Pāli Dictionary

sugandha1

suprefixghārootnasuffix

Part of speech

adjective · masculine

Root

ghā3smell

Synonyms

Antonyms


general

  • fragrant, sweet-smelling; (as a noun) fragrance, pleasant odour

  • SN 3.12

    padumaṃ yathā kokanadaṃ sugandhaṃ, pāto siyā phullam'avītagandhaṃ, aṅgīrasaṃ passa virocamānaṃ, tapantam'ādiccam'iv'antalikkhe'ti.

sugandha2

Part of speech

noun · masculine


doctrine

  • name of an arahant monk (Thera), whose verses appear in the Theragāthā

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Sugandha
Person
  • A monk of a wealthy Sāvatthi family, born with a fragrant body as the fruit of once anointing the Buddha Kassapa’s fragrant chamber with sandalwood paste, who attained Arahantship within seven days of ordination.

Sugandha2
Person
  • A warrior-caste figure of thirty-one world-cycles ago, a former birth of the elder Ātuma.

Sugandha3
Person
  • A millionaire’s son of Bārāṇasī who became a renowned teacher after ordaining under the Buddha Kassapa, was reborn in Tusita, and in a later human birth again ordained and became an Arahant.

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