Sundari
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Sundari or Sundari Nanda was the younger half-sister of Buddha
and sister of Nanda
. She was the child of King Suddhodana
and Buddha's aunt Maha Pajapati Gotami. She, like other members of her family, became a Bhikkhuni
(see also: Nanda (Buddhist nun)
) and an Arahant, like her brother Nanda
.
Gautama Buddha
Siddhārtha Gautama was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ गौतम; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian...
and sister of Nanda
Nanda (Buddhism)
Prince Nanda was the younger half-brother of the Buddha. He shared the same father as the Buddha, King Śuddhodana and his mother, Mahapajapati Gotami, was the Buddha's mother's younger sister....
. She was the child of King Suddhodana
Suddhodana
King Suddhodana was the father of Siddhartha Gautama, later known as the Buddha. He was a leader of the Shakya people, who lived in southern Nepal. Suddhodana's father was Sinahana...
and Buddha's aunt Maha Pajapati Gotami. She, like other members of her family, became a Bhikkhuni
Bhikkhuni
A bhikkhuni or bhikṣuṇī is a fully ordained female Buddhist monastic. Male monastics are called bhikkhus. Both bhikkhunis and bhikkhus live by the vinaya...
(see also: Nanda (Buddhist nun)
Nanda (Buddhist nun)
Princess Sundari Nanda was the half-sister of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became Gautama Buddha. She became a nun after the enlightenment of her half-brother and became the foremost bhikkhuni in the practise of jhana...
) and an Arahant, like her brother Nanda
Nanda
Nanda is a surname of Punjabis . Nanda is a Tarkhan , Ahluwalia and Kamboj surname. All the clans of Tarkhan , Lohar, Gujjar, Kamboj, Ahluwalia tribes have a close genetic and ancestral relationship with each other, and together they form the Khatri/Rajput caste.-Among Kamboj people:*Nanda is a...
.
Literature
The First Buddhist Women: Translations and Commentaries on the Therigatha Author: Susan Murcott, ISBN 0938077422]External links
- http://www.palikanon.com/namen/s/sundari_nandaa.htm
- GREAT FEMALE DISCIPLES, 21. Sundari Nanda by Radhika Abeysekera