Nandanavana
name of a wood in Tāvatiṃsa heaven
mentioned 43 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.
Often named with
- Missakavana (7)
- Nandana (7)
- Cittalatāvana (5)
- Tusita (5)
- Phārusakavana (4)
- Paṇḍukambalasilā (3)
- Sakka (3)
- Erāvaṇa (2)
- Mahāmoggallāna (2)
- Soṇa (2)
- Vejayanta (2)
Mentioned in
- Vinayapiṭaka · Pārājikakaṇḍa-aṭṭhakathā: 5
- Dīghanikāya · Mahāvagga-aṭṭhakathā: 4
- Majjhimanikāya · Mūlapaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā: 2
- Majjhimanikāya · Majjhimapaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā: 1
- Majjhimanikāya · Uparipaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā: 3
- Saṃyuttanikāya · Sagāthāvagga-aṭṭhakathā: 4
- Aṅguttaranikāya · Ekakanipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 1
- Khuddakanikāya · Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā: 1
- Khuddakanikāya · Itivuttaka-aṭṭhakathā: 2
- Khuddakanikāya · Vimānavatthu-aṭṭhakathā: 6
- Khuddakanikāya · Petavatthu-aṭṭhakathā: 3
- Khuddakanikāya · Apadāna-aṭṭhakathā: 2
- Khuddakanikāya · Buddhavaṃsa-aṭṭhakathā: 2
- Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā: 6
- Khuddakanikāya · Mahāniddesa-aṭṭhakathā: 1
Others of this name
- Nandanavana: The chief of the parks in Tāvatiṁsa, where the inhabitants of Tāvatiṁsa, headed by Indra, go for their amusement.