Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c7.351
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c7.351
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The *Dhammapada Commentary*⁷¹ says that once Pasenadi asked the Buddha to go regularly to the palace with five hundred monks and preach the Law to his queens Mallikā and Vāsabkhattiyā and to the other women in the palace. When the Buddha said that it was impossible for him to go regularly to one place he was asked to send a monk, and the duty was assigned to Ānanda. He therefore went to the palace at stated times and instructed the queens. Mallikā was found to be a good student, but not so Vāsabkhattiyā.