Matta untranslated

Matta 01. One of the seven children of Paṇḍuvāsudeva and Bhaddakaccānā. Dpv.x.3.

Matta 02. A householder in the Vihāravāpi village near the Tulādhāra Mountain; he was the father of Labhiya Vasabha. Mhv.xxiii.90.

Matta 03. A hunter who discovered four marvellous gems near Pelavāpikagāma, seven leagues to the north of Anurādhapura. He reported his discovery to Duṭṭhagāmaṇī, and the gems were used for the Mahā Thūpa. Mhv.xxviii.39; Mhv­ṭ. 512.

Mattā 01. A Therī who came to Ceylon from Jambudīpa and taught the Vinaya at Anurādhapura. Dpv.xviii.12.

Mattā 02. A Petī. In her previous life she was married to a householder of Sāvatthī, but, because she was barren, her husband married another woman, named Tissā, by whom he had a child called Bhūta. One day, when Tissā and her husband were talking together, Mattā was seized with jealousy and threw a heap of dirt on Tissā’s head. After death, Mattā was born as a Petī and suffered grievously. She appeared before Tissā, and, at her request, Tissā, gave alms to eight monks, giving the merit to Mattā. Mattā immediately won heavenly bliss. Pv.ii.3; Pv-a.82ff.