Bhaddā
name of an arahant nun; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost nun in remembering previous lives; Bhaddā Kāpilānī
mentioned 73 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.
Often named with
- Jetavana (8)
- Anāthapiṇḍika (7)
- Rājagaha (7)
- Sāvatthī (7)
- Madda (6)
- Magadha (6)
- Sāgala (6)
- Mahākassapa (3)
- Bhaddā (2)
- Brahmadeva (2)
- Kuṇḍalakesā (2)
- Nālandā (2)
- Sattuka (2)
- Sudhaññaka (2)
- Thullanandā (2)
- Varuṇa (2)
Mentioned in
- Vinayapiṭaka · Pācittiyapāḷi: 18
- Aṅguttaranikāya · Ekakanipātapāḷi: 1
- Khuddakanikāya · Therīgāthāpāḷi: 2
- Majjhimanikāya · Mūlapaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā: 1
- Saṃyuttanikāya · Nidānavagga-aṭṭhakathā: 14
- Aṅguttaranikāya · Ekakanipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 16
- Khuddakanikāya · Therīgāthā-aṭṭhakathā: 5
- Khuddakanikāya · Apadāna-aṭṭhakathā: 13
- Khuddakanikāya · Buddhavaṃsa-aṭṭhakathā: 2
- Abhidhammapiṭaka · Dhammasaṅgaṇi-aṭṭhakathā: 1