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Kāḷī8

Person

Kosambī භාණ්ඩාගාරිකයාගේ සේවිකාවකි; ඇය මුලින්ම Ghosaka ව ඔහුගේ නිවසට ගෙන ආ අතර, පසුව ස්වාමියාගේ අණ පරිදි ඔහුව මරා දැමීමට වරක් හතක් උත්සාහ කළාය, පසුව පාපොච්චාරණය කර සමාව ලැබූවාය.

A maidservant of the treasurer (seṭṭhi) of Kosambī. She it was who secured Ghosaka (q.v.) for the treasurer, and when the treasurer wished to get rid of him, the task was entrusted to her. Seven times she tried to have him killed, but all her attempts failed (DhA.i.174 ff). Later Kāḷī confessed her share in the treasurer’s crime, and seems to have been forgiven by both Ghosaka and his wife (DhA.i.186 f).

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