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1. Ma Punna Bhayi Sutta	A sutta quoted in the Sutta Sangaha (No.30) from the Itivuttaka (p.14f). The Buddha admonishes monks…	1
2. Maama	(another name for Nama)	6
3. Maara	(another name for Mara)	15
4. Macala	A village in Magadha, residence of Magha. J.i.199; SA.i.267; DhA.i.265; SNA.ii.484.	1
5. Macala Vagga	The ninth chapter of the Catukka Nipata of the Anguttara Nikaya. A.ii.83 91.	1
6. Macala Vihara	A vihara in Mahagama. Ras.ii.52	1
7. Maccari Sutta	1. Maccari Sutta. On the five disadvantages of staying too long in one place - one grudges shari…	1
8. Maccha	A country, with its people, included in the traditional List of the sixteen Mahajanapadas (A.i.213…	1
9. Maccha Jataka	Macha Jataka 1. Macha Jataka (No. 34) Some fishermen once cast their net into a river, and…	1
10. Maccha Sutta	Once, during a tour in Kosala with a large number of monks, the Buddha saw a fisherman selling fis…	1
11. Maccharattha	See Maccha.	1
12. Maccharena Sutta	A woman who is faithless, shameless, stingy, and of weak wisdom, is destined to suffering. S.iv.24.	1
13. Maccharikosiya	1. Maccharikosiya. A setthi, worth eighty crores, of Sakkhara near Rajagaha. His real name was Kos…	1
14. Macchariya	Part of the Dosa Team. Stinginess; Another dosa related cetasika is macchariya. It is stinginess.…	3
15. Macchatittha	The name of two villages and two monasteries of Ceylon. Cv.xlviii.24; Ep. Zey.i.216, 221, 227.	1
16. Macchera Sutta	See Macchari Sutta ??.	1
17. Macchikasanda	A township in Kasi, the residence, among others, of Citta Gahapati (S.iv.281). It contained the A…	1
18. Macchikasandika	An epithet of Cittagahapati, because he lived in Macchikaslanda. A.i.26; AA.i.209; ThagA.i.238.	1
19. Macchuddana Jataka	The Bodhisatta was once the son of a landed proprietor, and, after his fathers death, he and his y…	1
20. Maccunabbhahata Sutta	A name in the Sutta Sangaha (No. 38) to the Abbhahata Sutta	1
21. Maccutthala	A locality in Rohana, where Vijayabahu I. once set up a camp. Cv.Iviii.35.	1
22. Machadayaka	An arahant. Ninety four kappas ago he was a hawk on the banks of the Candabhaga and once gave a l…	1
23. Mada	'infatuation'. "Infatuation is of 3 kinds: youth-infatuation, health-infatuati…	1
24. Madagu	A tank in Ceylon, restored by Parakkamabahu I. Cv.lxxix.37.	1
25. Madda	The name of a country and its people (Madda). In the Kusa Jataka (q.v.), Kusa, son of Okkaka, king…	1
26. Maddakucchi	A park near Rajagaha, at the foot of Gijjhakuta. It was a preserve (migadaya) where deer and game …	1
27. Maddarupi	Daughter of Okkaka and wife of Kanha, ancestor of Ambattha (D.i.96f). v.l. Khuddarupi.	1
28. Maddava	1. Maddava. King of Benares. The Bodhisatta was his councillor Senaka. See the Dasannaka Jataka. …	1
29. Maddha	A locality in Ceylon, probably a vihara, residence of Mahanaga Thera. J.vi.30.	1
30. Maddi	Wife of Vessantara whose first cousin she was, being the daughter of the Madda king. When Vessanta…	1
31. Maddipabba	The section of the Vessantara Jataka which deals with the search of Maddi for her children, and f…	1
32. Madhava	A Damila chief, ally of Kulasekhara. Cv.lxxvii.77, 79.	3
33. Mādhava	(another name for Madhava)	3
34. Madhitthala	A fortress in Rohana where Damiladhikarin defeated the rebels. Cv.lxxv.147.	1
35. Madhubhandapuja	A ceremony held by Bhatikabhaya in honour of the Maha Thupa. It consisted of offerings of vessel…	1
36. Madhudayaka	An arahant. Once in the past he was a hermit living on the banks of the Sindhu, and, having seen …	1
37. Madhudipani	A tika on the Visuddhi Magga. Sas.33.	1
38. Madhukannava	A Kalinga prince, brother of Tilokasundari queen of Vijayabahu I. He came to Ceylon, and the king pa…	1
