Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3279
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.3279
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**Sīhā Therī.**—She was the niece of Sīhasenāpati and was born in Vesāli. She heard, one day, the Buddha preach to Sāriputta, and entered the Order with her parents’ consent. For seven years she tried, without success, to concentrate her mind. Then she tied a noose round her neck and fastened the end to a tree, and in this position she compelled her mind to gain insight. Then she loosened the noose.¹