Asita¹KaṇhāsiriKāladevala

An ascetic who possessed various psychic powers. Once, while in Tāvatiṃsā heaven, he saw the whole city…

…When the Licchavis started coming there to pay their respects to the Buddha, the monks, desiring solitude, went into the woodlands near by, such as…

…on what is truly worth desiring.

Māgaṇḍiya²

A Paribbājaka. The Buddha was once staying in the fire hut of the brahmin…

…out the place with all their retinues, and Nikata and his coleagues, desiring solitude, retired to the Gosiṅgasālavana. AN.v.133f.

…among nuns.

• His constant attendant was Khemaṅkara.
• Among his patrons were Sirivaḍḍha and Canda among men,
• and Cittā and Suguttā among…

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of openness, and how when confronted by Death, one should not waste one’s days. Thag.447–452

A monk whose Theragāthā verses speak of how a monk without anger will not grieve when the time for Death approaches. Thag.502–509

…verses speak of remaining still in mind amid praise and blame. Thag.159–160

Sirimā²

Sirimā is mentioned in a list of…

…lightning flashes. Thag.41

Sirivaḍḍha²

A minister of Pasenadi, who once sent a message through him to Ānanda….

…his gratitude, Sakka, desiring to test him, approached him and offered him untold wealth if he would repudiate the Buddha, his teachings, and…

A courtesan of Rājagaha. She was the mother of Jīvaka Komārabhacca Vin.i.268f. and of his sister Sirimā.

…offence, but the Buddha, desiring to talk to him, asked one of Upasena’s followers if he liked rag-robes. “No, Sir, but I wear them out of…

…chief lay patrons were Punabbasummitta and Nāga among men, and Sirimā and Uttarā among women. DN.ii.2ff.