39. Madhukavanaganthi	A locality in Ceylon. Cv.lxx.325.	1
40. Madhumamsadayaka	An arahant. Ninety one kappas ago, in the time of Vipassi Buddha, he was a pig sticker of Bandhum…	1
41. Madhupadapatittha	A landing place, probably in the north of Ceylon. It was used as a stronghold by Magha and Jayabahu.…	1
42. Madhupindika	An arahant. In the time of Siddhartha Buddha he was a hunter, and, meeting the Buddha in the fore…	1
43. Madhupindika Sutta	Dandapani meets the Buddha at the Mahavana near Kapilavatthu and questions him as to his tenets. T…	1
44. Madhupitthika	A village near Mahaganga in Pacinapassa. In it was the Madhupitthiya cetiya, once pillaged by Sirina…	1
45. Madhura	1. Madhura. The capital of Surasena, situated on the Yamuna. Its king, soon after the death of B…	1
46. Madhura Sutta	1. Madhura Sutta. Avantiputta, king of Madhura, visits Maha Kaccana, who is staying at the Gundava…	1
47. Madhuraddhamakkara	A district in South India, the forces of which were among the allies of Kulasekhara. Cv.lxxvii.2.	1
48. Madhuraka	The classifying name for an inhabitant of Madhura. E.g., Mil.331. -- or -- . The people of Madhura, …	1
49. Madhurammanavira	A fortress in South India subdued by Jagadvijaya. Cv.lxxvi.304.	1
50. Madhurapacika	A woman of Savatthi, wife of a man who joined the Order in his old age with his friends. All these…	1
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51. Madhurasasavahini	See Rasavahini.	1
52. Madhuratthavilasini	A Commentary on the Buddhavamsa written by Buddhadatta Thera of Kavira pattana at the request of…	1
53. Madhurindhara	King of Radhavati. Anomadassi Buddha preached to him, and he and seven thousand of his followers bec…	1
54. Madhusaratthadipani	A Commentary on the Abhidhammatika compiled by Ananda of Hamsavati. Sas.48.	1
55. Madhutthala Vihara	A vihara restored by Vijayabahu I. Cv.Ix.58; also Cv. Trs.i.220, n. 2.	1
56. Madhuvasettha	A brahmin of Saketa, father of Mahanaga Thera (ThagA.i.442). It is probably he who is identified wit…	1
57. Madhyamaka	MADHYAMAKA (Skt; also MADHYAMIKA. Tib. umapa). Buddhist philosophical school, traditionally develope…	3
58. Madhyamaka Buddhism	(another name for Madhyamaka Buddhism)	1
59. Madhyamaka Buddhism	The anti metaphysical Madhyamika or dialectic school (literally, the "middle path"…	1
60. Madhyamika	(another name for Madhyamaka)	3
61. Magadha	One of the four great kingdoms (i.e. Magadha, Kosala, Vansa, and Avanti) in ancient India. The capit…	2
62. Magadhakhetta	Mention is made in the books of the Magadhakhetta, probably an extensive rice field which at once …	1
63. Magandiya	1. Magandiya. A brahmin of the Kuru country. He had a very beautiful daughter, called Magandiya. M…	1
64. Magandiya Sutta	1. Magandiya Sutta. The conversation between Magandiya and the Buddha after the former had offered…	1
65. Magandiyapanha	The name given to the questions asked of the Buddha by the brahmin Magandiya. (S.iii.12). See Magand…	1
66. Magga	The Path, The Way The Eightfold Noble Path: 1 Right Understanding, Right Vision 2 Right Thoughts …	10
67. Magga Citta	See Lokuttara Cittas Magga Cittas are called kusala cittas or lokuttara kusala cittas. There are 4…	2
68. Magga Paccaya	'path as a condition', is one of the 24 conditions (paccaya).	1
69. Magga Samyutta	The forty fifth section of the Samyutta Nikaya. S.v.1 62.	1
70. Magga Sutta	1. Magga Sutta. The Buddha tells the monks how, as he meditated under the Ajapala nigrodha, the conv…	1
71. Magga Vagga	The twentieth section of the Dhammapada.	1
72. Maggadattika	An arahant. He once saw Atthadassi Buddha wandering about and scattered flowers in his path. Twenty …	1
