Pāli Dictionary

Uttarā

Person

Une nonne Arahant née dans une famille Sakya de Kapilavatthu, qui servit comme dame de la cour du Bodhisatta avant de renoncer au monde avec Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī.

A therī. She was born in Kapilavatthu in a Sakyan family. She became a lady of the Bodhisatta’s court and later renounced the world with Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī. When she was developing insight, the Buddha appeared before her to encourage her and she became an Arahant. Thig.v.15; ThigA.21 f.

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