法苑珠林 97.28

97.28

Furthermore, the Ekottarika-āgama says: Briefly taking the first and last among the disciples of the four assemblies, eight persons are listed. Among the monks, the one who first attained the Way was like the monk Kauṇḍinya, who was skilled at exhorting and converting and did not lose decorum; the last to attain the Way was like Subhadra, who entered parinirvāṇa on the very day he attained the Way. Among the nuns, the one who first attained the Way was like the nun Mahāprajāpatī; the last to attain the Way was like the nun from the state of Dārakura. Among the upāsakas, the one who first attained the Way was like the merchant man; the last to attain the Way was like Kuranamalla. Among the upāsikās, the one who first attained the Way was like the woman Nandā; the last to attain the Way was like the upāsikā Nīlā.