Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c18.40
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c18.40
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v1.c18.40
Jaṭilagāhī.—The name given to a bhikkhunī, who, so Ānanda tells Udāyī, came to see him at the Añjanavana in Sāketā. The nun asked him for what purpose the Buddha requested that samādhi should be practised and Ānanda answered that it was for the purpose of obtaining insight.¹ The Commentary² says that the bhikkhunī was so called because she came from a city called Jaṭilagaha.