipāla, who succeeded him after his death and came to be known as Mahā Govinda. DN.ii.230f.

“Govinda” was evidently a…

gundāvana →

dppn

…forest in Madhurā. Mahā Kaccāna stayed there and was visited by Avantiputta, king of Madhurā, to whom he preached the Madhurā Sutta,…

gūtha →

dppn

…the hells. It is next to the Mahā Niraya, and is the habitation of needle-mouthed creatures who rip away the skin, flesh, tendons, etc., of the…

harayodevā →

dppn

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

hemavata →

dppn

…Buddha in time of need. DN.iii.204

He was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.256

He was the friend of Sātāgira.

hāliddakāni →

dppn

…of Avanti. Once when Mahā Kaccāna was staying in the Kuraragharapapāta, Hāliddakāni visited him and consulted him at length on the…

hāragajā →

dppn

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

hārita →

dppn

Hārita1

A Mahā Brahmā who was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta, at the head of one hundred thousand other Brahmās….

iccānaṅgala →

dppn

…It was the residence of “Mahāsāla” brahmins. The Sutta Nipāta Snp.p.115 mentions several eminent brahmins who lived there, among them…

inda →

dppn

…DN.iii.204

In the Mahāsamaya Sutta, DN.ii.257f. also, Inda is mentioned as the name of the Sons of the Regent Gods of the Four…

isigili →

dppn

…he afterwards repeated to Mahānāma. MN.i.91ff.

Once when the Buddha was dwelling at Kāḷasilā, he sang the praises of Rājagaha, giving…

isipatana →

dppn

…between Sāriputta and Mahākoṭṭhita, SN.ii.112f. SN.iii.167f. SN.iv.162f. SN.384ff. and one between Mahākoṭṭhita and…

jambudīpa →

dppn

…India. One of the four Mahādīpas, or great continents. They are grouped round Mount Sineru. In Jambudīpa is Himavā with its eighty-four…

janesabha →

dppn

…at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.258

In the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta DN.iii.204 he is mentioned as a Yakkha chieftain to be invoked by…

joti →

dppn

A class of gods, present at the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.261

jotipāla →

dppn

…himself came to be known as Mahā Govinda.

After some time, Jotipāla took leave of the seven kings, his disciples and his wives, and spent the…

kaccāna →

dppn

Kaccāna1

See Mahā-Kaccāna, Pakudha-Kaccāna, Pubba-Kaccāna, Sambula-Kaccāna, Sabhiya-Kaccāna, etc. See also…

kaddamadaha →

dppn

A river where Mahākaccāyana sometimes stayed.

Avanti3river

kajangala →

dppn

…Country. Beyond it was Mahāsālā. Vin.i.197 Once when the Buddha was staying in the Veḷuvana at Kajangala, the lay followers there heard a…

kallavāḷaputta →

dppn

…village in Māgadha. Mahā-Moggallāna lived there immediately after his ordination, and on the seventh day, while meditating there, he…

kambala →

dppn

A tribe of Nāgas. They were present at the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.258

kammāsadhamma →

dppn

…among them being the Mahānidāna Sutta, DN.ii.55 SN.ii.92 the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta, DN.ii.290 MN.i.55 and the Ānañjasappāya…

kandarāyana →

dppn

…brahmin. He visited Mahā Kaccāna at the Gundavana near Madhurā and accused him of not paying due respect to elderly brahmins, but when…

kapilavatthu →

dppn

…Nigrodhārāma and at the Mahāvana, among them being Mahānāma, SN.v.369f. AN.iii.284f. AN.iv.220f. AN.v.320f. Nandiya, SN.v.403f.

karerikuṭikā →

dppn

A building in the Jetavana where the Mahāpadāna Sutta was taught. DN.ii.1ff.

Jetavana3building

karumhā →

dppn

A class of spirits, present at the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.260

kassapa →

dppn

…Nārada°, Pūraṇa°, Mahā° and Lomasa°.

