Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.2526
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.2526
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Kumāripañhā.—Evidently the name given to the questions asked of the Buddha by Māra’s daughters, Taṇhā, Arati and Ragā—when they visited him in order to tempt him—and the Buddha’s answers. These questions and answers form the Dhītaro Sutta of the Saṃyutta Nikāya,¹ but a quotation from them given in the Aṅguttara² is mentioned as having been taken from the Kumāripañhā. The Commentary³ mentions them as being the questions of Māra’s daughters (kumārīnaṃ Māradhītānaṃ pucchā).