Buddha stops Nanda, who tried to escape from the Sangha.
Title
Foremost bhikkhuni in the practise of jhana
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Born
6th century BCE
Kapilavastu
Religion
Buddhism
Partner
Prince Nanda
Parent(s)
Shakya King Suddhodhana (father), Queen Maha Pajapati Gotami (mother)
Dynasty
Shakya Republic
Other names
Rupa Nanda, Janapada Kalyani
Occupation
bhikkhuni
Relatives
Siddhartha (brother) Nanda (brother)
Senior posting
Teacher
Gautama Buddha
Translations of Sundarī Nandā
English
lit. 'beautiful Nandā'
Sanskrit
Sundarī Nandā
Pali
Sundarī Nandā
Chinese
孫陀利難陀 (Pinyin: Sūntuólìnántuó)
Japanese
孫陀利難陀 (Rōmaji: Sondarinanda)
Korean
손타리난타 (RR: Sondarinanda)
Sinhala
සුන්දරී නන්දා
Tagalog
Sundali Nanda
Thai
รูปนันทาเถรี
Vietnamese
Tôn-đà-lợi Nan-đà
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Princess Sundarī Nandā of Shakya, also known simply as Sundarī, was the daughter of King Suddhodana and Queen Mahapajapati Gotami. She was the half-sister of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became a Buddha.[1] She became a nun after the enlightenment of her half-brother and became an arhat. She was the foremost among bhikkhunis in the practice of jhana (total meditative absorption).[2] She lived during the 6th century BCE in what is now Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India.
^"The Buddha's Sister: Sundari Nanda". American Buddhist Journals. 29 June 2011.
^Murcott, Susan (1991). The First Buddhist Women: Translations and Commentaries on the Therigatha.
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