Pāli Dictionary

Sumanā7

Person

Une jeune fille sakya autrefois dans le harem du Bodhisatta, entrée dans l’Ordre sous Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī et devenue Arahant après que le Bouddha lui fut apparu dans une vision.

She was a Sakyan maiden, belonging to the harem of the Bodhisatta before his renunciation. She joined the Order under Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, and, as she sat meditating, the Buddha appeared before her in a ray of glory. She developed insight and became an Arahant. Thig.vs.14; ThigA.20.

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