Soṇa

name of a monk

mentioned 36 times in the Pāḷi canon and commentaries.

Often named with

• Mahākaccāna (3)
• Ānanda (2)
• Anāthapiṇḍika (2)
• Cittalatāvana (2)
• Gijjhakūṭa (2)
• Jetavana (2)
• Missakavana (2)
• Nandanavana (2)
• Sāvatthī (2)
• Sītavana (2)
• Soṇa (2)

Mentioned in

• Vinayapiṭaka · Mahāvaggapāḷi: 11
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Chakkanipātapāḷi: 5
• Khuddakanikāya · Udānapāḷi: 4
• Majjhimanikāya · Uparipaṇṇāsa-aṭṭhakathā: 2
• Aṅguttaranikāya · Ekakanipāta-aṭṭhakathā: 4
• Khuddakanikāya · Theragāthā-aṭṭhakathā: 6
• Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka-aṭṭhakathā: 1
• Abhidhammapiṭaka · Sammohavinodanī-aṭṭhakathā: 3

Others of this name

• Soṇa: name of a layman
• Soṇa: A gifted preacher, who lived in the Pipphali vihāra at the foot of Soṇṇagiri.
• Soṇa: A fierce horse belonging to the king of Benares; he was also called Mahā Soṇa.
• Soṇa: name of an arahant monk; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk in eloquence; Soṇa Kuṭikaṇṇa
• Soṇa: name of an arahant monk; great disciple of the Buddha; foremost monk in having energy aroused; Soṇa Koḷivisa