Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c31.2301

v2.c31.2301

1. Mahāsubhaddā.—Chief wife of the Bodhisatta when he was the elephant king Chaddanta.¹ 2. **Mahāsubhaddā**.—Eldest daughter of **Anāthapiṇḍika**. Before her marriage she waited on the monks who came to her father's house and became a *sotāpanna*.¹ According to the Aṅguttara Commentary² she married an unbeliever, a householder of **Ugganagara**, and the Buddha, at her request, went to her house with five hundred monks (chief among whom was **Kuṇḍadhāna**) to receive alms. But see *s.v.* **Cūla-Subhaddā**.