Sudhamma : The Good/Wise Wife [Wisdom Library] Sudhammâ. 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 Sudhammâ bribed the carpenter, who made a pinnacle of seasoned wood for the building and laid it aside with the words: "Sudhammâ nâma ayam sâlâ." 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. Sudhammâ 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. After death, Sudhammâ, was born in Tâvatimsa, and, because of her merit in the past, there came into being for her Sudhammâ, the Moot Hall of the Devas, nine hundred leagues in extent. There the Devas hold their meetings on the eighth day of each month, or when the Dhamma is preached, and also all their important festivals and gatherings. All Buddhas preach the Abhidhamma in the Sudhammâ-hall. It is said (ThagA.ii.185) that every devaloka has a Sudhammâ-sabhâ; this title is often used in comparisons to denote a fine hall.
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