Pāli Dictionary
kokanada1
Part of speech
noun · neuter
general
name of Prince Bodhi’s palace, built in the shape of a hanging lotus
MN 85
evaṃ me sutaṃ, ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā bhaggesu viharati susumāragire bhesakaḷāvane migadāye. tena kho pana samayena bodhissa rājakumārassa kokanado nāma pāsādo acirakārito hoti anajjhāvuṭṭho samaṇena vā brāhmaṇena vā kenaci vā manussabhūtena.
kokanada2
Part of speech
noun · masculine
general
a red lotus (flower)
SN 3.12
padumaṃ yathā kokanadaṃ sugandhaṃ, pāto siyā phullam'avītagandhaṃ, aṅgīrasaṃ passa virocamānaṃ, tapantam'ādiccam'iv'antalikkhe'ti.
Part of speech
noun · feminine
cosmology
Kokanadā: proper name of a goddess (daughter of Pajjunna) who, with her sister of the same name, praised the Buddha, Dhamma and Saṅgha in verse (SN 1.29).
SN 1.39
atha kho kokanadā pajjunnassa dhītā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ mahāvanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekam'antaṃ aṭṭhāsi.
SN 1.40
idh'āgamā vijjupabhāsavaṇṇā, kokanadā pajjunnassa dhītā, buddhañ'ca dhammañ'ca namassamānā, gāthā'c'imā atthavatī abhāsi.
Encyclopedia
6 entries
Kokanada
PlaceThe newly built palace of Prince Bodhirājakumāra, to which he once invited the Buddha and his monks for a meal.
Kokanada2
PersonA lute given by Sakka to Sīlavatī, mother of Prince Kusa, later used by Kusa to win back Pabhāvatī.
Kokanada3
OtherAnother name for Kokanuda, the wanderer who questioned Ānanda.
A wanderer who, while bathing with Ānanda on the banks of the Tapodā, questioned him on metaphysical matters and, on learning his identity, begged his pardon.
Two daughters of Pajjunna, both named Kokanadā, the younger sometimes called Cūḷa-Kokanadā, who visited the Buddha at the Kūṭāgārasālā and spoke verses in praise of the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Saṅgha.
One of the palaces of Siddhattha during his last life as a layman.
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