Pāli Dictionary

ambapālī

ambastempālīsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • Ambapālī, a courtesan of Vesālī who became a devout lay follower, later a nun-elder (therī)

  • DN 16

    atha kho bhagavā te licchavī etadavoca, adhivutthaṃ kho me, licchavī, svātanāya ambapāliyā gaṇikāya bhattan'ti. atha kho te licchavī aṅguliṃ phoṭesuṃ, jitamha vata bho ambakāya, jitamha vata bho ambakāyā'ti.

  • Thig 13.1

    itthaṃ sudaṃ ambapālī therī gāthaṃ abhāsitthā'ti.

Encyclopedia

Ambapālī
Person

  • A courtesan of Vesāli, found as an infant beneath a mango tree, who later became a devout disciple of the Buddha and donated her own garden as a monastery for the Order.

Thig 13.1DN 16

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