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Cullasubhaddā

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One of the two chief cow-elephant consorts of Chaddanta, whose jealousy over her rival led her, in a later life as Queen Subhaddā of the Madda king, to order Chaddanta’s tusks brought to her and to die of grief on learning of his death.

An elephant, one of the two chief consorts of Chaddanta, against whom she conceived a grudge because he preferred her rival to her. She gave gifts to a Pacceka Buddha and, as a result of her wish, she was born as Subhaddā, chief queen of the Madda king. She gave orders that Chaddanta’s tusks be brought to her, but the hunter to whom the task was entrusted killed the elephant, and on hearing of his death Subhaddā died of a broken heart.

For details see s.v. Chaddanta (4).

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