A bhikkhunī whose Therīgāthā verse speaks of having left behind family and possessions, as well as all defilements. Thig.18

…He had been subjected by the Saṅgha to the ukkhepanīyakamma for refusal to renounce a sinful doctrine, namely, that the states of mind declared…

…convened a meeting of the Saṅgha, sent Sāriputta and Moggallāna, together with a number of other monks, (for the recalcitrant were passionate…

…of formal acts of the Saṅgha.

The Soṇadaṇḍa, the Dasuttara, the Kandaraka and the Kāraṇḍava Suttas were preached there.

25.25,…

…him to eat or dwell with the Saṅgha. He therefore changed his residence, but was everywhere “boycotted,” and returned to Kosambī subdued and…

…Buddha, the Dhamma and the Saṅgha, none but Devadatta was to be recognised.

It was at this time that Devadatta incited Ajātasattu to kill his…

…heard enough of the Dhamma, of not served enough the Saṅgha. AN.i.278f.

…of immortality—unwavering loyalty to the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Saṅgha, Ariyan virtue, wisdom and liberation. AN.iii.451

…are the property of the Saṅgha until the Kaṭhina-ceremony has been performed. The story is mentioned in connection with accepting robes…

…most eminent members of the Saṅgha seem to have resided at Isipatana from time to time; among recorded conversations at Isipatana are several…

…neglected his duties to the Saṅgha. Many people, afflicted with disease and unable to pay for treatment by him, joined the Order in order that…

…of the leadership of the Saṅgha, Kakudha reported the news to Moggallāna, who passed it on to the Buddha. The Buddha asked Moggallāna to…

…up discord among the Saṅgha, the others being Kokālika, Khaṇḍadevīputta and Samuddadatta Vin.ii.196 Vin.iii.171 Katamorakatissa was…

…held the same false views as Ariṭṭha, and for that reason he was expelled from the Saṅgha. The Chabbaggiyā monks, however, received…

…meal to the Buddha and the Saṅgha that the brahmin Sela, friend and counsellor of Keṇiya, came to discover the Buddha’s presence in…

…to cause a rift in the Saṅgha.Vin.ii.196 Vin.iii.171 Khaṇḍadeviyāputta defended Devadatta when others blamed him Vin.iii.174 and was…

…the ten indulgences at Vesāli. He was one of their representatives on the Committee of the Saṅgha appointed to settle the dispute between the…

…verses in praise of the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Saṅgha. SN.i.29f.

A powerful tribe of India in the time of the Buddha. They were certainly khattiyas, for on that ground they claimed a share of the Buddha’s relics. DN.ii.165

Their capital was Vesāli, and they form …

…great generosity to the Saṅgha, and was proclaimed best of those who gave choice alms to the monks. AN.i.26 Once, with the Buddha’s…

…this in the assembly of the Saṅgha, declaring them to be the most intimate companions among his disciples. AN.i.26 AN.ii.61f.

Once, when…

…this in the assembly of the Saṅgha, declaring them to be the most intimate companions among his disciples. AN.i.26 AN.ii.61f.

Once, when…

…Buddha, the Dhamma and the Saṅgha., and having Ariyan virtues, is assured of enlightenment and happiness. During the conversation, a man comes…

The name given to a set of rules to be observed by members of the Buddhist Order. The rules regulate the behaviour of the members of the Order towards one another in respect of clothes, dwellings, fur …

…Buddha, the Dhamma and the Saṅgha. Each deva fancies that only the shape sitting on his own divan has spoken and that the others are silent….

Sangharakkhita

A monk whose Theragāthā verse speaks of one who, although in seclusion, still has uncontrolled faculties. Thag.109

…Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Saṅgha, and possessed qualities which secured him from birth in hell among the lowest animals and the peta world….

A monk who was a leader of the Sangha some time after the Buddha. Vin.v.2

…before the Buddha and recited three verses in praise of the Saṅgha. SN.i.26 DN.ii.253f.

…Sudhamma and said that the Saṅgha should pass the paṭisāraṇīyakamma on him. Sudhamma, thereupon, went to Macchikāsaṇḍa to ask…

…lay disciples of the Buddha, and their formula of Refuge contained no reference to the Saṅgha. Vin.i.3f. AN.i.26 Tapussa is included in a…

…the Pātimokkha before the Saṅgha, but because he had a crow’s voice, he had to obtain permission to make a special effort so that his…

…Buddha, the Dhamma and the Saṅgha, Ariyan conduct, insight and liberation. AN.iv.451

Ugga⁴

A monk whose verse is recorded in the…

A district identified with modern Orissa. The merchants Tapussa and Bhalluka were on the way from Ukkalā, when they visited the Buddha shortly after his Awakening, near Uruvelā, and offered food to hi …

…Buddha, the Dhamma and the Saṅgha, magga and paṭipadā, or any questions they wished to ask, AN.ii.79 and here he gave his last admonition to…

…the assembly of the Saṅgha, the Buddha declared him to be the most proficient of those who were learned in the Vinaya AN.i.24 Vin.iv.142…

…he agreed to say before the Saṅgha that the Pācīnaka Bhikkhus held the true Doctrine and that the Pātheyyaka monks did not. Thereafter Uttara…

…was examined by the Saṅgha in connection with an offence he had committed. He first denied it, then confessed it, then denied it again,…

…had chosen a leader for the Saṅgha after the Buddha’s death. Ānanda explains that the Buddha did not do so, that no special leader has been…

…was ordered to go before the Saṅgha and confess his error, after which the sentence was revoked. Vin.ii.124ff.

He may be identical with…

VedisaVedisagiri

A city, the home of Devī, mother of Mahinda. He and Sanghamittā were born there, and, just before he left for Ceylon, he went there to visit his mother and stayed for one month in th …

…in the Pubbārāma to the Saṅgha.

The Buddha accepted a face towel as a special gift from Visākhā but would not accept an earthenware foot…