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1. Jaataruupa Rajata	(another name for Jatarupa Rajata)	1
2. Jaccandha Vagga	The sixth chapter of the Udana.	1
3. Jack Austin		0
4. Jagadvijaya	A general of Parakkamabahu I. He, with Lankapura, took the most prominent part in the expedition aga…	1
5. Jagara Jataka	Once, the Bodhisatta was a brahmin who, having studied at Takkasila, became an ascetic in the Hima…	1
6. Jagara Sutta	A riddle set by a deva and answered by the Buddha, regarding the Five Spiritual Powers (bala) which …	1
7. Jagararpa Sutta	A sutta of the Itivuttaka (p. 41) quoted in the Sutta Sangaha (No. 81) on the value of wakefulness.	1
8. Jagatidayaka	An arahant. In the time of Dhammadassi Buddha he set up a jagati at the Buddhas Bodhi tree. Ap.ii.40…	1
9. Jagatikaraka	An arahant. In the past he set up an altar (?jagati) at the thupa of Atthadassi Buddha. Ap.i.221.	1
10. Jagatipala	King of Ceylon (1047-51 A.C.). He came from Ayojjha, and claimed descent from the race of Rama. Ha…	1
11. Jahi	A Pacceka Buddha, given in a nominal list. ApA.i.107.	1
12. Jainism	A religion founded by Nataputta, who was a royal clan of the Nata tribe in ancient India at the time…	1
13. Jajjaranadi	A river in Ceylon, the present Deduru Oya. On the river was the famous causeway known as Kotthabaddh…	1
14. Jalagama	See Valagama ??.	1
15. Jalandhara	See Jutindhara (3).	1
16. Jalaroruva	A Niraya, one of the divisions of the Roruva, the other being Dhumaroruva. It is filled with blood r…	1
17. Jalasikha	Seventy four kappas ago there were eight kings of this name, all previous births of Pupphacchattiya …	1
18. Jali	1. Jali - Son of Vessantara and Maddi, and brother of Kanhajina. He and his sister were given to J…	1
19. Jalika	One of the ten sons of Kalasoka. -- or -- See Calika.	1
20. Jalina	A Pacceka Buddha. M.iii.70; ApA.i.107.	1
21. Jalinavana	A forest in the dominion of the king of Kosala. It was the hiding place of Angulimala. ThagA.ii.58.	1
22. Jalini	1. Jalini - One of the five queens of the third Okkaka king. DA.i.258; MT.131; SNA.i.352. 2. Jali…	1
23. Jaliya	A paribbajaka who, with his friend Mandissa, visited the Buddha at the Ghositarama (D.i.159). The …	1
24. Jaliya Sutta	Preached to Jaliya and Mandissa at the Ghositarama on the question as to whether body and soul are o…	1
25. Jallibava	A tank in Ceylon. Cv.lxviii.47.	1
26. Jaluttama	See Januttama.	1
27. Jambali Sutta	Some monks attain to release of mind, but when they apply themselves to the ending of sakkaya thei…	1
28. Jambavati	A candali, mother of King Sivi and wife of Vasudeva of the Kanhayanagotta. Vasudeva saw her on his w…	1
29. Jambelambiya	A weavers village in Ceylon, given by Mahanaga to the Uttaravihara. Cv.xli.96.	1
30. Jambu	A village, in command of which was a Tamil general of the same name, whom Dutthagamani slew. Mhv.xxv…	2
31. Jambuddoni	A mountain in the Malayarattha in Ceylon. Vijayabahu III. built on its summit a town which he made…	1
32. Jambudhaja	(v.l. Jambudipadhaja) - A thera of Pagan, held in great honour by King Ukkamsika. He was the author …	1
33. Jambudipa	One of the four Mahadipas, or great continents, which are included in the Cakkavala and are ruled …	1
34. Jambugama	A village, probably a suburb of Campa (see below), which the Buddha visited during his last tour. It…	1
35. Jambugamika	He was born at Campa, his father bearing the same name as himself. (He was probably chief of Jambu…	1
36. Jambugamika	He was born at Campa, his father bearing the same name as himself. (He was probably chief of Jambu…	1
