Pali Proper Names

• Suka Játaka (No. 255)
• Súka Sutta
• Súkam Játaka (No. 153)
• Súkarabhátu
• Súkaraggáma. A fortress in the Dakkhinadesa of Ceylon, mentioned in the account of the wars of Gajabáhu. Cv.lxx.134.
• Súkaraggámavápi. A tank restored by Parakkamabáhu I. Cv.lxviii.46.
• Súkarakhata Sutta
• Súkarakhatalena
• Súkarálibheripásána. A place in Rohana mentioned in the account of the campaigns of Parakkamabáhu I. Cv.lxxv.98, 146; see also Cv.ii.53, n.4.
• Súkaraníjjhara. A dyke constructed by Parakkamabáhu I. at the junction of the rivers Sankhavaddhamánaka and Kumbhílavána. A canal was carried from there to the Mahágallaka-tank. Cv.lxviii.33f.
• Súkarapeta
• Súkarapotika Vatthu.-The story of Ubbarí.
• Súkaráráma. A monastery near Dohalapabbata, where a minister of Kittisirirájasíha built an image house and Suvannagáma erected an uposatha hall. Cv.c.295.
• Súkaratittha. A place, probably in the north of Ceylon, where the Damilas Mágha and Jayabáhu set up fortifications. Cv.lxxxiii.18.
• Sukataveliya Thera. An arahant. In the time of Sikhí Buddha he was a garland maker, named Asita, and one day, while on his way with a garland to the king, he met the Buddha and offered it to him. Fifty-two kappas ago he was a king named Dvebhára. Ap.i.217.
• Sukha
• Sukha Vagga, Sutta
• Sukhadukkhí Sutta. The self is both bliss and suffering, without sickness, after death. S.iii.220.
• Sukhagirigáma. A village in Rohana, mentioned in the account of the campaigns of Parakkamabáhu I. Cv.lxxiv.164.
• Sukhatta Sutta
• Sukhavihári Játaka (No. 10)
• Sukháya Sutta. He who sees the world as ill, false and perishable, frees himself from it. S.iv.204.
• Sukhena Sutta. Moggallána explains to the monks how the Buddha helped him to perfect the third jhána. S.iv.264.
• Sukhindriya, or Uppati Vagga. The fourth chapter of the Indriya Samyutta. S.v.207-16.
• Sukhita Sutta. Incalculable is samsára; everyone has enjoyed prosperity in the course of his wanderings. S.ii.186.
• Sukhita. See Surakkhita.
• Sukhitta. See Sumitta.
• Sukhuma Sutta. A monk who can penetrate through the subtility of body, feeling, perception, and of the Sankháras, has overcome Mára. A.ii.17.
• Sukká
• Sukka Sutta. In a man whose heart is possessed by gains, favours and flatteries, even the bright conditions (sutkká) are extirpated. S.ii.240.
• Sukkapakkhúposatha. The name of the festival held in honour of Mahinda on the eighth day of the bright half of the month of Assayuja, the day of his death. Mhv.xx.33; MT. 418.
• Sukkodana, Sukkhodana. A Sákiyan prince, son of Sihahanu and paternal uncle of Gotama Buddha (Mhv.ii.20; see SNA.i.357). Mahánáma and Anuruddha were his sons. MA.i.289.
• Sulakkhaná. Wife of Añjanasakka and mother of Mahápajápatí Gotamí. Ap.ii.538 (vs. 115); but see Mhv.ii.18, where Añjana's wife is called Yasodhará. This may have been another wife.
• Sulasá
• Suleyyá. A class of devas present at the preaching of the Mahásamaya Sutta. D.ii.260.
• Sumá. An eminent Therí of India who came over to Anurádhapura in the time of Devánampiyatissa and taught the Vinaya there. Dpv.xviii.24.
• Sumágadhá (Sumágavá)
• Sumamapabbata. A monastic building in Keliváta, erected by Aggabodhi I. Cv.xlii.19.
