Sundari Nanda
Most venerable bhikkhuni Sundarī Nandā | |
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Buddha stops Nanda, who tried to escape from the Sangha. | |
| Title | Foremost bhikkhuni in the practise of jhana |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 6th century BCE |
| 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) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Gautama Buddha |
| Translations of Sundarī Nandā | |
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| 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 |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
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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. 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). She lived during the 6th century BCE in what is now Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India.