Pāli Dictionary

Visākhā2

Person

曾是菩薩(成佛前的悉達多)宮中女眷之一,與摩訶波闍波提·瞿曇彌一同出家,證得阿羅漢果,留下一首勸誡偈收錄於《長老尼偈》。

She belonged to the harem of the Bodhisatta and left the world with Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī. She received a topic of meditation from the Buddha and in due course won Arahantship. A verse uttered by her, admonishing her companions, is included in the Therīgāthā. Thig.vs.13; ThigA.20.

Thig 1.13

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