Kassapa was evidently a well-known gotta name and people born in a family bearing that name…

katamorakatissa →

dppn

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

kaḷimbha →

dppn

…that the peace of the Mahāvana was being disturbed by the Licchavis who came to see the Buddha, he, with the other monks, went to…

kaṇṭaka →

dppn

Kaṇṭaka Kaṇḍaka

A novice ordained by Upananda. Kaṇṭaka committed an offence with another novice, Mahaka. When this became known, a rule was passed that no monk should ordain two novices Vin.i.79 ; th …

kaṭṭhakā →

dppn

KaṭṭhakāKathakā

A class of devas present at the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.261

khattiyānī →

dppn

…women who waited on the Bodhisatta when he was once a mighty king Mahāsudassana of Kusāvatī. SN.iii.146 DN.ii.188

khemiyā →

dppn

A class of gods, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.261

khiḍḍāpadosikā →

dppn

…devas who live in the Cātummahārājika world. For ages they spend their time in laughter and in sport of sensual lusts. In consequence their…

kosiya →

dppn

…by the Buddha, DN.ii.270 Mahā Moggallāna, MN.i.252 and by Mahā Kassapa. Ud.iii.7

Kosiya2

A monk whose Theragāthā verses…

kukkuṭārāma →

dppn

…of the Buddha himself. The Mahāvagga Vin.i.300 mentions the names of several theras who lived there: Nilavāsi, Sānavāsi, Gopaka, Bhagu,…

kumbhīra →

dppn

…the Vepulla mountain outside Rājagaha. He was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta with a train of over one hundred thousand. DN.ii.257

kuru →

dppn

…to the Kurus include the Mahānidāna Sutta, the Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta, the Māgaṇḍiya Sutta, the Anañjasappāya Sutta, the Sammosa…

kusinārā →

dppn

…the royal city of Mahā-Sudassana. DN.ii.146ff. It was twelve leagues in length and twelve in breadth, prosperous and full of people,…

kuṭeṇḍu →

dppn

A vassal of the Cātummahārājikas, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258

kālakañjakā →

dppn

…They were present at the Mahāsamaya, and are spoken of as being of a fearsome shape. DN.ii.259 They are the very lowest of the Asura groups,…

kālakhemaka →

dppn

…monks lived there. On this occasion the Buddha preached the Mahā-Suññatā Sutta. MN.iii.109

kāmaseṭṭha →

dppn

…spirit. DN.iii.204

In the Mahāsamaya Sutta DN.ii.258 he is mentioned among the vassals of the Four Great Kings-versed in craft, hoodwinking…

kāsi →

dppn

…in Kāsi which was given by Mahākosala to his daughter when she married Bimbisāra. The village produced a revenue of one hundred thousand, and…

kāḷī →

dppn

…stanza occurs at. SN.i.126 Mahā-Kaccāna explains, and his explanation deals with the ten kasinas….

kūṭāgārasālā →

dppn

…several Licchavi chiefs, Mahāli Otthatthaddha, DN.i.150ff. SN.i.230f. SN.iii.68f. AN.v.86f. Nandaka, SN.v.389 Sunakkhatta, MN.ii.252…

lakkhaṇa →

dppn

…as having stayed with Mahā Moggallāna on Gijjhakūṭa. Once, when they were going down to Rājagaha for alms, Lakkhaṇa noticed that at a…

lambītakā →

dppn

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.261

licchavī →

dppn

…the Buddha; among whom are Mahānāma, Sīha, Bhaddiya, Sāḷha, Abhaya, Panditakumāra, Nandaka, Mahāli and Ugga. Several Licchavis, both men…

lohicca →

dppn

…in Avanti. Once when Mahā Kaccāna was living there in a forest hut, a number of Lohicca’s pupils came there and began abusing the monks,…

lohitavāsī →

dppn

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

lomahaṃsa →

dppn

A Pacceka Buddha, mentioned in a nominal list. MN.iii.70

lomasavaṅgīsa →

dppn

…of this name and the Sākyan Mahānāma. Mahānāma asks the Elder if the learner’s way of life is identical with that of the Tathāgata….

