[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v1.c13.380 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c13.380 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c13.380 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c13.380](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.380) 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. - [Previous: v1.c13.379](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.379) - [Next: v1.c13.381](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.381) - [Up: v1.c13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.380](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c13.380) · Pramāṇa