Sirivaddha, Sirivaddhā: 1 definition
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Sirivaddha means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Sirivaddha. The name of Maha Moggallana (q.v.) in the time of Anomadassi Buddha. ThagA.ii.90; see also Bu.viii.24.
2. Sirivaddha. Chief lay supporter of Sikhi Buddha. Bu.xxi.22; J.i.94.
3. Sirivaddha. An Ajivaka, who gave grass for his seat to Sumedha Buddha. BuA.164.
4. Sirivaddha. A Yavapala who gave grass for his seat to Dhammadassi Buddha. BuA.182.
5. Sirivaddha. An ascetic who gave grass for his seat to Phussa Buddha. He was originally a rich man and had left the world. The Buddha preached to him and his followers. BuA. 192,193.
6. Sirivaddha. A palace occupied by Anomadassi Buddha in his last lay life. BuA.141; Bu.viii.18 calls it Vaddha.
7. Sirivaddha. A palace occupied by Sumedha Buddha in his last lay life. Bu.xii.19.
8. Sirivaddha. A palace that will be occupied by Metteyya Buddha before his renunciation. Anagat. p.46.
9. Sirivaddha Thera. The brother of Sirima Thera. For his story see Sirima (1).
10. Sirivaddha Thera. His father was a rich man of Rajagaha and he was present when the Buddha visited Bimbisara. Impressed by the Buddhas majesty, Sirivaddha joined the Order and lived in a forest near Vebhara and Pandava meditating. A great storm arose one day, and the Thera, cooled by the rain, was able to concentrate his mind and win arahantship (Thag.vs.41, ThagA.i.107f).
He is probably identical with Kinkhanikapupphiya Thera of the Apadana (Ap.i.204). In the past he offered a kinkhani flower to Vipassi Buddha. Seventy seven kappas ago he was a king, named Bhimaratha.
11. Sirivaddha. A setthi of Mithila, father of Mahosadha. He is identified with Suddhodana. J.vi. 331, 478.
12. Sirivaddha. A minister of Pasenadi, who once sent a message through him to Ananda. M.ii.112.
13. Sirivaddha. A householder of Rajagaha. When he was ill he sent word to Ananda asking him to visit him. Ananda, went and preached to him on the four satipatthanas. Sirivaddha became an anagami. S.v.176f.
14. Sirivaddha. Father of Siggava Thera (q.v.). MT. 215.
15. Sirivaddha. The name by which Sona Kolivisa (q.v.) was known in the time of Padumuttara Buddha. AA.i.130.
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. A setthis daughter who gave milk rice to Phussa Buddha. BuA.192.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Sirivaddha Pasada, Sirivaddha Sutta, Sirivaddhamanavapi, Sirivaddhana.
Full-text: Sirivaddha Sutta, Sirivaddha Pasada, Kinkinikapupphiya, Bhimaratha, Siggava, Phussa, Anomadassi, Sirima, Sumedha, Dhammadassi, Shikhi, Maha Moggallana, Metteyya.
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha Chronicle 18: Phussa Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Buddha Chronicle 15: Dhammadassī Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
Gahapatis and Others < [Chapter 4 - Social Process, Structures and Reformations]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(2) Mahamoggallana Thera Bojjhanga < [Chapter 3 - Subject Matter of the Second Bhanavara]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 546: The Mahā-Ummagga-jātaka < [Volume 6]