• Suman Sutta.-See Sumanarajakumari Sutta.
• Sumana
• Sumaná
• Sumaná Vagga. The fourth chapter of the Pañcaka Nipáta of the Anguttara Nikáya. A.iii.32-44.
• Sumanadámadáyaka Thera. An arahant. Ninety four kappas ago he stood in front of Siddhattha Buddha, with a garland of sumana flowers in his hand to honour him. Ap.i.293.
• Sumanadeva
• Sumanadeví
• Sumanagalla. A district in Rohana, mentioned in the account of the campaigns of Parakkamabáhu I. Cv.lxxiv.123.
• Sumanagiri-vihára. See Samantakúta.
• Sumanakútla.  See Samantakúta.
• Sumaná-rájakumárí Sutta
• Sumanatálavantiya Thera. An arahant. Ninety four kappas ago he gave to Siddhattha Buddha a fan (tálavanta) covered with jasmine-flowers (Ap.i.293 = Ap.ii.408). See also Sátimattika. ThagA.i.359.
• Sumanavápigáma. A village in Ceylon, four yojanas to the south east of Anurádhapura. Precious stones appeared there, when Dutthagámaní wished to build the Mahá Thúpa. Mhv.xxviii.18.
• Sumanáveliya Thera. An arahant. Thirty-one kappas ago he placed a bunch of sumana-flowers in front of the seat of Vessabhú Buddha. After death he was born in the Nimmanaratí-world; eleven kappas ago he was a king named Sahassára. Ap.i.264.
• Sumanavíjaniya Thera. An arahant (Ap.ii.415), evidently identical with Isidinna. ThagA.i.313.
• Sumangala
• Sumangala Játaka (No. 420)
• Sumangalamátá Therí
• Sumangala-parivena. A monastery, probably in Anurádhapura at the time of Buddhaghosa. Dáthanága Thera lived there.
• Sumangalappasádaní. A tíká on the Khuddasikkhá, written by Vácissara of Ceylon at the request of. Sumangala. Gv.62, 71; Svd.1227
• Sumangalavilásiní. Buddhaghosa's Commentary of the Dígha Nikáya (GV.59). It was written at the request of Dáthanága Thera, incumbent of the Sumangala-parivena. It is quoted in the Manorathapúraní. E.g., AA.i.407.
• Sumbha
• Sumedha
• Sumedhá
• Sumedhakathá. The first section of the Játaka Commentary, dealing with Sumedha's meeting with Dípankara Buddha. J.i.2-28.
• Sumedhayasa. A king of twenty nine kappas ago, a former birth of Rámaneyya Thera. ThagA.i.121.
• Sumeghaghana. A king of twenty nine kappas ago; a previous birth of Minela-(Vinela)pupphiya Thera. Ap.i.204.
• Sumekhala. A king whose country was destroyed because he ill treated holy men. ThagA.i.368.
• Sumekhali. A king of fifty four kappas ago, a former birth of Bilálidáyaka Thera. ThagA.i.145.
• Sumitta
• Sumittá
• Sumittáráma. The monastery in which Vipassí Buddha died. Bu.xx.36.
• Summa Thera. An incumbent of Dípavihára in Ceylon. He was evidently an eminent commentator, and is quoted by Buddhaghosa. Tipitaka-Cúlanága was his pupil. MA.i.126; AA.ii.845.
• Sumsumára Játaka (No. 208)
• Sumsumáragiri
• Sumucalindasara. A lake (J.vi.582), evidently identical with Mucalinda.
• Sumukha
• Sunága
• Sunakha Játaka (No. 242)
• Sunakha. One of the Mahánirayas. Nálikíra was born there. J.v.145.
• Sunakkhatta
• Sunakkhatta Sutta
• Sunáma. A minister of Angati, king of Mithilá. See the Mahánáradakassapa Játaka. He is identified with Bhaddaji. J.vi.255.
