Pāli Dictionary

Compound structure

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uttaramātā
  1. uttara

    higher; superior; upper; excellent

  2. mātāmātar

    mother

Encyclopedia

2 entries

  • A miserly mother who scolded her son for giving alms and was reborn as a hungry ghost, cursed to see water turn to blood, until the elder Kaṅkhā-Revata dedicated merit on her behalf and freed her from suffering.

  • A yakkhinī who, while foraging for food with her two children, paused to listen to the Buddha’s teaching at Jetavana and, along with her son, became a Stream-winner.

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