Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.164
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.164
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v2.c35.164
2. Vajirā Therī.—The Saṃyutta Nikāya¹ relates that one day, when she was taking her siesta in Adhavana at Sāvatthi, Māra questioned her as to the origin of “being” (satta), its creator, its origin, its destiny. Vajirā answers that there is no such thing as “being,” apart from certain conditioned factors, like a chariot, which exists only because of its parts. Māra retires discomfited.