1. Sumedhá Theri. She was the daughter of King Koñca of Mantávatí. When she came of age, her parents let Anikadatta, king of Váranavatí, see her. But she had frequent association with nuns, and cut off her hair by herself, and then, concentrating her attention on the idea of the "foul," she attained the first jhána. When her parents entered her room with Anikadatta, she converted them all, and obtained permission to join the Order. Shortly afterwards she attained arahantship.
In the time of Konágamana Buddha she and her friends (afterwards Dhanañjání and Khemá), clansmen's daughters, agreed together to have a large monastery built, and this they made over to the Buddha and the Order. In the time of Kassapa Buddha she belonged to a very rich family and was a friend of the seven daughters of Kikí. Thig.vs.448-522; ThigA.272f.; Ap.ii.512f.; cf. 545 (vs. 24).
2. Sumedhá. Mother of Dípankara Buddha. J.i.29; Bu.ii.207.
3. Sumedhá. Mother of Padumuttara Buddha. SA.ii.67; DA.ii.488; but Bu.xi.19 calls her Sujátá.
4. Sumedhá. Chief queen of King Suruci of Mithilá and mother of Mahápanáda. See the Suruci Játaka. She is identified with Visákhá. J.iv.325; DA.iii.856.