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Sundari Nanda

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Gender Female
Born Kapilvastu
Nepal
TitlForemost bhikkhuni in the practise of jhana
DynastiShakya Republic
Siblings Gautama Buddha
Parents Mahapajapati Gotami
Aunts Maya
Grandparents Sihahanu
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Date of Upd.
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Sundari Nanda Life story


Princess Sundarī Nandā of Shakya, also known simply a Sundarī, was the daughter of King Suddhodana and Mahaprajapati.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 the foremost bhikkhuni in the practise of jhana.

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