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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c15.49

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c15.49

- **Language:** English

### [v1.c15.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c15.49)

Gharaṇī.—A woman, lay-disciple of the Buddha. She had attained the Third Fruit of the Path and when the Buddha was about to perform the Twin Miracle, she offered to perform a miracle herself—to transform the earth into water and dive about in it like a water-bird.¹

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