• Sunanda
• Sunandá
• Sunandaka. The residence of an Ajívaka who gave grass for his seat to Kondañña Buddha. BuA.108.
• Sunandáráma 1. A monastery in which Dípankara Buddha died. BuA.68.
• Sunandáráma 2. A monastery in which Tissa Buddha died. BuA.192; but Bu.xviii.28 calls it Nandáráma.
• Sunandavatí. A city where Sumana Buddha performed the Yamakapátiháriya (BuA.128). King Uggata built there, for Sobhita Buddha, a vihára named Surinda (BuA.139). In this city Tissa Buddha died in the Sunandáráma (BuA.192).
• Sunáparanta
• Sunárí. A Kálinga princess; see Sundarí.
• Sundara
• Sundarananda. See Nanda.
• Sundarapabbata. See Subhagiri.
• Sundarapandu. A Damila chief of South India. An ally of Kulasekhara. Cv.lxxvi.126,174.
• Sundarasamudda Thera
• Sundarí
• Sundariká
• Sundarika Sutta. Describes the meeting between the Buddha and Sundarika-Bháradvája. S.i.167f.
• Sundarika-Bháradvája
• Sundarika-Bháradvája Sutta. Describes the meeting between the Buddha and Sundarika-Bháradvája. The Commentary calls it the Púralása Sutta. SN. p.79f; SNA.ii.400.
• Sundarí-Nandá
• Sunela. A king of one hundred and twenty three kappas ago, a former birth of Mutthipújaka Thera. Ap.i.201.
• Sunetta
• Sunettá. A brahmin maiden of Asadisagáma, who gave a meal of milk rice to Siddhattha Buddha. BuA.185.
• Sunháta-parivena. A parivena built by Devánampiyatissa on the bank of the bathing tank of Mahinda. Mhv.xv.207.
• Suniddá. See Niddá.
• Sunidha
• Sunikkhamma. Sixty seven kappas ago there were seven kings of this name, previous births of Sattáhapabbajita Thera. Ap.i.242.
• Sunimmita. A devaputta, king of the Nimmánarati world (J.i.81; S.iv.280; A.iv.243; cf. Dvy.140). Visákhá became his wife, after her birth among the Nimmánarati-devá. VvA.189.
• Sunisá-vimána-vatthu. The story of a woman of Sávatthi. She had no family, and one day, seeing an arahant there begging for alms, she gave him a piece of cake (púvabhágam). After death she was born in Távatimsa, where Moggallána learnt her story. Vv.i.13; VvA.61.
• Suníta Thera
• Suñña Sutta. The Buddha explains to Ananda that the world ifs void of "self" and of what belongs to "self." S.iv.54.
• Suññakathá. The tenth chapter of the Yuganandha Vagga of the Patisambhidá-Magga. Ps.ii.177-84.
• Suññatá Sutta. See Cúlasuññatá Sutta and Mahásuññatá Sutta.
• Suññatá Vagga. The thirteenth section of the Majjhima Nikáya, containing suttas 121-130. M.iii.104ff.
• Supabbá.  An upásiká of Rájagaha. She held the view that one who offered herself for sexual intercourse gave the supreme gift. Vin.iii.39.
• Supajjalita. Twenty seven kappas ago there were seven kings of this name, previous births of Citapújaka Thera. Ap.i.244.
• Supanna Samyutta. The thirtieth section of the Samyutta Nikáya. S.iii.246-9.
• Supanna. See Garuda.
• Supáricariya
• Supassa. The name of Mount Vepulla in the time of Kassapa Buddha (v.l. Suphassa). The people of Rájagaha at that time were called Suppiyá. S.ii.192.
• Supatittha-cetiya. A shrine near the Latthivanuyyána in Rájagaha. Vin.i.35.
• Supatitthita. A Pacceka Buddha mentioned in a nominal list. M.iii.70.
• Supatta
• Supatta Játaka (No. 292)
• Suphassá 1. A female crow, wife of Supatta. She is identified with Ráhulamátá. J.ii.436.
