Sīsūpacālā

Person

One of Sāriputta’s sisters, who rebuffed Māra when he tried to tempt her with thoughts of sensual pleasure.

One of the sisters of Sāriputta.

Māra once tempted her with thoughts of the pleasures of the sensuous world (kāmaloka), but she sent him away discomfited (Thig.vss.190-203; ThigA.168 f; S.i.133 f).

Her story resembles that of Cālā. She had a son of the same name as herself. ThagA.i.110.

Thig 8.1SN 5.8

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