Pāli Dictionary

sakula

saprefixkularoot

Part of speech

adjective

Antonyms

akula

general

  • belonging to the same family; of one’s own kin

  • belonging to a good family; well-born, of noble household

sakulā1

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

monastic

  • Sakulā, an arahant nun, great disciple of the Buddha, declared foremost among nuns possessing the divine eye (clairvoyance)

  • Thig 5.7

    itthaṃ sudaṃ sakulā therī gāthaṃ abhāsitthā'ti.

  • AN 1.242

    etadaggaṃ, bhikkhave, mama sāvikānaṃ bhikkhunīnaṃ dibbacakkhukānaṃ yadidaṃ sakulā.

sakulā2

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

kul1be close

general

  • Sakulā, a laywoman, sister of Somā; both were wives of King Pasenadi and followers of the Buddha

  • MN 90

    assosuṃ kho somā ca bhaginī sakulā ca bhaginī, ajja kira rājā pasenadi kosalo pacchābhattaṃ bhuttapātarāso bhagavantaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamissatī'ti.

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Sakulā
Personapproximate

  • A nun who became a believer on witnessing the Buddha accept Jetavana, attained Arahantship, and was declared foremost among nuns possessing the divine eye.

Sakulā2
Personapproximate

  • A wife of King Pasenadi and sister of Somā, together devoted followers of the Buddha.

MN 90

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