Pali Proper Names

• Sa-ádhána Vagga. The sixth chapter of the Atthaka Nipáta of the Anguttara Nikáya. A.iv.274 93.
• Sabala. A dog of the Lokantaraniraya. It has iron teeth which it uses on the victims of that Niraya. J.vi.247.
• Sabalá. An eminent Therí of Jambudípa, expert in the Vinaya. Dpv.xviii.10.
• Sabara. See Sapara.
• Sabba Sutta 1. There is no other "all" except eye and object, ear and sound, nose and scent, tongue and savour, body and tangible things, mind and mind states. S.iv.15.
• Sabba Sutta 2. Another name for the Ambapáli Sutta 2 (q.v.).
• Sabba Vagga. The third chapter of the Saláyatana Samyutta. S.iv.15 26.
• Sabbábhibhú. A Pacceka Buddha. Ap.i.299.
• Sabbadassí. One of the two chief disciples of Piyadasí Buddha (Bu.xiv.20; J.i.39). He was the son of the chaplain of Sumangalanagara and the friend of Pálita (q.v.). BuA.176.
• Sabbadátha Játaka (No. 241)
• Sabbadátha. Devadatta born as a jackal. See the Sabbadátha Játaka.
• Sabbadatta. King of Rammanagara (Benares). He was the father of the Bodhisatta in his birth as Yuvañjaya (q.v.), and is identified with Suddhodana. J.iv.119f., 123.
• Sabbadáyaka Thera. An arahant. He is evidently identical with Yasa Thera (q.v.). Ap.i.333f.
• Sabbadinna. One of the attendants of King Milinda. Mil. pp. 29, 56.
• Sabbagahana. A king of one hundred kappas ago, a previous birth of Anulomádyaka (Mettaji) Thera. v.l. Sappagahana, Sabbosana. Ap.i.173: ThagA.i.195.
• Sabbagandhiya Thera. An arahant. Ninety one kappas ago he offered flowers and incense to Vipassí Buddha and gave him a garment of koseyya cloth. Fifteen kappas ago he was a king, named Sucela. Ap.i.248f.
• Sabbagiri-vihára. See Pipphali vihára.
• Sabbaka (Sappaka)
• Sabbakáma
• Sabbakámá. Wife of Sikhí Buddha before his renunciation. Their son was Atula. Bu.xxi.17; DA.ii.422.
• Sabbakámí. See Sabbakáma (2).
• Sabbakittika Thera. An arahant. He is evidently identical with Adhimutta Thera (q.v.). Ap.i.224.
• Sabbalahusa Sutta. The minimum evil effects of violating each of the Five Precepts (against murder, etc.). A.iv.247.
• Sabbaloka Sutta. Another name for the Anabhirati Sutta (q.v.).
• Sabbamitta
• Sabbanámá. See Saccanámá.
• Sabbananda Thera. A disciple of Kassapa Buddha, who was left behind in Ceylon (then known as Mandadípa) with one thousand monks, when the Buddha had visited the Island. Mhv.xv.158; Dpv.xv.60, 64; xvii.25; Sp.i.87.
• Sabbañjaha.-One of the sons of Kálasoka (q.v.).
• Sabbaphaladáyaka Thera. An arahant. He is evidently identical with Suppiya Thera (q.v.). Ap.ii.452f.
• Sabbaratanamálaka. See Ratanamálaka.
• Sabbasamháraka pañha. Evidently another name for the Ganthipañha of the Maháummagga Játaka. (See J.vi.336f). It is elsewhere (J.i.424) referred to as a special Játaka (No. 110).
• Sabbásava Sutta. The second sutta of the Majjhima Nikáya. It was preached at Jetavana, and describes how the cankers (ásavá) can be destroyed. Extirpation of the ásavas comes only to those who know and see things as they really are. Ásavas can be got rid of in many ways: by scrutiny, restraint, use, endurance, avoidance, removal and culture. The sutta describes these various ways. M.i.6ff.
• Sabbattha abhivassí. Thirty eight kappas ago there were sixteen kings of this name, previous births of Kutidáyaka Thera. Ap.i.229.
• Sabbatthivádí
• Sabbhi Sutta. A conversation between the Buddha and a group of Satullapakáyika Devas. The Buddha impresses on them the necessity of making companions of good men. S.i.16f.
• Sabbosadha. A king of eight kappas ago, a previous birth of Tikicchaka Thera. Ap.i.190.
• Sabbosama. See Sabbagahana.
• Sabbúpasama. See Najjúpasama.
• Sabhágata Sutta. The Devas delight in taking to those who are possessed of unwavering loyalty to the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha, and who possess virtues dear to the Ariyans. S.v.394.
• Sabhásammata. Thirteen kappas ago there were five kings of this name, previous births of Pañcahatthiya Thera. Ap.i.193.
• Sabhattadesabhoga. A monastic building, erected by Aggabodhi VI., in the Abhayuttara vihára. Cv.xlviii.64.
