Alambusā
PersonDie himmlische Nymphe, die von Sakka gesandt wurde, um den Weisen Isisiṅga in der Alambusā-Jātaka zu verführen, die im gegenwärtigen Zeitalter die Frau des Mönchs war, dessen Geschichte den Anlass zu dieser Erzählung gab
The nymph sent by Sakka to tempt the sage Isisiṅga, as related in the Alambusā Jātaka.
In the present age she was the wife of the monk with reference to whom the Alambusā Jātaka was related (J.v.152-61).
Her name appears in the Vimānavatthu (p.16, v.10. See also CSB.29, Pl.15) in a list of nymphs who minister with song and dance to Sakka and his queens.
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