[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The World of Courtesans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973) › c5.44 # The World of Courtesans c5.44 The World of Courtesans c5.44 - **Language:** English ### [c5.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.44) Sirima, daughter of Salavati, and a devoted Buddhist, was a beauty who maintained an establishment of five hundred \*ganikas\* to entertain the friends of her lovers (\*Dhammapada Comm.\* iii 308-9). It is said that attracted by her beauty, a Buddhist monk went to dine at her house. She was ill and was brought to the dining hall to pay her respects to the monk. The same day she died. Vimala, another courtesan, born in a public brothel of Rajagriha, was a capricious woman choosing rich or poor lovers at her will. She tried to make love to Mahamoggalana but was repulsed. Later on she joined the Buddhist church. - [Previous: c5.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.43) - [Next: c5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.45) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.44) · Pramāṇa