Pāli Dictionary

bhadda

bhadrootrasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

bhad1be good; be lucky

Synonyms

sādhu, ayyā, ayye, vara, bhaddaka, dhañña, kalyāṇī, bhaddikā,

general

  • good; excellent; auspicious; lucky; noble; (of vehicles) opulent, luxurious

  • MN 107

    seyyathā'pi brāhmaṇa dakkho assadammako bhaddaṃ ass'ājānīyaṃ labhitvā paṭhamen'eva mukh'ādhāne kāraṇaṃ kāreti atha uttariṃ kāraṇaṃ kāreti

  • DN 14

    yojehi, samma sārathi, bhaddāni bhaddāni yānāni uyyānabhūmiṃ gacchāma subhūmidassanāyā'ti.

  • good luck; good fortune; blessings; a good thing; prosperity

  • Dhp 337

    taṃ vo vadāmi bhaddaṃ vo, yāvant'ettha samāgatā, taṇhāya mūlaṃ khaṇatha, usīr'attho'va bīraṇaṃ, mā vo naḷaṃ'va soto'va, māro bhañji punappunaṃ.

  • lady; madam; my dear (used as a respectful or affectionate address to a woman, e.g., bhadde)

  • DN 21

    vande te pitaraṃ bhadde, timbaruṃ sūriyavacchase, yena jātā'si kalyāṇī, ānandajananī mama.

cosmology

  • Bhadda / Bhaddā (name of various individuals, including a lay disciple, an arahant monk, the arahant nuns Bhaddā Kāpilānī and Bhaddā Kuṇḍalakesā, and a female demigod)

  • DN 16

    bhaddo nāma, bhante, upāsako nātike kālaṅ'kato, tassa kā gati, ko abhisamparāyo'ti?

  • DN 21

    ekam'idaṃ, bhante, samayaṃ bhagavā uruvelāyaṃ viharati najjā nerañjarāya tīre ajapālanigrodhe paṭham'ābhisambuddho. tena kho pan'āhaṃ, bhante, samayena bhaddā nāma sūriyavacchasā timbaruno gandhabbarañño dhītā, tam'abhikaṅkhāmi.

bhaddā

approximate

bhaddastemāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

bhad1be good; be lucky

general

  • a well-behaved, beautiful woman; lady; madam

cosmology

  • proper name of various individuals, including the eminent arahant nuns Bhaddā Kāpilānī (foremost in remembering previous lives) and Bhaddā Kuṇḍalakesā (foremost in swift intuition), and Yasodharā

Encyclopedia

9 entries

Bhadda
Person

  • A lay disciple from Ñātikā whom the Buddha declared to have destroyed the five lower fetters and to be destined for final liberation after rebirth in the highest heavens.

Bhadda2
Person

  • A merchant’s son of Sāvatthi given to the Buddha as a monk-attendant in fulfilment of his parents’ vow, who was ordained at age seven and became an Arahant the same night.

Thag 7.3
Bhadda3
Person

  • A monk, possibly the same as Bhadda who was ordained as a child, who stayed at the Kukkuṭārāma in Pāṭaliputta and discussed the righteous life and the foundations of mindfulness with Ānanda.

Bhadda4
Person

  • One of the two chief disciples of the past Buddha Koṇḍañña.

Bhadda5
Person

  • The commander-in-chief of King Sena I of Sri Lanka, who built and endowed the Bhaddasenāpati-pariveṇa monastic residence.

Bhaddā
Personapproximate

  • One of the two chief women disciples of Revata Buddha.

Bhaddā2
Personapproximate

  • One of the chief women patrons of Kassapa Buddha.

Bhaddā3
Personapproximate

  • The wife of King Muṇḍa, whose death caused the king such prolonged grief that his friend brought him to an elder to learn the folly of mourning.

Bhaddā4
Personapproximate

  • A woman of Kimbilā renowned for her virtue, whose fidelity was proven by miraculous acts of truth and who was later reborn in Tāvatiṃsa, where she recounted her story to the Buddha.

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