lāmaseṭṭhā →

dppn

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.261

macchikāsaṇḍa →

dppn

…Mahākoṭṭhita, Mahākappina, Mahācunda, Anuruddha, Revata, Upāli, Ānanda and Rāhula; these all went there while travelling in the…

maddakucchi →

dppn

…DN.ii.116

Once when Mahā Kappina was at Maddakucchi, doubts arose in his mind as to the necessity of joining the assembly of monks for the…

madhurā →

dppn

…with distinct disfavour. But Mahā Kaccāna evidently liked it, for he stayed there in the Gundāvana, and was visited there by the king of the…

mahaka →

dppn

A novice, pupil of Upananda, who is mentioned as having been guilty of a sexual offence with Kaṇḍakā, another novice. Vin.i.70

mahesā →

dppn

…Snp.1011

According to the Mahāgovinda Sutta DN.ii.220.ff. it was the capital of Avanti and was founded at the same time as…

mahāgavaccha →

dppn

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

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…

mahājāli →

dppn

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

mahākaccāyana →

dppn

MahākaccāyanaKaccāyanaMahākaccānaKaccāna

One of the most eminent disciples of the Buddha, considered chief among expounders in full of the…

mahākappina →

dppn

…world. SN.i.145 SN.v.315

Mahā Kappina was quite often in the company of Sāriputta, and it is said Thag.1086 that once, seeing the profound…

mahākassapa →

dppn

…name Kassapa, prefixed with Mahā to distinguish him from the other Kassapas.

Mahākassapa went forth, apparently together with his wife Bhaddā…

mahākoṭṭhita →

dppn

MahākoṭṭhitaMahākotthitaKoṭṭhitaKotthita

One of the foremost disciples of the Buddha, ranked foremost among masters of analytical…

mahākāla →

dppn

A monk whose Theragāthā verses describe a large swarthy woman sitting surrounded by bones in the charnel ground, evidently a practitioner of asceticism. He expresses the wish to never be reborn. Thag.141–152

mahāli →

dppn

…of Pūraṇa Kassapa. SN.iii.68 This conversation resulted from Mahāli having heard the Sakkapañha Sutta.

mahāmoggallāna →

dppn

…see. AN.ii.154f.

In the Mahāgosiṅga Sutta MN.i.212 we find them staying in the Gosiṅgasālavana in the company of Mahā Kassapa, Ānanda,…

mahānāga →

dppn

A monk whose Theragāthā verses warn of the dangers that face a monk who neglects the Dhamma. Thag.387–392

mahānāma →

dppn

…Sutta, both preached to Mahānāma.

Mahānāma is included in a list of exemplary lay devotees. AN.iii.451

Mahānāma2

A…

mahāpajāpatī →

dppn

Mahāpajāpatī GotamīPajāpatī

An eminent bhikkhunī and the step-mother of the Buddha. She raised the Buddha as her own child after the death…

mahāpanthaka →

dppn

The elder brother of Cūḷapanthaka. He was declared pre eminent among those skilled in the evolution of consciousness. (saññāvivatta). AN.i.24

A set of verses uttered by him in the joy of attainment …

mahāpurisa →

dppn

…of the attributes of a Mahāpurisa as explained in the Mahāpurisa Sutta SN.v.158 and the Vassakāra Sutta. AN.ii.35f.

Bāvarī had three…

mahāpāragā →

dppn

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.26

mahāroruva →

dppn

One of the hells. SN.i.92

5hell

mahāsammata →

dppn

…present age. He was called Mahāsammata, because, on the arising of wickedness in the world, he was chosen by the people DN.iii.92f. to show…

mahāsarā →

dppn

The books contain a list of seven great lakes, situated in the Himālaya. They form the sources of the five great rivers and dry up only when four suns appear in the world. These seven lakes are Anotat …

mahāsubhaddā →

dppn

Chief queen of Mahāsudassana. DN.ii.169ff. Aii.189 SN.iii.145

mahāsudassana →

dppn

The Bodhisatta born as king of Kusāvati. DN.ii.169ff.

mahāvana →

dppn

…this wood was preached the Mahāsamaya Sutta and the Madhupiṇḍika Sutta.

27.57037,83.020933parkMahāvana3

A forest on the…

mahāvijita →

dppn

A king of long ago, whose exemplary sacrifice, held under the direction of his chaplain, is narrated in the Kūṭadanta Sutta.

mahāviyūha →

dppn

MahāviyūhaMahāviyūhassa

A gabled chamber erected by Mahāsudassana into which he could retire during the heat of the day. It was made of silver….

makkarakata →

dppn

A locality in Avanti. Mahā Kaccāna once stayed there in a forest hut and was visited by Lohicca and his pupils. SN.iv.116f.

