Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c6.3318
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c6.3318
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Asandhimittā.—Chief queen of Dhammāsoka. He gave for her use one of the eight loads of water brought for him from Anotatta.¹ She was a faithful follower of the Buddha’s teaching and died in the thirtieth year of Asoka’s reign.² When preparations were being made to take the branch of the Bodhi-tree to Ceylon, she offered to the tree all kinds of ornaments and various sweet-scented flowers.³