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MahÄsubhaddÄ


1. MahÄsubhaddÄ. Chief wife of the Bodhisatta when he was the elephant king Chaá¸á¸anta. J.v.37, 39.
2. MahÄsubhaddÄ. Eldest daughter of AnÄthapiṇá¸ika. Before her marriage she waited on the monks who came to her father’s house and became a Stream-winner (DhA.i.128; J.i.93). According to the Aá¹…guttara Commentary (AA.i.146, 148f ) she married an unbeliever, a householder of Ugganagara, and the Buddha, at her request, went to her house with five hundred monks (chief among whom was KundadhÄna) to receive alms. However, see
CÅ«la SubhaddÄ.
3. MahÄsubhaddÄ. Chief queen of
MahÄsudassana (q.v.) A ii.189; S.iii.145; J.i.392, calls her SubhaddÄ.

Dictionary of PÄli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera

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