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# Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.5356

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.5356

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### [v2.c36.5356](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.5356)

\*\*1. Somā Therī.\*\*—She was the daughter of the chaplain of King Bimbisāra. When she grew up, she saw the Buddha on his first visit to Rājagaha and became a lay disciple. Later she joined the Order, developed insight, and became an arahant.

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