Pāli Dictionary

Candā8

Person

An arahant who, orphaned and impoverished after her brahmin family died in a plague, was fed and taught by Paṭācāra after begging from door to door, and soon renounced the world and attained Arahantship.

An Arahant. She belonged to a brahmin family which bad fallen on evil days and she grew up in wretched poverty. Her kinsfolk having all died of plague, she eked out a living by begging from door to door. One day she came across Paṭācāra who had just finished eating. Paṭācāra, seeing her pitiable condition, gave her some food and, when she had eaten, discoursed to her. Delighted by Paṭācāra’s discourse, Candā renounced the world and soon afterwards attained Arahantship. Thig.vs.122-26; ThigA., p.120 f.

Thig 5.12

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