Pāli Dictionary

mahāpajāpatī

mahāprefixpajāpatīstem

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Synonyms

khemā, uppalavaṇṇā

monastic

  • Mahāpajāpatī (Gotamī), the Buddha’s foster-mother and the first Buddhist bhikkhunī

  • AN 8.51

    ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sakkesu viharati kapilavatthusmiṃ nigrodh'ārāme. atha kho mahāpajāpatī gotamī yena bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekam'antaṃ aṭṭhāsi.

mahāpajāpati

approximate

mahāstempajāpatistem

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Synonyms

khemā, uppalavaṇṇā

monastic

  • Mahāpajāpatī, the Buddha’s foster-mother, first Bhikkhunī, foremost nun of long standing

  • AN 8.53

    ekam'antaṃ ṭhitā kho sā mahāpajāpatī gotamī bhagavantaṃ etadavoca

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