SÄmÄ
1. SÄmÄ. The chief female disciple of Kakusandha Buddha. Bu.xxiii.21; J.i.42.
2. SÄmÄ. One of the chief lay women disciples of KonÄgamana Buddha. Bu.xxiv.24.
3. SÄmÄ. A courtesan of Benares; for her story see the Kanavera JÄtaka. J.iii.59ff.
4. SÄmÄ TherÄ«. She belonged to an eminent family of KosambÄ«, and when her friend SÄmÄvatÄ« died she left the world in distress of mind. Unable to subdue her grief, she could not grasp the Noble way. One day, while listening to Ä€nanda’s teaching, she won insight, and, on the seventh day from then became an Arahant. Thig.vs.37 8; ThigA.44.
5. SÄmÄ TherÄ«. She belonged to a family of KosambÄ« and left the world in distress on the loss of her friend, SÄmÄvatÄ«. For twenty-five years she was unable to gain self mastery, till, in her old age, she heard a discourse and won Arahantship.
Ninety-one world-cycles ago she was a kinnarÄ« on the banks of the CandabhÄga. One day, while amusing herself in company of her friends, she saw VipassÄ« Buddha and worshipped him with salaḷa flowers (Thig.39 41; ThigA.45f). She is evidently identical with SalaḷapupphikÄ of the ApadÄna. Ap.ii.524.
6. SÄmÄ. The original name of SÄmÄvatÄ«.
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