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 birth to the Buddha in Lumbinī. An elaborate account of t …

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

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

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

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

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

…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…

…the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta and the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta.

Dhataraṭṭha²

There were two kings of this name,…

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

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

Gotama¹BuddhaSiddhatthaSakyamunīTathāgataAṅgīrasa

He was a Sākiyan, son of Suddhodana and of Mahā Māyā, Suddhodana’s chief consort, and he belonged to the Gotama-gotta. At age 29 he depar …

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

…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.

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

…the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta, at the head of one hundred thousand other Brahmās. DN.ii.261

Hārita²

A monk whose…

…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…

…Suttas SN.i.105f.

• the Samaya Sutta AN.iii.320ff.
• the Kaṭuviya Sutta AN.i.279f.
• a discourse on the Metteyyapañha of the Parāyana…

…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 the…

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

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

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

KaṭṭhakāKathakā

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

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

…They were present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

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

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

…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, and the…

…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 wizards,…

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

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

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

…and later born in a huge manomayakāya, had warned Moggallāna of Devadatta’s intrigues against the Buddha, but the Buddha ignored this…

Mahāpajāpatī GotamīPajāpatī

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

She is chiefly remembered as the first bhik …

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

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

27.57037,83.020933parkMahāvana³

A forest on the outskirts of…

A Pacceka Buddha. MN.iii.70

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

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

…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 he is…

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

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

…Gandhabba chieftain, who was among those present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.258 He is mentioned in the…

…and he was present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.260

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sahali²

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

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

…the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.261

In the Janavasabha Sutta, Janavasabha describes to the Buddha an occasion on which…

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

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

A Sākiyan Rājā of Kapilavatthu and father of Gotama Buddha.

Māyā was his chief consort, and, after her death her sister Pajāpatī was raised to her position.

Nanda was Suddhodana’s son by Mahā Pajāp …

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

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

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

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

4hill

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

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

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

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

Tissa³

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

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

5heaven

A Pacceka Buddha found in a list of Pacceka Buddhas. MN.iii.70

…and was born among the Manomayadevā. He visited the Buddha from the deva-world and stated that he had achieved his goal.

He is included in a…

…pleasance at the Samayappavādaka hall, the carpenter, Pañcakaṅga, on his way to see the Buddha, visited him and had a conversation…

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

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.

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

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

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

…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 Buddha….

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

One of the great sages honoured by the brahmins as authors of hymns. Vin.i.245 DN.i.104 Compare Rigveda 5.26; Rāmāyana 1.7, etc.

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

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

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

…the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta many hundreds of thousands of Yakkhas were present among the audience.

The names of the Yakkhas often give…

…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…

…³

A deva, present at the preaching of the Mahāsamaya Sutta. DN.ii.259 Perhaps the name is Yasasā.

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