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  • 王舍城一名藝伎,出家為比丘尼後欲往舍衛城求受具足戒,途中屢遭浪蕩子攔截無法成行,佛陀特准由使者代為傳達授戒,開創先例,她後來證得阿羅漢果。

  • A courtesan of Rājagaha who, after joining the Order of nuns and being unable to reach Sāvatthi for higher ordination because libertines waylaid her, was ordained by a messenger sent on her behalf—a precedent-setting case—and later attained Arahantship.

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