Avanti3town

mallā →

dppn

…mighty capital of Kusa and Mahāsudassana. They were regarded, together with the Vajjis, as a typical example of a republic. MN.i.231 The chief…

mettākāyikā →

dppn

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

migalandika →

dppn

…preaching to the monks in Mahāvana in Vesāli regarding the defilement and filth of the body, and had retired into solitude, many of the monks,…

missakā →

dppn

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

mithilā →

dppn

…and, according to the Mahāgovinda Sutta, DN.ii.235 was founded by Mahāgovinda, steward of King Reṇu.

It was also the capital of…

moranivāpa →

dppn

…Udumbarika Sīhanāda, the Mahā Sakuladāyi and the Culla Sakūladāyi Suttas were preached there. DN.iii.36ff. MN.ii.1 MN.ii.29

The…

māgadha →

dppn

…formed one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas and had its capital at Rājagaha or Giribbaja where Bimbisāra, and after him Ajātasattu, reigned….

māluṅkyāputta →

dppn

…MN.i.426ff. and the Mahāmālunkyā MN.i.432ff. —both evidently preached before Mālunkyāputta’s attainment of arahantship, because…

māra →

dppn

…is made, especially in the Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta, of several occasions on which Māra approached the Buddha, requesting him to die; the first…

mātali →

dppn

…SN.i.234ff.

In the Mahāsamaya Sutta, DN.ii.258 Mātali is described as a Gandhabba chief, while in the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta DN.iii.204…

māyā →

dppn

MāyāMahāmāyā

The mother of the Buddha, and wife of Suddhodana of the Sakyan clan. DN.ii.52 Thag.534 Thig.162 She died seven days after giving…

nanda →

dppn

…Vaccha are detailed in the Mahā Saccaka Sutta. MN.i.238

Nanda2

The Buddha’s half-brother. He became a monk, but was dissatisifed…

nigaṇṭha nāṭaputta →

dppn

…DN.iii.117 DN.iii.210

Nigaṇṭha Nāṭaputta is the name by which the Jaina teacher, Mahāvīra, was known to his contemporaries. He…

nighaṇḍu →

dppn

A yakkha chieftain, to be invoked by followers of the Buddha when in distress. DN.iii.204 He was present at the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.258

nigrodhārāma →

dppn

…Nigrodhārāma, among them, Mahānāma, Godha, Sarakāni, Nandiya and Vappa SN.v.369–378 SN.v.395–397 SN.v.403–404 SN.v.408 AN.ii.196…

nādikā →

dppn

The Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta DN.ii.72ff. gives a list of the places at which the Buddha stopped during his last journey along that…

nāga →

dppn

…of dwellers of the Cātummahārajika world, the Nāgas are mentioned as occupying the Western Quarter, with Virūpakkha as their king.

The word…

nāgasamāla →

dppn

…when the Buddha breached the Mahāsīhanāda Sutta. MN.i.83

One day, when entering the city for alms, he saw a nautch girl gaily dressed, dancing…

odātagayhā →

dppn

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

opamañña →

dppn

…at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258 He is mentioned in the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta, DN.iii.204 in a list of eminent yakkha

oṭṭhaddha →

dppn

…between Oṭṭhaddha and the Buddha is recorded in the Mahāli Sutta. DN.i.150ff.

paccantajanapadā →

dppn

…in the east, Kajaṅgala and Mahāsālā; in the south east, the river Salalavatī; in the south, Setakaṇṇikā; in the west, Thūṇa; and in…

pajjunna →

dppn

…is mentioned among the Mahāyakkhas to be invoked in time of need, DN.iii.205 and he was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta….

pajāpati →

dppn

…MN.i.329

In the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta DN.iii.204 he is mentioned among the Mahāyakkhas, to be invoked by followers of the Buddha in times of…

panāda →

dppn

…in time of need. DN.iii.204 He is also mentioned in the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258

papāte pabbate →

dppn

…It was a favourite spot of Mahā Kaccāna, and we are told of several discussions having taken place there.SN.iii.9ff. SN.iv.115f. AN.v.46f.

paramatta →

dppn

A Brahmā who was present at the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.260

pañcakaṅga →

dppn

…a discussion between him and Mahā Udāyi, which discussion Ānanda overheard and repeated to the Buddha. On another occasion, Pañcakaṅga related…

pañcanadī →

dppn

PañcanadīPañcamahānadī

In several places in the texts five rivers are mentioned as the five great rivers of India, and they are used in various…

pañcavaggiyā →

dppn

…Bhaddiya, Vappa, Mahānāma, and Assaji—to whom the Buddha preached his first sermon at Isipatana.

