Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.1316

v1.c9.1316

The *Apadāna*¹² account of the past lives of Uppalavaṇṇā differs from the above in several details. According to this account, in Padumuttara's time she was a Nāga maiden named Vimalā and was impressed by the *iddhi*-powers displayed by a nun, hence her wish for similar powers. The *Apadāna* also mentions Uppalavaṇṇā's birth as the daughter of a banker of Benares, in the time of Vipassī. She gave great alms to the Buddha and the monks and made offerings of lotuses. She was the second daughter of Kikī and her name was Samaṇaguttā. In her next birth she became the ravishing daughter of Tiriṭavaccha of Ariṭṭhapura. In her last birth she became an arahant within a fortnight of her ordination.