37. Jambugamika	He was born at Campa, his father bearing the same name as himself. (He was probably chief of Jambu…	1
38. Jambugamika	He was born at Campa, his father bearing the same name as himself. (He was probably chief of Jambu…	1
39. Jambugamiya	(another name for Jambugamika)	1
40. Jambugamiya	(another name for Jambugamika)	1
41. Jambuka	l. Jambuka Thera - He was born in Rajagaha of rich parents but from infancy he would eat nothing b…	1
42. Jambuka Jataka	A jackal, seeing a lion, expressed his wish to be his servant. The lion agreed and provided him wi…	1
43. Jambukhadaka	A Paribbajaka. The Samyutta Nikaya records visits paid by him to Sariputta at Nalakagama and dis…	1
44. Jambukhadaka Jataka	The Bodhisatta was once a tree sprite in a jambu grove and saw how a crow, flattered by the words …	1
45. Jambukhadaka Samyutta	The thirty eighth division of the Samyutta Nikaya. It records discussions between Jambukhadaka and S…	1
46. Jambukhadaka Sutta	See Nibbana Sutta.	1
47. Jambukola	A sea port in Nagadipa in the north of Ceylon. Here Maharittha and his companions embarked on thei…	1
48. Jambukola Lena	See Jambukola vihara (2).	1
49. Jambukola Vihara	1. Jambukola vihara - See Jambukola. 2. Jambukola vihara - Another vihara, with its celebrated ro…	1
50. Jambunada Suvarna	Jambu River gold; the golden sand of the Jambu river.	2
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51. Jambuphaliya	An arahant. He once gave Padumuttara Buddha the first fruits of a jambu tree (Ap.ii.395). He is prob…	1
52. Jambusamudda	See Jambudipa.	1
53. Jambusanda	See Jambudipa.	1
54. Jana Sutta	Three suttas, in answer to questions by devas as to what brings about rebirth. Craving, answers the …	1
55. Janabrahmamaharaja	A Damila chief, ally of Kulasekhara. Cv.lxxvii.78.	1
56. Janagama	See Jantugama.	1
57. Janaka	1. Janaka - King of Mithila, a previous birth of the Bodhisatta. For his story, see the Maha Jan…	3
58. Janaka Kamma	'regenerative karma'; s. karma.	1
59. Janapada	A district in Northern Malaya in Ceylon, near the frontier of the Dakkhinadesa. Cv.xliv.56, etc. For…	1
60. Janapada Sutta	Preached to the monks at Desaka in the Sumbha country. Supposing the fairest maiden in all the cou…	1
61. Janapadakalyani Nanda	One of the three Nandas who became Bhikkhunis - the others being Nanda, sister of Nandatthera and …	1
62. Janapadakalyani Sutta	1. Janapadakalyani Sutta - See Janapada Sutta. 2. Janapadakalyani Sutta - Not even a janapadaka…	1
63. Janasana	An Ajivaka. He it was who predicted the glory of Asoka by explaining the prenatal desires of his m…	1
64. Janasandha	1. Janasandha - King of Benares, father of Adasamukha. His servant was Gamanicanda. For their stor…	1
65. Janasandha Jataka	The Bodhisatta was once born as Janasandha, son of Brahmadatta, king of Benares. He studied at Tak…	1
66. Janavasabha	Janavasabha - A Yakkha, a later birth of King Bimbisara. He appears before the Buddha at the Ginj…	1
67. Janavasabha Sutta	(another name for Janavasabha)	1
68. Janesabha	A Gandhabba, a vassal of the Four Regent Gods. He was present at the preaching of the Maha Samaya …	1
69. Janghabhara	A park laid out by Parakkamabahu I. Cv.lxxix.9.	1
70. Janghadasa	Probably an author of some Burmese work, to which Vajira (Civara ?) wrote a tika. Gv.64, 74.	1
71. Janogha	A city in Uttarakuru, Kuveras kingdom. D.iii.201.	1
72. Janraisig	See Avalokiteshvara	1
73. Jantu	1. Jantu - A devaputta. He saw a number of monks in a forest lodge on the slopes of the Himalaya, …	1
74. Jantu Sutta	Records the incident of the admonishment of the indolent monks by the devaputta Jantu (q.v.). S.i.61…	1
