Thūṇa
Person맛지마데사 서쪽 끝의 바라문 마을. 적대적인 마을 사람들은 방문한 부처님께 물과 환대를 거부하려 했으나, 물을 드린 노예 여인이 처형되었음에도 도리천에 태어났고, 부처님의 신통력으로 마을 우물이 넘쳐흘러 마을 사람들이 결국 굴복했다.
A brahmin village on the western boundary of Majjhimadesa (Vin.i.197; AA.i.56, 205; MA.397, etc; J.i.49). It was in the Kosala country and belonged to the Mallā, and was once visited by the Buddha.
The people of Thūṇa were unbelievers and, hearing of the Buddha’s planned visit, they removed all the boats of the river that the Buddha had to cross, closed all the wells except one, and determined not to honour the Buddha in any way.
The Buddha arrived with the monks through the air and a slave-woman, coming to fetch water, saw them and gave them water to drink. For this, she was beaten by her husband and killed; but she was reborn in Tāvatiṃsa.
The Buddha, by his power, caused the water in the wells to overflow and flood the village. The inhabitants begged his forgiveness and invited him and the monks to stay there. Vv.i.8; VvA.45 ff.
The Buddha’s visit is described at Ud.vii.9 (UdA.377), but no mention is made there of the slave-woman.
A city called Thūṇa is mentioned in the Mahājanaka Jātaka (J.vi.62, 65).
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