<p>The Commentary to Koṇḍaññasutta (SN 8.9) says that the Venerable lived for a long time - from not long after his awakening up until his final farewell to the Buddha in this sutta - in the birthplace of Chaddanta (chaddantabhavana in the Pali - <a href="https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/chaddanta#theravada" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> interpreted as Chaddanta forest, which would be chaddantavana), who it's said was the bodhisatta in his previous birth as an elephant king.</p>
<p>Vimalakoṇḍañña is said <a href="https://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/am/ambapaalii.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> to be the son of Ambapālī (a courtesan in <a href="https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/DN/DN16.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DN 16</a> but whose verses as a nun appear in the <a href="https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thig/thig13_1.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Therigāthā</a>).</p>
<p>See too: <a href="https://www.aimwell.org/DPPN/chaddanta.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.aimwell.org/DPPN/chaddanta.html</a></p>

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<p>According to my understanding <a href="https://www.buddha-vacana.org/sutta/samyutta/maha/sn56-011.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Koṇḍañña was the first to understand the Buddha's teaching and reach enlightenment at the Deer's Park</a>.  The senior monk was held in high-esteem, then he retired to the Himalayas in his last years.  Where is the story of his retirement found? I already searched the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaundinya" rel="nofollow noreferrer">wikipedia</a>, but it seems controversial. Was he the same one as <a href="https://suttafriends.org/sutta/thag1-1/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Vimalakoṇḍañña - born to King Bimbisāra</a> (wiki makes a relationship but I am doubtful)?</p>

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Where can I find the story of Kaundinya's mountain retreat?
# Where can I find the story of Kaundinya's mountain retreat?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-01-05)

According to my understanding [Koṇḍañña was the first to understand the Buddha's teaching and reach enlightenment at the Deer's Park](https://www.buddha-vacana.org/sutta/samyutta/maha/sn56-011.html). The senior monk was held in high-esteem, then he retired to the Himalayas in his last years. Where is the story of his retirement found? I already searched the [wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaundinya), but it seems controversial. Was he the same one as [Vimalakoṇḍañña - born to King Bimbisāra](https://suttafriends.org/sutta/thag1-1/) (wiki makes a relationship but I am doubtful)?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2024-06-02. Score: 2

The Commentary to Koṇḍaññasutta (SN 8.9) says that the Venerable lived for a long time - from not long after his awakening up until his final farewell to the Buddha in this sutta - in the birthplace of Chaddanta (chaddantabhavana in the Pali - [here](https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/chaddanta#theravada) interpreted as Chaddanta forest, which would be chaddantavana), who it's said was the bodhisatta in his previous birth as an elephant king.

Vimalakoṇḍañña is said [here](https://www.palikanon.com/english/pali_names/am/ambapaalii.htm) to be the son of Ambapālī (a courtesan in [DN 16](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/DN/DN16.html) but whose verses as a nun appear in the [Therigāthā](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thig/thig13_1.html)).

See too: <https://www.aimwell.org/DPPN/chaddanta.html>


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