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Bandhumati

1. Bandhumatī.– The city of birth of Vipassī Buddha. J.i.41; Bu. xx. 23; D.i.7, etc.

2. Bandhumatī.– Wife of King Bandhumā and mother of Vipassī Buddha. J.i.41; Bu.xx.23; D.i.7, etc.

3. Bandhumatī.– A courtesan of Pāṭaliputta.

She was present when Asoka, sailing up the Gaṅgā, asked his ministers and the people if there were any person who could make the river flow backwards. Bandhumatī performed an Act of Truth (saccakiriyā) and the river rolled back. Mil.121 f.

4. Bandhumatī.– A river near Bandhumatī. SNA.i.190.