• Suphassá 2. Mother of Siddhattha Buddha. J.i.40; Bu.xvii.13.
• Suphassá 3. A celestial musician or a musical instrument. VvA.94.
• Suphassa. See Supassa above.
• Supina Sutta. The five great dreams which the Buddha had on the night before his Enlightenment. A.iii.240f.; they are referred to J.i.69.
• Suppabuddha
• Suppádeví.-Mother of Síhabáhu and Síhasívali. MT.243f.
• Suppagedha. A Yakkha, to be invoked by followers of the Buddha in time of need. D.iii.205.
• Suppala. One of the palaces of Siddhattha Buddha before his renunciation. Bu.xvii.14.
• Suppára, Suppáraka
• Suppáraka Játaka (No. 463)
• Suppariká. The name of a tribe. Ap.ii.369 (vs.19).
• Suppasanna. A king of eight kappas ago, a previous birth of Rattipupphiya Thera. Ap.i.188.
• Suppati Sutta
• Suppatíta. King of Anoma or Anupama; father of Vessabhú Buddha. J.i.42; Bu.xxxii.18; D.ii.7.
• Suppatitthita
• Suppavásá Koliyadhítá
• Suppavásá Sutta
• Suppiya
• Suppiyá
• Supubbanha Sutta.-A name given in the Sutta Sangaha (No.52) to the Pubbanha Sutta (q.v.).
• Suputakapújaka Thera. An arahant. Ninety one kappas ago he saw Vipassí Buddha begging for alms and gave him a packet of salt (? lonasuputaka). Ap.i.284.
• Sura. A hunter, who discovered fermented liquor. See the Kumbha Játaka.
• Súra. A messenger of Kuvera (q.v.). D.iii.201.
• Súra-Ambattha
• Súra-ambavana. A place in Ceylon, mentioned in the account of the wars of Parakkamabáhu I. (Cv.lxx.87). It evidently formed part of Ambavana, the district round the Ambanganga. Cv.Trs.i.294, n.3.
• Surabhi. A Pacceka Buddha whom the Bodhisatta (in his birth as Munáli) insulted. Ap.i.299; UdA.264.
• Súradaddara. A Nága king of Daddarapabbata. See the Daddara Játaka. He was the father of Mahádaddara.
• Súradeva.  A Damila chief, ally of Kulasekhara. Cv.lxxvii.13.
• Surádha Sutta. The Buddha teaches Surádha (q.v.) how to get rid of all idea of "I" and "mine," so that the mind may go beyond the ways of conceit and be utterly liberated. S.iii.80f.
• Surádha Thera
• Surádhá. An aggasáviká of Paduma Buddha. Bu.ix.22.
• Suragiri. A palace occupied by Atthadassí Buddha before his renunciation. Bu.xv.15.
• Surakitti. A king of Burma in the fifteenth century. He built a four storeyed vihára for Tipitakálankára Thera. Bode, op. cit., 53.
• Surakkhita. An aggasávaka of Phussa Buddha; he was a prince of Kannakujja. J.i.41; BuA.193; but Bu.xix. calls him Sukhita.
• Suráma 1. A palace occupied by Kondañña Buddha before his renunciation. BuA.107; but see Bu.iii.26.
• Surámá 1. An aggasáviká of Siddhattha Buddha. J.i.40; Bu.xvii.19.
• Surámá 2. An aggasáviká of Sumedha Buddha. J.i.38; Bu.xii.24.
• Suráma 2. See Suramma.
• Suramána. A tank restored by Parakkamabáhu I. Cv.lxxix.36.
• Suramma. A seven storeyed palace, occupied by Gotama Buddha before his Renunciation. BuA.230; Bu.xxvi.14 calls it Suráma.
• Surammá. One of the chief lay women supporters of Siddhattha Buddha. Bu.xvii.70.
• Suramukha. A noble steed, belonging to Ekarája. J.vi.135.
