Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.2812

v2.c36.2812

Buddhaghosa says³ that Sirimā was Sālavatī’s daughter, and succeeded to her mother’s position as courtezan. After death, Sirimā was born in the Yāma-world as the wife of Suyāma. When the Buddha was speaking to the monks at her cremation, she visited the spot with five hundred chariots. Janapadakalyāṇī Nandā, who at that time was also a nun, was present, and when the Buddha preached the Kāyavicchandanika Sutta (q.v.) she became an arahant, while Sirimā became an anāgāmī.