On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v2.c18.s2.24

v2.c18.s2.24

As Ratnākara, like Vimalakīrti, was a fictitious person created for the action of the sūtra, the site of his house also was an invention. The "Mango lady" of Yuan-chuang's account of Vaiśālī is evidently the Āmrapālī (in Pali, Ambapālī) of other writers. This woman had led an immoral life, and had become rich and famous, when she came under the influence of the Buddha, who converted her and made her a lay member of his church.