Pāli Dictionary
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
PersonA 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
PersonA warrior-caste figure of thirty-one world-cycles ago, a former birth of the elder Ātuma.
Sugandha3
PersonA 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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