Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.2636

v2.c36.2636

Sigālakamātā Therī.—She belonged to a seṭṭhi’s family in Rājagaha, and, after marriage, had a son called Sigālaka. She heard the Buddha preach and entered the Order. She was full of faith, and, when she went to hear the Buddha preach, would gaze at his beauty of personality. The Buddha, realizing her nature, preached so that her faith might reach its culmination, and, in due course, she became an arahant. Later she was declared chief of nuns who had attained release by faith (saddhāadhimuttānam).