• Súranimmila.-One of the ten warriors of Dutthagámaní. For details see Mhv.xxiii.19f. According to the Rasaváhiní (ii.71) he was so called because he drank a large quantity of toddy before the attack on Vijitapura.
• Surápána Játaka (No. 81)
• Súra-rájá. A messenger of Kuvera (q.v.). DA.iii.967.
• Surasena
• Súrasena 1. See Surasena.
• Súrasena 2. Another name for Dhanañjaya Korabba. J.vi.280, 281.
• Súratissa
• Surattha
• Súravámagotta. A son of Ekarája and step brother of Candakumára. He is identified with Mahá Kassapa (J.vi.157). See Khandahála Játaka.
• Surávinicchaya. A work by Maháparakkama Thera of Taungu (Ketumatí) on the evil effects of intoxicants. Sás., p.81; Bode, op. cit., 46.
• Surindavatí. A city in the time of Konágamana Buddha. In a park in the city Konágamana preached to Bhíyasa and Uttara, who later became his chief disciples. BuA.215.
• Surinda-vihára. A monastery built in Sunandavatí by King Uggata for Sobhita Buddha. BuA.138.
• Suriya
• Suriya Sutta
• Suriyadeva. The fourth son of Devagabbhá; one of the Andhakavenhudásaputtá. J.iv.8.
• Suriyagabbha. A mountain range on the way to Gandhamádana. SNA.i.66.
• Suriyagutta
• Suriyakumára
• Suriyapassapabbita. One of the seven mountain ranges surrounding Chaddantadaha. J.v.138.
• Suriyapeyyála. A series of discourses based on the sun. S.v.29.
• Suriyavaccasá
• Suriyavatí. A city in which, at the foot of a campaka-tree, Sikhí Buddha performed the Yamakapátiháriya. BuA.202.
• Suriyopama Sutta
• Suruci
• Suruci Játaka (No. 489)
• Surullagáma. A village in Ceylon, mentioned in the campaigns of Parakkamabáhu I. Cv.lxxii.139.
• Surundhana. A city in Kásí; an old name for Benares. J.iv.104, 119.
• Susaddasiddhi. Another name for the Sáratthavilásini  by Sangharakkhita of Ceylon; it is a tíká on the Moggallánapañijiká. P.L.C. 200.
• Susammuttha Sutta. A deva tells the Buddha that followers of other creeds have their vision fully blurred. S.i.4.
• Susárada Thera
• Susíma
• Susímá
• Susíma Játaka (No. 163)
• Susíma Sutta
• Susímadeví. Wife of Amitodana. Her daughter, Bhaddákaccáná, became queen of Panduvásudeva. MT.275.
• Sussondí Játaka (No. 360)
• Sussondí. Wife of Tamba, king of Benares. See the Sussondí Játaka.
• Susuddha. A king of thirty two kappas ago, a previous birth of Pabbháradáyaka Thera. Ap.i.252.
• Susunága
• Suta Brahmadatta
• Sutaná
• Sutana. The Bodhisatta born as a poor householder. See the Sutano Játaka.
• Sutano Játaka (No. 398)
• Sutanu Sutta. Anuruddha explains to some monks who visit him on the banks of the Sutanu River that he gained iddhi power by cultivating the four satipatthánas. S.v.297f.
• Sutanú, Sutaná. Wife of Vipassí Buddha, in his last lay life (Bu.xx.25). She was also called Sudassaná (BuA.195). See Sudhaná.
• Sutanu. A stream at Sávatthi. Anuruddha is mentioned as having stayed near by. S.v.297.
• Sutasoma 1. The Bodhisatta born as king of Benares. See the Cullasutasoma Játaka.
• Sutasoma 2. The Bodhisatta, born as king of Indapatta. See the Mahásutasoma Játaka.
• Sutasoma Játaka. See Cullasutasoma Játaka and Mahásutasoma Játaka.
