Caṇḍa untranslated

Caṇḍa 01. A headman (gāmaṇi) of Sāvatthī. He came to see the Buddha at Jetavana and asked him why some people earned the reputation of being wrathful and others of being kindly. The Buddha explained that the one man gives way to passion, resentment and illusion; therefore, others harass him; he shows vexation and comes to be called wrathful. The other shows opposite qualities and is called kindly (sūrata) (SN.iv.305). The Commentary says (SN­a.iii.99) that the name Caṇḍa was given to the gāmaṇi by the Elders who compiled the texts.

Caṇḍa 02. See Pañcālacaṇḍa.

Canda 01. A king, one of the chief lay supporters of Koṇḍañña Buddha (Bv­a.114).

Canda 02. Chief lay supporter of Sikhī Buddha. Bv.xxi.122; but Bv­a. (204) calls him Nanda.

Canda 03. One of the palaces occupied by Sumaṅgala Buddha in his last lay life (Bv.v.22).

Canda 04. A māṇava, son of a rich Brahmin, Sucindara. Canda and his friend, Subhadda, became Arahants at the first assembly of Koṇḍañña Buddha. Bv­a.110f.

Canda 05. The moon; generally spoken of as a Deva. See Candimā.

Canda 06. The Bodhisatta, born as a Kinnara. For details see the Candakinnarajātaka (Ja 485).

Canda 07. A mountain in Himavā. where lived the Kinnara, Canda, with his wife (Ja.iv.283, 288). It is also called Candaka (Ja.v.162) and Candapassa (Ja.v.38).

Canda 08. A Brahmin, father of Vidhurapaṇḍita (Ja 545). Ja.vi.262.

Canda 09. One of the palaces occupied by Sumana Buddha in his last lay life (Bv.xxiv.22).

Canda 10. Younger brother of Sāriputta and a member of the Saṅgha. Dhp­a.ii.188.

Canda 11. Son of the Brahmin Paṇḍula. He later became the chaplain of Paṇḍukābhaya. Mhv.x.25, 79.

Canda 12. See Candakumāra.

Candā 01. Wife of Sudinna and mother of Piyadassī Buddha (Ja.i.39). In the Buddhavaṁsa (xiv.15) she is called Sucandā.

Candā 02. One of the two chief women disciples of Vipassī Buddha. Ja.i.41; Bv.xx.29.

Candā 03. A kinnarī, wife of Canda, the Bodhisatta. See the Candakinnarajātaka (Ja 485, Ja.iv.283ff). She is sometimes called Candī, e.g., Ja.iv.284.

Candā 04. Wife of Mahā Patāpa, king of Benares, and mother of Dhammapāla. She is identified with Mahā Pajāpatī Gotamī. For details see the Cūḷa Dhammapālajātaka (Ja 358). Ja.iii.178-ff.

Candā 05. Daughter of the Madda-king and chief consort of the ruler of Benares. She was the mother of Mūgapakkha (Temiya). For details see the Mūgapakkhajātaka (Ja 538). Ja.vi.1ff.

Candā 06. Chief consort of Candakumāra. She was the daughter of the Pañcāla king and the mother of Vāsula. It was her saccakiriyā which saved her husband from death. She is identified with Rāhulamātā. Ja.vi.151ff.

Candā 07. Chief consort of Sutasoma. She is identified with Rāhulamātā. Ja.v.177, 182, 192.

Candā 08. Candā Therī. An Arahant. She belonged to a Brahmin family which had fallen on evil days and she grew up in wretched poverty. Her kinsfolk having all died of plague, she eked out a living by begging from door to door. One day she came across Paṭācāra who had just finished eating. Paṭācāra, seeing her pitiable condition, gave her some food and, when she had eaten, discoursed to her. Delighted by Paṭācāra’s sermon, Candā renounced the world and soon afterwards attained Arahant-ship. Thīg.vs.122-26; Thīg­a., p.120f.

Candā 09. The kinnārī-maiden of whom Brahmadatta became enamoured, preferring her to his own wife, Asitābhū. Vibh­a.470f.; the Asitābhūjātaka (Ja.ii.231f.) does not mention her name.