75. Jantugama	A village near Calika; close by was the river Kimikala with the mango grove on its banks. Meghiy…	1
76. Janussoni	A mahasala brahmin, ranking with eminent brahmins such as Canki, Tarukkha, Pokkharasati and Todeyy…	1
77. Janussoni Sutta	1. Janussoni Sutta - Janussoni visits the Buddha and tells him that if anyone has gifts to distrib…	1
78. Janussoni Vagga	The seventeenth chapter of the Dasaka Nipata of the Anguttara Nikaya. A.v.249-73.	1
79. Januttama	A king of fifty one kappas ago, a previous birth of Mendasira Thera, also called Ganthipupphiya. v.l…	1
80. Japamālā	(another name for Juzu)	6
81. Japanese Art	Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wo…	1
82. Japanese Buddhism	The history of Buddhism in Japan can be roughly divided into three periods, namely the Nara period (…	1
83. Jara	A hunter who killed Vasudeva. J.iv.88f.	3
84. Jara Sutta	1. Jara Sutta - Once, when the Buddha was on a visit to Saketa, a rich brahmin and his wife, seeing …	1
85. Jara Vagga	1. Jara Vagga - The sixth chapter of the Devata Samyutta. S.i.36-9. 2. Jara Vagga - The fifth chapt…	1
86. Jaramarana Sutta	A name given in the Sutta Sangaha (No. 44) for Raja Sutta (4)	1
87. Jarasana	See Janasana.	1
88. Jarasana	(another name for Janasana)	1
89. Jarasona	(another name for Janasana)	1
90. Jarudapana Jataka	The Bodhisatta was once travelling with a large caravan. In a wood they came across a disused well…	1
91. Jata	(another name for Jati)	6
92. Jata	Jata means arisen.	1
93. Jata Bharadvaja	A brahmin of the Bharadvajagotta. He goes to the Buddha and asks him the questions given in the Jata…	1
94. Jata Sutta	-A deva asks the Buddha how sentient beings can escape from their tangles. By the destruction of rag…	1
95. Jataka	The sutra to narrate the birth stories of Shakyamuni in present life, past lives, and effects relate…	6
96. Jātaka	(another name for Jataka)	6
97. Jâtaka	(another name for Jataka)	6
98. Jataka Nidanakatha		0
99. Jataka Tales		0
100. Jatakabhanakavatthu	The Commentaries (E.g., VibhA.484) mention the story of a certain reciter of the Jatakas who once …	1
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101. Jatakatthakatha	A Commentary on the Jataka. It comprises all the verses of the Jataka and gives also, in prose, …	1
102. Jatakavisodhana	A study of the Jataka, written by Ariyavamsa of Ava. Bode: op. cit., 43; Gv.65, 75.	1
103. Jatarupa	N (Gold and golden objects).	1
104. Jatarupa Rajata	Jaataruupa rajata: gold and silver; money.	1
105. Jatattaginidana	A work ascribed to Culla Buddhaghosa. Gv.63.	1
106. Jataveda	The god of fire. The Jatakas (E.g., J.i.214, 494; iii.17; v.452; vi.201, etc.) contain references to…	1
107. Jati	F (Rebirth). The fact to take rebirth.	6
108. Jati Sutta	Everything is subject to rebirth - eye, objects, etc. S.iv.26.	1
109. Jatibhumi	occurs in the phrase Jatabhumaka bhikkhu. M.i.145; but see MA.i.346, where it is explained by javatt…	1
110. Jatidhamma Vagga	The fourth chapter of the Salayatana Samyutta. S.iv.26ff.	1
111. Jatika	See Jatila(2).	1
112. Jatila	l. Jatila - A class of ascetics, so called on account of their matted hair (jatila ti tapasa, to h…	1
113. Jatila Sutta	Once when Pasenadi was talking with the Buddha in the loggia outside the Migaramatupasada, there p…	1
114. Jatilagaha	A city, the residence of Jatilagahi. AA.ii.812.	1
115. Jatilagahi	The name given to a bhikkhuni, who, so Ananda tells Udayi, came to see him at the Anjanavana in Sa…	1
