[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) › v2.c35.918 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.918 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.918 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c35.918](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.918) 2. Vāseṭṭhi Therī.—She was born in Vesālī, and after being happily married bore a son. The child died very young, and his mother was mad with grief. One day she ran away from home, and, in the course of her wanderings, came to Mithilā, where she saw the Buddha, who calmed her grief. He taught her the Doctrine and had her ordained at her own request. She soon after became an arahant.¹ It is said² that the brahmin Sujāta, father of Sundarī (q.v.), met Vāseṭṭhi (probably in Benares), and, hearing her story, himself sought the Buddha at Mithilā, where he joined the Order, becoming an arahant at the end of three days. - [Previous: v2.c35.917](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.917) - [Next: v2.c35.919](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.919) - [Up: v2.c35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.918](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.918) · Pramāṇa