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Kajaṅgalā

Person

住在迦闍伽羅的一位比丘尼,村民請她詳解佛陀簡短開示的深意,她講解得當,事後傳到佛陀耳中大受讚譽。

A nun who lived in Kajaṅgala. Once when the Buddha was residing in the Veḷuvana there, the inhabitants of the village went to her and asked her to explain in detail what the Buddha had taught them in brief. This she did, and when the matter was reported to the Buddha, he praised her very highly (A.v.54 ff). The exposition given by her is quoted in the Khuddakapāṭha Commentary (pp.80, 83, 85). Her story is given in detail in the Avadānasaṭaka (ii.41 ff).

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