Pāli Dictionary

Visākhā2

Person

A former member of the Bodhisatta’s harem who renounced the world together with Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, attained Arahantship, and left behind a verse of admonition preserved in the Therīgāthā.

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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