Culasubhadda, C奴lasubhadd膩, Cula-subhadda, Culia-subhadda: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesDaughter of Anathapindika. At the insistent request of his friend Uggasetthi, and after consultation with the Buddha, Anathapindika agreed to give her in marriage to Uggas son. (According to the Anguttara Commentary (ii.482ff), the setthis name was Kalaka and his city was not Ugga, but Saketa). But he was an unbeliever, and when Niganthas came to his house on invitation, Subhadda refused to do obeisance to them. For this she was ordered out of the house by her father in law; but she convinced her mother in law that the reasons for her behaviour were sound, and at the suggestion of the latter she prepared a meal and invited to it the Buddha and the congregation of monks, by throwing into the air from the top storey of the house eight handfuls of jasmine. The Buddha divined her thoughts and arrived with five hundred arahants. After the meal the Buddha preached the Doctrine and Ugga and his family were converted. As a mark of favour towards Subhadda the Buddha requested Anuruddha to stay behind at Ugganagara. (DhA.iii.465ff; the story is also given in AA.ii.482ff, but with several variations in detail. There seems to be a comparison between the stories of Mahasubhadda and Culasubhadda. See also AA.i.146 and Vsm.390).
Culasubhadda, while still in her fathers house, had become a Sotapanna, and with her sisters, Mahasubhadda and Sumana, she had been entrusted with the distribution of food to the monks. DhA.i.128; J.i.93; ApA.i.81; see also Mil.383, 387.
Therav膩da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Subhadda, Cula.
Starts with: Culasubhaddasamagama.
Full-text: Kalakarama, Sumagadha, Kalaka, Mahasubhadda, Kalaka Sutta, Chaddanta, Jetavana, Saketa, Vessavana.
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Maha Buddhavamsa鈥擳he Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 6 - Story of C奴lasubhadd膩 and her Father-in-Law, Ugga < [Chapter 35 - Story of M膩ra]
Biography (22): Ku峁囜笉a Dh膩na Mah膩thera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Part 3 - Story of the Wealthy Man An膩thapi峁囜笉ika < [Chapter 20 - The Six Princes achieved different Attainments]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 304 - The Story of C奴lasubhadd膩 < [Chapter 21 - Paki峁囜箛aka Vagga (Miscellaneous)]
The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King (A Life of Buddha) (by Samuel Beal)
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by 脩膩峁嘺moli Bhikkhu)
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