Pāli Dictionary

Sumana20

Person

A gardener of Kosambī, employed by three millionaires, at whose house the laywoman Khujjuttarā first encountered and heard the Buddha.

A gardener of Kosambī. He worked for three millionaires Ghosaka, Kukkuṭa, and Pāvārika. With their permission, he entertained the Buddha one day, and it was at his house that Khujjuttarā (q.v.) met and heard the Buddha. DhA.i.208 f.

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