adjective · vaḍḍha 1 · vaḍḍha 2
augmenting; increasing
Vaḍḍha (neuter) [from vr̥dh] wealth, riches Ja III 131 (vaḍḍhaṃ vaḍḍhataṃ, imperative). Or should we read vaṭṭa? Vaḍḍha is used as proper name at Pj I 119, perhaps in meaning "prosperous."
<b> <c c="#a00149">Vaḍḍha</c> </b> (1) <br>A Licchavi. He was a friend of the Mettiyabhummajakā, and, at their instigation, charged Dabba Mallaputta with having committed adultery with his wife. Dabba repudiated the charge, and the Buddha ordered the monks to proclaim the “overturning the bowl” on Vaḍḍha. When Ānanda visited Vaḍḍha and told him this news he fell in a faint, and, later, visited the Buddha with his family to ask for forgiveness. He was ordered to go before the Saṅgha and confess his error, after which the sentence was revoked. <c c="#3b6bd3">Vin.ii.124ff.</c> <br>He may be identical with Vaḍḍhamāna.<br> <br> <b> <c c="#a00149">Vaḍḍha</c> </b> (2) <br>A monk whose Theragāthā verses express thanks to his mother and sister for encouraging him in the Dhamma. <c c="#3b6bd3">Thag.335–339</c> The Therīgāthā conatins an exchange between he and his mother. <c c="#3b6bd3">Thig.204–212</c> <br> <br> </deftext>
(adj, adj, from vaḍḍhati) augmenting, increasing Construction: √vaḍḍh + a
(adj, adj, from vaḍḍhati) grown up; raised (in) Construction: √vaḍḍh + a
(masc, masc, from vaḍḍhati) name of an arahant monk [lit.] increase Construction: √vaḍḍh + a