Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3804

v2.c36.3804

3. Sudhamma.—One of the four wives of Magha. When Magha and his companions were building a rest-house for travellers, they did not wish women to have any share in the work. But Sudhamma bribed the carpenter, who made a pinnacle of seasoned wood for the building and laid it aside with the words: “Sudhammā nāma ayaṃ sālā.” When the time for the erection of the pinnacle came, he told Magha and the others that it was impossible to make a pinnacle then, as it must be of well-seasoned wood. A search was started for a seasoned pinnacle. Sudhammā agreed to give hers if she were allowed a share in the building. The men were at first unwilling, but in the end gave their consent.