73. Maggadayaka	An arahant. Ninety four kappas ago he saw Siddhattha Buddha walking in the forest, and, with …	1
74. Maggakatha	The ninth division of the Mahavagga of the Patisambhidamagga.	1
75. Maggāmagga ñānadassana Visuddhi	'purification by knowledge of what is path and not-path', is one of the 7 stages of purifi…	1
76. Maggasannaka	An arahant. In the time of Padumuttara Buddha he was a devaputta in Himava, and, coming across so…	1
77. Maggasira	The name of a month. DA.i.241.	1
78. Maggayga	N (Way, path leading to nibbana, search of nibbana (magga); constituent, ingredient (aga)). Constitu…	1
79. Maggena Sutta	The Noble Eightfold Path goes to the Uncompounded (asankhata). The Buddha has shown it to his discip…	1
80. Magha	The name Sakka bore in a previous birth when he was born as a man in Macalagama in Magadha. The …	1
81. Magha Sutta	Records the conversation between Magha(1) and the Buddha.	1
82. Maghadeva	See Makhadeva.	1
83. Maghava	See Magha.	1
84. Maghavapupphiya	An arahant. Ninety one kappas ago he saw the Buddha (? Vipassi) seated in meditation on the banks of…	1
85. Magical Powers	s. iddhi; abhiññā (1).	1
86. Maha	F Great, superior, of large breadth, noble.	2
87. Maha Abhaya	Maha Abhaya Thera 2 2. Maha Abhaya Thera 1. Maha Abhaya. See Abhaya giri. 1. Mah…	1
88. Maha Anathapindika	See Anathapindika. He was evidently so called in some contexts to distinguish him from Culla Anathap…	1
89. Maha Angana	A locality in Anuradhapura through which the sima of the Maha vihara passed; it was so called…	1
90. Maha Anula	He once saw a number of monks, who had obtained only dry food, eating it on the banks of a river.…	1
91. Maha Arittha	Nephew of Devanampiyatissa. He was the kings chief minister, and led the embassy which was sent to…	1
92. Maha Ariyavamsa	See Mahaariyavamsa Sutta.	1
93. Maha Ariyavamsa Sutta	On the four Ariyan lineages, reckoned as ancient and pure, and held in esteem by discerning reclus…	1
94. Maha Asana	A spot in Anuradhapura where the fruit from the Bodhi branch, brought by Sanghamitta, was planted…	1
95. Maha Assapura Sutta	Preached at Assapura, in the Anga country. Since monks are called recluses (samana) they must …	1
96. Maha Assaroha Jataka	The Bodhisatta was once king of Benares, and having been defeated in some frontier disturbance, he…	1
97. Maha Atthakatha	The oldest and most important of the Commentaries on the Tipitaka, brought, according to tradition…	1
98. Maha Avici	See Avici.	1
99. Mahā Bhūta	the 4 'primary elements', is another name for the 4 elements (dhātu) underlying all corpor…	1
100. Maha Bodhisattva	Also, Mahasattva; a great Bodhisattva who has reached the advanced stage of Enlightenment.	1
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101. Mahā Brahmāno	the 'great gods', are a class of heavenly beings in the fine-material world; s. deva, II.	1
102. Maha Buddharakkhita	A monk of Piyangudipa, described as Yonakarajaputta. See Ariyagalatissa.	1
103. Maha Cula Maha Tissa	(another name for Mahacula Mahatissa)	1
104. Maha Culani	King, father of Culani Brahmadatta. His wife was Talata, who intrigued with his purohita Chambhi and…	1
105. Maha Cunda	See Cunda.	1
106. Maha Cunda Sutta	See Cunda Sutta.	1
107. Maha Dhanadeva	Father of Ariyagalatissa.	1
108. Maha Kaccana Bhaddekaratta Sutta	Samiddhi was once drying himself after bathing at Tapoda in Rajagaha, when a deity appeared be…	1
109. Maha Kaccana Vatthu	The story of Sakkas honouring of Maha Kaccana. DhA.ii.176f.	1
110. Maha Kammasadamma	See Kammasadamma.	1
111. Maha Kammavibhanga Sutta	Potaliputta comes to Samiddhi in his forest hut, near Veluvana in Rajagaha, and tells him that the…	1
