Pāli Dictionary

Muttā2

Person

La fille d’un pauvre brahmane de Kosala qui, ne voulant pas rester mariée à un époux bossu, obtint son consentement pour entrer dans l’Ordre et devint bientôt une Arahant.

She was the daughter of Oghātaka, a poor brahmin of Kosala, and was given in marriage to a hunch backed brahmin. Unwilling to live with him, she persuaded him to allow her to join the Order, where she soon became an Arahant.

In the time of Padumuttara Buddha, she showed the Buddha great honour when he visited her city. Thig.vs.11; ThigA.14 f.

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