• Sabhiya
• Sabhúti Thera
• Sabrahmaka Sutta.-See Sabrahmakáni (8). It is given also in the Sutta Sangaha (No.25) and the Itivuttaka (p.109f.)
• Sabrahmakáni Sutta. Families in which parents are honoured and worshipped are like those in which Brahmá resides, or kindly teachers, or Devas, or those worthy of offerings. A.ii.70.
• Sacakkhu. Five kappas ago there were twelve kings of this name, previous births of Ekadhammasavaníya (or Maggasaññaka) Thera. ThagA.i.152; Ap.i.151.
• Saccá
• Sacca kathá. The second chapter of the Yuganandha Vagga of the Pathisambhidá-Magga. Pa.ii.104-15.
• Sacca Samyutta. The last section of the Samyutta Nikáya (S.v.414-78). It was preached by Mahinda to Anulá and her companions, and they became sotápannas. Mhv.xiv.58.
• Sacca Sutta
• Sacca. A Pacceka Buddha. M.iii.70; ApA.i.107.
• Saccabaddha, Saccabandha
• Saccaka
• Saccaka Sutta. See Cúla Saccaka and Mahá Saccaka Suttas.
• Saccakáli. A younger brother of Sumedha Buddha. The Buddha preached to him his first sermon, and he became an arahant. BuA.164.
• Saccakámá. See Sabbakámá.
• Saccanámá. One of the two chief women disciples of Dhammadassí Buddha. v.l. Sabbanámá. Bu.xvi.19; J.i.39.
• Saccankira Játaka (No. 73)
• Saccasandha. See Janasandha.
• Saccasankhepa
• Saccasaññaka Thera. An arahant. Twenty nine kappas ago he heard Vessabhú Buddha preach, and was reborn in the deva world. Twenty six kappas ago he was King Ekaphusita (v.l. Ekapaññita). Ap.i.209.
• Saccatapáví
• Saccavibhanga Sutta
• Sacchikátabba Sutta. One should realize the. All as impermanent woeful, void of iself. S.iv.29.
• Sacchikiriyá Sutta. The eight releases must be realized by one's own person; former life by recollections; the death and rebirth of beings by sight; and the destruction of the ásavas by wisdom. A.ii.182.
• Sacitta Sutta. Like a man or woman fond of self adornment, examining the reflection of the face to see if it is clean, even so should a monk examine himself, and, finding evil qualities in himself, should strive to get rid of them as earnestly as though his head were on fire. A.v.92f
• Sacitta Vagga. The sixth chapter of the Dasaka Nipáta of the Anguttara Nikáya. A.v.92 112.
• Sadámattá. A class of Devas, present at the preaching of the Mahásamaya Sutta. D.ii.260.
• Saddabindu. A grammatical work by Kyocvá of Pagan. A Commentary on it, called Línatthavisodhaní, is ascribed to Ñánavilása of Pagan. There is also a tíká called Saddabinduvinicchaya by Sirisaddhammakitti Maháphussadeva. Gv.64, 73; Sás.76; Bode, 25 and n.4.
• Saddakáriká. A Páli work, probably grammatical, by Sabbagunákara. Svd.1245.
• Saddaníti. A very important grammatical work by Aggavamsa of Pagan. A few years after its completion in 1154, Uttarajíva visited the Mahávihára in Ceylon, and took with him, as a gift, a copy of the Saddaníti, which was received with enthusiastic admiration. Gv.63, 72; Svd.1238; Bode, 16, 17.
• Saddasaññaka Thera
• Saddasáratthajáliní
• Saddatthacintá, Saddatthabhedacintá. A grammatical work by Saddhammasiri. Gv. 62, 72; Svd. 1246.Bode., op cit., 20, 22. There are several Commentaries on it, the best known being the Mahátíká by Abhaya of Pagan. There exist also a nissaya and a dipaní on the work.
• Saddavutti, Saddavuttipakásaka. A grammatical treatise by Saddhammapála of Pagan. There is a tiká on it by Sáriputta, and another, called the Saddavuttivivarana, by an unknown author. Gv.64, 65, 75; Bode, 29; the Sás. (p. 90) calls the author of the Saddavutti Saddhammaguru.
• Saddhá
• Saddhá Tissa
• Saddha. See Sandha.
• Saddhamma Vagga. The sixteenth chapter of the Pañcaka Nipáta of the Anguttara Nikáya. A.iii.174 85.
• Saddhammacakkasámí. An eminent monk sent by Bayin Naung of Burma to purify the religion in Laos in 1578 A.C. Sás.51; Bode, 47.
• Saddhammacárí. A monk of Ceylon, who was quoted as their authority by the Ekamsikas of Burma. Bode, OP. cit., 66; Sás.119.
• Saddhammaguru. An author of Pagan. The Sásanavamsa calls him the author of the Saddavutti. Sás. p. 90.