116. Jatimanta	A brahmin of Vettavati. Matanga incurred his wrath by throwing his toothpick so that it fell into …	1
117. Jatimitta	One of the chief disciples of Metteyya Buddha. Anagatavamsa, vs.59.	1
118. Jatipujaka	An arahant. On the day of Vipassi Buddhas birth many miracles occurred, and soothsayers predicted …	1
119. Jatipupphiya	An arahant. In a previous birth he placed a bouquet of flowers on the dead body of Padumuttara Buddh…	1
120. Jatiyavana	A grove near Bhaddiya. The Buddha, when once staying there, laid down a rule about the use of sl…	1
121. Jatukanni	One of Bavaris disciples. His question and the Buddhas answer are found in the Jatukanni Sutta (SN…	1
122. Jatukanni Sutta	Also called Jatukannimanavapuccha. Contains the question asked of the Buddha by Jatukanni and the Bu…	1
123. Jatukannika	(another name for Jatukanni)	1
124. Java	A devaputta. Ruja said she could see Java making a garland ready for her birth in Tavatimsa. J.vi.23…	2
125. Java Sutta	The four qualities which make a kings thoroughbred worthy - straightness, speed, patience and docili…	1
126. Javahamsaka	An arahant. He was once a forester, and having seen Siddhattha Buddha he was so pleased that he paid…	1
127. Javakannaka	A family name, not considered of high social standing. Vin.iv.8, 13.	1
128. Javamala Tittha	A ford in the Kappakandara river. Here Dutthagamani gave his only food to the thera Gotama. Mhv.xxiv…	1
129. Javamalaka Tittha	(another name for Javamala Tittha)	1
130. Javana	(another name for Java)	2
131. Javana	Mental Impulse;	2
132. Javana Citta	When we like what we see there are javana-cittas which are lobha-mula-cittas (cittas rooted in at…	1
133. Javanahamsa Jataka	The Bodhisatta was once king of ninety thousand geese in Cittakuta. The king of Benares, seeing hi…	1
134. Javasakuna Jataka	The Bodhisatta was once a woodpecker, and coming across a lion with a bone stuck in his throat he …	1
135. Jayabahu	1. Jayabahu - King of Ceylon (1114-1116 A.C.). He was a brother of Vijayabahu I., who made him adi…	1
136. Jayaddisa	King of Kampilla and father of Alinasattu. See Jayaddisa Jataka.	1
137. Jayaddisa Jataka	Twice the sons of Pancala, king of Kampilla, were devoured by an ogress who had conceived a hatred…	1
138. Jayaganga	A canal flowing from the Kalavapi to Anuradhapura. It was restored by Parakkamabahu I. Cv.lxxix.58.	1
139. Jayamahalekhaka	A rank conferred by Devanampiyatissa on Sumitta, who accompanied the Sacred Bodhi tree to Anuradhapu…	1
140. Jayampati	Son of Okkaka, king of Kusavati, and of his wife Silavati. He was the younger brother of Kusa. Whene…	1
141. Jayankondana	A locality in South India. Cv.1xxvi.274.	1
142. Jayanta	1. King of Ceylon (then known as Mapdadipa) at the time of Kassapa Buddha. His capital was Visala. I…	1
143. Jayasena	1. Jayasena - Father of Siddhattha Buddha (J.i.40; BuA.187). The Buddhavamsa (xvii.13) calls him U…	1
144. Jayasenapabbata	A monastery built by the queen of Udaya I. It was probably given by her to the Damila bhikkhu commun…	1
145. Jayavaddhanapura	The Pali name of the town usually known as Kotte (the fort), built by Bhuvanekabahu V. Cv.xci.7, 16;…	1
146. Jayavapi	See Abhayavapi.	1
147. Je Phabongkhapa	A great Tibetan Lama who was an emanation of Heruka. Phabongkha Rinpoche was the holder of many line…	1
148. Je Tsong Khapa	An emanation of the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri, whose appearance in fourteenth century Tibet as a monk,…	2
149. Je Tsongkhapa	(another name for Je Tsong Khapa)	2
150. Je Tzong Khapa	(another name for Je Tsong Khapa)	2
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