Pāli Dictionary

Jālinī2

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A goddess of Tāvatiṃsa and former wife of Anuruddha who, seeing him grown old and feeble, urged him to aspire for rebirth among the gods, only to be told that he would not be reborn at all.

A goddess of Tāvatiṃsa, a former wife of Anuruddha. Once seeing him old and feeble, she appeared before him in Kosala and bade him aspire to rebirth among the gods. Anuruddha told her there would be no rebirth for him. S.i.200; Thag.vs.908; ThagA.ii.73; SA.i.226.

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