• Saddhammajotipála (generally known as Chapata)
• Saddhammakitti Thera. A pupil of Arjyavamsa. He lived in Ketumatí (Taungo) and wrote the famous Ekakkharakosa, and, probably, the Sirivicittálankára. Bode, 45 and n.3.
• Saddhammálankára. An author of Hamsavatí, probably of the sixteenth century. He wrote the Patthánasáradípaní on the Abhidhamma. Sás.48; Bode, 47.
• Saddhámmañána. A scholar of Pagan of the early fourteenth century. He wrote the Vibhatyattha, the Chándosáratthavikásiní (or Vuttodayapañciká) on the Vuttodaya, and translated the Sanskrit grammar Kátantra into Páli. Bode, 26.
• Saddhammanandi. A nun of Anurádhapura, expert in the Vinaya. Dpv.xviii.14.
• Saddhammanásiní. A tíká on Kaccáyana’s grammar, by Siridhammavilása of Pagan. Bode, 26.
• Saddhammaniyáma Suttá. Three suttas on five things which make a main enter the right way, in right things. A.iii.174ff.
• Saddhammapajjotiká. See Saddhammathitiká.
• Saddhammapála. An author of Pagan, probably of the fourteenth century. He wrote the Saddavutti. Bode, 29.
• Saddhammapatirúpaka Sutta. The Buddha explains to Mahá Kassapa how it comes about in the sásana that there are more precepts and less members of the Order becoming arahants. Then a counterfeit doctrine arises and the true doctrine disappears. S.ii.223f.
• Saddhammappakásiní. A Commentary on the Pathisambhidá-Magga by Mahá náma of Ceylon. Gv.61.
• Saddhammasammosa Suttá. Three suttas on three groups of five things which lead to the confounding and the disappearance of the dhamma. A.iii.176ff.
• Saddhammasangaha. A Chronicle, in eleven chapters, containing a history of Buddhism, commencing with the three Convocations. It was written by Dhammakitti, a monk of Ayodhyá, and probably belonged to the fourteenth century. P.L.C.245f.
• Saddhammasiri. A monk of Pagan, probably of the twelfth century, author of Saddatthabhedacintá. Gv. 63, 73; Bode, 22.
• Saddhammatthitiká. A Commentary on the Niddesa, written at the request of Deva Thera by Upasena of Ceylon (Gv.61; Sás.69; P.L.C.117). The Sásanavamsa (p.69) calls it Saddhammapajjotiká, and it is probably known by that name in Ceylon.
• Saddhammavilása. A monk of Pagan, probably of the twelfth century; he was the author of the Sammohavínásiní. Bode, 27.
• Saddhammika Vagga. The eighth section of the Pácittiya. Vin.iv.141-57.
• Saddhammopáyana. A treatise in verse, in nineteen chapters, dealing with various topics, such as the difficulties of being born as a human, etc., by an author named Abhayagiri Kavicakravarti Ananda, probably of the thirteenth century. A Commentary exists on it, called the Saddhammopáyanaviggaha. P.L.C.212.
• Saddhásumaná.-See Sumaná
• Saddhásumanatissa.-A monk of Ceylon. He joined the Order after gaining his parent's (SadS.85f) consent with great, difficulty. Once, when on pilgrimage to Nágadípa, he saw an assembly of monks, and, moved by the sight, sat, under a tree and developed arahantship.
• Saddhídha Sutta.-A name given in the Sutta Sangaha (No.39) to the Itivuttaka Sutta (q.v.).
• Saddhiya Sutta
• Sádhika Suttá. Three suttas on the advantages of reciting the Pátimokkha rules twice a month. A.i.231f.
• Sádhína
• Sádhína Játaka (No. 494)
• Sádhiní, Sádhaní
• Sádhu Sutta. Six devas of the Satullapakáya visit the Buddha at Jetavana and each utters a stanza in praise of generosity. The Buddha then utters a verse, in which he exalts practice of the Dhamma above gifts. S.i.20f.
• Sádhu Vagga. The fourteenth (A.v.240 4) and eighteenth (A.v.273 7) chapters of the Dasaka Nipáta of the Anguttara Nikáya.
• Sádhudeví. A setthi's daughter, who gave milk rice to Revata Buddha just before his Enlightenment. BuA. p.132.
• Sádhujanavilásiní. A tíká on, the Dígha Nikáya by Ñánábhivamsa of Burma. Sás.134; Bode, op. cit., 78.
• Sádhuka. A village in Kosala where Isidatta and Purána once stayed (S.v.348). Buddhaghosa says (SA.iii.215) the village belonged to them.
• Sádhusíla Játaka (No. 200)
• Sádhuvádí. A celestial musician. Vv.ii.1; VvA.324; but see VvA.374.
• Sadinacchedana. A Cakkavatti of eighty seven kappas ago; a previous birth of Mánava (Sammukháthavika) Thera. v.l. Sarítacchedana. Ap.i.159; ThagA.i.163.
• Sádíyaggámavápi. A tank, repaired by Parakkamabáhu I. Cv.lxviii.44.