Vedehikā
PersonEine Hausfrau aus Sāvatthi, bekannt für ihre Sanftmut, bis ihre Dienerin Kāḷī zeigte, dass dieser Ruf unverdient war; Buddhaghosa erklärt ihren Namen entweder aus ihrer Videha-Herkunft oder aus ihrer Weisheit.
A lady householder (gahapatānī) of Sāvatthi who had a reputation for gentleness until her servant girl, Kāḷī, convinced people that it was not deserved (M.i.125 f). For the story see Kāḷī (3).
Buddhaghosa says that she was called Vedehikā either because she came from a Videha family or because she was wise. MA.i.318;
Cf. Vedehiputta, Vedehamuṇi.
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