All five joined in the austerities…

pañcālacaṇḍa →

dppn

…self possessed know the way to Nibbāna. SN.i.48 It is probably this same deva who is mentioned as a Mahāyakkha in the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta…

pippaliguhā →

dppn

…a favourite haunt of Mahā Kassapa. Once when he lay there grievously ill, the Buddha visited him and cheered him by talking to him of the…

potaliputta →

dppn

…answers he blamed Samiddhi for his hasty reply.

For details see Mahākammavibhaṅga Sutta. MN.iii.207ff.

pātikaputta →

dppn

…Ajita would be born in Mahā Niraya, but Ajita was born in Tāvatiṃsā and accused Pātikaputta of being a liar. Later, the Buddha visited…

pāyāsi →

dppn

…was born among the Cātummahārājika gods while Uttara was born in Tāvatiṃsā.

Gavampati met Pāyāsi in the deva world, and Pāyāsi…

pūraṇa kassapa →

dppn

…whom was the devaputta Asama. SN.i.65 He was consulted by the Licchavis Abhaya SN.v.126 and Mahāli SN.iii.68 and by the wanderer Vacchagotta….

revata →

dppn

…Sutta. MN.i.462 The Mahāgosiṅga Sutta MN.i.212ff. records a discussion between Moggallāna, Mahā Kassapa, Anuruddha, Revata and…

rojā →

dppn

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

rucirā →

dppn

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

rāhu →

dppn

…who were present at the Mahāsmaya and as blessing that assembly. In this context he is called Rāhubhadda. The name Rāhumukha is given to a…

rāhula →

dppn

…at the age of eighteen, the Mahā Rāhulovāda Sutta. Two other suttas, also called Rāhulovāda, one included in the Saṃyutta and the other in…

rājagaha →

dppn

…chosen by the monks, with Mahā Kassapa at their head, as the meeting place of the First Convocation. This took place at the Sattapaṇṇiguhā,…

sadāmattā →

dppn

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

sahabhū →

dppn

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

sahadhammā →

dppn

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

sahajāti →

dppn

…as a city of the Cetis, and Mahā Cunda is mentioned as having stayed there and preached three sermons.

According to the Saṃyutta, Gavampati…

sahali →

dppn

…at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259

Sahali2

A devaputta, follower of Makkhali Gosāla. He visited the Buddha at…

sahampati →

dppn

A Mahābrahmā. When the Buddha was at the Ajapālanigrodha, hesitating as to whether or not he should preach the Dhamma, Sahampati appeared before…

sakka →

dppn

…their followers of the Cātummahārājika world.DN.ii.207f. DN.ii.220f. Among the Tāvatiṃsā devas, Sakka surpasses his companions in ten…

sakuladāyī →

dppn

A famous Paribbājaka. The Mahā-Sakuladāyī and the Culla Sakuladāyī Suttas record two conversations between him and the Buddha in the…

samiddhi →

dppn

…later enlarged into the Mahā Kaccāna-Bhaddekaratta Sutta. MN.iii.192f. A conversation between Potaliputta and Samiddhi, three years after…

samānā →

dppn

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

sanaṅkumāra →

dppn

A Mahā Brahmā, whose name means “ever young”. In the Nikāyas DN.i.121 MN.i.358 SN.i.153 AN.v.327 he is mentioned as the author of a famous…

sarakāni →

dppn

…and had taken to drink. Mahānāma reported this to the Buddha, who said that Sarakāni had, for a long time, taken refuge in the Buddha, the…

saṅkha →

dppn

…of the appearance of Metteyya Buddha in the world. He will raise up again the palace of King Mahāpanāda and live there. But later he will give…

serissaka →

dppn

vimāna in the Cātummahārājika world, which was occupied by Pāyāsi during his life there. Gavampati, who used to go there for his…

sineru →

dppn

SineruMahāneruMeruSumeruHemameru

A mountain, forming the center of the world. MN.i.338 DN.iii.199 It is eighty thousand leagues broad….

sovīra →

dppn

A country mentioned in the Mahāgovinda Sutta. DN.ii.235

In the time of King Reṇu, Bharata was king of Sovīra, and Roruka was its capital.

