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Bhikkhuṇī


The third of the seven daughters of Kikī, king of Benares.

She was a previous birth of Paá¹­ÄcÄrÄ. e.g., Ap.ii.546, 561; ThigA.114; but see J.vi.481, where Bhikkhuṇī is given as a common noun. I am inclined to think that this latter reading is wrong.


Dictionary of PÄli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera

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