Sirivaḍḍha untranslated

Sirivaḍḍha 01. The name of Mahā Moggallāna (q.v.) in the time of Anomadassī Buddha. Thag­a.ii.90; see also Bv.viii.24.

Sirivaḍḍha 02. Chief lay supporter of Sikhī Buddha. Bv.xxi.22; Ja.i.94.

Sirivaḍḍha 03. An Ājīvaka, who gave grass for his seat to Sumedha Buddha. Bv­a.164.

Sirivaḍḍha 04. A Yavapāla who gave grass for his seat to Dhammadassī Buddha. Bv­a.182.

Sirivaḍḍha 05. An ascetic who gave grass for his seat to Phussa Buddha. He was originally a rich man and had left the world. The Buddha preached to him and his followers. Bv­a. 192,193.

Sirivaḍḍha 06. A palace occupied by Anomadassī Buddha in his last lay life. Bv­a.141; Bv.viii.18 calls it Vaḍḍha.

Sirivaḍḍha 07. A palace occupied by Sumedha Buddha in his last lay life. Bv.xii.19.

Sirivaḍḍha 08. A palace that will be occupied by Metteyya Buddha before his renunciation. Anāg.p.46.

Sirivaḍḍha 09. Sirivaḍḍha Thera. The brother of Sirimā Thera. For his story see Sirimā 1.

Sirivaḍḍha 10. Sirivaḍḍha Thera. His father was a rich man of Rājagaha and he was present when the Buddha visited Bimbisāra. Impressed by the Buddha’s majesty, Sirivaḍḍha joined the Saṅgha and lived in a forest near Vebhāra and Paṇḍava meditating. A great storm arose one day, and the Thera, cooled by the rain, was able to concentrate his mind and win Arahant-ship (Thag.vs.41, Thag­a.i.107f).

He is probably identical with Kiṅkhanikapupphiya Thera of the Apadāna (Ap.i.204). In the past he offered a kiṅkhani-flower to Vipassī Buddha. Seventy-seven kappas ago he was a king, named Bhīmaratha.

Sirivaḍḍha 11. A seṭṭhi of Mithilā, father of Mahosadha. He is identified with Suddhodana. Ja.vi. 331, 478.

Sirivaḍḍha 12. A minister of Pasenadi, who once sent a message through him to Ānanda. MN.ii.112.

Sirivaḍḍha 13. A householder of Rājagaha. When he was ill he sent word to Ānanda asking him to visit him. Ānanda, went and preached to him on the four satipaṭṭhānas. Sirivaḍḍha became an Anāgāmī. SN.v.176f.

Sirivaḍḍha 14. Father of Siggava Thera (q.v.). Mhv­ṭ. 215.

Sirivaḍḍha 15. The name by which Soṇa Koḷivisa (q.v.) was known in the time of Padumuttara Buddha. AN­a.i.130.

Sirivaḍḍhā. A seṭṭhi’s daughter who gave milk-rice to Phussa Buddha. Bv­a.192.