Eder,…

soṇa →

dppn

…in Avantī, where he met Mahākaccāna and was later ordained by him, after much difficulty assembling the required 10 monks.

Soṇa then…

subhadda →

dppn

…now do just as we like.“ Mahā Kassapa heard this while he was on his way from Pāvā to Kusināra, and it was this remark which made him decide…

subrahmā →

dppn

…SN.i.148 Subrahmā was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.261

sucitti →

dppn

An Asura, one of the Dānaveghasas, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259

suddhodana →

dppn

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

sudinna →

dppn

…him, with his mother, at the Mahāvana, and begged that he would give her a son, so that the Licchavis might not confiscate their wealth for want of…

sukkā →

dppn

…in the company of the Veghanasā, at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.261

suleyyā →

dppn

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

sunakkhatta →

dppn

…who thereupon preached the Mahāsīhanāda Sutta. MN.i.68ff. The Sunakkhatta Sutta MN.ii.252ff. was evidently preached to Sunakkhatta before…

suriya →

dppn

…hair. SN.i.51

Suriya was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta DN.ii.260

susumāragiri →

dppn

…pondering over the seven Mahāpurisavitakkas, and appeared before him to encourage him. AN.iv.228f. Both incidents show that the Buddha…

sāketa →

dppn

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

The Vinaya Vin.i.270f. mentions another…

sāriputta →

dppn

…was a great friend of Mahāmoggallāna. After going forth together under Sañjaya, he heard the essence of the Dhamma from Assaji, and…

sātapabbata →

dppn

…three thousand of whom were present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.257

4hill

sāti →

dppn

…glum; then the Buddha preached to him and the assembled monks the Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhaya Sutta. MN.i.256ff.

sīha →

dppn

…to tell the Buddha. This led to the preaching of the Mahāli Sutta. DN.i.151

tacchakā →

dppn

A class of Nāgas present at the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.258

thullanandā →

dppn

…offended on hearing that Mahā Kassapa had called Ānanda “boy,” and gave vent to her displeasure at what she considered Kassapa’s…

thullatissā →

dppn

A nun. She was present when Mahā-Kassapa, in the company of Ānanda, visited the nuns and preached to them. She expressed resentment that Kassapa…

timbaru →

dppn

A chieftain of the Gandhabbas and father of Suriyavaccasā. DN.ii.266 DN.ii.268

He was present at the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.258

tissa →

dppn

…as being present at the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.261

Tissa3

A friend of Metteyya. They together visited the Buddha at Jetavana and,…

todeyya →

dppn

Todeyya1

A Mahāsāla brahmin, mentioned in a list of eminent brahmins gathered together at Icchanankala and Manasākaṭa. DN.i.235…

tusita →

dppn

…life but one. The inhabitants of Tusita were present at the Mahāsamaya. DN.ii.161

5heaven

tāvatiṃsā →

dppn

…the first being the Cātummahārājika world. Tāvatiṃsā stands at the top of Mount Sineru. Sakka is king of Tāvatiṃsā.

Tāvatiṃsā was…

ummāpupphā →

dppn

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

upananda →

dppn

Upananda1

A monk, belonging to the Sākyan clan, who was known for his greed in procuring requisites. Several incidents connected with him are mentioned in the Vinaya. Once he promised to s …

upavatta →

dppn

…and the Buddha, in order to disabuse his mind, preached to him the Mahā Sudassana Sutta. DN.ii.169f.

26.73012,83.898632park

uposatha →

dppn

…Treasure of the Cakkavatti Mahāsudassana. He was “all white, sevenfold firm (sattappatiṭṭha), wonderful in power, flying through the…

uruvelakappa →

dppn

…spend the day alone in the Mahāvana, and he went there and sat down at the foot of a tree. Meanwhile the householder Tapassu arrived and told…

uttara →

dppn

…Serisakavimāna of the Cātummahārājika world, Uttara was born in Tāvatiṃsā. DN.ii.354–357