• Sutavá
• Sútighara cetiya. A thúpa, one hundred and twenty cubits in height, in Punkhagáma, erected by Parakkamabáhu I. on the site of the house of his birth. Cv.lxxix.61.
• Sutta Nipáta
• Sutta Pitaka, or Suttantapitaka
• Sutta. One of the nine divisions of the Tipitaka, according to matter (anga). DA.i.23; Gv.57, etc.
• Suttandara. A Damila chief, ally of Kulasekhara. Cv.lxxvi.181.
• Suttaniddesa
• Suttasangaha
• Suttavádá. A heretical sect, a branch of the Sankantikas. Dpv.v.48; Mhv.v.9; Points of Controversy, pp. 3, 5.
• Suttavibhanga. See Vibhanga (2).
• Suvaca Sutta
• Suvaccha
• Suvannabhúmi
• Suvannabimbohaniya Thera. An arahant. Ninety one kappas ago he gave as gift a bed and a cushion. Sixty three kappas ago he was a king named Asama. Ap.i.234.
• Suvannadoní. A village in the Malaya district of Ceylon. Cv.lxx.11.
• Suvannagáma. A minister of Kittisirirájasíha. He built an uposatha-hall in the Súkara-vihára. Cv.c.296.
• Suvannagiritála. A mountain five yojanas from Jetuttara. The river Kontimára was five leagues further away. J.vi.514.
• Suvannagúha 1. A cave in Cittakútapabbata: it was the abode of the golden geese. J.iii.208; v.237, 469; vi.50.
• Suvannagúha 2. One of the three caves in Nandamúla Pabbhára. SNA.i.66.
• Suvannahamsa Játaka (No. 136)
• Suvannahára (Suvannabhára). A palace occupied by Phussa Buddha before his renunciation. Bu.xix.15.
• Suvannakakkata Játaka (No. 389)
• Suvannakára Sutta. A monk developing the higher consciousness should be like a goldsmith working with sterling gold. The analogous details are given of both processes. A.i.257f.
• Suvannakúta. The name of the Cetiyapabbata (Missakapabbata) in the time of Konágamana Buddha. Sp.i.87, etc.; but Mhv.xv.96 calls it Sumanakúta
• Suvannakúti. A building in the Dakkhinagiri-vihára, where Appihásámanera lived. MT. 552.
• Suvannamalaya. A place in Rohana, mentioned in the account of the campaigns of Parakkamabáhu I. Cv.lxxv.62, 65, 66.
• Suvannamáli. A name for the Mahá Thúpa (q.v.).
• Suvannamiga Játaka (No. 359)
• Suvannapabbata. A mountain in Himavá. J.i.50, 55; SNA.i.358.
• Suvannapálí
• Suvannapassapabbata. One of the seven mountain ranges on the way to Gandhamádana (SNA.i.66). It was the seventh range surrounding the Chaddantadaha. J.v.38, etc.
• Suvannapindatissa. The name by which Súratissa was known before his accession. Mhv.xxi.9.
• Suvannapupphiya Thera. An arahant, evidently identical with Vimalakondañña (q.v.). Ap.i.150; ThagA.i.146.
• Suvannasáma. The Bodhisatta born as the son of Dukúlaka and Páriká. See the Sáma Játaka.
• Suvannatilaká
• Suvannatissa. A tank restored by Parakkamabáhu I. Cv.lxxix.32; see Cv.Trs.ii.119, n.2.
• Suvannatthambba. A ford considered dangerous on the Maháválukagangá. Cv.xcvi.10.
• Suvanna-Vimána Vatthu
• Suvannavíthi. A street in Távatimsa, sixty leagues in length. J.v.386.
• Suvidehá
• Suvíra
• Suvíraka.-The horse of Bodhirájakumarí (q.v.)
• Suyáma
• Suyána. Seventy-seven kappas ago there were eight kings of this name, previous births of Pánadhidáyaka Thera. Ap.i.209.
• Suyasá. A palace occupied by Paduma Buddha before his renunciation. Bu.ix.17; but see BuA.146.