Mahāsumatthera
name of a vinayadhara monk in Sri Lanka; Mahāsuma the elder
mentioned 32 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.
Often named with
- Mahā Paduma (25)
- Phussadeva (2)
- Upatissa (2)
Mentioned in
- Vinayapiṭaka · Pārājikakaṇḍa-aṭṭhakathā: 18
- Vinayapiṭaka · Pācittiya-aṭṭhakathā: 5
- Vinayapiṭaka · Mahāvagga-aṭṭhakathā: 3
- Vinayapiṭaka · Cūḷavagga-aṭṭhakathā: 6