Upasamā
PersonМонахиня-архат из семьи Сакьев в Капилаваттху, служившая придворной дамой при дворе Бодхисатты, прежде чем отречься от мира вместе с Махападжапати Готами, обретшая прозрение, когда её наставил луч сияния Будды
She was born in a Sakyan family in Kapilavatthu and became a lady of the Bodhisatta's court. Later, in the company of Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, she renounced the world and entered the Order.
One day, while she was meditating, the Buddha sent forth a ray of glory and admonished her. She, thereupon, developed insight and became an Arahant. Thig.v.10; ThigA.12f
Thig 1.10
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