Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c12.567
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c12.567
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It has sometimes been suggested⁴ that Asoka’s Rock Edict IX. has been influenced by the Kathāvatthu. The therī **Khemā**, chief of the Buddha’s women disciples, describes herself as being “Kathāvatthu-visāradā,”⁵ thus strengthening the theory that the Kathāvatthu was known already in the Buddha’s time.