112. Maha Kamsa	King of Asitanjana in Kamsabhoga in Uttarapatha. His children were Kamsa, Upakamsa and Devagabbha. J…	1
113. Maha Kancana	The Bodhisatta born as the son in a rich brahmin family, and later becoming an ascetic. See the Bhis…	1
114. Maha Kappina	One of the most eminent disciples of the Buddha, considered foremost among those who taught the mo…	1
115. Maha Kappina Vatthu	Describes the good deeds done by Kappina and Anoja in the time of Kasspa Buddha. See Maha Kappina. D…	1
116. Maha Kassapa		0
117. Maha Kassapa Pindapata Vatthu	The story of Sakka giving alms to Maha Kassapa in the disguise of a weaver. DhA.i.423ff.	1
118. Maha Kassapa Saddhi Viharika Vatthu	The story of the pupil of Maha Kassapa who set fire to his hut. DhA.ii.19ff.; see also the Kutidusak…	1
119. Maha Kasyapa	(another name for Maha Kassapa)	0
120. Maha Kotthita	One of the foremost disciples of the Buddha, ranked foremost among masters of logical analysis (pa…	1
121. Maha Mandhata	See Mandhata. His story is also given at Ras.i.20f.	1
122. Maha Moggallana	The second of the Chief Disciples of the Buddha. He was born in Kolitagama near Rajagaha, on t…	1
123. Maha Panna Paramita Sutra	(another name for Maha Prajna Paramita Sutra)	1
124. Maha Pannaparamita Sutra	(another name for Maha Prajna Paramita Sutra)	1
125. Maha Parinibbana Sutta	Maha Parinibbana Sutta in Pali and Maha Parinirvana Sutra in Sanskrit. Also known as the Sutra of th…	1
126. Maha Prajna Paramita Sutra	The Sutra was delivered by Shakyamuni in four places at sixteen assemblies. It consists of 600 volum…	1
127. Maha Prajnaparamita Sutra	(another name for Maha Prajna Paramita Sutra)	1
128. Maha Saccaka	See Saccaka.	1
129. Maha Samaya Sutta	The Maha-samaya Sutta, or Discourse on the Great Assembly, is the most stunning illustration of h…	1
130. Maha Sangharakkhita	Maha Sangharakkhita Maha Sangharakkhita 1. Maha Sangharakkhita Thera. An arahant. He ca…	1
131. Maha Thupa	The great Thupa in Anuradhapura, built by Dutthagamani. The site on which it was erected was conse…	1
132. Maha Udayi	See Udayi.	1
133. Maha Ukkusa Jataka	Not far from a certain village settlement a hawk lived on the south shore of a lake. He courted a …	1
134. Maha Ummagga Jataka	The Bodhisatta was once born in Mithila as the son of Sirivaddhaka and Sumanadevi. The child was b…	1
135. Mahā Vipassanā	the 18 'chief kinds of insight'; s. vipassanā.	1
136. Mahā-Kalpa	A mahā-kalpa is equal to 300,000 saras and one sara is the time required to exhaust the sands of …	1
137. Maha-Kalpa	(another name for Mahā-Kalpa)	1
138. Mahaapadesa	(another name for Mahapadesa)	1
139. Mahaathera	(another name for Mahathera)	2
140. Mahābhūta	Mahābhūta is Sanskrit and Pāli for "great element." In Hinduism's sacr…	2
141. Mahabhuta Rupa		0
142. Mahabodhi	1. Mahabodhi. See Bodhirukkha. 2. Mahabodhi. See Bodhirajakumara. 3. Mahabodhi Thera. He belon…	1
143. Mahabodhi Jataka	The Bodhisatta was born in an Udiccabrahmin family, and, on growing up, renounced the world. His n…	1
144. Mahabodhivamsa	A Pali translation of a Singhalese original, giving the history of the arrival of the Bodhi tree i…	1
145. Mahabrahma	See Brahmaloka.	1
146. Mahabyuha Sutta	Philosophers praise only themselves and their views, and disparage others. Their disputations cann…	1
147. Mahacanda	A river. See Candabhaga.	1
148. Mahacattarisaka Sutta	Preached at Jetavana. The Buddha explains to the monks the meaning of Right Concentration the fo…	1
149. Mahacetiya	See Maha Thupa.	1
150. Mahachataka	A nickname given to Bhaddali, because he was always eating. MA.ii.648.	1
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