Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.1841

v1.c12.1841

4. Kāḷi.—A Māra-woman, sister of Dūsī (q.v.) and mother of the Māra of the present age (Vasavatti ?).¹ 5. Kāḷi.—A crematrix (*chavadāhikā*) of Sāvatthi. Seeing Mahākāla meditating in the cemetery, she cut off from a recently cremated body its thighs and arms, and making of them a sort of milk bowl, placed it near where the Thera sat.¹