Pāli Dictionary

vedehikā

videhastemikāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

general

  • Vedehikā, name of a laywoman householder of Sāvatthī, known for her (tested) reputation for gentleness

  • MN 21

    bhūtapubbaṃ, bhikkhave, imissā'y'eva sāvatthiyā vedehikā nāma gahapatānī ahosi. vedehikāya, bhikkhave, gahapatāniyā evaṃ kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggato, soratā vedehikā gahapatānī, nivātā vedehikā gahapatānī, upasantā vedehikā gahapatānī'ti.

Encyclopedia

Vedehikā
Person

  • A lady householder of Sāvatthi reputed for her gentleness until her servant girl Kāḷī showed this reputation to be undeserved; Buddhaghosa explains her name as deriving either from her Videha family origin or from her wisdom.

MN 21

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