Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c13.380
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c13.380
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In Kassapa Buddha’s time she became the eldest daughter of Kikī, king of Benares, and was named Samaṇī. With her sisters she observed celibacy for twenty thousand years and built a monastery for the Buddha. She learnt the Mahānidāna Sutta, having heard the Buddha preach it. In the time of Vipassī she became a renowned preacher of the Dhamma.