Pāli Dictionary

Sumanā13

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One of four women of Paṇṇakatanagara who, for offering flowers to a monk on alms round, were reborn in Tāvatiṃsa with adjoining mansions, this one named for the sumana-flowers she gave.

One of four women of Paṇṇakatanagara in Esikārattha. They saw a monk begging for alms, and one gave him a sheaf of indīvara-flowers, another a handful of blue lilies, another of lotuses, and the fourth some jasmine blossoms. They were all reborn in Tāvatiṃsa, their mansions (vimāna) adjoining each other.

Mahā-Moggallāna saw them and learnt their story, which is recorded in the Vimānavatthu as the story of the Caturitthivimānavatthu.

The last mentioned of the women, who offered sumana-flowers, was called Sumanā. Vv.iv.7; VvA.195 f.

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