Uttara6

A pupil of Brahmāyu. He was…

uttarakuru →

dppn

…It is one of the four Mahādīpā—the others being Aparagoyāna, Pubbavideha and Jambudīpa—each being surrounded by five hundred minor…

vacchagotta →

dppn

…Aggi Vacchagotta-, Mahā Vacchagotta-, Vaccha—and Vacchagotta-Suttas. The Saṃyutta Nikāya contains a whole section on Vacchagotta;…

vajjī →

dppn

…AN.iii.76 the Licchavi, Mahānāma, seeing that a band of young Licchavis who had been out hunting were gathered round the Buddha, is…

valāhaka →

dppn

The horse of Mahāsudassana. He is all white, with a crow black head and a dark mane. DN.ii.174 SN.iii.145

varaṇā →

dppn

VaraṇāVāraṇā

A city on the banks of the Kaddamadaha, where Ārāmadaṇḍa visited Mahākaccāna. AN.i.65

Avanti3town

varuṇā →

dppn

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.

vassakāra →

dppn

…Vin.iii.42ff. In this context we find that Vassakāra was Mahāmatta to Bimbisāra as well.

veghanasā →

dppn

A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.261

vejayanta →

dppn

…chief of the eighty four thousand chariots owned by Mahāsudassana. SN.iii.145 DN.ii.187

velāmikā →

dppn

…thousand women who waited on Mahāsudassana, king of Kusāvatī. She was also called Khattiyānī. SN.iii.146 But in the Dīgha DN.ii.187 the chief…

vepacitti →

dppn

…at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259

Vepacitti was the friend of Rāhu, and when Rāhu seized Candimā and Suriya and these…

vessāmitta →

dppn

…at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.257 He is mentioned among the Yakkha chiefs to be invoked in time of need by followers of the…

vesāli →

dppn

…preached at Vesāli are the Mahāli, Mahāsīhanāda, Cūḷa Saccaka, Mahā Saccaka, Tevijja, Vacchagotta, Sunakkhatta and Ratana.

One hundred…

vesālā →

dppn

The Nāgas of Vesāli who were present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258

veteṇḍu →

dppn

A vassal of the Four Great Kings, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258

veṇhu →

dppn

A deva who was present, with his retinue, at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259 Veṇhu is a Pāḷi form of Viṣṇu.

vicakkanā →

dppn

A class of devas, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.261

videha →

dppn

…federation. According to the Mahāgovinda Sutta, DN.ii.235 it was King Reṇu who, with the help of Mahāgovinda Jotipāla, founded the Videha…

vipassī →

dppn

…whose story is told in the Mahāpadāna Sutta. He was born in the Khema park in Bandhumatī, his father being Bandhumā and his mother…

viṭeṇḍu →

dppn

One of the vassals of the Four Great Kings present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.257

viṭu →

dppn

Vassal of the Four Great Kings present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258

viṭucca →

dppn

Vassal of the Four Great Kings present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258

vāruṇā →

dppn

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

vāsavanesī →

dppn

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

vāseṭṭha →

dppn

…Vāsiṣṭha). In the Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta DN.ii.147 DN.ii.159 we find the Mallas of Kusināra addressed as Vāseṭṭhā, as well as…

vāyodevā →

dppn

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

yakkha →

dppn

…Sāriputta. Ud.iv.4 But the Mahā Yakkhas, DN.iii.204f. the generals and commanders among Yakkhas, are always willing to help holy men and to…

yama →

dppn

…MN.iii.179ff.

In 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…

yasa →

dppn

…Kūṭāgārasālā in the Mahāvana, he discovered that the Vajjian monks had raised the “Ten Points” contrary to the Buddha’s teachings,…

ājīvakā →

dppn

…complimentary. Thus in the Mahā Saccaka Sutta MN.i.238 they are spoken of as going about naked, flouting life’s decencies and licking their…

āpā →

dppn

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

ārāmadaṇḍa →

dppn

…sensual lusts,“ answered Mahā Kaccāna; and for the same reason recluses quarrelled with recluses. “Is there anybody in the world who has…

ātumā →

dppn

…Vin.i.249–250

In the Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta DN.ii.131–132 the Buddha tells Pukkusa of another occasion on which he was staying in the…

āḷārakālāma →

dppn

…days earlier. Vin.i.7

The Mahā Parinibbāna Sutta DN.ii.130 mentions a Mallian, Pukkusa, who says he had been Āḷāra’s disciple, but who,…