Candapaduma, Candapadumā: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Candapaduma - The chief consort of the Setthi Mendaka of Bhaddiya, and mother of Dhananjaya (DhA.i.385). She was, therefore, grandmother of Visakha. She had been the wife of Mendaka in a previous birth and, during a time of famine, had joined him in giving the only meal they had between them to a Pacceka Buddha. As a result of this act, the rice pot in her home never became empty, however many people she might feed. In previous existences she had entertained the monks of various Buddhas, taking a rice pot in one band and a spoon in the other. Therefore, in her left hand was the sign of the lotus, covering the palm, and in her right the sign of the moon. Further, by reason of her having fetched and filtered water for the monks, on the sole of her left foot was marked a lotus and on the right a moon; hence her name, Candapaduma. When the Buddha visited Mendakas house and, after the meal, preached to the household, Candapaduma became a sotapanna (DhA.iii.363-86). She was one of the five persons of great merit (Mahapunna) (AA.i.219; PsA.509). The Visuddhimagga (ii.383) calls her Candapadumasiri.
2. Candapaduma - Wife of Tiritavaccha and mother of Maha Kaccana (Ap.ii.465).
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Starts with: Candapadumasiri.
Full-text: Candapadumasiri, Tiritavaccha, Mahapunna, Mendaka.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 1 - The story of the vaiśya Meṇḍaka < [Chapter XXVI - Exertion]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 252 - The Story of Meṇḍaka the Rich Man < [Chapter 18 - Mala Vagga (Impurities)]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Biography (2): Visākhā, Donor of Pubbārāma Monastery < [Chapter 45b - Life Stories of Female Lay Disciples]
Biography (2): Meṇḍaka, the Householder < [Chapter 45c - Life Stories of Rich Men with Inexhaustible Resources]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
The story of the householder Meṇḍaka < [6. Medicine (Bhesajja)]