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She was born in a poor family of Sāvatthi and was married to a rush-plaiter (nalakāra). Her first child was a son, named Sumangala, who left the world and became an arahant (See Sumangala 7). She became a nun, and one day, while reflecting on all she had suffered in the lay life, she was much affected, and, her insight quickening, she became an arahant. Thig.vss.23-24; ThigA.28f. Updated: 15 September 2011 http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/DPPN/s/sumangalamata_theri.htm |
