[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.c36.4416 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.4416 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.4416 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.4416](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.4416) 7. Sumanā Therī.—She was a Sākyan maiden, belonging to the harem of the Bodhisatta before his renunciation. She joined the Order under Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, and, as she sat meditating, the Buddha appeared before her in a ray of glory. She developed insight and became an arahant.¹ - [Previous: v2.c36.4415](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.4415) - [Next: v2.c36.4417](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.4417) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.4416](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.4416) · Pramāṇa