[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.c24.386 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c24.386 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c24.386 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c24.386](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.386) 1. Dhammā Therī.—She belonged to a respectable family in Sāvatthi and was given in marriage to a suitable husband. Having heard the Doctrine, she wished to join the Order, but her husband refused his permission. After his death she became a nun, and one day, while returning from her alms round, she slipped and fell. Meditating on this, she became an arahant.¹ - [Previous: v1.c24.385](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.385) - [Next: v1.c24.387](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.387) - [Up: v1.c24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.386](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v1.c24.386) · Pramāṇa