Pāli Dictionary

Sumana21

Person

Der Sohn eines Millionärs aus Rājagaha, ein Ungläubiger, dessen fromme Frau Uttarā, um Zeit für ihre Glaubenspraxis zu gewinnen, die Kurtisane Sirimā beauftragte, sich an ihrer Stelle um ihn zu kümmern.

A millionaire’s son of Rājagaha. Puṇṇa (Puṇṇasīha) (q.v.) was his servant, but, later, Puṇṇa, as the result of giving alms to Sāriputta, became rich and Sumana married his daughter, Uttarā. Sumana was an unbeliever, and Uttarā, wishing for leisure in which to practise her religion, obtained for him the services of the courtesan Sirimā, paying her with the money obtained from her father. DhA.iii.104, 302 f.

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