Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.1983

v2.c27.1983

Puṇṇamā Sutta.—Once, when the Buddha was staying in the Migārāmātupāsāda, a certain monk asked him a series of questions regarding the five upādānakkhandhā—their origin and nature, their definitions, the cause of their arising, etc. The Buddha answered his questions. At the end of the sutta is an explanation of attā.¹ 1. Puṇṇamāsa Thera.—He was born in Sāvatthi as the son of a brahmin, named Samiddhi; he was called Puṇṇamāsa because, on the day of his birth, all the empty vessels in the house were filled with golden pennies. He left the world after a son had been born to him, and, having entered the Order under the Buddha, took the formula of the five impurities (tacapañcaka) as topic of meditation and became an arahant. His former wife adorned herself and came with her child, seeking to seduce him, but without success.